(I'm assuming, for convenience, that the sex has been whispered, so the gnomes have only heard about the change of clothes and shower.  They offer to head to the University and explain the situation, for a fee.  Mneta offers them several gold pieces and her com badge, explaining how it works.  She sets it to emit radio waves they should pick up with the tech that drew the ship here, it should still emit the frequency even if faintly.)<br/><br/>"Shyeal, should we give them a way to contact your aunt?  An address, or do you have other communication here?  (You know that there are telegraph messengers every few miles, who charge reasonable fees.  If your aunt is rich, she might have a home morse code or telegraph).  Cheerwind, are your birds smart enough to fly back with a message from the gnomes once they get there?  I'm thinking we could find out how fast they can see us and know what we have to work with."<br/><br/>After the communication is settled, the gnomes race off, excited about the com badge, though one looks disappointedly at her blaster.  "Awww".<br/><br/>And you head to your Aunt's house.