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[ he very literally cannot ]

There's always next time, assuming you can risk another life on it.

I'm pretty sure it told me I could pay them ten "points" to start over . . . stingy.

I'll just live with my defeat.

Is this the sort of situation where I should offer condolences, or start commiserating about the pennypinching from on high? If it's the latter, we might need some drinks.

[ introductions come later, evidently. Ideally when he remembers his name. ]

[ Introductions to come over-- ]

--Ohh! Drinks! That's a great idea!

Usually is! I think I saw a kitchen over there. [ And what sort of kitchen wouldn't have booze? ]

[ Trotting over that-a-way, his crushing video game defeat seemingly entirely forgotten ]

I hope there's snacks too!

I'd be a truly pitiful kitchen without snacks.

[ Into the kitchen then, to start peering in cabinets. (Unfortunately anything in a wrapper won't register so good thing there's a second set of eyes.) ]

There's no casual way to ask this, but do you have any idea who you are or how you got here? [ Whatever he says, his voice is perfectly casual ]

[ That's fine. Vash starts digging out any packaged foods without even saying anything, forming a nice little dragon hoard pile. ]

Well sure. I'm me, and I got here by waking up just now.

[ #helpful ]

You make a good point. [ and it's enough info to discern the actual response he was seeking, so! ]

[ Glancing over at the pile of "food", sure okay ]

I'm not familiar with which are the best ones, or maybe I don't remember, so you could give me the mediocre ones and I won't know the difference.

[ In the meantime, he finds a basket of fruit and adds a few apples and pears to the collection ]

What kinda cheapskate do you take me for!?

......... We can split the good ones and give the rest to the others.

[ Separating out the pile, yes ]

[ not sure what being cheap has to do with this but mmkay cool ]

Clearly I should leave the ideas to you.

[ digging in the cabinets, digging... ]

I'm finding a great deal of tea, but nothing that looks like what we need.

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Maybe they're rich and fancy enough to have a separate booze cabinet . . .

I heard this is only one "unit" of many, so there's lots of places to look if we come up empty.

[ No one told him he can't get just walk into the other units but he has the ability to knock and abundant charm, it'll work out. ]

If worse comes to worse, one of the rooms has an apothecary setup. A still can't be that much trouble to build. [ A fair amount of trouble can result, however, and isn't that just the best of thoughts? ]

Now, now. I don't think we're desperate enough to resort to bathtub hooch yet.

Actually -- oh!

[ Pulling out the phone ]

Now I remember, I saw a store on here next to the games!

[ Watching him tinker with the phone, trying to get a handle on how to work this wizardry ]

A store, that's convenient. I don't suppose they'll accept a confident smile as payment, though.

Oh, right. We're broke.

-- hm.

[ Pulling out his "phone" and tossing it over to Other New Guy ]

Persicaria said she gave me something for buying memories. Maybe it can be used to suit our purposes. [ Hell if he can work the thing, though, and clearly you're great at it. (There are 2,000 points in his account, thanks for the drinking money Persi!) ]

--Wow! You're loaded!

Okay, I'm buying us the best jack this store has!

[ TAP TAP TAP, TWO BOTTLES OF WHISKEY: ORDERED ]

Perfect! [ whatever "jack" is, but eh what's the worst that could happen? ]

Now to figure out where the market is. Unless that thing brings it to our door, too.

[ As long as it gets you drunk!!! ]

It said "delivery" . . .

[ Starting a perimeter check

Hm ]

I hope the door doesn't have to be open for this . . .

That's convenient!

[ Peering at yon perimeter check from close by ] We could open it just in case. I chose a color, which Lupine said should unlock it.

Maybe there's something interesting out there. [ for one who has never seen a mechanical elevator, there is! ]

Well then -- for the booze!

[ Throwing the door open and locating the dropbox post-haste ]

--YES!

[ Watching all this activity from a comfortable spot, probably leaning against something plantlike. And then reaching into a cabinet. ]

Nice work! I found some glasses, at least. [ Said glasses get placed on the table with two satisfying clacks. ]