Shigetoshi pulled himself off the counter where he was resting as the doors slid open. The people who walked in were like no one he had ever seen. His mouth popped open a little at their appearance. They were dressed in the western style, which made perfect sense. They all had light hair and fair skin. The woman was the most different out of the group. She had glossy blond hair, a ample chest and she was tall! Almost as tall as the men, which put her at the same height as him. The men were all really tall. Shigetoshi didn't believe he had ever seen someone so tall. 

As they entered they were talking loudly in a language he didn't know. All at once a small ball of trepidation settled into his belly. Did they speak Japanese? If not, this was going to be bad. Because he didn't speak any other languages. He didn't even know if anyone else did. One of the five, a brown haired male stepped up to the counter. He smiled and spoke. Shigetoshi did his best to smile back. 

"I have no idea what you're saying, I'm sorry." Shigetoshi said when the man stopped talking. The other frowned and another man stepped up to the counter. They quickly conversed then turned back to the Innkeeper.

In the end all Shigetoshi understood was "Room" and "Money". Of course from that he knew they wanted at least one room, probably two because of the woman staying with them. Unless they all planned to stay in one room? Shigetoshi frowned, trying to think of how to approach the problem, to get them to understand him and also the other way around too. 

"How many rooms?" He asked slowly. The two man looked at each other, obviously not understanding. So Shigetoshi tried again and again. By the third time they were all getting frustrated. But they muddled through and it was understood by both that they wanted two rooms. Shigetoshi sighed in relief and pulled a paper to him to write the receipt, bracing himself for the hard part. Should he ask for payment up front? He had never served any foreigners before, would they honor their part? Did they even have the right money? After all they couldn't even speak the language here. 

After a few more minutes Shigetoshi was ready to bang his head on the counter, repeatedly. A fierce headache pounding behind his eyes reminded him of his lack of sleep and of food. The three of them were not getting anywhere and he didn't know what else to do.