. . . D-don’t tell me . . .

"That's reassuring," Thomas sighed. "At least there's someone with authority in here that would defend us."

"And that's it," Jorge concluded.

"Huh? That's it?" I questioned. I felt like I got scammed. I thought he would tell us a lot but what he told us wasn't even worth 1000 gil! 

"Teacher Fey is the only one we could befriend here?" Thomas stuttered, tears pooling beneath his eyes, and any moment now, he would slump on the floor and cry his heart out. 

"In the first place. There are not many players here that would genuinely befriend you. Most live by the rules that every man for themselves. If you're not useful, then you can die on the side, and nobody will help you.