Two nearly identical, fur bearing heads swung around to face the merchant, then both girls stood up on their hind legs, crossed their arms at him, and scowled-- though the posture could well have done for both Erwin, and Mr "So-called GoodEnough".
"S'CUSE MEH, Did uh JUS' hear 'at righ?!"
"Misteh, how long you been runnin' trinkets?!"
"You KNOWED dere's RULES--"
"You don' ask OUR business--
"---An we don' ask yours!"
The heads swung to Erwin's direction
"Stop hasslin' da man! Part-a da problem whys em shittin' thangs so dayum 'spensive's on accounta people givin' legit dealers a bad time!"
"We's onleh pick' on -em tuh tes' 'im out-- Wit high prices, comes dem damn theivin scoundrels sellin horse-shit, an' claimin' it cure cancah!"
"Nei'er smart buyahs-- Likes us---"
"Nor good merchan's, Likes him---"
"Puts up with dat shit."
"Puts up with dat shit."
The girls once more finishing in that otherworldly synchronous staccato of a final statement, like they had done at the earlier meeting.
"S'CUSE MEH, Did uh JUS' hear 'at righ?!"
"Misteh, how long you been runnin' trinkets?!"
"You KNOWED dere's RULES--"
"You don' ask OUR business--
"---An we don' ask yours!"
The heads swung to Erwin's direction
"Stop hasslin' da man! Part-a da problem whys em shittin' thangs so dayum 'spensive's on accounta people givin' legit dealers a bad time!"
"We's onleh pick' on -em tuh tes' 'im out-- Wit high prices, comes dem damn theivin scoundrels sellin horse-shit, an' claimin' it cure cancah!"
"Nei'er smart buyahs-- Likes us---"
"Nor good merchan's, Likes him---"
"Puts up with dat shit."
"Puts up with dat shit."
The girls once more finishing in that otherworldly synchronous staccato of a final statement, like they had done at the earlier meeting.