The mess room is filled with simple brown wooden tables. They are rough, their edges sharp and not sanded. They are crooked and wobbly. Simple matching wooden chairs are around the tables. The walls are dark, but there are holes for windows. The air smells like freshly baked bread.
Mess Hall, Inside Temple
person
villager
I live in a very old village on the bad side of the country. The villagers are nice where I live but we get a bad reputation. The forest behind my village is known to have magical creatures in it. I know the villagers are not allowed in the forest but we want to explore and find something new.
I am absolutely starving. I hope I'm in the right place to get something to eat. This is the mess hall.  It's not fancy, but it is filling. I wouldn't know what to do in a fancy place. My village doesn't have anything fancy. We're all pretty poor. You'll fit in just fine here then, friend.  We don't put on airs around here, we work hard and we are kind to each other and look after one another.  Tell me where you're from. I come from the village near the forest with magical creatures. Sometimes we go look at them, even though we are forbidden to do so. Aye, a guard at the bazaar told me of that forest.  He told me tales that would curl your hair of the beasties that live there! So you've heard about the frog with fourteen eyes and the squirrel with six tales. they are a sight to behold. I've heard of those and more. don't get me wrong though, the squirrel is actually very nice. He shakes those bushy tails and then he glows in the dark. He's actually quite harmless. Glows in the dark???  That sounds poisonous! Honestly, I've never tried to eat him so I don't know if he's poisonous.  I used to keep one in my shack for a night light.  as a nightlight, you say?   What did the squirrel think of that?  hahahaha