“Well…that was nice!” Spoke Leroy as he turned around. Jeanne shrugging slightly and nodding “I think I’m going to go smoke.” She said before walking away “Let me know when we get To Arabasta”
“Oh! Kirk! Speaking of! How close do you think we are?”
While Kirk wouldn’t admit he was also pretty amazed with the fireworks, he was still grumpy and unsure about how to feel about the flamboyant figure. “Well, if she said that her crew was on the island, then it must be very close. I’d say a bit further, and it’ll be in our sights.” Kirk pulled out the eternal log pose, looking at the compass needle inside. It was pointing straight ahead diligently, just like before. Good, still on course, nothing odd going on. “I’ll keep an eye out.”
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Leroy Dropped off the Horizons Palm and looked around. The Town seemed to be a bit of a Bazzar at the Docks. A market with stalls and people sitting on the ground with their wares set out on blankets Vendors had clothing hung up behind them, stoves sizzling as meats were roasted and grilled by hand, spice piles pilled high in the air Everyone seemed to be dressed in the proper attire for a place like this, head wrappings on their heads, long tunics or robes, linen cloth, hats that gave them enough shade. Then there was the long tent like pieces of fabric that stretched from building to building to shade those walking on the ground.
"Jeez...Did it suddenly get even hotter." Jeanne said as she hopped off and tugged at her collar. A dry heat like this, sucked.
"I don't think so...Kirk? How much cash do we got right now?" Said Leroy as he looks around the town. "Oh! Over there! A vendor with some clothes!"
He said with a point to a vendor stall with all sorts of clothes piled and folded. With some hanging up on display. And old man sat in front with a Hookah pipe, puffing it lightly with his arms crossed
“Well, since I haven't really had many chances to steal some more…” Kirk had pulled out their bag of berries as was looking into it, trying to estimate how much they had left. “We definitely won't have enough to fresh groceries, so we’ll probably have to…. Fish.”
Kirk seemed very dreadful of that fact, but he just sighed and kept going. “Depending on how cheap the clothes are here, I think we can stretch our money long enough till I have a chance to get some more.”
He looked up towards where Leroy as pointing finally, too honed in on his thinking to look up immediately. Kirk started to wander over, putting a grin on his face. “Hello there, sir! May I ask the prices of these?” He was hoping to possibly haggle the man with some sort of ridiculous discount to make their money last longer. Noir wasn't paying attention to anything the crew had going on, honestly. He had spotted a particular BEAUTY of a woman across the market and had gotten all shy. He was looking down at the ground and constantly glancing up over and over, trying to work up the courage to go over to her and try to flirt.
Dezzi would step off the ship with their bag over their shoulder, they had hid their potion project below deck before stepping off. They were quite obviously breathing harder than while they were on the ship. “I made sure to pack extra bandages, though I do not have much F blood, so please do not go losing half your blood volume, captain.”
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Leroy was looking at the Woman too. But then looked back to Dezzi and spoke "No promises!" He said with a cheeky grin
"Shemagh's are 20,000 Berris. Tunics are 55,000. Robes and coverings like the Thobes are 75,000. Made of rich Linen!" The man said as he picked up a Robe, it was bright white in color, with buttons up at the top. It could be worn over the clothes and was long enough that it came down to the ankles to protect from the harsh sun and heat. "These Shemagh's will also be helpful for you if you go into the desert." Spoke the man as he let out a puff of smoke from his Hookah pipe. He seemed so stern, yet excitable when it came to his clothing
Kirk hid a frown at those prices. They didn’t nearly have enough to get one of each for everyone, they wouldnt even have scraps left for whatever else they needed. He wasn’t even totally sure they would have enough for all of those Shemagh’s . “We do need those clothes… buuut..” Kirk feigned insane worry and concern, looking back at his bag of money. “We may not have enough!” He quickly gave the man an innocent look, trying to put on some puppy dog eyes to try and better fool the man. “And we really have to get to our friends! A lot of their family is sick and we came to support them and see if we could help… but we came ill prepared… is there any way you could help us? A discount? Or anything?”
“Hmmm…” scowl came over the old mans face as he puffed the pipe a bit more in concentration. Thinking lightly. “well…hmph” “I suppose a discount wouldn’t hurt if you’re in a rush…and i need these fabrics sold…”
He tapped his finger on his upper, large arm as he thought diligently about the idea. His dark skin wrinkled as he thought before scratching the short hair through his Kufi cap.
“Hrmph…Fine. I’ll give you a 35% off discount on the robes. But nothing less” He said with a playful wag of his finger at the fish men as he squinted on of his eyes, leaning in slightly
Now that just wouldn't do! The Thobes alone for each of them would cost around 160,000 berries! With the discount! Being the cheap ass Kirk was, of course he was gonna try to get a better deal if possible. Kirk also leaned in closer, putting more desperation in his voice while making sure he was clearly grateful for the discount. “Goodness sir, you really are so kind… a-and I don't mean to press our luck, but do you think we could get any more of a discount? I know I don't really have time to haggle here but we've gotta save SOME money if we need to buy medicines for our friends!” He made sure to put on an extra show of looked down at his feet, as if he were about to cry. He had mastered the technique of fake crying, but some very watery eyes would do for now. Kirk sniffled gently, the cherry on top to try and sell this. “W-we could even try to come back… when we have enough money! When we've helped our friends..!”