[Vander crossed the rest of the distance to where Accelerator was currently seated and shouldered off his backpack to drop it to the sand nearby. He then shouldered off his heavy cast-iron gauntlets and set them carefully on the ground; he wanted to limit vibrations more than because they were fragile by any means.

Then he shifted and settled himself to sit. It had been a long day of walking and avoiding the natural predators of this place as much as possible. He stretched his arms above his head and then rolled his shoulders as he settled and finally allowed himself to relax a little.]

Mmmm, someone let me know a different way into the bubble that isn't the front entrance, so I checked that out. It does work, but we have to be careful. Otherwise, I met a guy whose missing his kids but also still playing along with the normal missions; we swapped kid stories so I think he might trust me. I'll check in with him tomorrow, see if I can build something.

[He rubbed his fingers through his hair which was currently tied back in a messy bun at the back of his head.]

Otherwise, Alrys seems to be the right hero in these parts. Some of it is whatever her charms are, and some are just people's opinion. From what I can gather, her power seems to feel like she's offering assistance. People want to trust her.