He really wanted to punch him.
He wouldn't. But he'd think about it, as if by doing so Alder would somehow wind up punching himself through sheer force of will.
Arranging for payment after the exchange of goods was a good way to get conned. It wasn't something he did for livestock or oil, and it sure as hell wasn't something he'd do for his sister. «He's trying to play us,» he said over his shoulder.
«It sounds like a good deal to me,» she said, peering around her brother's back.
«That's the point, it sounds like a good deal until it's over and done and he decides what he wants is enough oil to swim in.»
«That doesn't sound enforceable,» she giggled. «Agree to the terms, Niyol,» she said, in a pleading tone, as if she were trying to coax him instead of giving him an order. Niyol's jaw went stiff, practically grinding his teeth as he realized he was going to have to agree to less-than-ideal terms.
The fact that the man was going to be with his sister was bad enough without adding a bad deal on top of it.
Mai was already looking back to the bartender, shiny silver gears turning in her head. "Can I get some of that whiskey, too?" she amended. "I'll pay for the both of us."
"That... sounds great," Niyol lied, while his sister inexplicably tried to ingratiate herself with a man whose affections were being purchased regardless. "We have a-"
Hastily throwing back her shot, Mai interrupted Niyol by pushing him away from the bar counter so he was no longer standing between her and Alder, a feat she managed mostly thanks to the element of surprise and a lower center of gravity. She held out a hand through the newly vacated space, face flush with liquor and nervous anticipation. "Hi," she said breathlessly, "I'm Mai. Niyol didn't tell me your name?"
He wouldn't. But he'd think about it, as if by doing so Alder would somehow wind up punching himself through sheer force of will.
Arranging for payment after the exchange of goods was a good way to get conned. It wasn't something he did for livestock or oil, and it sure as hell wasn't something he'd do for his sister. «He's trying to play us,» he said over his shoulder.
«It sounds like a good deal to me,» she said, peering around her brother's back.
«That's the point, it sounds like a good deal until it's over and done and he decides what he wants is enough oil to swim in.»
«That doesn't sound enforceable,» she giggled. «Agree to the terms, Niyol,» she said, in a pleading tone, as if she were trying to coax him instead of giving him an order. Niyol's jaw went stiff, practically grinding his teeth as he realized he was going to have to agree to less-than-ideal terms.
The fact that the man was going to be with his sister was bad enough without adding a bad deal on top of it.
Mai was already looking back to the bartender, shiny silver gears turning in her head. "Can I get some of that whiskey, too?" she amended. "I'll pay for the both of us."
"That... sounds great," Niyol lied, while his sister inexplicably tried to ingratiate herself with a man whose affections were being purchased regardless. "We have a-"
Hastily throwing back her shot, Mai interrupted Niyol by pushing him away from the bar counter so he was no longer standing between her and Alder, a feat she managed mostly thanks to the element of surprise and a lower center of gravity. She held out a hand through the newly vacated space, face flush with liquor and nervous anticipation. "Hi," she said breathlessly, "I'm Mai. Niyol didn't tell me your name?"
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