Open Danger: Proceed Introduction with Caution

[Vladimir Balsam]

Timestamp: Spring 513AV : Day 35

Vladimir decided that today would be a good day to go shopping. He got up out of his bed and started to get ready. He put on his silk shirt and silk pants, as those were the only things that felt really comfortable on him. Vladimir looked at his bow and arrow and put it on his back and then went outside into the bright day.

Vladimir took all the back paths and alley to the market. Once approaching the market, he quietly and quickly made his way through the people that were in the market and found the stall that sold silk clothes. Vladimir stood there and looked at the silk clothing… there was actually quiet a bit to choose from.

Did he want to try something new? Did he want to stay with the same style … There was quite a bit to choose from… Vladimir stood there for quite awhile thinking about which ones to choose from. The guy who owned the stall looked very wary of Vladimir … why did everyone have to think so horrible about us. We aren’t all that bad and if you actually got to know us you would know that… I just ignored the looks he was giving me and continued to look. I was giving him service and money was I not.

Vladimir just couldn't seem to decide on what he was going to choose. He was looking pretty hard. He wished there was somewhere where he could try some of this stuff on. He didn't want to buy something and then look completely silly in it, even though it didn't really matter to him, he didn't want to look shabby or too out of place, since he wanted to meet some people. He was lonely a lot, and he knew being a Sym didn't really help with that, but he wanted to meet people, whether they be his friends, acomplices or enemies ... He just didn't want to feel so alone. Maybe to have a purpose ... Not sure... But he hoped that maybe sometime soon, someone would talk to him and not hate him or judge him by his race, or if they did, if anyone would talk to him, then he would be happy, but most people walked away fastly or just shyed away.

Vladimir than thought to himself, what better place then to meet some people at the market place ... He could go to a bar or pub or something, but the market place seemed to have nicer people ... but then again, he could be wrong about that also. I guess we will just have to see where this goes. he thought to himself.

[Nessa Hyde]

Nessa smiled slightly, her usual nervous smile, as she walked through the streets of Nyka. There were other people about, but it wasn't too crowded so she could simply bite her lip and deal with her anxiety, but she knew that the market would be busy! She knew that she would have to try even harder to not run away to somewhere more peaceful, somewhere calm that she could simply enjoy her own company! But she had to see what the market had to offer before she went back into the wildlands! Nervously, she thought over everything in her head... Every situation that could happen in the market! Even conversation! The one thing she had always hated! She had never been a sociable girl! She remembered how she'd always sit on her own, learning about plants! After not enough time, she found herself at the overly crowded market and she gazed into the crowd, her feet firmly planted onto the ground to prevent herself from fleeing contact with anyone! She inhaled deeply and began walking through the crowd, carefully inspected each of the stalls before she came across one that caught her eye! Amongst the tat that was being sold, lay one stall that sold such fine silken garments and she couldn't help but walk towards it to inspect the garments, her nervous smile becoming more joyous as she looked upon it! She blanked out everything else, so all she had to focus on were the garments and how large of a hole they would burn in her pocket when she had other, more urgent things to spend her money on!

[Vladimir Balsam]

Vladimir seen the girl come over to the stand. He looked at her and could tell that she was very nervous. "Hi, do you shop here often?" he asked her, "Maybe you can help decide which new cotton would look good... I am tired of wearing these ones." He said while looked down at the clothes he was wearing.

[Nessa Hyde]

Nessa looked up from the garments, roused from her thoughts as a mans voice spoke to her... The source of the voice was a rather tall man, and she would guess him as being one of those- what were they called? She'd never remembered much about the other races! And she hadn't really paid much attention to them... "Hmm?" she said as she registered what the man had said... She was fighting all her urges to just walk away and avoid conversation... "Nah, first day here. Came in from the Wildlands." she said calmly before hearing him ask about the materials. "You'd suit dark blue, or purple. Maybe black with hints of those colours?" she suggested quietly...

[Vladimir Balsam]

Vladimir had to agree and wondered why he had never noticed that before. Maybe it was good to have a woman around. He looked at her and smiled. "Thank you so very much, I have been here for like 3 hours trying to figure out what would be suit me." I took out the colors that she suggested and then paid the vendor. I then looked over at the woman, "Would you like to do get a drink or go for a walk or something?" I asked her hoping that I wasn't stepping over any lines here.

[Nessa Hyde]

Nessa looked at the man as he smiled, before allowing a nervous smile slip onto her lips... Maybe interacting with people wasn't as bad as she had thought? But that would only be some people of course! And most people wouldn't be nice or anything pleasant! Then she heard his question and thought for a moment... "A walk might be nice?" she said quietly, not wanting anyone else to overhear her words! Call her paranoid, but she hated thinking that someone else was listening to her!

[Vladimir Balsam]

Vladimir asked the vendor how much it would cost for the shirt and pants that he just bought and the vendor replied:
1sm (shirt) - x25 (silk) x 1.5 (purple die) = 37.50sm
8sm(breeches) ordinary black ones.

He paid the vendor and then started to walk with the lady he had just met at the marketplace. "Where would you like to go for a walk to?" Vladimir asked the woman.

[Nessa Hyde]

Nessa thought for a moment at the mans question, then shrugged slightly, not really sure of what was in Nyka... She never spebt any time in the cities... She'd only ever go in to buy some necessities, and then she'd go back into the Wildlands within the day! Staying in the cities was far too expensive! "I don't really know... I've never spent any time in any places other than the markets and the shops..." she said quietly again, walking with the man...

[Vladimir Balsam]

"Well Nyka isn't a bad place to be that is for sure, there are way worse places out there. You have protection here if it is needed and it isn't too too bad to live her. There is a hostel here, and a cheap place where you can stay!" He said to her with a smile, "What do you plan on doing while you are here?"

[Nessa Hyde]

Nessa listened intently to what the man had to say about Nyka, occasionally nodding at him to show that she understood his words... "I didn't really have any plans you see... I usually come into a city for an hour to buy things, then I go back to the wildlands and stay out there with my horse!" she said with a slight smile... "I like the plants out there!"