[ The limits of Alberto's hodgepodge sense of responsibility will always be shifting back and forth, Pepa. His job is shopping... but he's great at getting around the city. Go figure. ]
Mmhmm, I used to get lost sometimes, but now I know my way around great — hah, from shopping, actually. D'you take the bus, Signora? There's a thing on the Everything Machine that makes it really easy to follow the bus. And the magic map thing helps a lot, too, when you're walking.
[ He waves a hand in the air as if that perfectly illustrates "Google Maps." It... probably does not. ]
I use them both a lot — I go allllllll over town when I'm shopping. It's cuz I'm usually going to people's houses. For sales. Yard sales, garage sales, estate sales — that's where you really find the best stuff. I only go to the stores after I'm done shopping, though— to sell all the cool stuff I bought. Pawn shops, vintage shops, sometimes antique stores... Places that buy old stuff. Uuusually they'll pay me more than I paid for things, ha~ But if not, I just fix the thing up and take it to a different store — then they'll pay me more, heh! I've got a whole system. I've made a looot of money like this~
[ ........These are all secondhand curiosities and of very little value, so there's nothing criminal about what he's doing, but the fact that Alberto's come up with this reselling scheme on his own at age 14 with limited experience living in society at all is... kind of terrifying? And/or impressive? Is it moderately dishonest? Yes. Is it also endlessly fun and fascinating? Absolutely. The scales balance for him. And he seems very proud of this. ]
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Mmhmm, I used to get lost sometimes, but now I know my way around great — hah, from shopping, actually. D'you take the bus, Signora? There's a thing on the Everything Machine that makes it really easy to follow the bus. And the magic map thing helps a lot, too, when you're walking.
[ He waves a hand in the air as if that perfectly illustrates "Google Maps." It... probably does not. ]
I use them both a lot — I go allllllll over town when I'm shopping. It's cuz I'm usually going to people's houses. For sales. Yard sales, garage sales, estate sales — that's where you really find the best stuff. I only go to the stores after I'm done shopping, though— to sell all the cool stuff I bought. Pawn shops, vintage shops, sometimes antique stores... Places that buy old stuff. Uuusually they'll pay me more than I paid for things, ha~ But if not, I just fix the thing up and take it to a different store — then they'll pay me more, heh! I've got a whole system. I've made a looot of money like this~
[ ........These are all secondhand curiosities and of very little value, so there's nothing criminal about what he's doing, but the fact that Alberto's come up with this reselling scheme on his own at age 14 with limited experience living in society at all is... kind of terrifying? And/or impressive? Is it moderately dishonest? Yes. Is it also endlessly fun and fascinating? Absolutely. The scales balance for him. And he seems very proud of this. ]