[@Framing A Moose]
Cooper looked up to where Lila was pointing. She knew the owners of the place; descended from Metalhearts and made managers by the machine at their graduation. That happened fairly often to people, and those managers came back and ran businesses in the village almost without exception. Nobody outside the village had much respect for low-ranking business people who came from Metalheart families.
The rooms in question were among the nicest in the city, so she'd been told. They were plain but very well maintained, characteristic of anything remotely nice in the village. Cooper looked back at Lila. "It's amazing what a few marks can buy around here, huh?" she joked lightly. "See you tomorrow? I'm working early and I'll be done by noon."