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[wiggles-and-wilby]

”You’re welcome.”

Hey, I see you managed to trade it.

Marcos passes by the diner with a red wagon full of wood, seemingly looking for something.

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Wilbur is right outside the diner, leaning on a wall taking a very short break. He jolts a bit when he recognizes Marcos.

Hey, Marcos!

[wiggles-and-wilby]

The wagon gets lighter, and some bills are pressed into his hand.

“There you go. A fair amount for the number of logs.”

Marcos passes by the diner with a red wagon full of wood, seemingly looking for something.

@thesantos-gottadoit

Wilbur is right outside the diner, leaning on a wall taking a very short break. He jolts a bit when he recognizes Marcos.

Hey, Marcos!

[wiggles-and-wilby]

“How much money do you want?”

Marcos passes by the diner with a red wagon full of wood, seemingly looking for something.

@thesantos-gottadoit

Wilbur is right outside the diner, leaning on a wall taking a very short break. He jolts a bit when he recognizes Marcos.

Hey, Marcos!

[wiggles-and-wilby]

”Ah, no, sorry.”

Grandma said not to give resources away if it wasn’t needed, they needed them for business, and for only four dollar oak logs…

Marcos passes by the diner with a red wagon full of wood, seemingly looking for something.

@thesantos-gottadoit

Wilbur is right outside the diner, leaning on a wall taking a very short break. He jolts a bit when he recognizes Marcos.

Hey, Marcos!

[wiggles-and-wilby]

He reaches out a hand for Marcos to give him a piece.

“They’re oak, but they’re smaller pieces. They don’t look damaged, and there is a lot…I can offer four dollars per piece.”

Marcos passes by the diner with a red wagon full of wood, seemingly looking for something.

@thesantos-gottadoit

Wilbur is right outside the diner, leaning on a wall taking a very short break. He jolts a bit when he recognizes Marcos.

Hey, Marcos!

[wiggles-and-wilby]

The young man up front perks up, well-built and dark hair swept to the side with smile lines around the mouth and eyes already. He has a Russian accent.

“Hello! How much do you suppose it’s worth?”

He eyes the wood in the wagon to give it his own estimate.

Marcos passes by the diner with a red wagon full of wood, seemingly looking for something.

@thesantos-gottadoit

Wilbur is right outside the diner, leaning on a wall taking a very short break. He jolts a bit when he recognizes Marcos.

Hey, Marcos!

[wiggles-and-wilby]

Maybe I could check the thing over later? I’m not the best with robots, either, granted. But I’m more familiar with the company that made it.

A furniture shop, warmly lit, is visible in the distance.

There’s the furniture store. I’ll wait out here, if you want.

Marcos passes by the diner with a red wagon full of wood, seemingly looking for something.

@thesantos-gottadoit

Wilbur is right outside the diner, leaning on a wall taking a very short break. He jolts a bit when he recognizes Marcos.

Hey, Marcos!

[wiggles-and-wilby]

He blinks, tilting his head with a tiny grimace.

Odd, I’ll tell ya that. But if it’s just a quirk it has…there’s no reason to be too alarmed.

Marcos passes by the diner with a red wagon full of wood, seemingly looking for something.

@thesantos-gottadoit

Wilbur is right outside the diner, leaning on a wall taking a very short break. He jolts a bit when he recognizes Marcos.

Hey, Marcos!

[wiggles-and-wilby]

How often does it switch voices? Any you’ve learned to distinguish?

Marcos passes by the diner with a red wagon full of wood, seemingly looking for something.

@thesantos-gottadoit

Wilbur is right outside the diner, leaning on a wall taking a very short break. He jolts a bit when he recognizes Marcos.

Hey, Marcos!

[wiggles-and-wilby]

Huh. Not usually, or randomly. Does it have a trigger?

Marcos passes by the diner with a red wagon full of wood, seemingly looking for something.

@thesantos-gottadoit

Wilbur is right outside the diner, leaning on a wall taking a very short break. He jolts a bit when he recognizes Marcos.

Hey, Marcos!

[wiggles-and-wilby]

Wilbur snorts a laugh, covering it with his hand.

Not long, actually. The display had just been put up a few weeks before y’all bought it.

The people around are dressed quite casually, some in coats to chase off the slight chill in the air.

Marcos passes by the diner with a red wagon full of wood, seemingly looking for something.

@thesantos-gottadoit

Wilbur is right outside the diner, leaning on a wall taking a very short break. He jolts a bit when he recognizes Marcos.

Hey, Marcos!

[wiggles-and-wilby]

It’s resourceful, for sure, or else it wouldn’t sell.

Marcos passes by the diner with a red wagon full of wood, seemingly looking for something.

@thesantos-gottadoit

Wilbur is right outside the diner, leaning on a wall taking a very short break. He jolts a bit when he recognizes Marcos.

Hey, Marcos!

[wiggles-and-wilby]

Yeah? That’s good. Learning a new language is always hard.

William hated that goat, and had frequently told Wilbur that.

Marcos passes by the diner with a red wagon full of wood, seemingly looking for something.

@thesantos-gottadoit

Wilbur is right outside the diner, leaning on a wall taking a very short break. He jolts a bit when he recognizes Marcos.

Hey, Marcos!

[wiggles-and-wilby]

Smart. I used to smoke. Be right back.

Twenty minutes later, he exists with a goodbye to Holloway, pulling his jacket tighter around himself.

Sorry for having you wait that long. If you’re still up for it, the shop is this way.

He starts walking.

Marcos passes by the diner with a red wagon full of wood, seemingly looking for something.

@thesantos-gottadoit

Wilbur is right outside the diner, leaning on a wall taking a very short break. He jolts a bit when he recognizes Marcos.

Hey, Marcos!

[wiggles-and-wilby]

Wilbur glances back to the diner.

…My shift’s over in twenty. But if you wanna go without me, it’s near Powell Street, that way.

He points to where Marcos is headed.

Marcos passes by the diner with a red wagon full of wood, seemingly looking for something.

@thesantos-gottadoit

Wilbur is right outside the diner, leaning on a wall taking a very short break. He jolts a bit when he recognizes Marcos.

Hey, Marcos!

[wiggles-and-wilby]

Oh.

That made more sense. Wilbur bites back the embarrassed flush in his cheeks.

Wood isn’t a commonly accepted tradable good. Your best bet is trading it for money first.

Marcos passes by the diner with a red wagon full of wood, seemingly looking for something.

@thesantos-gottadoit

Wilbur is right outside the diner, leaning on a wall taking a very short break. He jolts a bit when he recognizes Marcos.

Hey, Marcos!

[wiggles-and-wilby]

I guess, more, what do you want to make? Should’ve phrased that better.

Marcos passes by the diner with a red wagon full of wood, seemingly looking for something.

@thesantos-gottadoit

Wilbur is right outside the diner, leaning on a wall taking a very short break. He jolts a bit when he recognizes Marcos.

Hey, Marcos!