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[Ashlynn was a quick learner, but even with her experience using the Sanctuary map she was having difficulty using the Omni Tool for anything other than browsing the vids others put out. She hadn't found a map of the station - surely there had to be one! - nor had she found any easy to follow directories of business and where to find them on the glowing orange artifact. The few people she'd asked had told her to look there for it and she was rather embarrassed to admit she was still completely stumped on this.

She hoped she could make her first address sound like she wasn't so lost and confused as to sound like an extraordinary dunce.]

Hello. I have only just arrived a few days ago and while I was shown to the Zeta District to choose my lodgings and gain some employment, I have not had success in finding the location of any financial institutions or a-

[She had to pause for a moment to cough into her hand. It was not a very healthy sound and was, in fact, rather pained.]

Ahem. A pawn broker. I have some bits and bobs I'd like to sell and some currency to exchange if I am able. Thank you.

[The feed was ended as another coughing fit over-took her.]

[ooc: If anyone would like to run into her in person, Ashlynn is hanging out near a small food shop located between neighborhoods and near to the 'entrance' of Zeta District - the 'entrance' that most shuttles will drop you off at if you don't give a specific location within the district.]

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Are you all right?

[Kengo has his own wealth of health issues, so he can't help but be a little bit concerned.]

Hello. It is a cough and nothing more I am certain. It started perhaps two days ago. I am sure it will clear up soon.

[She's been freshly exposed to all sorts of new illnesses that her world has never seen and her immune system is going haywire over it. Having no real experience with such, however, she has no idea how bad it could get.]

There's a clinic available if you have a need for one. I haven't been to it myself.

[Whether you like it or not, here's some coordinates. Also, since you're so polite, he'll tone down his jerk attitude for awhile.]

When and where are you from, if you don't mind me asking?

[The coordinates are really nice and all, but...]

I do not understand what those numbers mean. My apologies.

I am from the country of Albion. I assume you must mean the date when you ask when I am from. If that is the case, when I left Albion, it was the ninth day of the eight month of the fiftieth year after my father, the Hero-King, brought an end to the threat of Lord Lucien.

[... well even though Kengo has no idea what most of those words mean, he pays enough attention in history class to have a general idea that she's probably from an early Western kingdom. The outfit she's wearing helps that theory.

Also, he's not even going to try and explain himself, because when Kengo tries to explain things, it makes people's heads hurt. Talking simple terms is not something he does.]

Where are you now? I might be able to help you.

[She was definitely from a Victorian-era Great Britain knock-off, so Kengo wasn't that far off in his thoughts. She even had a very posh british accent, light though it was.]

I am near to where the shuttle driver first dropped me off at the Zeta District main gates. There is a small cafe with very tasty smelling food that I cannot afford right now but would very much like to.

Give me five minutes.

[It takes almost exactly that long before Kengo shows up at the landing zone. He's dressed the same way he was when he arrived -- essentially a modern day school uniform with jacket and tie and all -- though he's not carrying his usual case with him for once. At this point, the less that he carries with him all the time and the less attention he attracts, the better.]

You're easy to find...

[Not like that outfit stands out or anything...]

[If the outfit didn't, the large warhammer with an eagle's head she had slung across her back in an easy-draw holster certainly did.

Ashlynn gave a pleasant smile and stood to meet the man. She was just about six feet tall, perhaps a little over.]

Hello. Thank you for coming to my aid.

[A small laugh escaped her before another coughing fit ensued.]

Sorry.

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[Yep, that'll do it.

:( Also he's only 5'6" but his best friend is also six feet tall.]

Don't worry about it.

[He moves a bit closer and motions at her.]

Could I see your arm? I can explain the information I gave you.

[Wait until she gets to seven feet. It'll be a year, but that's what it's like for a growing girl like her.

She holds out her left arm for him, leaning over as she did so to make sure she had a good view.]

[Kengo moves just close enough to keep the interface easily visible for her. While he goes through the steps, it's obvious that he's forcing himself to go slower than he usually would.]

This is how you can access the map... The numbers I sent you are coordinates. You can link the two together like this and it displays a point on your map. ... this marker indicates your current position. With the coordinates I sent you earlier... this is the clinic in relation to where we are now.

