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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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[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.

[403rtfm]

Actually, I think it's just a Peanuts reference.

[buggereye]

Peanuts? ... a kind of food?

[403rtfm]

Well, yeah, but it's also the name of a comic strip. And there's a girl, Lucy, who's got a booth like this in it.

[buggereye]

Ahh. I assume Wikipedia would have something on it?

[403rtfm]

Yeah, it should. I'd be ashamed of the internet community if it didn't.

[buggereye]

I'll check afterwards, then. What's your name?

[403rtfm]

I'm Dairine Callahan. You?

[buggereye]

Ginko. I'm a mushi-shi.

[403rtfm]

[blinks. brow furrows.]

That's... some kind of. Entomologist?

[buggereye]

A supernaturally-inclined one, I guess.

[403rtfm]

Oh, okay. That must have been what I wasn't getting.

[buggereye]

"Wasn't getting"?