Abestat Aquarium and Maritime Museum

[Reliant]

Located in the city's premier location for things of an educational nature, the Abestat Aquarium and Maritime Museum had been built just off-centre in the Synesi Plateia. The building was made of stone and a dark granite that was common among some of the richer buildings in the merchant city. The shape of it was rather boring, being a squat, rectangular shape. Outside the front entrance, a couple of benches had been placed in the grounds of the small garden the museum sported. Apart from the regular bushes and flower, the garden had, appropriately, a big fish pond built into it, full of the more common types of fish like carp and goldfish.

Outside the entrance to the aquarium was a free-standing wooden sign, mounted onto two wrought iron feet. Engraved in the wood were the words:

Entrance Fee - 5 crowns
Guided Tour - 10 crowns

The oak door to the place had been propped open with a large brass door stopper, allowing people to freely move towards the check-in desk inside. It ran the whole length of the small lobby, with a hinged piece of wood about half way down the length of it that could be lifted up to allow paying visitors to pass through into the actual aquarium. A clerk was stood behind the counter ready to take payment from any interested people.

She was human, and plump in a jolly way. The strands of grey in her auburn coloured hair revealed her age though, but her greyish-blue eyes still sparkled with a merriment of youth. She wore a simple commoner's dress, a dark navy blue in colour, and depending on the weather, was often seen was a knitted brown shawl around her shoulders. She smiled whenever she saw a new visitor.

"Serale, welcome to the Abestat Aquarium and Maritime Museum. Are you interested in a guided tour, or just to wander around by yourself?"


OOC: Originally written by Aesha, edited by Reliant.