Sighing, Fujiwara took back the money that the man stole and tossed it over to Ayame.

"Here, catch. I'll meet up with you after we deal with this person." he said before turning back to the thief. After catching the bag, Ayame looked at him and Paka for a second before understanding the mood and heading off to the inn.
"I'll meet you guys later then. Hopefully you two can sort this out." she said before quickly making her way to the inn at which Suki had reserved them a few rooms.

As he watched Ayame walk off to the inn, Fujiwara turned back to the thief and sighed. The thief's justification was flimsy at best, which only served to fuel his irritation.
"That is no justification whatsoever for your thievery in the first place. Just because this is a game doesn't mean that stealing is fine here. It's not some roguelike, it's an MMO where you're interacting with other people and building relationships to tackle challenges. You're undermining that cause and you still attempt to justify your actions as one of trying to 'seek out a group'. You cannot determine a person's worth at face value, true, but at the same time a thief who's willing to steal in broad daylight and outright asks us if he can steal again is like asking for trouble. As my companion here said, if you're foolish enough to try and get yourself kicked out of safe zones for the sake of skill training then you're also a hazard to a group; it shows that you can't make rational decisions. Not to mention, there's always the possibility that you've been lying to us about being a 'nice guy at heart' and could steal all our stuff one night or something.I'm sorry, but I'm not going to let this fly, alright? Also, a thief with a spear seems inefficient as things can get. A thief wants to get in close, but you're keeping your distance and not going in for the kill with that. Frankly, it's a large amount of naivete that really speaks to me from your actions. Heck, you seem to be older than me, by the looks of it; why the heck do i have to lecture you about morals, you should have them established already! We can't trust you from your first impression, so what can we do about a promise you may not ever keep?" Fujiwara fumed, his voice gradually rising the longer he spoke.

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Meanwhile, at the inn that Suki had reserved rooms at Ayame had just finished purchasing a wide variety of foods and spices. Asking the owner for permission to use the kitchen, Ayame equipped an apron and looked over the ingredients that she had just bought. Thinking to herself about how to mix everything, she tied a bandanna around her forehead before filling a pot with water and starting up the fire to boil the water over.
"Now then... Let's see if I can make something nice for everyone..." she said to herself as she began to prepare the food.