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The two heads swung toward the newcomer, very displeased with her tone. They were grownups now, and talking to them like they were still 3 was beyond rude.

"Lis'n lady-- we's grown assed bears."
"--cool it Lil, lemme handle dis- ma'am, we was aready plannin' how best ta thank da nice blonde girl ya dun runned off--
Without skipping a beat, Lily chimed right in, on synch.

"--We dunno what she want yet, but we gunna find ou'--"
"--den we's 'll thanks 'er proper-like."
"Mmm-Hmm!"

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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.

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"Weeelll...." grumbled Lily irritably. "..ya gunna pay da man, er not? He got places to go, more'n'likely-- Dis a sale, er a hol'-up?"
"Be nice, Lileh-- girl's payin'-- we gunna has tuh make it up ta 'er some'ow sooner'r'laters no-how. Dun go makin' it worster an' it a'ready is."

Lily's eyes rolled a second time, then addressed Rose and Erwin in turn.

"Fiiiiiiine... ahright... ya win... Fella, Mr Good'nuff 'ere gots a stash a fanceh 'kitchenware' back o'er yonder. -- was a makin' muh way ta go 'verify da merchandise' afore he dun come unglued at us-- I's really dun' thank he gunna lets me just moseh on o'er and starts touchin' on 'is stuffs ag'in, sos' ya gunna has tuh put up wit' mistah buttuh-ball heya's smooth talkin' astead."

"He seem legit, but wit' a name like "good'nuff" a girl cain't be tuh careful, migh' be a bit slippreh, all at butteh he a bastin' you wit'-- ya asks meh though, I says we should pay da man fer 'is trouble, 'en le' hims moseh on out-- but ya wanna play in da fire af'er lett'n hims git yas all greased up--"

"--don' blames us if'n yah gits burned--"
"Mmm-hmm!"

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The merchant and the blonde woman seemed just about ready to make the purchase-- Finally--- She even hauled out the coin, and counted it out, offering two small sacks for collection--

"You two have forty-eight gold each. Take your desired product and I will do the transaction."

Clearly she didn't pay attention to the merchant-- That was the combined price for both items alright, but the pricing between the items was not split down the middle, and this kind of shenanigan was just improper.

They were just about to discretely suggest that SHE conduct the transaction, given that it would be highly unlikely that the merchant would trust the two of them near his wares a second time --Once bitten, twice shy, as they say-- when that prettyboy from the front of the wagon sauntered up, and started causing more trouble than was needed.

Didn't he know not to harry legitimate merchants once they had been tested? There were LIMITS to civility!

The man walked right up to the merchant, and started demanding to see licenses and permits. What gall! Not even THEY would demand something like that from a merchant! They might never come back again, and worse, might tell their friends! That is NOT the kind of word of mouth you wanted spread-- Moreover, this was not where they lived, and the bad reputation they might cause from a bad sale with a legit dealer, could stifle the offers to people that DID-- and that was just plain wrong.

They were in danger of offending the man so badly that he just closed up and walked off, and that was just plain criminal-- Lily scowled at the man, and Rose made a frumpy "shoulders forward, ears back" warning posture in her stance. If the merchant was upset, he hid it well though.

Regardless of WHO conducted the transaction, it had better be concluded, and soon-- but they really did not want to be the ones on the carpet.

It was inappropriate.

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Lily giggled.

"Naw ma'am, Muh name's LILY."

"I's Rose!" Shouted her sister, still near, but respectfully distant from the merchant.

"She says da magic look like some colored lights er summat, all whorlin' raoun' and being purdy an sheit-- I dun see nuttin' likes at, but she ain't ne'er been wrong-- sadleh, she caint tell a trinket at boils water from one as makes ice-- but At 'er's MUH job!" She said with a smile.
"An she damn good at it tuh!"

"Sadleh, I has ta a'chully TOUCH em ta does it, an wily merchant types tends ta take es'ception. Normalleh, fer sommat like at o'er 'ere, we asks ta try it on, but at onleh work summada time. Ta gets a reliable touch, we gots ta .. gits creative..."

