[He’ll take all the luck he can get, in that regard. And even if he doesn’t get it right away, goodness knows he’ll be needing it later when things escalate.

So while he’s glad for the conversational pivot, a little bit of that tension still lingers in the back of his mind. It’s hard to completely stem the tide of the feelings that were stirred back to life at the mere mention of Silco’s name. It’s an old wound reopened, raw and inflamed and angry. To his credit, Vander does a well enough job masking it, now that he’s aware.

Thankfully, it is an easy enough ask to keep his focus on considering the merits of the two cities. While he hasn’t had much time to really get down and explore them both, it has been long enough to at least give him a feel for what the two very opposite places are generally like. Vander glances back over his shoulder at the pensive shoppers milling about the market.]

Compared to how quiet things are around here, the bustle out in Springstar is more my speed, I think. Comfort in familiarity, and all. [He shrugs, and his attention returns to Sebastian.] Dunno what I think of that constant daylight over there, though. Might have to invest in a nice pair of sunglasses if I stick around there.

[He grins.]