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Despite returning to Irene's place and technically eating on-screen for the first time in the roleplay, Alistair still did not feel like returning to his studies. Perhaps he really was burnt out? All he knew is that he wasn't going to learn much by forcing himself, so he figured he needed more time outside. So when he finished eating breakfast, he thanked Vasilis and told Irene he'd be out for a while, before departing on what essentially was a goalless outing. Odessa presumably was following him, as she was apparently a lot better at hiding than he was initially under the impression of, so his prior instructions were... redundant. Nevertheless, nothing impeded them.

Alistair remained cautious as he walked through the streets of the city. He could never be sure when that cult would try to take his life again, and though he was more experienced and a bigger threat than he had been, a knife to the back was still something he wasn't impervious to. 

His thoughts drifted onto what he'd been told by Flame and Ashton. That the city was in danger of being attacked. He wondered just how they could prepare for a high-level event such as that. Quite obviously, if the entire city was the target, then the scale was much too big for just him and the others to deal with. They would need help from the city itself, particularly the armed forces within it. [color=c1ba46]"Perhaps I can speak to the Captain?"[/color] Alistair wondered to himself aloud, though much too quiet for anybody nearby to hear. He figured that if he were to go to her and inform her that he knew the city would be in danger, she might just trust him. She was capable of discerning lies, after all, and he liked to think they had a positive relationship so far. He couldn't imagine her thinking he had any reason to deceive or waste her time. 

His walking had taken him throughout parts of the city, but then began taking him towards the docks. 

Though he could certainly meet with Crunch and try to tell her, it might be better to speak to any others from his world to see what they thought. An event like this would potentially lead to resets, and in that circumstance, being aware of the other's activities and collaborating would probably be their best chance at getting through. Plus, they might have more insight into what is going on than he, Ashton, and Flame might. It didn't seem like those two really had a chance to trade information with the others, for obvious reasons, so that left it to him. 

His goal was now to find the others. 

...and thankfully, he wound up doing just that immediately after. He caught sight of familiar faces near the docks, and upon getting close, confirmed it was who he was looking for. 

[color=c1ba46]"Hey."[/color] he called out, but quickly noticed there was something 'off' about them. It was apparent that, rather recently, they had both cried. There was no way for him to know whether they were tears of joy or sorrow, but being a pessimist, it was obvious which he assumed. Still, his reaction was subdued, as Alistair wasn't known for being especially compassionate. [color=c1ba46]"...are you two okay?"[/color] he asked. The concern in his voice was something you had to listen for, but it was there. That said,

[i][color=c1ba46]...They had names, right? Aerith and... Chako? Chieko, that's it.[/color][/i]

He blamed trying to survive that hellish first week as the reason why he nearly forgot. Surviving had taken precedence over proper introductions, after all. 

There was also another girl there, but he didn't recognize her. She was a friend of sorts, by the look of things. Alistair simply gave her a glance and didn't bother doing much more to acknowledge her for now, as there were more pressing matters at hand than... a proper introduction.... 

Considering the term "history repeats itself" was a rather literal one for him and the other non natives, he went ahead and ignored this, looking back at the other two. [color=c1ba46]"Well, if you two aren't in any immediate danger, that's reassuring. After what happened to Hiro, we all need to be a lot more careful."[/color]