I genuinely don't know why?? The presentation looked great even on the entries listings... but if I knew how to pull people in I'd certainly have more traction too...
oh! As a matter of fact I realized I didn't include this question: I'm unsure where exactly I was supposed to sell the scrap items I found? It was confusing since I'm confident I explored every part of the town? And I was unable to complete the guard's quest too..