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[arrogantedingly]

... It's Christmas

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[peacockedingly]

A beautiful one! It's mine.

[arrogantedingly]

-- Perfect. What do you want? Apparently I'm supposed to buy you something, but honestly? I've always been a little lacking in the gifts department. People say they don't mind and that anything is fine and then suddenly a spectrum analyzer is not on the list of things that are fine. So. What do you want?

[peacockedingly]

Well, what I really want is a vacation somewhere with a nice view and a spa, but our budgets don't really allow for that, so I'll take this belt. [ whips out a catalogue from his sleeve with the thing circled and arrows pointing to it ]

[arrogantedingly]

[ SLIGHTLY SURPRISED but at least this way there is minimum effort. ]

Huh. -- Wait, you really want this one?

[belovedingly]

[Bwah.]

[Just...bwah.]

A dress might be nice. Or a nice necklace, something about right for a girl that age. Excuse me a second...

[The Fool turns and rummages through a bag slung from his belt, coming out with a handful of carved wooden beads. Each one is unique, detailed and utterly beautiful; there's a rabbit curled around itself, a delicate shell, a cat with its tail coiled around it, a rose, and a lot else besides]

Five silver shards apiece. Normally I'd charge a lot more, but we won't be here long and I've got all the money I need. Choose the ones you think the little girl might like.

[arrogantedingly]

[ STARES A MINUTE. McKay has no idea about things like this ok. They seem... pretty? Do five year olds even appreciate pretty? HE HAS NO IDEA. ]

Oh, that's uh very nice. Five... silver shards you said?

[ WHAT KIND OF CURRENCY IS THIS. DO THEY TAKE MASTERCARD HERE? ): ]

[belovedingly]

[Laughs merrily at his own foolishness]

Of course. Different worlds, different moneys. Make me an offer. How much do you think they're worth?

[One would venture RATHER A LOT as carvings go. They are GOOD]

[arrogantedingly]

[ MCKAY HAS NO APPRECIATION OF ART. THEY ARE SMALL. ]

Uh, five dollars?

[ Wait, these aren't proper Canadian dollars, this is -- WELL SAME THING RIGHT? ]