[quote=@The Slenderman] "[color=6ecff6] I think so, I don't know though, I'm sorry I didn't say that I had this sooner, I'm really am sorry. [/color] " Akkina spoke out fast and tried again to control her breathing and looked at the people that were in the Shop and she looked at Humphrey " Too much people" [/quote] [color=fff7da]"Sure, sure,"[/color] Humphrey consoled, patting Akkina's shoulder, [color=fff7da]"I used to have a similar problem when I was younger. I had to force myself through it, and I turned out alright. I don't recommend my method though—it was exhausting. I used to force myself to interact with people, no matter what my state. I'd be hyperventilating, but I'd walk up to a stranger in a large crowd and start talking to them about anything anyway. Got a lotta funny looks, an' I nearly completely broke down a few times, but I somehow made it through. I wanted to be an adventurer, so I did whatever it took to get used to being around people. I'm sure as a lone swordsman, you don't get the chance to be around people much, but if you have patience, I'm sure you can work through it if you stick around the East Market for a while."[/color] Humphrey gave Akkina a big grin with smiling eyes, patted her shoulder once more, and pushed himself off his knees with a grunt, gripping the chair for balance. [color=fff7da]"So then, while our lady is recovering here, how's about you show me those furs?"[/color] He glanced back and noticed the other lady walking around the shop, perusing the waist-high counters filling the shop's square footage and the shelves lining the walls, all full of things adventurers had traded in for some quick cash. [color=fff7da]"And while our friend is taking out his furs, I'll tell you,"[/color] Humphrey pointed at the woman, [color=fff7da]"that we're in the East Market! The biggest marketplace that I've ever heard of. We get visitors and customers from all over, and the locals are sometimes even more colorful and interesting than them! So strange are some of the visitors here that we shopkeepers often just have to gloss over the 'wheres' and 'whens' that they spout out. Summa these people say places and words I've never even heard before, and I've rarely ever seen the same person twice! Strange place, the East Market, beautiful to be sure, but certainly a place to see and encounter strange things. But it's home for me."[/color]