She looked at the food with raised eyebrows. It was fare such as she wasn't sure she'd had before. Certainly not what looked like olives. She picked one up and popped it into her mouth.... and immediately made a face. The texture of it grossed her out as did the flavor. But Karen did not want to be rude, so she swallowed the offending fruit and washed it down with her drink, whatever that was. It seemed that olives were just not for her, for she went for a piece of salami instead as well as some bread. "She did a wonderful job, as did the others," she said.

She listened to his story as he spoke and she curled her lips upward at him.