Ascot blinked and spoke, "What did I do wrong?" He had genuinely thought that Anni was going to ask him out but had changed her question at the last minute.

[i]Isn't that egotistic?[/i] asked part of himself, the part that realized his error. The boy nodded to himself, dumbstruck. He then gave it some thought. [i]I thought Anni had a crush on me and that was what she [b]really[/b] wanted to ask. I was wrong. I also thought that Anni would accept my offer so readily. But, why did I ask her out in the first place? She is attractive and sweet, true, and I do like her...but she isn't Saffron. Or rather, she wasn't what I thought Saffron was.[/i]

Then it hit him; he was still distraught about Saffron. Saffron had rejected him, and now he was looking for someone to serve as his 'rebound partner'. That was wrong. He looked at Michael Keahi, ashen-faced.

"Officer," he would say, "It seems as though I made a mistake. Forgive me for my immaturity. I hope Anni forgives me as well." [i]I am so stupid![/i] A sigh. "I will make it up to her."

A glance at Saffron, then back to Michael as Silverbrook came to view. Silverbrook seemed to be one's 'generic medieval village', only strangely clean, with houses made up of wood and earth, with brick being a luxury. The pillar of smoke came from an inn/tavern that would not look strange in [i]Skyrim[/i] (He had quit playing that game some time ago), an inn/tavern they cannot afford right now. Ascot's stomach rumbled, as he also saw an open-air market where fruit, vegetables, and meat, some recognizable, some alien, were sold. 

The inhabitants looked...cheery. Cheery to the point of strangeness. They were also human-looking; unexpected, but not entirely weird. They also looked like medieval peasants, but cleaner.

He looked towards Michael, saying: "There is a lot of food but we have no legal tender. You might need to prevent someone from stealing. Also, if there is a mind-reader in our group, we might need to use them in order to figure out just [i]what[/i] the customs of this place are..."

A look at Koda.

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