Roam Linden:
Roam looks at Jass confused a moment. "Well for better or worse, that's why we're all here. I greatly prefer being out on the trails if I can help it. What about you Jass?" Roam kept scanning the people wandering through the area. He checked on Tarla to make sure she wasn't about to eat the other inhabitants of the inn.
"Maybe we should walk a touch girl. Idle hands and such." He patted her snout and called to Jass. "Back later. See you man."
Leaving the odd man and looking for something better to do, Roam leaves Nests and Nooks, Tarla at his heels. Keeping a careful eye out, he doesn't see anyone else from Haven in the crowd, which is perhaps all to the good. He passes out of the inn and tavern district and into the commercial ones, which are still open. Some even have electricity, a luxury in most places, but much more common in Kelanio. Eventually his path takes him to the open market, where small-time merchants are selling whatever they could make or haul that doesn't demand the display space and patrolling of the main market that will open tomorrow.
Most of the folks here are looking for bargains ahead of the festival, unwilling to deal with the more established operations or crazy crush that will happen tomorrow. There are virtually none of Kelanio's elite here; most of the shoppers and sight-seers are wearing clothes that have seen a lot of hard use and wear, some still thick with road dust. Over to one side, you see Coralian and Ajax at a food stall, pondering over the choices.
One exception is a woman with short brown hair on a large struthiomimus, wearing brand-new SATI-issued black clothing, complete with zippers, bearing a bow on her back as she looks around eagerly. Her dino steps hesitantly through the crowd, sometimes stumbling in the press of traffic.
As Roam and Tarla move through the crowd, they can hear a bit of a commotion up ahead, then some raised voices, and finally some screams! The crowd begins to boil and scatter as you see two large hadrosaurs honking and dashing through the crowd, heedless of the people in their way!
Coralian Redfern:
"I'm very happy I could help you out. I hope this little one grows up to be well-behaved, helpful, and a good mount for you, Channa," she says to the girl. Coralian doesn't react to the SATI token. As long as it spends, currency is currency, and she has seen them a few times before. She passes the egg as she receives the token. "I hope the rest of the Walk brings you as much luck as today." Coralian hands the little girl the plasic blocks she'd gotten from the time anomoly earlier. "These are for you. Have fun with them. Build a little bit."
After they've left Coralian tucks the token into a secure interior pocket. No use tempting fate. She's still got a few spices, saps, and food roots left after the osteon's purchases, and other assorted bits she's scavenged, so she'll remain in her spot a bit longer. If she's able to sell out this morning, she'll be freer to enjoy the rest of the festivities and perhaps make some business connections. She pats Ajax lovingly, hops atop his shell into a cross-legged seat, and keeps an eye out for wandering food vendors. Sales can work up an appetite!
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Thank you lady! Thank you Ajax!" the girl says, and hugs the egg to her briefly before placing it in a backpack and carrying it very carefully. Over the next hour or so Coralian can sell the rest of her items to various other travelers, mostly those who want to cook on their own and avoid the higher prices in the city. With everything sold, she hunts for food, and soon finds a vendor with a cart who's selling deep-fried root vegetables and totorix cutlets, spiced and seared. Whilst examining the choices, Coralian hears a commotion near her, and suddenly the crowd starts screaming and scattering as a pair of frightened hadrosaurs start running through the crowd, threatening to start a stampede!