Saina rested outside, sitting on the steps of the Youth League headquarters. She'd managed to fool those guards but got nothing helpful done. It always seemed to go down that way, what with that red head around. The pale woman let out a sigh and stood up. Climbing down the stairs, she fished in her pockets for her gil. At the very least, she could make herself useful in other ways. Gippal more than likely had this handled anyways. The least she could do is not just sit around like a nuisance on the steps of the equivalent of a police station.
"Mercury," She clucked her tongue, calling the large bird over from where he stood among a small crowd, being given scratches and pets by people, soaking it in like the ham he was. The bird trilled and padded over, his feet rising proudly with each step. Saina patted his side, waving to those who had been giving him affection, and walked toward Kilika's market area, which rested out on the water like most of the homes. It was a long jog, especially after having to go down the mass steps near the Temple where Eva was, but she made it there eventually.
Her long cape trailed behind her a little as her heels clacked on the docks, having put it back on once she was out of the station. Merchants shouted at her, expressing to give anyone walking nearby the deal of a lifetime. A few people whispered as she walked by, perhaps the type to judge anybody not from their area... She didn't mind, really. Afterall, she'd been taught to have pride in her differences. Taught... ah... that caused a sense of nostalgia to stir inside her. She closed her eyes and gave a small smile to nothing in particular... before looking over her shoulder darkly, having remembered something.
"Flower?" The voice of a child caused her to refocus on the now, rather than on her thoughts. A small girl held up an exotic looking lilly to her, causing Saina's eyes to go wide as saucers. She took the offered flower and passed the child a gil coin, who ran off shyly to a stall full to the brim with them, a florist no doubt. The mother, who ran the stall, laughed as the child hid their face in her skirt. Saina nodded to them, and continued walking as she twirled the flower. It was colorful, but, it would still do. She turned to Mercury who trailed behind her and pulled a basket used for shopping from his side. He really was very useful for carrying what possesions she had. Carefully, she laid the flower within and continued on. After buying some rather pretty bread, assorted colored fruits, a finely marbled piece of salted meat, fish, fresh noodles, some herbs, eggs, oil, and a few other staples, Saina came to rest at the end of the docks, letting her feet dangle over the edge of the water with a sigh. Below, bits of driftwood clanked against the boardwalk's supports, giving a hollow 'thunk'ing sound each time they hit. She was once again tempted to let her hair down and her cloak off to stave off the miserable tropical heat of Kilika, but refrained for no real reason.
Saina stood up and climbed onto Mercury's back after storing all her groceries away in his specific compartments for it, holding the flower close to not let it get bruised at the chocobo high-tailed it back to the Youth League, having bounded up the step to get there. She returned, and once more took a seat on the steps with a peach in hand. The pale woman took a bite, closing her eyes and taking care not to let the juices run. Her eyes darted over her shoulder to the door into the station, wondering how much longer she would need to wait.