Chapter Sixty-Five: Proverbs

After lunch, around two in the afternoon, Malin accompanied by Faye and Maya set out—the National Publishing House had a scheduled discussion at three forty. Before that, Malin and Faye were to visit the snack shop and tool shop they co-owned to check on business.

Indeed, Malin had partnered with Faye in opening two shops: one was a snack shop selling various delicious treats from Malin's memory, and the other was a tool shop offering items not usually found on the market, such as climbing picks with rock-breaking effects, St. George physics swords with durability effects, revolver grips with a matte finish, barrels of heavy caliber long guns and fine steel short gun barrels, and mechanical sights of competition-grade precision.

The snack shop was a 30% venture for Malin and 70% for Faye, whereas the tool shop was the opposite, with Malin holding 70% and Faye 30%.