She stands in front of the guild, waving a sign that reads ‘Half-Priced New year Admission.’ There is no one in particular she is speaking to, and instead is calling out to the general public.

“Start your New Year right by coming out to the Oaktree Safari! We’ve got lots of animals who would love some visitors, and plenty of fun things to do!”

She holds the sign up a bit higher, as though doing so may help on lookers to see it better.

There were very many days that Klaus spent outside of Oaktree, but most of them were on business. He usually preferred to be a homebody, to be quite honest, especially toward the holidays when the weather was very crisp and the workload on him was generally increased. As it was getting closer to Christmas, though, he found it necessary for his own health to get out and stretch his legs.

That’s precisely how he found himself today, aching for that bit of sunlight on a very cold day and walking through a town that he was altogether unfamiliar with on a quest for a shop. Klaus had settled into thought, pausing in the middle of the walkway to check his phone. A few seconds lingered like that until he felt someone walking nearby, glancing up to the sound of their shoes before calling after them.

The silver-haired cowboy huffed, tipping his hat down a little further than usual. He had come to Forget-Me-Not Valley to trade in some animals as requested, and sure, that happened...but it took much quicker than he thought it might this time around.  And now he stood in the rain off-side of a plantation. He frowned a little bit, and looked around.It hadn’t been his first time here, but it certainly had been a long time. And usually when he made trips here he had just been in-and-out, or he secluded himself back in the Inn. Perhaps he’d do that, but, it honestly didn’t sound too appealing at the moment. 

Instead he wandered down the path of the river towards the waterfall- it seemed nice enough. He could recall maybe coming around here once before, but then again, his mind seemed to get things all jumbled around these days, with all of the different places he went to. 

He sat down, taking in the scenery. He always did love to take in scenery- it really was one of his pastimes when he wasn’t working. It relaxed him and seemed to help take some of the tension out of him. The land across the river looked like it had a particularly nice atmosphere- but like hell was he going to walk all the way down and cross the bridge again just to get there. He was plumb tuckered out already. 

If this year was meant to be one for change, Dorothy was determined to do something different. She knew it wasn’t the big step she was making it out to be in her own head - there were people who did this all the time! - but visiting Bokumono was still something she had been scared to do. Especially on her own like this!

Admittedly she probably should have planned it a little better. She had caught the first ferry she could from the airship dock and suddenly was in some kind of port town she couldn't even name. At least it was still relatively early in the day, but the sooner she found the inn the better. She really didn't want to get lost though…

One nice thing about being a vagabond was that you could sleep around just about anywhere.

At times Cliff would sleep on trains, in forests, or even by the high ledges of the mountain side. For now he rests upon plush grass in some unbeknownst pasture for him. It didn’t matter, he’d be gone in a day or so. ( If it were some owner of the land no less, he would be polite enough to leave. Trespassing is not cool- but a hobo’s gotta do whatever he gotta do.) Cain-- his feathery companion- was busy flying around in circles, stretching his wings. The wanderer thinks to himself that it must be nice- to have the freedom as his friend did.

His weary eyes peek out to see the clouds swimming by, he could make animal shapes out of them if he stared at it long enough. For now, there was a big dinosaur. 

Cliff’s stomach grumbles, he sighs loudly and wonders if it’s time to eat. As he sits up, he notices a person in the distance. He squints to see them clearer- but wasn’t as sure to make of it. Maybe he should grab his stuff and go- 

It was always easy for Dorothy to get absorbed in her work once she had started. The clinic in Alvarna was rarely busy and there wasn’t always a lot to do, but she usually found something to do. Even if it was simply organising and keeping things tidy so that Natalie and Ray didn’t have to worry about it, it was something she could put her full attention into. It was something she was confident she could do well at least.

She was wrapped up enough in her sorting through things that she didn’t notice somebody enter the clinic, pivoting on her heel at exactly the right moment to run into them. She gave a startled yelp and dropped the jar in her hands, hearing it shatter loudly on the floor.

So this was that all those peasants were going on about. The CEO had been so wrapped up in work lately she barely noticed how close it was coming to the end of the month. It was no wonder the amusement parks had more traffic lately. 

She looked around with a mix of disgust and interest. It was something to see. Quaint in its own way, but...still dirty. Filthy like all those peasants that made this weird sort of entertainment. 

Tucking a few strands of hair behind her ear, Alice pulled her jacket in closer before she headed in. It didn’t take her long before she was already going in circles.