For Grimholdkeeper

[arlenarkenstone]

The Nexus labs are kind of quieter than they used to be, but back on the old Nexus noticeboard there are still directions here with a weird little handwritten advertisement for a glassworks and alchemy supply. It also says to ask about specialty creations such as prosthetic organs. It's kind of a weird sign and also a little bit old but very pretty. It says to ask for Arlen Arkenstone. At the actual Laboratory complex entrance his name is on the map, and up the halls there is light and heat from where it is supposed to be even if the rooms around it are dusty now. The door is ajar.

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[arlenarkenstone]

"There are only a few worlds I visit with any... regularity, now. And one of those is my own." He seems happy to walk, drinking in the sun and looking very quietly pleased about that. Arlen can walk a long way and won't complain.

[grimholdkeeper]

"I mostly only cross worlds to visit friends. And I don't have a vast number of those." A gust of wind almost whips his hat off his head, so he takes it off and tucks it under his arm. Beneath, his hair is unruly and tangled.

"You mostly live in the Nexus, then?"

[arlenarkenstone]

He nods a little but he is too slow to even try to catch his hat. It looks like he has it under control though. Arlen's hair is even longer than Balthazar's and it's very straight but with this wind it might not be for long.

"I visit my original sponsors that helped me to establish my place in the laboratories... yes. For now, I live there."

[grimholdkeeper]

"I have three, just now. Four, technically, but one of them is the girlfriend of another, so they count as a set, I suppose." His legs are long, and he seems inclined to take big, rapid strides, but he's trying to be sensitive to his companion's pace.

"If you'd like to visit my shop some time, I think I would be willing to arrange an appointment," he adds.

[arlenarkenstone]

Arlen is used to walking long distances but not quite this fast. He is mostly keeping up though. The sunlight and moving is getting him warmed up.

"What... sort of shop?" He's interested but also a little wary.

[grimholdkeeper]

"Occult, supply, and antique. Most of what I have is enchanted, but I only sell the items that have minimal applications for nefarious purposes." He pauses at a corner, looking around.

"Here's a bus stop, but I don't know the time table. Shall we wait a moment?"

[arlenarkenstone]

He nods and decides he is pretty sure he knows what a bus stop is from context. There's a sign on the pole anyway.

"That sounds very useful. I think I would like to visit, sometime in the future, if you don't mind? There is always equipment I am unable to make myself, and now that I have the laboratory I am accumulating books again..."