Lower Marketplace

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"This is a really big city, isn't it, kids?" Kaarme remarks as she leads her family through the busy marketplace, searching for a place to set up their stall. "And the buildings are huge; I wonder how much the architects get paid in a year..?"
Asteikko, in contrast to his mother, who is clearly enjoying the sightseeing, looks very uncomfortable in these surroundings of hustle and chatter.
"Brother..." He mutters to his sibling, keeping his eyes on the ground. "Please tell me you're having nearly as much fun as I am..."

"Possibly a fairly good sum of gold considering how developed this town is in comparison to most of the continent." Adam replies in an estimate

"Y-Yeah, it looks great mom. Preeetty big" Helistin then whispers back to Asteikko, "Trust me, the last thing I wanted to do today is move around in a bustling town

Kylma seems to not mind the sightseeing all to much as she is fully engaged in the environment

"It's too... Far too loud here... Too many people..." At this point, he's almost looking a bit sickly.
"If only I had that kinda paycheck..."
The lamia looks back at her children, growing concerned upon seeing Asteikko's condition. "Woah, woah, Astei, are you feeling alright?!" She rushes up to him, starting to check him over for any kind of obvious malady.
"Just... A bit rattled, I'd say..." He forces out.
"We'll get you somewhere a bit more quiet here, then... Heli, Kylma? You two doing any better?"

"No, I'm good but stopping somewhere does sound good." Helistin responds

Kylma's engagement bubble bursts the moment she is mentioned by name, "Huh? I'm fine."

Turning his attention to Asteikko, Adam simply asks, "What happened son? Did something make you ill?"

"I just... I just need to get somewhere quiet..." He responds.
"Maybe we should find an inn, then... We can always come back tomorrow, right?" Kaarme proposes.

"Yes we can."
Kylma nods in approval of the proposition
"Uh, yeah, I guess. Though, what if Astei is not feeling better tomorrow?"

"Probably just need to get... Acclimated..."
"Yeaaah, we did just sorta come from Eastern Drachurst... Not too much of this around."

"Fair enough. I tend to forget about the fact that these changes feel more natural with age."
"Well? What are we waiting for? If we stay here, we could also get sick."
"This place IS rather unique in comparison to the rest of this side of the continent..."

A shuffle and short migration later, and the family has found a new location in the marketplace, one filled with far less clamor.
"Better... Thank you." Asteikko tells them.

"It was no problem son. It's for your well-being."
With concern etched upon her face, Kylma asks, "Are you going to be okay brother?"
"Well, this place certainly feels nice and quiet with little to worry about. I guess we staying here for a while considering wittle bro's condition?" The word wittle is delivered with a tone of mockery in contrast to the rest of the sentence.

"I'll be fine." He asserts, then turns to his brother with a miffed expression. "And need I remind that I am only two inches or so shorter than you, dear brother? Hardly little at all."
Making a sort of 'calm down' gesture with her hands, Kaarme steps in between them. "Now, now, children, don't get so snappy. We just got here, don't make us leave so soon, please?"

"Ah, it's only two inches? Huh, I didn't notice, I thought you were 6 inches shorter." Helistin retorts in a joking manner
"Stop that son. Your brother is not in the condition to deal with banter."
Helistin sighs then shrugs, "Fine. Anyways, it's more entertaining when he's at his A game."

"Heli, come on.." She gives him a weary look.
Asteikko folds his arms. "So, are we setting up shop here? Considering the civilian traffic, this may not be the greatest location for it."

Helistin shrugs as he begins to sit down, "I was just saying it would be too easy to win at this time."
Kylma looks around, "Not many are coming around this direction... I don't think it would easy to bring in customers here."
"Well, we have limited options, either wait here for Asteikko to recover and lose potential customers or attempt to lure in customers."

"I think I'm fine now." Asteikko says. "Best to not wait any longer and try to get set up on the main road."
Kaarme shakes her head, pointing out, "Kiddo, you couldn't handle twenty minutes. I doubt you'll last the whole day."
She gives a pointed look to Helistin, and another, less direct look to Kylma. "Same goes for you two. Don't think I didn't notice how you looked when Asteikko tapped out, Heli."

Helistin simply opts looks away from his mother, not saying anything as if admitting defeat.
"You kids heard your mother, we are to stay here for the time being."
"Uh... Okay." Kylma is not sure what to say

"...Actually, I thonk I have an idea." She says.

Kylma and Adam look at Kaarme in intrigue and the father of family decides to follow up his curiosity by asking, "Hmm? What may this idea be dear?"

"Why don't we just set up two booths? The kids can have one here, and we can have one out on the busy street."

"That is an interesting idea. Are you sure the children will manage this task?"
Surprisingly, Kylma speaks up almost immediately with noticeable excitement, "Yes! We can handle it!"
Helistin looks up to his sister with a bit of surprise, "Yeah... I suppose we can do it."

"I feel we could handle it, between each of our talents." Asteikko adds.
"Great!" Kaarme exclaims with a clap. "Then we'll help you get your booth up, leave you some stuff, and we'll check on you every now and then."

"Yaaay!" Her hype is pretty evident
"Alright then." Helistin however, sounds pretty neutral
"Seems like someone is really looking forward to this." Adam remarks in regards to Kylma's excitement

Asteikko simply nods.
"Can you blame her, dear?" Kaarme smiles at Kylma warmly, then redirects her smile to all three of her children. "Shall we get started?"