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[ this asshole... ]

why not??

errr wait no no, now works perfect! didn't realize you'd be hungry. anyway, i can meet you outside of the abel inn.

[ ??? Why wouldn't he be hungry? ]

ok when?

uuuhhh

in fifteen minutes?

ok

[ And then: ]

your treat right?

[cue a sinking feeling of dread... he'd have to only bring a portion of his savings.]

yeah, of course

limited only by the coin in my pocket

[ At this point, Bolin could just grin to himself and eat Hideyoshi out of house and home but.

He's not devious enough for that, so instead he replies with a friendly ]

don't worry! i know a bunch of tips for saving cash around here

[blink.]

[Bolin seemed like a trusting, forgiving fool, but kinder than most Hide had the (dis)pleasure of knowing. that accounted for something.]

yeah? think we could compare tips?

yeah why not!
we're all in this together [ :) ]

the bargaining business, right. say, how good are you at bartering?

pretty good! [ read: not good at all ]
me and my brother are pretty good at scamming people too

[p a u s e.]

[there was no way this dude was a professional embezzler. maybe hired muscle... maybe. but, uh, okay.]

what do you usually scam them of?

[ That's kind of rude, Hide... ]

hm
like fruits and vegetables?

[but was it wrong.]

[--- oh. fruits and vegetables. foodstuffs. he does feel a little bad for his earlier thought. only a little.]

bread isn't so different. maybe we can work out a deal to get some at a discount.

though i'd feel bad scamming local goblin businesses... wouldn't you?

huh?
you don't need pastries to survive

Edited 2016-01-09 21:20 (UTC)

[consider the knife twisted. what a strong moral code for someone who was apparently once starving.]

true.

why'd you and your brother need to steal to survive...?

oh well
i guess we didn't? [ He rubs his chin then, wondering if he should feel bad. ]
but eating out of dumpsters can get pretty rough!
like sometimes you get food poisoning, and it can get groooss