Ah, yeah, that's a tricky thing. I think they expect you to stay in the Amplitheater for a while when you arrive, so then you'll have made some credits for the transition to the city. Since that's not the case for you, if you don't want to go back to the Amplitheater yet, you can crash on my couch if you want.

[He doesn't want to assume they'll sleep together or put any pressure on that front with his offer, hence the "couch" wording.]

Right. Maybe you've got some skills from those odd jobs, or maybe this is a chance to start over and try something new. I think I'm gonna look for something related to boats, since I never got to do that in my world. If that fails, I can fall back into old patterns, I guess.

[He heaves a small sigh. The server comes over, and he orders beer.]