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Needful Things, Monday Afternoon

Mar 09, 2015 15:16

How very embarrassing, to find one's self tired today in such odd little bursts. Leland Gaunt was more amused than displeased to discover that the vagaries of this island might apply to him; it was a curiosity, nothing more. In any regard, his shop was open, and he had such lovely trinkets to sell.

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Shop with Leland needfully_yours March 9 2015, 19:16:33 UTC

So he can give you what you want.

Re: Shop with Leland regretiz4suckas March 9 2015, 21:02:23 UTC

Kenzi wasn't one to turn down a nap, so she'd spent most of the morning (and afternoon) asleep. But she had to be at work in a bit, so stomping around with a mocha would hopefully wake her up.

Hunh. Looked like the place had a new owner.

She wandered in with her shades on, checking out the merchandise, and keeping an eye out for anything worth... acquiring.

Re: Shop with Leland needfully_yours March 9 2015, 23:14:21 UTC

Oh, she was quite welcome to pocket anything she liked. Leland knew her sort rather well, actually, and he was fairly certain he had some merchandise that she'd be more than interested in walking away with today. She'd pay her price sooner or later, he'd see to that.

"Well, hello there! Welcome to my humble shop!"

His expression was open, easygoing, and suggested that he wasn't about to let her wander his store without first striking up a conversation. He wouldn't have any of it!

Re: Shop with Leland regretiz4suckas March 10 2015, 01:16:48 UTC

Kenzi gave a grin and a wave, because see how harmless she was? "How's it going, dude? Nice stuff."

Re: Shop with Leland needfully_yours March 10 2015, 01:26:01 UTC

"Business is going quite well today," Leland replied, giving her a pleasant smile and steepling his fingers in front of himself. "When I'm not nodding off, that is. I've found myself unable to keep my eyes open a few times already today, I'm afraid. Still, I'm certain I can keep awake for a new customer. Is there anything I can help you with today, Ms...?"

Re: Shop with Leland regretiz4suckas March 10 2015, 01:29:19 UTC

"Kenzi. Hey ya. Yeah, that's why I'm out and buzzing with the caffeine fix." She held up her giant mocha. "I have to work in a bit, so... I'm not looking for anything special." Hmmm. Now. Was he the type, like Dr. Girlfriend, to be interested in other objects? "You know, there was another place around here, where the owner was pretty cool about trade-ins. Stuff I found."

Re: Shop with Leland needfully_yours March 10 2015, 01:48:32 UTC

"I'm certainly willing to accept trade-ins," Leland replied, giving Kenzi a knowing smile that suggested that he, too, was very much that sort of person. "You might have noticed on your way in that none of the items in my store have prices. You see... I'm a bartering sort at heart. I'll sell anything here for no less than what it's worth to my buyer."

And he was very confident that he could be persuasive enough to make any one of the items he had for sale seem as though it was worth a very impressive sum, indeed.

Re: Shop with Leland regretiz4suckas March 10 2015, 01:54:16 UTC

Kenzi grinned at him in appreciation. "I like money best, of course. I'm not really in the market for anything special right now." A wander by some merchandise, back over closer to Mr. Gaunt. Hmm. Although... "You don't have anything that's made out of magic, do you?" She squinted at him over her sunglasses. "You do know that the Island's 'special', right?"

Re: Shop with Leland needfully_yours March 10 2015, 02:06:38 UTC

"Oh, I know a good deal about the island," Leland replied, smiling a little more broadly. "And about magic, as a matter of course. In fact, I have several charms in stock at the moment. I'd say it was a shame that you weren't looking for anything special, honestly. Some of my stock would in fact be of special interest to somebody who was in the market of... 'finding stuff.'"

Re: Shop with Leland regretiz4suckas March 10 2015, 02:09:30 UTC

"Reeeeally." Hmm. You were gonna have to convince her here, Leland. Don't con a con!

Although, wouldn't it be great if he had a for real Get Out Of Jail Free card?

Re: Shop with Leland needfully_yours March 10 2015, 02:39:18 UTC

Unfortunately, he didn't have one of those. But he did have something that would keep one from ending up in jail in the first place. Would that do, Kenzi?

"Oh, I have all manner of things," he agreed. "Charms that allow the wearer a sixth sense for items of value, a pocketwatch with an enchantment on it that lets the owner temporarily speed time in their direct vicinity. Presumably for people looking to run marathons faster, perhaps?"

Or to let somebody get away faster.

"I have a ring," he added, "that allows the wearer to shift out of notice -completely. To exist without being seen or heard. A lot of people would be all too happy with an item like that, I daresay."

Re: Shop with Leland regretiz4suckas March 10 2015, 02:42:52 UTC

Kenzi had perked up a little at the mention of the pocketwatch; she had Toby for finding out stuff, as well as kissing. On the other hand, stuff like that usually had a down-side, didn't it?

"Hunh." The ring, though... "I'm guessing that last one, it makes up for awesome abilities by being god-awful fugly?"

Re: Shop with Leland needfully_yours March 10 2015, 02:50:36 UTC

Leland had to chuckle at that, holding up a finger before reaching for a set of keys. He rifled through them, taking his sweet time before unlocking a jewelry cabinet behind the counter.

Some things didn't get to sit on the floor, after all, for people to trip over.

"You be the judge of that one," he replied, pulling out a ring and holding it up for her to see. "I simply can't account for aesthetic."

Re: Shop with Leland regretiz4suckas March 10 2015, 03:09:32 UTC

Or walk off with?

Kenzi leaned forward, cocking her head. Pretty. Delicate. Shiny. No jewels, no inscriptions, but still, kind of catchy-looking. But a ring was just a ring, unless it could do what he'd said.

"How does it work?" And would it need to be fed other people's blood?

Re: Shop with Leland needfully_yours March 10 2015, 03:14:00 UTC

"You put it on, you disappear," Leland replied, making certain to hold the ring just out of reach. He wasn't about to make this easy for her, after all. "Actually, it's rather straightforward. And quite the find. I couldn't believe my eyes when one of my suppliers turned up with this, you know."

Re: Shop with Leland regretiz4suckas March 10 2015, 03:20:12 UTC

"Didn't know what he had, did he," Kenzi guessed. "Or he totally would have kept it."

Unseen. Unheard. Almost like superpowers. And she liked being human, thanks, but sometimes, around people who had lots of special abilities, it was hard not to feel a little behind the curve. This, this would just be-- evening the playing field.

"Of course, anyone can *say* something like that works..." Kenzi raised her eyebrows. "Would a demonstration be too much to ask?"

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