As the girl continued walking, Faust started getting confused as to whether she didn't hear him or if she was ignoring him. Suddenly, a thought went through his mind: Why did he specifically ask that person to clear out? Maybe it her clothes made her stick out? He didn't get much time to think about it though, since a man started shouting at him for shouting at her. Faust shook his head slightly at this, since he actually had good intent. "I suppose people are kind of biased against Cipher...." he thought to himself before checking his watch. Just as he did that, a quiet beeping noise started; he'd forgotten that he had set an alarm for the end of his shift. "Ah, right...." Faust said to himself, gladly taking in the slight relief that he was freed from the burden of being a Cipher. For the time being, anyways. He still had to do it tomorrow. Nonetheless, he headed off to the diner, a bag with his usual clothes in hand.
Changing in the bathroom there, Faust thought about Agate Village. It was probably notably better than other places, since it was "protected" from Cipher, but he hadn't been able to visit since he left. As Faust thought about the village, for some reason, he also began to feel something familiar about that girl he saw earlier. He really couldn't figure out why, but it was probably the same reason that he tried to get her out of the streets. Pausing for a moment, Faust suddenly picked up his stuff and left for the hotel.
"Faust, where are ya headin'?" asked the hostess as Faust walked out the door.
"I'm taking a rest tonight. You guys can handle this many customers easily, and I've got something I need to think about.
He took his time heading to the hotel; the peons wouldn't bother him even they tried to fight him. Nonetheless, he was somewhat worried for the small group outside. Sure, three of them would easily take down one of those wimps, but they'd probably call in reinforcements. It'd be much safer for him to escort them over, even if only a short distance. Faust kept a watch from the shadows, ready to jump in should a Cipher peon approach them. He figured that, it being dark AND Pyrite Town, they'd be less spooked if he just didn't approach them. This was probably not the case.