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Eddie grumbled, shifting his weight and glancing around from his place in line. They were impatient. They didn’t know why the woman in front of them was taking so long, it sounded as if she was trying to haggle. That poor vendor was just trying to do their job, probably didn’t even set the ridiculously over-priced prices. Those were typically expected at a festival.
What happened next was unexpected though, he didn’t imagine they’d be included in this. Clear surprise was on his face once she turned to him again and handed him a pretty expensive bag of goodies. “What?”
Eddie stepped out of line, since there wasn’t any reason to be there anymore. [Is there chocolate?] He shoveled some chocolate covered pretzels into his mouth and heard his symbiote practically purr at the flavour. [Sweet and salty!] “Mhm…..” He regarded the woman beside him. “Thanks…. what made you want to do something like that?”
vex also left the line, her own hand dipping into her bag to pop a chocolate morsel into her mouth. gods, it was good -- probably the first good thing about being here. she took a moment to savor the treat before addressing the strangers question.
“why, it’s a thank you. for letting me do my thing -- know it always bothered my brother. don’t worry, they’re still making quite a bit, even with the discount. i’m not made of money, you know.” none of them were, considering just how much this place took. despite her airs, vex was warm to the stranger, her words soft and playful, “plus, i’ve got festival prizes i’d like to try my hand at. a trinket here has a pie eating contest to win.” at this, her bear cub groaned.
