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[buggereye]

[near the center of camp, there is a small stand. and a magical hobo sitting at it, slightly bewildered. the sign on the front says:]

PSYCHIATRIC HELP
5 cents

... ah. How much is "5 cents" worth, anyway?

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[mmmdots]

Um. Let's see... smell, sight, taste, um..... sound...... touching?

[buggereye]

... rather expensive then.

[mmmdots]

Kind of, in a way. Everyone has them, or most of them, but you can't really give them away.

[buggereye]

[nods]

I would feel terrible accepting them anyway. May I ask your name?

[swornmyoaths]

A U.S. dollar is a hundred cents. That help?

[buggereye]

Somewhat. What does a U.S. dollar buy?

[swornmyoaths]

Two candybars? I'd say a soda, but some machines charge an extra quarter.

[buggereye]

So five cents would be ... a rather small amount of sweets. I see.

[get_sometail]

You got me, but it sounds pretty cheap.

[buggereye]

I guess it depends if a cent is a large unit of money or not.

[get_sometail]

Yeah, 6gil can get you a decent meal at some outta town joints back home...

So uh, what kind of help are you hawking here, anyway?

[buggereye]

... ah. It sounds like it won't do nearly that much here. Maybe a trade ...

"Psychiatric Help." ... though to be honest, I'm not sure I have the certification required. I'm more of a medicine man.

[conjuringsmile]

A penny for your thoughts~? Not that I know what exactly a penny is.

[buggereye]

I'm not entirely sure myself.

[conjuringsmile]

Either way, it doesn't sound that expensive.

[buggereye]

That seems to be the case. Are you interested in some, then?

[403rtfm]

That depends on the era.

[buggereye]

What about this era?

[403rtfm]

Right now five cents is practically nothing. A single stick of chewing gum, maybe. Or leaf of printing paper.

A hundred years ago you mighta managed a piece of fresh fruit.

[buggereye]

Ahh. I see. That suits me well enough, then.