Al raises both eyebrows at that. He'd be interested in seeing what lots Xie is interested in.
Before he can answer though, all attention is turns to the stage at one end of the platform, where a woman wearing an antique wedding dress is taking stage and starting her spiel.
She introduces herself as Miss Haversham - emphasises the er and scoffs at Dickens. From the reaction of the crowd it sounds like she's done the same thing at every auction previously. She reiterates the pact - no one can be harmed, or followed from the auction, so everyone is safe. Bids can be made in the form of money (some people boo) or the more traditional barter system, and everything will be fairly considered.
The first item, for example - a bell from a ship salvaged in the Docklands, with some power people in general seem to already be aware of - is sold to a woman who offers a week of insomnia.
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Date: 2024-02-02 04:32 pm (UTC)Before he can answer though, all attention is turns to the stage at one end of the platform, where a woman wearing an antique wedding dress is taking stage and starting her spiel.
She introduces herself as Miss Haversham - emphasises the er and scoffs at Dickens. From the reaction of the crowd it sounds like she's done the same thing at every auction previously. She reiterates the pact - no one can be harmed, or followed from the auction, so everyone is safe. Bids can be made in the form of money (some people boo) or the more traditional barter system, and everything will be fairly considered.
The first item, for example - a bell from a ship salvaged in the Docklands, with some power people in general seem to already be aware of - is sold to a woman who offers a week of insomnia.