Just as Dirk had said, there was a convention not too far away from where they were wandering, the odd couple arriving to a large building with a legion of nerds, otaku, and comic enthusiasts coming out of the woodwork and converging with one another in an orgy of different fanbases. Dirk was the only one who didn't have much of a costume on which earned him a few odd looks from some of the people who were already dressed up...and of course, Prier also managed to gather in several stares of her own...<br/><br/>"Ugh, already I don't like this place..." Prier chided, having taken in enough lustful gazes from all the surrounding populace, all of them male, and all of them focusing on her curvaceous physique as it strode gracefully aside one as bumbling and unskilled as Dirk. It was already bad enough with Dirk...but with it amplified up to the elevan then it becomes a little unnerving. "Let's hurry up and find what we have to...I feel like one of them's gonna pounce on me."<br/><br/>"A-Are you afraid?" Dirk couldn't help but feel the need to exploit this...if only a little. He hesitated to continue, his facing flushing into a deep blush as his fingers prodded together, "I-If you want, I...I can protect-"<br/><br/>"On second thought, I better steel my nerves." Prier suddenly broke in with, cutting off Dirk's chance to show at least a little Bravado...even if it was forced and nothing was behind it. "If you're my only protection, I best be able to react to some perverts advances on my own." Dirk could only weep silent cries and invisible tears, he had forgotten that Prier was much stronger than an average human could ever hope to be. Why would she need his protection...for anything.<br/><br/>"However..." Prier's voice alerted Dirk's attention to her face, a faint smile on her face as she looked to him with a look he rarely saw before. "You must really think you're some kinda badass if you think you can stop all of them."<br/><br/>"Ahah...well..." Dirk stummered in shyness. "I don't want anyone to hurt you so...so, I figured I should help you as best I can."<br/><br/>Prier wasn't sure if he was only voicing this because his lust was driving him to make sure he was trusted enough by her for a later attempt at fornication or if he really meant it...either way, it wasn't bad having someone with a least a spine helping out in this situation. Dirk's may have been gelatinous, but it was there none the less...and he showed that he had moments where he wasn't afraid to show this...