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[pebblestone]

[ what ]

You cannot sustain yourself on grapes as a full meal.

[dontgiveabuckland]

grapes are important

[pebblestone]

They are a good source of vitamins I suppose but they are a side and not a main course.

[ fish or duck, cam, pick one!!!! ]

[dontgiveabuckland]

you can get other things too

but grapes please

[It is a simple request!]

[pebblestone]

[ gods, fine!! he'll get grapes. ]

Very well, I shall do my best to find fresh grapes for you.

Have you any other requests?

[dontgiveabuckland]

[:D! What else could a man want other than grapes?]

daggers

i lost most of mine

[pebblestone]

[ ?????????????? he isn't your personal go-fer, cam. ]

I mean in terms of perishables.

You'll need to buy your own daggers, I'm afraid. I don't know what style of handle you prefer, or what size fits you best.

[dontgiveabuckland]

[:( That's fair, he guesses.]

i dont want anything thats going to perish

just grapes and duck

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[pebblestone]

Grapes and duck it is then.

2/2

[pebblestone]

[ and then like 10 minutes later: ]

I'm afraid the only grapes I could find were out of our price range.

[dontgiveabuckland]

[No...! This is the worst news he's heard since his planet got destroyed.]

you need to haggle

give them your armor

[pebblestone]

[ WHAT THE HECK ]

I certainly will not! [ give the guy his armor, that is. he'll haggle. ] In any case, I've already tried to barter with him, but he says he'll take no less than five silver for a pound of grapes.

[ which a) is a rip-off and b) they don't have that much for grapes ]

[dontgiveabuckland]

[YOU ARE WEAK. Cam once haggled a man from 500 gold to 200 for some clothes!]

i have money!!

[It's money from his world so probably not good.]

[pebblestone]

[ he's got common sense!!! ]

Then you are welcome to join me here at the market.

[dontgiveabuckland]

tell him that youll pay him later

[What did Salah tell him about bartering... that guy was a master.]

or do a favor!

[Did he totally ignore Fred's last message? Maybe.]

[pebblestone]

[ he's sighing so loudly inside right now, thanks cam.]

Shall I tell him that Cam Buckland would be more than happy to do any favor in exchange for grapes?

[dontgiveabuckland]

[That sounds like a dangerous promise. Cam loves grapes, but promising himself to a lifetime of servitude sounds iffy.

Cam is sighing very loudly on the outside.]

nevermind

ill talk to him myself later

[:(]

[pebblestone]

[ heh ]

But he might sell out of grapes by the time you reach him. Why, there are only a few bunches left.

[ more like, only a few dozen bunches left. ]

[dontgiveabuckland]

[Fred?? You are a cruel man!]

tell him to wait

im coming

[pebblestone]

[ Cam needs to understand the value of hard work!! And experience some (more) of life's cruelty.

After a minute: ]

He says he won't wait more than thirty minutes.

[ GET GOIN', CAM ]

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[dontgiveabuckland]

imcning

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[dontgiveabuckland]

[Cam makes some impressive time from wherever he is, and in 22 minutes, Fred might hear the sound of pounding boots on the ground, and a distant yelling.]

Waaaaait for meeeeeeee!

[He's weezing when he stops, and leans over to catch his breath.]

Are... are they gone?

[pebblestone]

[ Hi Cam, long time no see. (More like, a whole twenty minutes.)

It's the shopkeep that answers Cam, disgruntled by the sudden commotion in front of his stall. ]

Gone? Can't you see there's a whole bunch right in front of you? Ain't you got eyes?

[ Off to the side, Fred clears his throat surreptitiously. ]

[dontgiveabuckland]

But... But...

[Cam looks from the plethora of grapes to Frederick and back.

Looking accusingly towards Frederick,] You said he was going to run out!

[pebblestone]

[ To that, Fred has only one reply, which he gives with a faint smile on his lips: ]

I'm sure he would have, given a few more days. [ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ] But now that you're here, shall I leave the purchasing of grapes in your hands?