At her admission of having been lost before, Rhyme chuckled. It was heartening to know that this place did befuddle people who were not used to it, and it was not just him.

"The Rosa district?" he echoed. What did he remember about the city's districts, again? This place, unless he had somehow wandered past the district lines--- and he supposed there'd probably be signs that would have told him if he was about to do so--- "Wait, we're in the Ordan district, right?" he asked.

"Rosa district is..." he tried to recall what he had been told. "...the rich place?" he sheepishly inquired. It looked like it, with Brighid confirming that the place was... expensive. "I'd probably never be able to afford a place there, haha."

"Work, huh..." To be honest, he wasn't quite sure yet what he could do that would earn him money in Eos. He supposed he could do all sorts of labor and perhaps some dangerous work since his aberration protected him from most physical threats... "I haven't found one, actually, yet. I'm mostly gathering my bearings for now... although it seems I might not be very good at that." he joked, in reference to his being lost.

Proof of education... When the girl mentioned that, Rhyme frowned. Not just education... he didn't really have any sort of identification or documentation on him, and he did not have any memory beyond his name, either. He probably wouldn't qualify for a lot of things. "Proof... I don't really have that..." He wondered if he should say more.

"What do you do for a living, Miss Brighid?" She must earn enough to have that place in Rosa, he surmised.

Lightly, he followed in the direction she lead.

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Ferr Aesir

Floofy man! Merp, what do I put here... I just want a thread XD

Wanna do a quest together? Although by nature Ferr is much stronger (or more versatile?) than Rhyme at this point... could always not be combat-related... finding someone with Ferr's and Rhyme's detection skills?

Sorry if this isn't much, I don't have many bright ideas at this time >.< In any case, it would be nice if they're friends. It's nice to have good people. There are so many villains. XD

He could sense that there was something more that this... Larsa was not saying, that he was not just some sort of traveler--- there was something he was consciously holding back, although it did not seem like it was done out of malice. Rhyme supposed he would not call it out.

"I am Rhyme." he answered his introduction in kind. "I suppose I am a traveler as well, although I think I'll be staying around here for the time being." He'd divined that his best chance of finding out just who he was was inquiring around the academia--- which apparently was a whole portion of this gigantic city-state--- and so he would probably linger around. And if he would linger around he would need income and lodging, and the latter was why he was here...

"I was looking around just now for a place to stay. I've heard from a friend that there is affordable housing in these parts." It was a strange combination, a tourist spot that had low-cost apartments, but he supposed it was the case because not everybody liked being drenched all the time. Well, their loss.

"I suppose it wouldn't be the same without it." he acquiesced. "I was just mostly wondering if it would have been simpler to reroute it someplace else. I'm no expert in how these things are done, though... and I do prefer it like this."

Larsa Castelle

He felt her eyes and the curiosity that maneuvered them; for a moment, he was rather self-conscious. He knew that her intent, in those gazes, was to probe, but as his variance dealt mostly with feelings and impulses, it was not like he could find out what exactly she thought. At any rate, she didn't seem terribly displeased with his countenance--- it was a mostly neutral reaction.

Well, that was good eough, he supposed.

He nodded as she informed him she knew what the place--- or, well, the general area--- that he described. For a moment, he waited, wondering if she would take the lead, and then she supplied him with her name.

"It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance too." he replied, returning the bow in kind; he did not know how courtesy worked exactly in Eos, so he supposed he would do as he saw others did, at least.

He raised his head to see her smile, which was something new and reassuring that he found himself smiling back. "From what I've seen, it is." he said. Of course, he had heard his friend's warnings of the... less savory parts of the megalopolis, but he supposed those didn't exactly count.

"It is ridiculously large, though." He chuckled. "But yes, I suppose I'll be staying." While he could probably survive in the wilderness, it was not exactly a comfortable existence, and besides, his best bet to figure out his identity was here.

"I suppose you live around here, too?" he found himself asking.

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"Err, I guess you could say that." he nervously replied.

For all he knew he might've been to Eos, long ago, but without memories, it was as good as his first time; and so everything was strange and new to him, even if sometimes it seemed that some things were familiar or nostalgic in passing. It was all rather confusing.

"Ahaha, I suppose." Well, he'd been walking quite a lot, and perhaps he'd gotten engrossed for too long enjoying the sights that he didn't realize he was lost until much later.

There was still a flavor of hesitation in the woman's feelings that he could perceive, but it seemed she was curious about him, too. Well, at least she wasn't completely against the idea of helping him--- he would have excused himself if he was being too much of a nuisance already. That was at least reassuring, although he still hoped he wasn't too irritating.

"I think I could recall that, yes." he began. "It had a red roof and just one floor, of moderate size, I think? There were a bunch of similar houses in that area, too. I think it was some sort of housing district, if that's the right word for it?"

It had been mostly houses until it became roads and then it became gardens... cities were definitely something he would not underestimate from now on. He'd probably have to get a map or something.

"Again, I'm sorry for taking up your time. I'm Rhyme." He felt he should at least introduce himself.

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She... disliked his presence here.

Well, he supposed it was understandable; it looked like she wanted to read, and of course reading was usually done alone--- not to mention she was here when almost no one else was around. His expression morphed into a sheepish, wry grin as he felt her discomfort--- although he supposed he didn't need his variance to know that; her voice had trembled and she wouldn't look him in the eye, and that was clear enough body language.

He felt rather guilty that he had disturbed her, but then he would probably achieve no progress just meandering about by himself--- but then again, he had thought that he was in no hurry--- but he had already disturbed her, and it felt impolite to just leave like that--- murgh. He noted her scales and her claws with a passing glance, slightly curious, but felt that it might be too much to inquire about them.

"I'm sorry for the trouble." he ended up saying. "I was... staying in the house of a friend of mine? Somewhere close to here?" he began. If he could get to the point as quickly as possible, maybe he could reduce the pain for everyone involved. "...I thought I'd walk around, but well... suddenly I'm here." he finished. "I'm not even sure where here is..."

"So, uh, I guess I'm asking what direction the... houses are?"

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