The trick to the game was leaning into unspoken social contracts. In general, people don't want to make a fuss, they just want to get through the day. Especially when they're working. So long as he looked like he knew where he was and where he was going 70% of people wouldn't call him out. Even if they noticed he didn't belong, they would consider him "not my problem", because if they could notice he didn't belong then eventually so would someone less busy.
His age helped. He was just old enough to not be clocked as a kid at a glance, and just young enough to not be seen as too much of a potential threat. The prosthetic arms helped with that image, too. Even if he got caught, most people would have a softer response to him then if he was an adult, just so long as he stayed polite and didn't make himself into a problem.
When he hears someone call out to him from a room he'd been passing by, he knew it was game over. It wasn't the first person to call him out but it was the first person who'd gone out of their way to do it. Not a good sign for the game continuing past this point.
When he hears the voice, Danny gives a quick glance around, making sure he's the person in question. Seeing no one else the guy could possibly be addressing he walks up to the glass, making sure he'll be out of the way of foot traffic.
"I'm new. Was taking a look around but the place is like a maze. Know how I can get back to the main entrance from here?" It was a simple lie, but sweet and simple was best.
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His age helped. He was just old enough to not be clocked as a kid at a glance, and just young enough to not be seen as too much of a potential threat. The prosthetic arms helped with that image, too. Even if he got caught, most people would have a softer response to him then if he was an adult, just so long as he stayed polite and didn't make himself into a problem.
When he hears someone call out to him from a room he'd been passing by, he knew it was game over. It wasn't the first person to call him out but it was the first person who'd gone out of their way to do it. Not a good sign for the game continuing past this point.
When he hears the voice, Danny gives a quick glance around, making sure he's the person in question. Seeing no one else the guy could possibly be addressing he walks up to the glass, making sure he'll be out of the way of foot traffic.
"I'm new. Was taking a look around but the place is like a maze. Know how I can get back to the main entrance from here?" It was a simple lie, but sweet and simple was best.