It wasn't a very specific answer, but it hadn't been a very specific question.
Bartering was a real pain in the dick. Different places valued different things, and the whole process involved a lot more talking than he was comfortable with.
"A tub," he said finally, figuring he might as well just make his desires clear. "Food. Cheese'd be nice. So'd a woman." Any woman, quite frankly, much as he would have liked to be picky. They had to have at least one wasn't painted too much, didn't reek enough of perfume to give him a headache. He hoisted his bag higher, and began digging through it until he found what he was looking for.
Might not be worth much, if they were the practical type. But it was worth a shot.
He held up a rectangle wrapped in foil, in a sleeve of white cardboard. Would have been worthless, all those years ago, but it was getting harder and harder to find these days. Chalky imitations gone white and hard were one thing - but real, actual chocolate? He'd been saving it, one of few 'luxuries' that didn't go bad after a week or two.
"What'll it get me?" he asked. Less than it was worth, he was guessing, but that was a price he was willing to pay to get out of negotiating. Assuming it wasn't too steep.
Bartering was a real pain in the dick. Different places valued different things, and the whole process involved a lot more talking than he was comfortable with.
"A tub," he said finally, figuring he might as well just make his desires clear. "Food. Cheese'd be nice. So'd a woman." Any woman, quite frankly, much as he would have liked to be picky. They had to have at least one wasn't painted too much, didn't reek enough of perfume to give him a headache. He hoisted his bag higher, and began digging through it until he found what he was looking for.
Might not be worth much, if they were the practical type. But it was worth a shot.
He held up a rectangle wrapped in foil, in a sleeve of white cardboard. Would have been worthless, all those years ago, but it was getting harder and harder to find these days. Chalky imitations gone white and hard were one thing - but real, actual chocolate? He'd been saving it, one of few 'luxuries' that didn't go bad after a week or two.
"What'll it get me?" he asked. Less than it was worth, he was guessing, but that was a price he was willing to pay to get out of negotiating. Assuming it wasn't too steep.
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