Wanting to get more of a sense what is happening here rather than take a leap and sign up with a group he knows nothing about, Ernesto will be heading for Godsblood. He's a city boy at heart, and the promise of people who won't have an active interest in turning him in is good enough for him. So he'll be putting on a fun cloak with a hood to cover up the very obvious ears and tail tell of not being a local, and hopping on that ship.

He'll be checking in with any Pleroma that also heads into the city. Whether they stick together the whole time or not, Ernesto will go out of his way to find people again and touch base.

He might (read: definitely) be joining in on some grifts with Dokja, and this may (read: hopefully) result in consequences at some point.

When he's not being a shitty scammer though, he will be trying to build up some good will with the locals, and will rope others into ingratiating themselves with them if he can.

Speaking of, he'll absolutely be attending that festival. Mostly out of curiosity and a good chance at finding out more about this world and the people that inhabit it, but also because festivals are fun. He just spent a long time in a misery cave, got smacked in the face/head half a dozen times, and got stabbed in the shoulder. He deserves a little fun!