The trip was fairly long and Alex was definitely kept busy, as he had expected he would be. He had no complaint with that though, since he was used to doing grunt labor. He hadn't always been a master thief after all, and had his own share of regular skills. And what he lacked in those the twins were more than willing to provide. 

If there was one complaint, it was their current companion Tori. Needless to say she did barely any more work than was absolutely required of her, spent most of her time reading, and was utterly insulting towards him at near every opportunity. He had gotten the understanding that she worked for the Imperium, but that was no excuse. If he hadn't been in hiding he would have beat her up, but sadly he had his cover to keep so he could only suffer through it.

But at last they arrived at Aquaria, the trading heart of the Imperium and a stop on their journey to their final destination. This place was practically a thieves heaven, and that made it all the more annoying to Alex. Not that there wasn't money in it, it was just too easy. With all the profit flowing around here it was like taking candy from a baby to do crime. He wanted something with a challenge. 

Departing the ship, he was confronted by the sisters rapidly departing, earning a smile and some laughter on his part. "Sure, go ahead. I'd love to come with." He could use the meal and he wouldn't refuse the hospitality. So with that in mind he followed after them, to the Grand Library or wherever. 

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Alex ended up seated at a table with the twins and their mother, who definitely looked similar enough for there to be an obvious resemblance. He had put on his best smile and affable attitude, playing the part for this family gathering that he had walked into. At least there was food to make up for it, which he sampled when able. 

"Oh no, there was no problem," he replied with a smile and a shake of his head. "They worked me ragged but that was part of the deal so I can't complain." True enough, unfortunately. Well, he had survived it and would continue to do so. 

The insinuations following on the heels of that were something he would have objected to, but Tori made a fine distraction as he insulted her, as she had done for the entire trip." Yes," he replied as he rolled his eyes, bringing sarcasm to bear. "I hitched a multi day trip from the Capitol to Aquaria so I could sell a gold watch. Because that would definitely be an effective use of my time." Apparently she hadn't paid attention to any of the conversations he had taken part in at any point since they left port. Or when leaving port, for that matter. Or before they left. 

He nodded then as Berlina introduced herself, respectful and courteous to the authority figure no matter how humble she might be. He knew better than to draw the ire of a person in a position of authority. Friends in high places were always a useful thing. "A pleasure to meet you ma'am. I'm Alex Kincaid, lowly grunt worker and aspiring treasure hunter. Though I guess everyone is doing that these days."