by Leo Eskandari » Thu Aug 13, 2020 12:15 am
The clerk directed the pair to an office to one side of the front desk. The thin, bespectacled man inside eyed the pair warily as they approached.
"May I help you, uhh, gentleman?" he asked, made nervous by the huge mutant's appearance.
Leo, doing his best to be non-threatening, said, "Yes. I'd like to buy something. The untitled sketch of the Arabian Nights lookin' guy fightin' a monster. How much is it?"
"Ah, yes, an interesting piece. Exquisite detail, if lacking in refinement," he said snobbily, "I believe that might well be in the your price range. Students, yes? How does 30 pounds strike you?"
Leo blinked. It was more than he thought, but he could just scrape by. "Yeah, I can handle that. Also... could I ask where you got it?"
"Just a moment," the man said, searching his digital records while Leo searched his wallet, "Here we are. A pawn shop in Enfield. Enfield Pawn, uncreatively enough."
He stood. "Now, if you lads we will come with me I'll get you squared away."
"Thanks," Leo said.
Soon, the pair was back outside with Leo holding a plastic bag containing a small art tube.
He groaned, "Dude, that was all the cash to my name. So much for shopping."