Magpie
monochrxm
“Yes, of course. I can see that you’re pretty- - I meant, these are pretty. Ehrm.”
Chrom immediately slams down a couple of bills from his pocket, hoping that the purchase would be enough to distract the seller from his slip of tongue (and flaming red face). Where did that even come from? The blue-haired teen wasn’t usually so careless with his words but he must’ve gotten lost in the conversation somehow.
“I’ll… be taking this then. Thank you.”
He did not even wait for the other to properly place the jewelry in a case, just scooping the delicate piece into his hand before briskly walking away. Chrom can only hope he left enough to pay for the item, otherwise he won’t be able to sleep properly tonight. The guilt would surely eat him alive, forcing him to return a second time. And somehow, Chrom was not looking forward to that prospect.
I n t e r e s t i n g.... The thief didn’t miss the slip of the other man’s tongue, the inadvertent compliment not falling on deaf ears. Though before the man could even think of a witty comeback or a quip of his own he was witness to a very flustered display.
Watching in a sort of dumbstruck awe as the blue haired man took his purchase and took off without even a bag or a receipt, it was only when his customer had already initiated his embarrassed flee that Gaius realized he had paid nearly triple what the trinket was worth.
For a moment he contemplated just letting him go. He had taken a lot more for a lot less before and he could use the money. But a laboured sigh fell from his lips, reminding himself that he was trying to start a new with a legitimate business and the last thing he needed was for rumours to spread that he was ripping off customers.
Pulling himself off his stool he hurried after the other, grateful he hadn’t gone all that far yet.
“Oi! Hey Blue, wait! Did you want your change, or you know, half the stall for how much you payed me?”
