Senna leaned back in her chair and groaned, resting a hand on her full stomach. She was pretty sure she had just eaten more in a single sitting than she ever had on any one day in her old life, but it felt great. Tidus looked at her from across the table with an incredulous look on his face. This girl knew how to pack it in, alright. She glanced up and caught him staring at her, and quickly looked away. Although he was kind and friendly and oh so good looking, Senna had never been at ease around strangers, and Tidus was no exception. She glanced around, trying to think of something to say to break the uncomfortable silence, but Tidus spoke first.
"So where are you from?" There had been no attempts at any real conversation before the meal; Tidus had enough experience with the recently deceased to know that few were interested in anything other than food initially. He had brought Senna to the village's common building, a sort of catch-all centre of activities for all of the denizens of Umano Village. It featured a large meeting space, a games area, and of course, a kitchen. The food was simple, but delicious and satisfying just the same. Fresh fish and meat, greens, rice and honey-sweetened confections were standard fare in the village, owing to the proximity of both a large lake (the glimmer Senna had noted on the horizon) and the rich farmland, well suited to raising livestock and growing crops.
Food and other necessities were transported throughout the area via motorized vehicles. In some areas of the Farplane, particularly where there was a high concentration of Yevonites, machina were still shunned, but many more areas had fully integrated machina and magic with great results. There was a quality of life found in these areas that was absent from Spira. Houses didn't rely on fire for heating and cooking, and what would have been an arduous journey on foot or even on chocobo was swift and pleasant when one could ride in a hover.
Senna paused for a moment, remembering her home life, but she shook it off. That was in the past. "I'm from the Calm Lands." She stated finally, looking up at Tidus. "I lived there all my life, short as it was."
He grinned at her. "The Calm Lands, huh? Not many people out there, are there? Hey, do you like Blitzball?" Senna nodded. "Me and a few guys from around the area have formed our own Blitzball league with some of the other villages. Maybe you'd like to come to the lake someday and check it out?"
Senna smiled, a little flustered at all his questions but delighted just the same at the invitation. Blitzball had been a rarity in her old life, but back before she got sick she used to travel to Bevelle as often as she could to watch a game. "I'd love to." She said brightly, feeling downright giddy at the prospect. She wasn't being her usual self at all. Maybe that wasn't such a bad thing.