The last thing is very good news! He can stop being so secretive about being otherworldly. If things from different worlds are a known phenomenon and not universally reviled or considered dangerous or something.

They are pretty rare, but not reviled or anything. Apparently it just happens sometimes, somewhat related to the fairylands, most stories about people from other worlds are sad.

He reads some more about spellcasting to get a feel for what kind of things are possible, then exits the library without any books and goes back to exploring the town.

From his skimming, spellcasting can do a lot of things that points can do. Though the details must vary given what he has already observed. He briefly spots a small person while leaving the library, but they don't stay around to chat.

People are dispersing from the town's square, but too many still linger. The rabbits all hop inside a bizarre vehicle, piling up on the back part. They wave. He comes acquainted with the location of various business, like the convenience store, a medical clinic, and a dinner, but most things are closed at this hour.

Weird vehicles are pretty weird, yep. He waves back politely.

Knowing the businesses is handy. But he doesn't have any money unless there's some dropped and forgotten in corners of the square. Maybe he can get a job tomorrow morning.

And now there is less people around... Adam spots and waves at him.

He waves back! He's feeling a lot less sneaky than before and walks right up to Adam. "Hiya. Fancy seeing you again."

"Hey, having fun?" He appears to be iddly looking around for Nico's parents, but does not look concerned when no obvious candidates present themselves.

"It's been a nice, adventurous day. I'm learning a lot."

Nod. "Wanna meet my family?" He asks a bit hesitantly. "One of my dads made caramel apple pie."

"Certainly not gonna turn you down. Er. Is your - Are. Your dads nice?"

"Yeah... all of them?" Fidgeting. "There is some complication because of... a curse that one of them got during the war. But they are nice."

"Ah. Of course. The war." The war he knows absolutely nothing about... But he doesn't need to hide his otherworldliness anymore. It's just amusing to keep it a while longer. "I'd be happy to meet your family, and thank you for the kind invitation."

"Okay."

He guides Nicodemus through the crowd to two a group of people sitting around two overlapping picnic blankets.

There is a man sitting right in the edge between the two blankets. His shirt changes from black to white as he notices the two coming.

"Hello, son. Made a new friend?"

Another man who was talking to someone turns and hooks elbows with the shirt-changing-man. "Oh, is this the boy from the boat?"

"Yeah, Nico, these are my dads. Don't embarrass me, dads."

From the other side of the man, a woman leans closer and also hooks elbows with the man in the middle. "You made a new friend, Adam? Wonderful! Does he have a name?" She asks Nico a touch of saccharine in her voice.

"My name, fair and gracious hosts, is Nicodemus Fain."

"Charmer," she says smiling. Looking pointedly at Adam.

"Right. Nico, these are my dads. Sophocles," he points at the blond one," and Stephen," the color-changing one, "that's Mary Jane sheismarriedtostephenotherpersonality. Those are my siblings." He waves at most of the assembled young people.

"What an interesting family. Adam's fun, by the way."

"Thanks, Nico. Are you hungry? Would your parents like to join us?"

"I'm not that hungry, but thank you for the offer."

"What would you like to do?"