"Sorreh again mistah-- we din' mean ta really upset ya-- hones'. But we dun been burned tuh maneh times. I purdy shour you knowed deep daow, you'd do da same dayum thang in our shoes... ifn we wore anuh."

"But ya knowed summat Roseh? Miss stingy-pants here got a fair point, nows Uh thinks a it... how come you di'nt finger at fellar's lights straight off?"
"Huh.. at a good ques'ion... he din' look all at sparkleh 'tall... tills he got mad at us... maybe he 'suckin' it in'? Ya knowed, like 'is--"
The demonstration was a bit comical, but completely wasted on her sister. All the same, Rose took a deep breath, then sucked her aura in as tight inside herself as she could, until-- from her perspective anyway-- she barely had a glimmer leaking out around her. It was actually rather uncomfortable.

"You KNOWED uh caint see sheit what ya doin, Roseh! You jus' suckin' in ya damn gut! --look dumb as hell!"
The aura, and the gut, bloomed out with vengeance as she snorted in indignation at her sister, and lost concentration on the effort.

"Not muh fault ya born blind, ya big fat-head! Uh knowed jus' where ta bite'cha when you aint lookin'!"

"AT AINT WUT UH MEANS!"

"Well spit it out 'en!"
"Haow manuh peoples DOES sees wut you sees?"

"... almos' nobuddy.. jus' our brudder, but he a cheater! Uses a spell fer it!"
"EEEEESSACTLEH!! Ifn YOUS da onleh one as can e'en sees at sheit anuhway, why he 'suckin it in' fer!? Mystical Exacise!?"
"At aint funneh Lil! Mebbeh YOU does somma dem exacises likes pappy tells ya, you woud'na be so dayum scrawney wit' YO magic! -- but ya gots a point... why IS ya suckin' it in, fella? --Ya gonna hurt yaself!"

Both sisters turned to look at the man more suspiciously.

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Lily looked at the short, and somewhat menacing woman with bewilderment.

"If'n Roseh say he legit, he legit hun-- I swears, she mus' be able tuh SMELLS magic or summat-- I check'd em goodies muhself-- Dey's real 'nuff. He wan' 100 gol' fer da pair, he shud gits it, nuh? Onleh thang he dun wrong's tryin' tu butter up a bunch a bears!"

"MAGIC BEARS!!"

"Yeah--- Like SHE said!"

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Rose was not having the man's bullshit either. Did he think she couldn't tell where he was directing that aura at?

She casually gave it a shove with her own, moving it off location discretely, to let him know she wasn't a pushover either. To think, after giving the man space, he does this shit?

"Mistah, you aint the only one as can push a boldah with what' inside em. Uh kant direct it inta much more an a push, but muh sistah cain-- We Don wan' no trouble, an' she a'ready gittin off da damn mat-- Look? See? Cool it."
"He Tryin' somthin, funny Rosie?"

"He jus' worried ya gunna break sommat, prolly. Jus' 'pologize tuh the man, like the girl says."

Lily rolled her eyes, and groaned. "Fiiiiine-- Sorreh I touched ya stuff. Ya happeh noaw?"

"Lileh, he ain't no joke, says it likes ya means it! Uh don' wanna bloodeh nose on acounta yous. You knowed it hard on me trying to push off a spell!"

"Righ...... Sorreh sis.... Sorry mistah..."

"A's more like it--- Dere-- Sees mistah? We ain't out fer trouble."

Rose turned her head to Louise-- "Sorreh we caus' a scene-- Buh ye caint be too careful. Dirty peddlars'll rob ya blin, tellin' ya how purdy ya is. Bunch a cock-n-bull, swhat' at is-- But it what 'spected from the fellars. Sadleh, ain't no good way tuh tell em ta knock it off wit'out being a right ass-- Still gotta happen. You really still off'rn? Soun' like muh sis want da blue bug thang. Uhd 'preciate it ifn' ya bought it. Fellar here earned a good sale."

