Dear high heavens was Harrison lost. After getting over his initial shock of seeing a bunch of... whatever the hells that was, which by the way took quite a bit of mental willpower because holy crap, he had decided to use the old male fallback for when he was lost. Thus, he decided to wing it and went down the nearest alleyway, hoping to eventually come across someone in a private enough place that he could ask them where to go without seeming like a complete moron.
...
Was that someone's hand in his pocket?
[5 min time skip]
Eventually he managed to make his way the end of an alleyway, a trail of broken thieves behind him as he made his way out to the end and could see a clear area once more which seemed to hold some sort of fighting ring. Oh hey, it was that dog... wolf... jackal? girl he saw earlier! Man, she must get around. Well either that or he spent a while just going in circles and hasn't actually gone very far. Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, Harrison remembered why he was here in the first place. He needs someone:
A) Magical looking.
B) Alone
C) Didn't look like they would try and kill him for breathing in their direction.
So the whole crowd around the fighting arena, despite their somewhat stunned murmuring, is completely out. Where was all this mist coming from? It's not winter. Unless it was? To be honest he wouldn't be surprised if just going into an alley switches the seasons around or something. The rumours about the city are pretty wild.
Looking around, Harrison noticed that all the mist seemed to be emanating from... oh hey! There was... someone? In the centre of the mist, standing just to his left and in front of him. Hmm. Magical mist. Only two in the alley. Looks kinda small (Well, everyone kinda does). Perfect!
Walking up to the figure, Harrison slung his bag back over his shoulder as he reached out with an arm to tap them on the shoulder. "Hey, uh, sorry, but can you tell me how to get to the college? My first time here and I'm kinda lost... again, sorry, don't wanna intrude on your celebration or nothin but I just need to know." He asks them, holding his hands up in an apologetic gesture.