[She let out a soft squeal of delight that she immediately attempted to muffle with her free hand. There was a map on the Omni-tool! An actual, working, interactive, map! How wonderful!]

Does it show quests, too?

... quests?

[Okay, now he's lost.]

[That's right. Kirrahe had that same problem understanding what she was speaking of. She would have to learn the local word for it.]

Ah... 'personal requests for assistance'. Not jobs like a piemaker or a blacksmith, but one time aid that there isn't anyone who normally deals in such things as they need to call upon for. Such as looking for something they believe they dropped in a place they would have trouble looking themselves, or clearing out a bug infestation.

So you want to be able to track people who need things? I don't think there's anything like that. You could make requests on the network and ask for people to send you their coordinates to meet them.

[He's really starting to wonder what this girl does for a living.]

You talked about selling some items. What sort of items do you have?

[Still eyeing that huge weapon on her back and not sure he trusts it...]

I have some gold and a few rings I need to get rid of or exchange for credits. I've gotten a little bit of pay from helping with repairs, but I'd very much like to be able to buy more than just a small bowl of what passes for cheap edible food. Something that tastes good would be nice.

Just make sure you don't take the first offer someone gives you. A lot of shopkeepers here don't seem particularly honest.

[He puts a bit more space between them, rubbing the back of his neck.]

Was there anything else you had questions about?

Well, I'd like to know if there is a pawn shop or a financial institution that you know about. And your name, perhaps? So I know who to thank.

Not that I'm aware of, but it's a large place and I've only been here for a few weeks.

["only", he says...

Also, he has yet to give anyone his first name because he doesn't like running the risk of Westerners addressing him so casually -- so last name it is.]

... Utahoshi. You don't need to thank me.

Utahoshi.

[It came out sounding like 'oodahoshee' with her accent.]

Of course I need to thank you. You came to my aid.

[Like a knight, almost.]

It's only proper I do so. I am the Pr- I mean, my name is Ashlynn, Crown Princess of Albion. It's very nice to meet you.

[At this point, he's become rather used to people being unable to pronounce his name.]

There are people where I'm from who would want me to help others. I'm doing it for their sake.

[Of course, he's not going to go into details about his now-dead best friend always being the helpful one and trying to live up to his memory.

-- wait, princess?

And since Kengo only calls one person by their first name...]

... it's nice to meet you as well, Princess.

[Now if only being polite didn't sound like it caused him physical pain.]

[She was quite used to being called by her title, even by those who were closest to her. It was as much her name as the one her father had given her.

She opened her mouth to speak, but had another coughing fit. This one pained her enough that she had to put her hand on the nearby table to hold herself upright and steady. When it passed, her smile came back, though it was obviously a bit strained.]

I believe you honor your people well, Utahoshi. I would enjoy meeting you again, but I think perhaps I should be on my way.

[She didn't say 'to the clinic' but it was implied.]

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[Despite looking uncomfortably awkward, now he just looks concerned. Really, he's understanding why his friends used to be so concerned about him whenever he had his own health issues. Being on the other side of it isn't very fun either.]

You know how to reach me if you need to.

[He even bows a bit at her -- at least that action is something familiar to him, but Kengo really can't remember the last time he was this polite to someone. Considering her rank, which he would believe with everything else he's seen, he does feel it's necessary... After all, she's been nothing but nice to him.]

[The bow was also familiar. She grew up with the expectation that those she merely walked past would stand up from where they were sitting to offer a bow. It was so normal to her she didn't even notice he'd done it. Had he not, she would have noted the absence as he had so often in the weeks since fleeing the castle.]

And you, me.

[She gave another smile and offered a small wave of farewell, then started for the transports with her map open. A dog, a black and white Border Collie that had been laying docile under the table, got up and happily bounded along at her feet.]

Careful, admitting to having possessions is pretty much asking for someone to come take them around here. Especially for the bits. But also the bobs.

[There's a coughing fit as the feed kicks in from her end.]

Hello. Thank you for the concern, but I can take care of myself. I know how to protect my possessions.

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Is the clinic Mordin's?

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