<> * Ian waddles cheerfully down the stairs. Enter the Penguin. *** Leopoldo (Zegon@12-213-43-67.client.attbi.com) has joined #downstairs So, uh.. any way you want to go about this? (to Ian and Leo, assuming we're not near the silver woman at the moment) * Leopoldo walks down the stairs 'backing' Ian up. * Ian shrugs. "I'm just gonna ask her. Sound fair?" Yeah, it should work. * Fitzroy nods * Ian waddles cheerfully through the crowd, towards the table where the silver woman is. We can say we collect or something, if she asks. * Leopoldo makes his way through the crowd, easily making his way through, but trying not to be disruptive in the least. And keeping his tail in one piece. <> "You sure take things to extremes, whoever you are." * Ian waves a flipper politely, and smiles. "Well, thanks." Sorry to bother you about it, but I was wondering about the statuette that's upstairs by the pool table... <> "Momo. Name's Momo. What about the statue?" * Ian bows. "I'm Ian - nice to meet you. I was wondering if we might be able to buy it." He indicates Roy. "We're collectors." <> "Collectors, huh?" <> "Well, I got it at a rummage sale somewhere in the Bronx... it's not much to me. But since you're collectors, you wouldn't mind paying a nice 300 credits for it, now would you?" <> * Ian grins. "Poor collectors, but collectors nonetheless. Hmm..." * Fitzroy looks over at Ian * Leopoldo looks down at Ian. (Wah! ;_;) (Whee! I like being somewhat tall!) (I suck at haggling, even IC. ;_;) (Get to it, boy!) * Leopoldo sighs and rolls his eyes. * Ian moves a flipper through the air silently, adding up numbers and wincing a bit. "Hmm...might you part with it for a hundred and ten, or so?" he asks, a bit sheepishly. Penguinishly. <> "Two-eighty. " * Ian wobbles! * Ian looks over at Roy. (Next you say: 130.) (And then I get my poor penguin ass stomped into the ground. ;_;) (Why?) (Because he's not embellishing enough. (+)) * Leopoldo taps his foot. * Fitzroy shrugs "It is rather unique.. I could spare 150." (_And_ he's not confident. C'mon, Penguin, time's a-wasting.) (130 is too slow ^_~) (Yeah, geeze man. I'm the doormat of the group. :P) <> "It's worth more than that or you wouldn't have come down here. Two hundred ten." * Ian hmms. "I don't know about the value, but I do like the look of it...175?" "The hell you don't. Two hundred even, or you walk out of here sad collectors." * Fitzroy looks at Ian again.. "Sounds fine to me, actually." * Ian looks over at Roy, and nods. "Done." two hundred even. * Leopoldo nods. <> "The dotted line, boys." <> * Leopoldo raises an eyebrow. "You two can afford it, right?" * Ian moves around a bit in his costume, and prints the datapad. "I doubt a flipper mark would do it." "Not unless you're penguin by birth." <> * Ian reflippers, and bows once more. "Many thanks!" * Leopoldo nods and smiles. "We'd like to keep our eyes on it. When would be a good time to move it out?" "Get it out of here while it's still here. That's the third statue I've had to buy this week. Damn stoners can't keep their hands in their own pockets." Kweh...typical. * Fitzroy grins "Well, thanks again. Keep up the good bar tending. You put on quite a show." he nods * Leopoldo chuckles. "Will do. Thank you Momo." * Ian nods. "It was impressive. Thanks again!" "Enjoy it." <> "Now lemme be, I got five more minutes 'fore my break ends." * Leopoldo makes his way to the staircase, again making sure he doesn't disrupt things too much and keeping his tail intact. "Bottom floors are always cramped." * Ian waves cheerfully, and waddles back on upstairs. * Fitzroy goes up too. * Leopoldo walks upstairs as well.