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Reya quietly followed the USGS woman back into the crowd of people, looking the stranger up and down. She had never seen this girl in town before, but she was dressed a lot nicer than how Reya imagined a person working in geology would dress. Not only that, but the man at the booth had been sharply dressed as well. For some reason Reya had assumed that people working with dirt and rocks all day would dress more... boring. Then again, it was festival day. Maybe the geologists were just the most fashionable of the government branches.  

Reya's speculation was interrupted as the brunette began speaking, mentioning that they had not expected to get any customers today. [color=8c546f]"Oh, I check out what you guys have every year. Can't beat a good rock."[/color] Reya laughed as they reached the booth, taking note that the woman's name was Talie. [color=8c546f]"My name is Reya, or Rey. It's nice to meet you, Talie. I run the Fox Hole just down the way."[/color] Reya looked down the street, pointing the direction of the tavern. [color=8c546f]"Come by for a drink sometime. I can put together a mean Old Fashion."[/color] She smiled and returned her gaze to the layout of rocks and crystals. [color=8c546f]"Or whatever else you like, really."[/color] 

Her attention was then pulled toward the box filled with a variety of gold toned rocks. She raised a brow, inspecting it. [color=8c546f]"Why not."[/color] She decided to play along, picking up one of the rocks to investigate further. Then another which had a brighter sheen to it. She stared at the two for a moment, rubbing her thumb over top to see if the feel of them stood out to her. Truly, she had not idea what she was doing, but she decided to go with gut instinct on it. [color=8c546f]"I think-"[/color] Reya paused as she caught someone waving at her from the corner of her eye. She looked up to find the notorious Zachary Snypes headed directly for her. Oh god. 

As the red-headed man leaned up against the booth, Reya's mind completely forgot all about the two golden rocks she held in her hands. Her glossed lips turned up into a smirk as Zack apologized for nearly running her over. [color=8c546f]"I'll try to find it in my heart to forgive you."[/color] She said playfully, being a little braver than she typically was around men. As Zack introduced himself to Talie, Reya could feel her heart flutter at the flash of his brilliant smile. Removing her gaze from him before she made a fool of herself, Reya suddenly remembered that her hands were full with rocks. She set down one of the rocks in front of Talie which had a brighter golden appearance and placed the other duller rock back into the box. Based on what she remembered from gold panning with her father when she was little - real gold shined brighter than fools gold did, no matter the lighting circumstances. 

Reya looked up to Zack once again as he complimented her for being good at "everything" and then proceeded to compliment the way the two women looked. Brain go brrr.... 

Reya felt the heat immediately rise into her cheeks and any confidence she previously had to talk to him melted away. She laughed nervously and looked away, back to the rocks, in an attempt to avoid him seeing the pink in her cheeks. He was going to lay on the compliments and wanted their help?! She wasn't sure she'd be good at finding anything, but her heart wanted her to take the opportunity. [color=8c546f]"I can help."[/color] She replied, following her hearts desire for once instead. What was the harm? Except for embarrassing herself.... The logical side of her brain was always such a bummer. 

Taking in a quiet deep breath to calm her flustered nervous system, Reya tapped the shiny golden rock in front of Talie and looked up to meet eyes with Talie - intentionally avoiding eye contact with Zack at this point. [color=8c546f]"I think the real gold is this one."[/color] She glanced over at the amethyst crystal geode that she had set her eyes on previously. [color=8c546f]"Do I win?"[/color] She smiled, looking back to Talie for confirmation. If she didn't win, she'd have to tell Zack that he owed her this crystal geode once they found his little sister. No way she would be that hard to spot, the Snypes siblings were never hard to find in a crowd. If not for their red hair, the loud voices would give them away every time. 

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