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“oh, there’s plenty of room.” the vampire replied with a quiet chuckle. sure, this town was not exactly the upper east side, but it was getting more popular and he wanted to be prepared. business was booming and it would certainly continue to do so. just as he would continue to make this place bigger and better.
still, none of his thoughts about the future distracted him from the fact that this woman was strange. the way she hesitated, the way she talked. it was like she came from another planet. even the most provincial places had hotels these days, no? yet, it almost seemed like she had no real idea how this worked. but maybe she was just shy, or something.
“you can sleep here and use the other services, of course.” carter answered while he turned to the computer so he could enter her details. “what’s your name?” he questioned with an absentminded, professional smile, keeping his eyes on the screen for a moment longer. “and how would you prefer to pay? cash or credit?”
“Oh, great,” she said with a relieved sigh, proud that she had somehow managed to find shelter even though she knew virtually nothing about this world. For a second, she thought she might stand a chance living amongst humans, no matter how clueless she was. If she could figure this out, she could figure out anything, right?
“Thank you so much, I’m new here and I don’t have a home yet,” she explained, even though he hadn’t exactly asked. Blame it on her excitement. “I’m Sierra, what’s your name?” It was short lived, however, and replaced with confusion when he mentioned two things she had never hear of before—cash or credit.
“I don’t have credit. Or cash. I don’t have anything to pay with,” she said quietly, a little defeated. “All I have on me are some sea shells.”