Comments | theskytides: [OPEN] What do you mean I have to pay?!

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[OPEN] What do you mean I have to pay?!

Jan 17, 2010 18:22

Characters: Luke fon Fabre, anyone who wants
Content: Luke explores his first city and learns a thing or two about commerce.
Setting: The streets of Licere
Time: After Long Night, while The Silvana's still docked in Licere.
Warnings: IDK as of yet, but probably mostly bratty rich kid being bratty.

( This was not going quite as well as he had expected... )

≠ hinamori momo, ≠ luke fon fabre, ≠ yami, ≠ maes hughes

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fatherofcute January 17 2010, 23:41:51 UTC

Hughes had decided to take a bit of times to wander the shops. Aside from the interrogations at the Silvana this really had been the relaxing vacation he had needed.

"What do you mean pay? It's just a pied of bread! if you're worried about it so much, just charge it to the Fabre manor."

Oh my, trouble? Hughes was a nosy troll and couldn't help himself from coming over and poking his nose into things a bit.

"Can't say I blame him, friend. He makes his living by selling these pastries."

birdcagephoenix January 17 2010, 23:54:47 UTC

Luke's attention was quickly snapped from the pastry seller as he turned a slightly confused expression on the newcomer.

"What do you mean? Are you trying to say all he does with his life is sell bread all day? That's kind of lame."

Doubtless that last remark was going to go over well.

fatherofcute January 18 2010, 00:06:48 UTC

"What do you mean lame!?" The shop keeper looked ready to strangle the would be thief.

Oh dear. Hughes put a placating hand to the man, even picking up a pastry for himself and handing the man some coins. His words were to Luke, though. "Is it though? Without this man to make and sell bread many people would go without. He does quite a service for the people of this area, and hungry tourists like us that are passing through. And the money he makes selling his delicious wears he takes home so he can care for his family. It's the cycle of life for the poor." Hughes has little doubt the young man before him came from nobility. Only a noble would tell a peddler to put a charge on their house's tab.

((ooc: Yay for random NPC's =3;; ))

birdcagephoenix January 25 2010, 00:47:41 UTC

Luke made a brat face at the pastry seller, but he backed away nevertheless. It wasn't like he really wanted to get into a physical fight after all.

"Huh?" Luke shot this newcomer and inquisitive look. Sure, he was kind of annoyed at the moment, but it didn't mean he wasn't going to listen at all - especially when he was in a position such as this that he didn't think he could get out of on his own.

"I... Well, I guess," the noble finally ceded. But what did this have to do with him? His family had an income. He wasn't sure where it came from, but he and his mother certainly didn't work. Only Father stayed away for long periods of time for one military function or another. He still didn't really get it, but he supposed maybe everyone wasn't lucky enough to live in a manor with servants and cooks and all that. Lucky depending on how you looked at it, of course.

Then he muttered a half-apology under his breath, "Uh, yeah. Sorry." Sure sucked to be him, slaving away over hot bread all day long.

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*is getting images from Disney's Aladdin* XD flyfrommyself January 17 2010, 23:45:58 UTC

Yami had a hat jammed down on his head over a bandanna he'd used to try to tame his hair, and make himself just a bit less . . . identifiable. But really, he needed to get off the ship even if only for a few hours, never mind how inadvisable that might be.

He was enjoying the sights, sounds, smells of the market when he heard voices around the corner - one angry, one almost more startled and confused than anything. And he thought he recognized the startled voice. Sigh . . . might as well go see what the trouble was.

Coming around the corner, he took in the scene at a glance. "Gentlemen, something I can help with?"

Originally it was an apple. I was trying to mix things up but mebbe I shoulda stuck with that. birdcagephoenix January 17 2010, 23:59:28 UTC

Hey, wasn't that voice kind of... familiar? Luke wasn't sure, but it was getting more crowded in front of the pastry vendor and he wasn't sure how well he liked that, since things did not seem to be going in his favor.

Even if the voice was something he'd heard before, the disguise was enough to fool him. Luke was easily fooled and hadn't taken much time to memorize who all he shared his mode of transportation with.

"Well, yeah, maybe!" Luke stumbled over his words just a little, not entirely sure of what to do, "This guy says I have to pay for food. I told him to just send a letter by the manor, but..."

Luke paused to make a face.

"I really don't get what the big deal is!"

LOL no worries! flyfrommyself January 18 2010, 00:33:04 UTC

Ah, right. Yami remembered seeing this guy at Rufus's dinner party the other night. The comments, however, gave him pause.

. . . have to pay . . . send a letter to 'the manor' . . .

Yami couldn't help but stare at the young man for just an instant, but then it hit him. This guy's some kind of noble, isn't he? He probably doesn't know anything about buying and selling. He suppressed another sigh. "To him, it it a big deal. I'll explain in a minute." He turned to the vendor, reaching for a pouch. "What is the item and how much, sir?"

birdcagephoenix January 24 2010, 21:06:26 UTC

"Huh?" What was that guy just looking at him for? Was he feeling sorry for him or something? It rubbed Luke the wrong way, but he managed to keep his complaints to himself and settled for watching as Yami set about paying for the pastry. At least Luke guessed that was what he was doing. It seemed like a huge pain in the rear - yanking out coins to pay for every little thing you wanted.

"Uh, right. So explain," the redhead prompted after he decided that the situation had started to take a more favorable turn.

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peachesnotplums January 18 2010, 05:06:27 UTC

Well... the hot springs were nice, but that wasn't all that there was to do in Licere, right? There was also a little shopping, and-

...what was going on over there, exactly...?

Oh dear, that was that one young man, wasn't it. And he was... did he even know he had to pay for that?

Oh dear. Well, she figured that the right thing to do would be to step in, so...

"Excuse me, sir...?" said Hinamori, looking somewhat worried.

birdcagephoenix January 24 2010, 21:09:41 UTC

Of course Luke didn't know. He'd never paid for anything in his life. The argument between Luke and the seller continued for a few more seconds before Luke noticed they had an audience.

Oh, it was her.

Luke was quickly getting sick of this mess. If he had known that obtaining food and a few other things was going to be this difficult, he would have just said 'forget it' and spent his time searching for a nice private bath.

"Yeah, what is it?"

peachesnotplums January 24 2010, 21:25:22 UTC

"I'll pay for it," said Hinamori, reaching into her pocket to see how much money she had. Enough for the bread, probably, unless Luke was buying really expensive bread, but...

"How much is it, sir?" she asked the seller while doing so.

birdcagephoenix February 4 2010, 03:16:55 UTC

The bread wasn't expensive, really. The seller shouted out a price, his attention more on the pastry thief than Hinamori herself.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. This guy was getting annoying. The redhead dug around in a shallow pant pocket and finally produced a few francs. It hardly seemed like enough to be worth anything.

"Don't bother," Luke muttered, stepping forward and shoving the money in the seller's direction. Anything to make him shut up and get off Luke's back.

"Just take it. If I had known that bread was going to give me this much trouble I wouldn't have bothered." Luke still didn't quite get it, but it was a start.

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