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[quote=@Esailia]
With her mingling of the adults done, Esailia made her way to an ATM, punching in the info she had found on her PADD regarding the 'special fund', pulling off a goodly amount of coins. Tossing these into her new coin purse, she tied it to her belt and headed off again in a slow meander, occasionally stopping to check her PADD or to look over a stall's goods. It was an intentional move, as she knew her coin purse was very obvious, and the place she had chosen to casually pass through had a few kids rushing around in the crowds. Now too wait till they noticed a prime target...
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[quote=@Silverwind Blade]
...it didn't take long before a small gaggle of street-kids of various species, all full of energy and daring, cocky expressions and smiles began to circle around her, either calling for hand-outs, or running up to her and asking child-like questions. Others offered to sell her things or guide her places - and to anyone with experience of such things it was all an obvious smoke-screen for picking her pocket and getting her coins. Especially if the slightly more legit approach didn't work first.
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The feline captain smiled and gave the children her attention as she could, acting like a tourist who felt sorry for them, grabbing her purse to pull out coins to offer. Esailia let them surround her before crouching down, holding the hand out with the coins in the palm. Looking at each of them before raising a finger to her lips "I want to give you more, but I need help with something first, okay?"

She glanced around at the group "I want to find some strong medicine. Not to make me feel good, but to make me better. I can't go to the hospital, so I need to find someone who sells medicine away from the hospital. Do any of you know anyone like that?"