05 :: shopping list

[stonewave]

Still new to this Scavenging stuff and I know there's already a list down here of stuff people want.

Anybody got anything they want me to keep an eye out for anyway?

Comments

[crimson_seeker]

It depends. Could you find me a proper abacus?

[stonewave]

[There's a bit of tapping and a few short starts that are scribbled entirely illegible.]

You got a picture?

[crimson_seeker]

A counting frame, suànpán. It's a flat wooden box with round rods attached to the frame, and holed beads that can be slid along the rods.

[The drawing appears slowly, but with evident care.]

[stonewave]

...That's a pretty good picture. Might come across some of those rods or beads, but havent seen anything wood down here yet. Mostly plastic and metal and shit. I'll keep an eye out for the rods and beads, though.

[crimson_seeker]

It seems to be a familiar thing. I see. Then maybe I can actually buy one from a wood carver, if there's one in the Bazaar. Thanks, though.

Plastic? That's not a word I know that I know.

[stonewave]

It's

[Ink taps and blank space and some scribbled marks.]

It's just plastic is all I know. Know it when I see it, not what it is.

[crimson_seeker]

Some sort of material? That's a step forward.