"You as well," Halfpocket says. He produces a little wrapped chocolate. "That's for Celine, if she behaves."
He smirks. "If not, then it's for you."
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"The busyness is part of the appeal of the town, I think," Halfpocket comments.
"Just keeping busy with the new faces and the holidays coming up," Halfpocket answers.
"You're welcome," Halfpocket says with a smile. "Anything else I can do for you?"
"I sell a pack of five for a silver," Halfpocket says, producing a leather pouch.
"Hello, Arista," Halfpocket says as the aasimar enters the shop. "And hello to you too, Celine."
Halfpocket shakes his head as the last of the uniformed strangers leave. "That will be it."
"If you can go into the storage room and drag out another barrel of rations, I'd appreciate it," Halfpocket answers.
Halfpocket is busy at the counter, packaging up the customer's purchases.
"Not really," Halfpocket says. "You could probably finish what's in the back in about an hour."
"Good morning, Rajni," Halfpocket says as the fetchling walks in the door.
Halfpocket returns with two poles and two small boxes. "This'll be one gold."
Halfpocket heads off to get the fishing poles from the backroom.
"I have some poles, but no bait," Halfpocket says, a look of disgust crossing his face briefly. "You might want to check the fishmongers at the docks."
Halfpocket is dusting off shelves as Toska and Auric walk in. "Good morning, gentlemen. What can I get for you today?"
"I see," the shopkeeper remarks. "Well, take your time browsing and, if you need anything else, you can find me up front."
The shopkeeper shrugs. "Bawdy tends to sell well."
"Ah, I see," the shopkeeper says. "The boredom must have set in." The halfling walks over to a bookshelf that stands twice his size, packed full of books. "Most of these are new and there's a little bit of everything. I can also special order anything you'd like. It'd take a while to get here, though."
"Good evening," the shopkeeper says as Toska and Auric enter. "Can I help you find anything?"
"I'm glad that you like it here in Valwick," Halfpocket says, bagging up all the items in a burlap sack. He hands the bag to Gashka. "I hope to see you again soon."
"Excellent," Halfpocket responds, calculating the total of Gashka and Chris' purchases. "That'll be five gold, all in all."
"Of course," Halfpocket says, leading the couple to where the dinnerware is. "The bath and bedding is just across the room."
The halfling smiles as Chris and Gashka enter, walking away from a customer to approach them. "Good day. Looking for something in particular?"
"I guess so," Halfpocket answers with a slight shrug. "Since you shoveled all that snow for me, you can just take it. Most people don't know how to use it, so it'd just gather dust on the shelf."
Halfpocket thinks for a moment. "Oh, I do have one of those strange things. Came in from Alarion just the other day." He leads the way back into the shop and produces a small bowl which has a dome with ridges in the middle of it. "You cut the orange in half and then put the fruit against this dome. I suppose you twist the orange to get the juice out of it and it ends up in the bowl."
"Thank you, Rajni," Halfpocket says. "Was there something you needed or are you going around randomly doing good deeds for people?"
"Oh, all I can get," Halfpocket sighs. "Shovels for people my size aren't good enough when it's this deep."
Rajni finds Halfpocket trying to clear snow out of the way of his shop's door.
"Be safe out there, Rajni."
"Yes, not many people out and about," Halfpocket says. "Besides neither of us need to get sick."
Rajni finds Halfpocket, bundled up, hanging a sign on the door.
"That'll be five gold," Halfpocket says.
Halfpocket brings down a pair of ornate silver goblets from a nearby shelf. "What do you think?"
Halfpocket pulls out a royal blue tablecloth. "How about this one?"
Halfpocket shakes his head. "I just have pretty average colors here and only one kind of material. Not many people want fancy tablecloths."
Halfpocket nods, going to some boxes. "Any particular color you want?"
"I think I might have something," Halfpocket says, rummaging through a box. "Not many people come looking for the nonessential things, so I don't order that much." He pulls out two small brass candle holders. "Here we go."
Halfpocket hops off his stool and goes to the shelves. "I'm guessing you want some of those long tapered candles instead of those fat ones, right?"
"Welcome, welcome," Halfpocket says as Jin and Laenid enter. "What can I help you find?"
Halfpocket digs around under the counter and produces a large canvas bag for Rajni. "You can bring that back whenever you get a chance."
"It's not a problem," Halfpocket says. "Did you need a bag?"
"It'll slow down soon," Halfpocket says. "Word from some of these new arrivals is that the weather is going to hold out much longer for travel. The last ship that came in ended up with a broken mast. Anyway, I hope you have fun. I'll make sure that your work room is nice and neat for when you get back, though it might be a little full." He calculates Rajni's purchases. "Did you want to pick that up with your pay from today?"
"Doing some shopping, Rajni?" Halfpocket asks as he returns to the counter.
"Welcome back," Halfpocket says as Rajni enters the store. He quickly goes back to helping several customers in the store.
Halfpocket gathers Jin's order. "Let's see here...that'll be forty gold, all in all."
"Were you wanting a pot or a pan? Or both?" Halfpocket asks in return.
"Afternoon," Halfpocket says as the Summoners and the Midwife walk into his store. "What can I help you find today?"
Halfpocket shakes his head. "No, it's been pretty slow today. If you want to head off, you can."
"Just let me know."
Halfpocket scratches his beard. "Well, I don't see why not, but just expect for your work to be waiting for you. Maybe it'll be a full day's work when you get back. " He lets out a well-meaning laugh. "I'm not sure about where you can get firewood, though. Most people still gather from the woods and no one's really stepped in to collect for the town. Might ask at the temple. I know they gather some firewood for the elderly."
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