Future Shock

"Please, sir, can you direct us to the nearest 'hospital'?" Astra asked.

The man gestured across the street to a huge building, which wasn't all that impressive next to the even larger buildings around it. The words NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital were emblazoned on the side of the building. "Now, what about some change?" the homeless man asked again.

Fred numbly reached into his pouch and withdrew 3 coins, which he then handed to the poor fellow. It was the beggar's lucky day, (though he didn't realize it yet), as the pure gold Allarian coins were worth well over $500 apiece.

Fred recoiled from the sights and sounds all around him. Massive buildings unlike any he's ever seen, wagons of fire and steel, propelled along the ground at unreal speeds as if by magic. People - throngs of people, more people than lived in all of Suffex walking by on this very street!

Fred fell to his knees, head in his hands, biting down on his lower lip to stop himself from screaming aloud. "Astra, stay with Fred. We'll take Exotica into the hospital. Come find us when he calms down." Nerozi said.

He and Shard picked up the prone princess and began to make their way across the street, Shard particulary stopping traffic due to his strange appearance. Meanwhile, Astra was left with Velus and Fred, who was doubled over in shock and fear.

1. The Emergency Room
2. Astra tries to help Fred.
3. Velus, the dragon's curse lifted, becomes human again, and is just as scared as Fred is of their new surrondings.

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