[She picks up a flowerpot from in front of a random Gelfling's shop, glares at her when she tries to intervene, and then hurls it at the ground to shatter into pieces.]
[He grumbles at her initial words while trying to make sense of the situation - and the shattering of the flower pot snaps him out of it! He yelps and flinches, taking a step back.]
Y-you can't just break someone's stuff like that! [He lets out a tired sigh as her words sink in.]
...Fine, we'll make a bet out of it. If it doesn't go back to normal, you gotta say you're sorry and pay for it! And if it does then, then I'll... buy you ice cream or something?
She crosses her arms and raises an eyebrow. An actual bet, huh? Well, she actually tried ice cream recently, it was just okay. And she has no intention of paying some dumb peasant for their dumb pot, but-
Well, she wants to prove a point, and right now that's all she cares about.]
Fine. You have a bet. Now go on, walk down there again.
[He's sure he can teach her proper manners! That's... possible... right?]
Sure thing, pal! You're on! Here we go, off on a merry walk through the marketplace...!
[He puffs up his chest and walks with a confident swagger. A little confidence goes a long way, after all. Maybe that's the key to advancing through this and winning a bet with a kid! This is it, he can feel it! He-
He blinks and is back at the start of it all. And the pot is standing there intact, as if nothing happened.]
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I think it's about time I got out of this place anyway. Look here I am, walking along to the end of the stalls!
[He makes brisk, deliberate steps forward, glancing back her with a smile. And he nears the end.]
See? And-
[And suddenly he blinks and finds himself back at the start of it all.]
...Wait, what just happened?
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[She huffs and folds her arms.]
Watch, try it again.
[She picks up a flowerpot from in front of a random Gelfling's shop, glares at her when she tries to intervene, and then hurls it at the ground to shatter into pieces.]
Bet you it goes back to normal once you reset it.
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[He grumbles at her initial words while trying to make sense of the situation - and the shattering of the flower pot snaps him out of it! He yelps and flinches, taking a step back.]
Y-you can't just break someone's stuff like that! [He lets out a tired sigh as her words sink in.]
...Fine, we'll make a bet out of it. If it doesn't go back to normal, you gotta say you're sorry and pay for it! And if it does then, then I'll... buy you ice cream or something?
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She crosses her arms and raises an eyebrow. An actual bet, huh? Well, she actually tried ice cream recently, it was just okay. And she has no intention of paying some dumb peasant for their dumb pot, but-
Well, she wants to prove a point, and right now that's all she cares about.]
Fine. You have a bet. Now go on, walk down there again.
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Sure thing, pal! You're on! Here we go, off on a merry walk through the marketplace...!
[He puffs up his chest and walks with a confident swagger. A little confidence goes a long way, after all. Maybe that's the key to advancing through this and winning a bet with a kid! This is it, he can feel it! He-
He blinks and is back at the start of it all. And the pot is standing there intact, as if nothing happened.]
W-wait, what??
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[She gestures at the fully-intact pot with a smirk.]
Of course, for you to pay up, you'll have to find a way to leave that won't just reset everything.
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I... I guess you won that one, pal!
[There goes that valuable moral...
Gumshoe frowns and rubs his head as he tries to make sense of the situation.]
So, uh, how do I stop this from happening?