Snippet #2720207

Ezra had a glass in her hand that she was about to fill with some alcohol from the tap but she stopped when she caught sight of the bill. Slapping her hand on it, she gave it merely a glance before holding it up and giving an irate look to both of the men. "What in the Light is this?" she demanded to know, hand on her hip. "I told you I'm not in the mood for games and I'm not! Either get some real money out now or you both need to leave."

She flicked the bill at Landon who scrunched up his face in consternation, grabbing the bill in both hands and looking at it. "Oh, no!" he breathed on a moan. Turning to Matt he said, "This is dreamers money! When you said you were loaded, I thought you meant you had money from the Dreaming!"

"He's a dreamer?" Ezra asked. "You're pilfering money for booze from a dreamer? For grim's sake, Lan! Just let the poor kid go back to sleep!"

"He can't," Landon said, giving her a grimace. "His light has been taken."

"Hm, tough break," she said with a cocked nod of her head. To the boy she said, "Listen, I don't know what you're doing and where you gotta go but you could do it without this mess," she pointed at Landon, " on your hands. That's all I'll say."

"Piss off," Lan sneered at her.

"Alright, time to go," Ezra said, all business once more. "You can't pay, then you can't stay."

"Please, Ezra, just take the paper money as a stand-in--I'll get you the money later--!"

"You've got 5 seconds to get out," she said.

She wasn't going to budge and with a reluctant curse murmured under his breath, Landon got off his stool and stomped out the door with the kid in tow. Outside, the street was as busy as it was before, creatures merely eying the odd pair as they passed. Shaking his coat and stretching his lips in aggravation, Landon finally turned to the kid with a shrug.

"Sorry, can't help you. No money, no deal," he said morosely. "Besides, she's right, you could do a whole lot better than me." Starting to turn and walk away, he shook his head and sighed, "Good luck, kid."