"Right. I'll... keep stuff on me." He's thinking of what jobs he hasn't yet tried to look for that might still take him. Maybe messenger? He can get through to places and find people, and get back quickly. Probably. If he has some double dollars, he can be prepared.

As to where to look...

"I haven't been here long. Do you know anything about how the city's set up? Miss Melanie would not take everyone to the worst parts of the city, and likely won't be able to find a place in the best parts, so we could start with the the rest."

With the way everything was crowded, she probably wouldn't have been more picky than that, but perhaps that's a start?