Joanne listens with interest and what is rapidly proving to be a perpetual smile. "I imagine there's something of a learning curve on the local hangups, but it seems like this city is varied enough on it's own that settling down here is easier for the Foreigners. Two separate worlds..." She trails off into thought, evidently intrigued by the prospect. "Sounds like something out of epic poetry."

"The turtle has a type," Pepper fills in, blowing on her tea to cool it off. "And it'd usually fit pretty well in dactylic hexameter."