[center][h1][b][color=af002a]Theodore Valentin[/color][/b][/h1][/center][b]//O3 - Heading into the Adventurer's District[/b]

[color=af002a]“Sure thing, [i]boss,[/i]”[/color] Theodore rolled his eyes. He didn’t care if the man saw it or what he thought; he didn’t think politeness would be paid extra. He went to grab a sack; Maris and Ezra took one each as well. The lack of tools was concerning, but Theodore figured if they needed to ditch and escape, they could do so even from the Abyss.

Sana, Jaxon, and Arnfinn followed along part of the way. While Theo spoke to them, Maris was trying to coax the geared men into chatting with her. Meanwhile, Ezra was sidling up to the workers with that slick, charming smile of his.

[color=af002a]“Whatever adventurer’s district we pass through, let’s make it our area of operations for now. You three find whatever jobs would most suit you. Sana, try to stay with Arnfinn if you can.”[/color] The woman nodded. [color=af002a]“Doc…If you find a clinic, I doubt it’ll be up to your standards, but just deal with it.”[/color] There was an unhappy acknowledgement. 

The group soon trekked through the Underpass. Theodore did not even once glance at the suffering mass of humanity gathered there. They made it through largely unbothered, as theirs was a fairly sizable group. The Adventurer’s District had a distinctly [i]hopeful[/i] atmosphere. [i]This[/i] was where all those deluded fools came to chase their dreams.

Well, he was one of them, now.

Theodore’s gaze flicked here and there. Streets were lined with stalls, colorful banner hung all around, and there were establishments a plenty. At first glance, what stood out was a tallish tower. The dhampir decided that would be their meeting area, and related it to others.[color=af002a] “Just before sunset, today. If we aren’t all there, those who are will try to find whichever cheap place to stay. Then try again next day; dawn, noon, sunset. Got it?”[/color]

With that decided on, three of his followers went off on their own. Theodore could see them staying with each other, before the three were swallowed by the crowd. This left just him and two others, along with all the rest of the people they’d joined up with, of course.

While Maris and Ezra were making nice with whoever was open for conversation, Theodore took his time to get a bearing on their surroundings. He wanted to see if theirs was the only group of their kind, or if going mining to the Abyss was common practice. Were there any who gave them pitying looks, or any who were obviously trying [i]not[/i] to look their way? Or were they all too busy with their own lives?

What kind of opportunities were there in the Adventurer’s District? Who was hiring, who was selling what? Unfortunately, there wasn’t any leeway for interaction, but there was much one could learn about a place and its people just by looking.