Legend

Myriad Reality

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Not a factor that matters to everyone. But I digress, we’re derailing slightly. I do see what you mean now.

@Valiance

Information I find to be the most valuable, assuming both parties have similar interests. Brokers often serve as convenient middlemen for such transactions.

Myriad Reality

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Sounds like a form of taking an IOU for anything, which I have been cheated on a few times.

@Valiance

Which should exclude the entity from future trades, should word spread. The market is self-correcting.

Myriad Reality

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Elaborate a little.

@Valiance

Say, for instance, I had the means to help you today but no willingness. Or information, but no drive to hand it over. Trading favors can be a rich currency when material gains are insufficient.

Myriad Reality

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I’m typically the kind of guy that likes to do things myself. I don’t often ask anyone to do something for me, but it is useful from time to time, yes.

@Valiance

Favors could amount to more than tasks. Sometimes they may prove themselves invaluable.

Myriad Reality

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Not out of the question, I suppose. Never had that come up though. Interesting idea.

@Valiance

My experience has been that they serve to be quite useful.

Myriad Reality

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Usually just money from my homeworld. But money is such a non-concern for me that I am willing to bargain for things. Like material items. Or information.

@Valiance

*Nods*
Reasonable. Favors?

Myriad Reality

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I have no wishes for it either, unless someone either wants to pay me, or someone specific walks in through that door. You’re not either of those someones, so we’re good.

@Valiance

What currencies do you accept?

Myriad Reality

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Ohh. More to you than meets the eye, then.
*Taps my chin, smirking*
And I mean beyond what you’ve obviously just shown me.

@Valiance

*Half-smiles*
Perhaps. In any case, I would recommend against engaging in an altercation. It would, again, end sub-optimally for all parties.

Myriad Reality

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You look totally fine. Must mean the other guy’s pretty roughed up, huh?

@Valiance

*Moves my hand into the light, the illusion fading and revealing a cold, metallic underbody*
It was less than optimal for all parties involved.