Ampere: Hope that didn't seem like too much of a turning away. It's true that you can't do anything for Mediocrates now, but you'd actually touched upon a very important thing to return to later on in the quest. ;) In the meantime, feel free to head somewhere else in the city, or back to the tavern. I'll give some of the others a chance to reply then I'll move things along in the Whiskered Squid.