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"Oh HUSH you-- Is at anuh way tuh treat sumbudy helpin yous make a sale, fellah?" scolded Rose at the man, though she did give him a bit of space. His sudden reveal of having some power to him only made him somehow a bit more alluring. He wasnt a pushover at least. (Maybe you might live up to your supposed, name, hmm? Mr. Goodenough?) she coyly thought to herself. (Ashame we dont have more time...)

"Asides, we didn' take nuthin-- We doin' you a service fellah, you jus' don knowed it!"

She looked at the blonde woman, who had a stunned and bewildered expression, then back at the now perturbed merchant, with a flick of her neck back at the "buyer,", then bowed her head in an agreeable nod with a hint of a smirk, then stepped off the rug.

"Sees? She dun agreed tuh buy, but ain't agreed a price." she chuckled. "I knows what I want-- but mebbeh she want somethin' tuh, eh?"

"We aint askin fer no discount, fellah-- Jus' fair dealin'. You come on strong on us, wit dad big warrm smile, we gonna dish it back, 'sall.

"No lie-- We ain't blind ya knowed-- Single man, ou' 'ere at nigh', wit crazy peoples round? Wagon full a legit magic shit? No guards? Ya think we's dumb er summat? Eader yas got a wagon full a crap or yas can takes care a yaself- Simple as."
"Sorreh wes made yas feel offended, but smart girls likes us takes offense ta bein' buttered up like a solstice goose."
"Naow we got past da bullsheit stage, wes can deal square--"
"Raight--"

With that Rose, backed up off the man, and gestured him free to move.
"We grew up poar; Only quality sales."

"An onleh Fer quality merchants. Ya wanna charge moar, ya earned it."

"Name ya price, han'some."

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"Wher' ya goin, han'some?" came the surprise coo from Rose, now converging with her sister at her armpit, and muscling in. "Looks like EVRUH thang you gots magical--- Hmm?"

"Oh realleh? Well-- Is'll let you check 'is ... ODDER... items, tuh be shour!" cackled Lily, as the two traded places. "Les' see what you got tuh offer, huh fella?" she continued in that lascivious cackle, before being cut off by her sister, as she fully traded her places, leaving her to go delve the items on display.

"Not scared a couple UPSTANDIN LADIES is ya?" she drawled, "Likes muh sistuh says-- We jus'... Seein' whatcha got.."
"Dun worreh! We won' break nut'in!"
"We's.... REAL... Careful.."

Lily quickly set to work running a cursory check on each of the items, and indeed-- all of them deffinitely where magical. The scarab seemed to be thirsty for magic, which seemed to just pool inside when examined, like it was a container.

The bead necklace gave indications that it would reveal hidden, or invisible objects when worn.

Both seemed very choice items indeed. A shame they didnt have any money.

Lily turned to the blonde woman and the all-business, lovely cat-person, addressing them both fairly.

"The big blue bug feel like it up ya magic pool-- I'd be intrested in at one muhself, honest--- Ifn either a ya buyin--- The purdy beads'll let ya know ifn' somebody all sneakin' with magic an' sheit. You migh' like at' one, miss kitteh." she said with a wink, before starting her assessment of the mans "Cultery" display.

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"Don' you min' 'bout her HAN'SOME.." toyed Lily, continuing the pressure. "She just lookin' tuh see wut you got--- .. SAME AS MEH...."

The two then laughed mischevously in unison, before Rose broke it with a cackled response.

"Don' Hog 'im tuh yaself, naow Lil' -- Save sum fuh meh!"

"You sure got a han'some beard fellah..." she cooed, as he reached out for her muzzle.

This was a routine the two of them had well honed. They could tell this man had been worked over once before this way, the way he was responding to the pressure. Lily had no intention of letting it up either, this was a contest of skill now. Their dad HATED it when they did this, but the results spoke for themselves. They'd get a scolding that would have withstood the ages if he were here-- But he was not, and that meant it was ON.

"you go touchin' on mine, I migh' go touchin' on yours."