Oh quite a bit. The world is full of stories. It's a human process, creating stories, wanting to hear things. wanting to see something in the world beyond what we already know. And you're coming in with no cultural capital for this world. Catching up won't be easy.

[Still, Balthier's confidence is a relief for him, and he smiles. And there, turning back out onto the main street, was the small computer boutique. That's how good David was at planning routes even. He leans in more toward Balthier like he can't be close enough. This was a lot closer than he normally got with people out of private spaces, but they knew their jobs, and so he didn't mind going right on into the store and smiling a little at the sales clerk that was clearly in charge here. He needed to play his role too, which for now was him smiling at Balthier and whispering just enough to be overheard.]

Are you sure about this?