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[isdf]

HELLO

"Greetings. This is Kisaragi Yuma."

GOODBYE

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[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..."

[isdf]

[Does it not? Can he prove that? Stealing is never right.]

Although doing so may take time, we will simply have to find a way to pay it.

[selfconcept]

[ then this happens ]