>>5803691Scratch that, nevermind the card - your interest now lay squarely with Nemo. He's well-connected, has considerable capital behind him, and he doesn't look as old as grandpa Gobson despite saying he knew him as a youth.
"Just who are you, Nemo?" The question makes itself known. Valencio and Craig also turn their head, curiosity beckoning them.
He looks you straight in the eyes with that piercing stare of his, and your perception shifts as he spoke.
"I was nothing. Then, I became something - I became Nemo. I love being Nemo. Then, being Nemo, I've come to love Gongalla in its entirety. I will not let it fade - not to the Singularity, or anything else."
You cannot believe your eyes - his form keeps shifting for a bit, then returned. He does this several times as he spoke, and you noticed his voice changed, too. You swear you see yourself reflected in one of the shifting moments, too flabbergasted to see Craig and Valencio's reaction.
He was speaking the truth from the core of his being.
"What the-"
The autowagon's sudden stop puts a halt on that expression of beguilement.
"Might wanna take a look outside, boss." Ling's voice shook you back to reality. You take a glance back to Nemo, and he's back to normal. Or whatever normal was, the first time you see him.
"Kobs! Marching in the streets!"
Indeed, just as Ling said, a horde of kobolds are waving banners around and hoisting placards, murmuring among themselves in that weird tounge of theirs. And strangely enough - they were peaceful. This is a peaceful protest. Kobs? Doing peaceful protests? Something's afoot.
>CHOOSE ONE>□ Ask a nearby kob what are they protesting about>□ Try to decipher their pictograms on the placards and banners>□ Ask a local Kyo-Edo lawman what's the kob's deal is>□ Look for anything out of place in the protests (roll 1d20, mid of 3)>□ See if Craig's spirits can sense something, Kyo-Edo is home to spirits>□ Other (fill in) 