Working on my reply now, but thought I should take this quick aside. You didn’t answer any of the questions posed in my prior post, which makes this response feel canned. What is Setara’s current physical state (absence of an answer implies she’s fine I guess), does she have her staff, is the stranger there (implied that he’s not), etc. To a certain extent things are predetermined, I know that, but there is a thin line between feeling like I’m participating and being forced a certain direction.
While on a narrative level I know the outcome would be the same, not answering those inquires comes off as ignoring my post. And you can answer those without harming the flow, theme, etc. that you’re going for in this scene. In a story you’re writing by yourself, this sort of question ignoring works fine and speeds along the scene. In an RP, however, it is mechanically dangerous and not good play feel.