Some days were not his day. This one, for example - he's bumped into a strange-looking woman in some outlandish, almost cosplay-esque outfit on the streets, who had immediately grabbed him, proclaimed he was
exactly what she was looking for, shoved a couple of keystones into his hands, and asked him to purchase something for her.
Why on earth had he agreed? This practically wrote itself; the naive yet fabulous young journalist, the shining beacon of hope for the aging newspaper world, has a chance encounter with a bad element on the streets and through his pity and kind nature, is unwillingly dragged into a world of corruption, scandal, and evil, culminating in his tragic death after becoming the very sort of evil he had dedicated himself to uncovering.
Hm, a new novel idea?
Before he could expound further on the concept, he found himself at the front of the line. 'Could I get one
Stolen War Badge, please? For the
Purines.'
[Paid; 50 KS][Badge Delivered]