[Oh he can hear it all. He doesn't much like sarcasm but Omega tends to make cynics of them all.]

You'll survive so long as you make yourself useful and if you pay your protection fee to Aria.

[His brow wrinkles with distaste; the mere thought of paying something that comes off as blackmail leaves a bad taste in his mouth but there's not much he can do in the situation, not yet anyway. His aching ribs are a reminder that in Omega he can't just do as he please.]

Find someone to lodge with, preferably someone you can tolerate. The basic wages are a pittance and you won't have enough to make ends meet if you try to make it on your own just yet.