Neverwinter Forest don't let the doctor in.

Penn, admittedly, had not made very many friends in his life. Not with other guys, at least. For whatever reason more often than not, his first instinct when meeting another male was to figure out what their buttons were that he could press to set them off and then just start pressing like mad. He didn't seem to have that problem with women--he had lots of lady friends. Guys, though? Guys typically wanted to murder him for reasons that were perfectly fair.

But, Penn had done a lot of growing the past several months. He was now able to say that he had exactly one male friend in the world. And perhaps, he was about to make it two.

"Come on, let's go do something cool, far away from this lame-oid," Penn said to Alaric as he stood, shooting a disdainful glance at the bobcat before he began to walk away (assuming Alaric decided to follow). He liked these woods he'd found himself in--it was peaceful and quiet here. Perfect for disrupting.

"So, you from around here?" Penn asked conversationally.