With Karl constantly refilling the shelves, and Rue making more of what was selling in large batches that had simple designs, the crowd began to rapidly disperse.
There was only so much that they could afford, and now that they had what they came for, it was time to go back to their chosen disciples and finish the orientation rituals.
Every Clan had something that they did to welcome new members.
Some of them made a huge deal about it when they got back to the Clan, some of them had the new member take on a mission to prove their worth before they even got back to the rest of the Clan. But there was always something to make the new member feel like part of the group.
In Rue's mind, it was mostly just trauma bonding. But she also had very poor luck with Clans in the past, and even her own had still maintained a form of hazing ritual to weed out those who would betray the Clan with little motivation.
