Elrond has met people here before who were made uncomfortable by elves.
He tries to be mindful of this.

So instead of drawing the Man into conversation, he asks Bar for things needed for letter writing. Ink, pens, thin parchment.
It appears and he settles down, after making sure the counter is clean and dry.

He does not write with the exaggerated movements of someone demonstrating a lost Art. Neither does he write like someone eager for others to look at how well he can do something strange and exotic.
He writes like someone with letters that need written.
His hand is sure and he writes quickly. Not everyone can do that when writing Tengwar.



{ooc: just for the record, I am always okay with short threads and people passing by if that is what works :) }