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[isdf]

HELLO

"Greetings. This is Kisaragi Yuma."

GOODBYE

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[selfconcept]

[ Hien considers flopping on the nearest chair/bed/whatever is available, but he just flops on the nearest person instead. ]

"Oh this is like the days... I never have money..."

[ He mumbles. ]

[isdf]

[He flops onto Yuma, who doesn't move away.]

Did you use to gamble like this?

[selfconcept]

[ yuuuumaaaaaaa his boy yuma................... he hugs him again, partially to keep balance and partially for physical affection ]

"No, but when you travel, you usually don't have the currency to spend in a new area, so you have to make do with what you got. Bartering skills are particularly useful."

[isdf]

[If it's for balance, he'll let Hien stay.]

I see, so that's a problem to consider. How do you barter?

[selfconcept]

[ Sure. ]

"You convince the other person that the item that you want to trade with matches the value of the item you want. I cheat a little sometimes by finding out what the market people like first though. I traded a fidget spinner for a basket of apples once, because the merchant had a childhood related to spinning tops and he felt nostalgic."

[ ... ]

"A fidget spinner is a toy that can keep you occupied with a single hand."

[isdf]

[He nods appreciatively at the preemptive explanation; he is, however, not a materialistic person and therefore has difficulty following everything else.]

My apologies, but I fail to see how the values of those two things can possibly be the same.

[selfconcept]

"It had sentimental and personal value to the person specifically, so while it's worthless to you, it's worth so much for them."

[isdf]

Is it that simple?

[It sounds like anything but. He doesn't get it at all.]

[selfconcept]

"It requires a bit of emotional intelligence. Empathy helps. Not everyone has it though, and that's fine. People can be suited for different things."

[ ... ]

"Anyway, you can leave the bartering to me. I'll make sure to secure food for us. Or maybe we can just steal some from Bostco and hoard crates of apples or something."

[ BUT THEY GO BAD EVENTUALLY ]

[isdf]

["And that's fine."

That's good, then. That's acceptable.]

Stealing is illegal. Furthermore, eating is optional in Purgatory.

[selfconcept]

"Purgatory doesn't have laws though."

[ Hmmmm??? ]

"Not like it matters... ahh... our debt..."

[ordimame]

[I AM FREE TO TAG THIS NOW THAT MY INBOX IS UNDER CONTROL]

[watching him flop on Yuma, one brow raised]

You never have money because you blew it all betting on air races.

[Edamura also does not have money]

[selfconcept]

"Okay, but... you have to admit. The chances of Relish Cake winning were really high."

[ no they weren't

just fuckin gives cars random ass names like horses ]

[ordimame]

[in this hypothetical universe where they're all gambling addicts in massive debt the cars and airplanes do have random ass names]

The odds were 3:1. You weren't going to win that in a million years.

[selfconcept]

"No, I'd just have to--"

[ Wait. ]

"Damn, I can't go to other possible ones... To think I could have cheated."

[ He clicks his tongue. ]

"I'm feeling lucky today though."

[ no!!!!!!!!!!!! ]

[ordimame]

[yes!!!!!!]

Feeling lucky how? What are you going to wager when you're flat ass broke?

[it is spoken more curiously than judgmentally, though]

[selfconcept]

"I dunno... maybe I'll pick some coins off the street or in the casino... People are drunk, so they must have dropped at least some, right?"

[ordimame]

. . . probably. Do you think any bookie worth their salt is going to let you place bets with spare change, though?

[selfconcept]

"I can just bet again and again to get more. Maybe I should play roulette..."

[ordimame]

[IDLY]

Do you ever think that we should quit?

[selfconcept]

"No."

[ Immediate response. HIS GAMBLING ADDICTION!! HIS GACHA!!!! ]

[pontifica]

[ damn imagine being broke af

anyway lemuen merely watches the boys flop on each other on the bed, her smile bright as always. also let's just say the suspicious red scarf is draped across her lap. ]

That was still fun, wasn't it? Perhaps a little too fun for my own good... I don't even want to think of how much money I'd spent if it even mattered in the long run.

[ordimame]

[. . . scooting a little closer to her! because he is deadass in love with her this thread and he WILL be weird about it]

It was. . . kinda fun

[KINDA]

I could've gone without the giant capsule, though.

[pontifica]

[ tfw you cant even scoot away bc you're stuck in this wheelchair, help ]

I think the giant capsule is a nice cherry on top for today's adventures. Besides, if it weren't for me, it could've been a lot worse, you know?

[ordimame]

[I'M SORRY, LEMUEN]

Your luck was pretty impressive. . . it almost makes me jealous.

[why can't he have that luck to pay back all of his (nonexistent) gambling debts]