"Okay, I can bring you along. I do not think they will try very hard to stop me but this is the time to tell me if they have creepy mechanisms to control you even after you leave the premises."

"Nah. I mean, blackmail, calling the Guard, just that stuff."

"Okay. Is the danger outside the city that folks are trying to get away from mostly just metal heads?"

"Pretty much. And the wasteland not having things growing in it so much anymore."

"The metal heads are no longer a concern, if I put down some topsoil and plants and drop you off outside the city would that be cool or do you wanna stay?"

"I really like the idea of a big multi-species city but yeah nah I'm out of here."

"Cool! Do you wanna maybe design a lurker city for me to build for you guys?"

Bounce bounce bounce!

"No but I know who to ask. You know, we had one before the Guard raided it." They still have the other one but she is not going to tell any humans about that.

"Wow, that sucks! Uh, I can't make eco and don't know eco-related engineering, so I might have to adapt some things, but it can look however you want and stuff. Who should we ask?"

"...How about instead of naming names here I talk to them and get back to you."

"I thought you wanted to leave with me? They're not here?"

"They're not here here. Might be in the city, though."

"Okay, sounds good to me. Is there anything else I should be asking the minister, or anyone else here-here I should talk to or imminently rescue, or do you just wanna skedaddle?"

"Let's skedaddle."

"I trust there will be no problem with that?" Cam asks the minister. "You can send me your house design specs by writing 'letter to Cam' on it."

"Will do." Will also make sure that the letter to Cam mentions some of the other things she might be able to help him sort out in Haven City. Just in case he thinks he's done with her.

"Thanks for all your help." He beckons to Urru and heads out.

Urru follows.

And meanwhile the metal heads have been up to something. One of the most dextrous ones has been very carefully making an exact copy of the fairy circle Cam gave Kor.

A fairy appears promptly! "- hahahaha, holy shit, what the fuck is you?"

The metal head does not smile politely because his metal mouth doesn't move that way. "Unfortunately our word for us is just 'people', but the aliens have some nicknames for us," he says in one of the languages the fairy has just gotten from him. "Thanks so much for answering my circle! You can take your pick of one of these things just for coming," he gestures at an assortment of human pants and skirts, necklaces, metal head literature printed out on actual paper, and a skull gem from someone who died of illness a few days ago, "or two if you'll stay and answer some questions."

"I'll answer your questions - oooh, that's pretty -" She takes the skull gem. "What is this?"

"It's a skull gem." He taps his, gently. It is in fact located in a socket in his skull. "It's sort of like bone - won't rot or anything."

"Neat! What are your questions?"

"First of all, it true that those who summon daeva become daeva when they die?"

"...I dunno, I guess maybe they do? I was always a fairy, personally."