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Marisa knew, of course, that Pavel was staring at her. It was a little secret of women: they always knew. Men thought they could take brief glances at a woman's legs or chest and think they could get away with it, but women had a sixth sense about these kinds of things. Every brief glance was a prolonged stare; every prolonged stare a devouring by the eyes. The question was how the woman would react, and that was, of course, up to her. Potenzan women especially were known for egging a man on as a sign that they had won their approval...and it would seem that Pavel had won her approval. A soft smile curled on Marisa's lips, and she bent her head down slightly, shutting her eyes and flicking a strand of her hair behind her ear. Something at least to get a reaction from the Parthavan man.

"How do I find Dara and Parthia?" Marisa asked, repeating Pavel's question. "Well I must say, it is entirely different than Potenza. We never had a revolution, or any reason to rebuild so many sections of our cities. So many of our cities look like they did in the Renaissance, only now with cars. We don't have many of these slogans on our buildings either. The most you'll see is a few political posts plastered on our walls during elections, and even then they tend to just get vandalized."

When they arrived at the Museum of National History, Marisa stepped out of the car, putting her hands behind her back and walking up to the building, looking up and smiling as she admired the facade. Pavel went up and bought some tickets, Marisa grinning more as her eyes darted up and down, looking at his smart dress and admiring his form. There was something about these Parthavan men that she was certain her girlfriends back home would appreciate.

"So," started Pavel, turning back to her, "from where do you want to start, the revolution or the ancient empire?"

"By Saint Salvo!" cried Marisa, using a popular Potenzan saying but in the Parthavan tongue, "What kind of question is that? The ancient empire! I want you to teach me all there is to know about this country of yours!"

And with that, Marisa snatched Pavel by the hand and led him into the museum.
 
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