A Mountain of Appraisals

"... Let's wait till later and come back to that. For now, let's focus on the present," stated Oli, leaving plenty of unanswered thoughts swirling in the back of Fulkar's mind. "What? This is our first time getting to know each other. I won't make crazy propositions to someone that I barely know, not without good reason. And while I like the idea of offering you something… I need to verify a few things first."

"What things?"

"You don't need to know just yet," chuckled Oli, devouring the rest of his sandwich and fries. "... Don't stop eating on my part. Then again… you stay here. I'll go get my items appraised."

As Oli got up, Fulkar felt like he was at a loss somehow. "Wait. You're the one who paid for all this, so why–"

"I'm sure they don't mind you staying since you're with me. And with the mask, you should be fine. Just don't rile anybody up while I'm gone."

"And what if there's a good item?" asked Fulkar.