serjeant: (→ but i am leaving tomorrow)
the blacksmith ([personal profile] serjeant) wrote in [community profile] multiversallogs 2011-09-26 06:39 am (UTC)

He sucks the back of his teeth for a moment as he considers it for a moment (he'll have to look up what a tampon and a vibrator actually are, enjoy that), but he settles on, "You're looking at around seventeen marks." As far as custom designed knives (especially with the concealment) goes, the equivalent of around two hundred dollars isn't a bad price. He's reputed to be more than worth what he charges - especially given his willingness to take payment in trade or knock down a price now and then, when he thinks it's warranted.

He considers her for a moment, then, clearly not unaware of her manner, he says, "Your business is your own, that's as may be; I'm as discreet as doesn't make me dishonest."

It sounds like a fairly standard disclaimer rather than an accusation or expectation, which is more or less what it is - he doesn't ask questions of people who give him money and dubious legality isn't a problem for him, but he likes it to be clear that that only goes as far as 'dubious legality' doesn't cross into 'flat out morally and ethically wrong'. He's said the same thing more than a few times this week past, and he suspects there are more than a few who just weren't listening.

(But that's why he keeps records.)

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