@Spoopy Scary Maybe english is a secondhand language to him?
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What is covering Carver's mark??
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@Spoopy Scary Kelvin said half again, meaning 150% rather than just half. Easy to miss, probably should have worded better
@DragonbudYES. with little butler outfits! :O
I am enjoying this too much, someone drag Kelvin out of there. *plots to throw Suki into the deal to lower the downpayment*
Kelvin
This guy is as slippery as an oiled dwarf. Kelvin grimaced at both the mental image and the man in front of him as he listed off his conditions. The guy was throwing out numbers and conditions like he had contracts memorized… and he probably did, looking at him. Kelvin repeated the terms in short in his head, trying to think them over. Unfortunately, while he was good at math, economics were not his strong suit. There were some unmentioned holes, but he could use those to his own advantage. The terms looked alright, but no reason not to argue them down if he could.
”I don’t accept.” Kelvin let it roll off his tongue the moment the seer had her hat back. ”If you want to trade with us, you will do it fairly, at no more than half again the market price.” He scratched his beard, ”And only a hundred monthly, unless you want to supply your own food and sleeping gear, and you take twentyfive percent of profit made in trades on the parties behalf, if you also want a fair split of any treasures we find along the way. Otherwise, you are on your own for loot.” Kelvin wasn’t quite sure they were going to be able to afford another hundred gold a month, but if this guy could keep his word… ”I recommend you take that deal.”
Kelvin waved his hand at the gold and shrugged. ”Unless you have a different offer, because I am sure we can find other uses for that gold than stuffing your pockets. It looks to me like you need it more than we do.” Kelvin spared a glance at Separ and Carver. Carver to make sure the knight was witnessing what was happening, and Separ because the guy was technically their leader.
”I hope this won’t take too long, after all, we do have one or two enemies a mile or more that way.” Kelvin gestured towards the forest, roughly where they had come from.
@Dragonbud I'll be tossing in one after yours, (edited outsomething that made sense to me but no one else)
@Spoopy Scary Arastoph made a deal without specifying any terms at all, which you might want to edit or something, because otherwise that will be a pretty heavy hammer on that cash when Kelvin next posts. Because your character is a merchant, I figured I would give you a chance to edit something along the lines.
@Spoopy Scary Arastoph made a deal without specifying any terms at all, which you might want to edit or something, because otherwise that will be a pretty heavy hammer on that cash when Kelvin next posts. Because your character is a merchant, I figured I would give you a chance to edit something along the lines.
It'll be hard not to work for others, when you just accepted payment for working for others... ;) Arastoph caught in his own trap?
Not just the supplies. You got to consider the amount of time that goes into making them, and the amount of money to sufficiently pay each affiliated member of that product. The time it takes to make a quality stick of dynamite might be worth about 50 gold, and to pay the people responsible for supplying the product, maybe another 50 gold each. Assuming Arastoph had a hand in it, the sticks could sell for well over 200, like you indicated.
Kelvin can make explosives, as well as work in pyrotechnics. ;) Just get him the stuff. They can split the profit, even at only 40 gold per stick, thats a good 20 gold each. If we got more, we would be rolling in it.
Kelvin
Kelvin bolted upright in the tent, looking around hesitantly. Had that been a dream, or reality? He closed his eyes, rehearsing it in his mind a few times so it wouldn’t fade so quickly as dreams normally do. It was strange. Kelvin waved aside the tent flap and glanced out to make sure no one was near before turning away and sliding off his glove. There it was. It made no sense to him though. The engineer examined the writing closely, and flexed his grip. It didn’t seem to make much difference, so he pulled the glove on and gathered his gear, tying the sleeping roll to his pack.
That finished, rolled up the gnome’s sleeping gear as well and hauled it out of the tent after him, turning to repack the tent- the most important part of breaking camp was efficiency. That done, he turned and moved to each of the unoccupied tents, rerolling bedding and taking down tents as he went. He put any misplaced possessions in a small pile next to the other piles, one of tents and one of sleeping gear.
Of course, while he did this, he could see what was going on in the background. The girl was up and flirting. It was like she lived off of it. Though it was entertaining to see the merchant turn her away, with more success than Kelvin managed. The elf looked like he had been dragged through the underworld and back, and acted like it too. Kelvin grimaced and tossed the last sleeping roll he had been working on onto the pile. It would be a shame to make separ carry all of it, though Kelvin did have one sleeping roll on him.
It wasn’t until the fool seer held out her sandals and dagger that Kelvin swept in. A slight grin tugged at the corners of his mouth as he did so though. He hadn’t worked in the merchant sector for a blacksmith and chemist for nothing. Kelvin put a hand over the sandals and knife, pushing the girls hands back towards her. ”Oh, come now, there is no need for that.” He offered a smile the merchant. ”See, we are a bit busy, and don’t have much on us. But we do need our equipment. I see you are a savvy man, so why don’t you join our crew?” Kelvin waved his hand at the other companions. ”None of us are great bargainers, and it would be nice if we had someone who could manage our funds. You can take care of equipment, and we’ll let you handle the trades.” Kelvin shrugged. ”Besides, say you need funds to get back on your feet? Why not earn it from us. I am sure you can turn over plenty of cash if you stick around.” He nodded at the coins in the other man’s hand. ”Consider that a down payment for your services… Though I am sure that both Carver, the elf, and the seer would be appreciative if you gave her hat back as a sign of good will.”
Kelvin hoisted his pack a bit. ”Anyway, with that put to the side, I was wondering if you would be interested in helping me in a more… lucrative business venture? As you can see, I am a bit of a craftsman...” Kelvin raised an eyebrow and twirled a stick of dynamite.
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