The Marketplace

[History Guy]

Oh, yes, of course, Your Holiness. You are all wise in these matters.

[GeneralTacticus]

There's a good man, Hernan. Continue to pay such respect to me (and our Great Despot Togas, of course), and your business will prosper.

[Nuclear Winter]

oh holy Señor Tacticus! Allow me to give you a free extra huge pot of my best roman wine!
I´d like to ask to you for a favor o mighty priest, if thy who guides the spirits could pleasecome to my humble wine production cottage and El squid´s squid factory for a special bless, I´d be gratefull. Just say the price and I shall pay. if you prefer it on goods rather than on bones, you may choose any amount of wine and squid you want, and El squid shall pay.

[GeneralTacticus]

I thank you for the gift of the wine; that will be sufficient. I shall deliver your request along with that of senor Hernan.

[History Guy]

Senor Mitchell, I wish to buy from La Ropa a certain article of vestment known as a wool cloak. Yes, I need the wool cloak to be 6 feet long, and large enough to be able to be wrapped around the body several times over. I want bear fur (I can get it if you can't), and I want it to be as warm for the winter months that are descending as possible. In pay, I can afford a great deal, or, if you like, I can give it to you in squid or slave girls, though I prefer using bones.

Hernan de History Guy Calamari
Squid Baron

[mrmitchell]

Senor Calamari, this interesting piece of clothing can be arranged. Let's see...I think 6 bones would be a fair asking price, considering you're asking for a type of garment new to La Ropa. As for bear fur, you're in luck because Thug just killed a bear this morning. We have plenty of bear fur now!

Senor Mitchell
still a Squid merchant, but owner of La Ropa too

[History Guy]

Very good. Tomorrow I pick up my axe, but when can I come to pick up my cloak?

[mrmitchell]

Senor Calamari,

We will only charge you when the order is being handed to you, and in the event that your order is not in stock, we will have
it ready in one day

So that means we'll have it ready later today. (I think )

[History Guy]

(a red carpet suddenly rolls down the road, flattening several bystanders)

It is I!

Here, Senor Dejon, my good man, is your 8 bones. Ah, sir, this axe, why it is magnificient! A true work of art! Worthy of the finest of warriors! Ah, yes, with this, I would never loose a battle. It is a thing of beauty also, with the engravings and the obsidian. Ah, I love volcanic glass. Thanks again.

And thank you, Senor Mitchell for the cloak (how's your head wound from Thug coming along?). It is very nice. The cloak. Not the head wound.

Hernan de History Guy Calamari
Squid Baron

[Hot Mustard]

Originally posted by History Guy
Ah, yes, with this, I would never loose a battle.

Yes, with such an intimidating weapon, you may never have to let loose, and do battle. However, if you had do, I expect you would not lose.

[History Guy]

Attention! This morning I bought 10,000 head of cattle from a cattle rancher by the name of Buffalo Chip who had, under King Alaric the Vanquished, owned much of the territory east of the city, including the pastures. Chip was down on his luck, and sold me 10,000 head of cattle for a life-time supply of squid, and so, I now announce that...El Squid Company has expanded to include beef! Yes, if you don't simply want El Squid squid, you can get a squid and a steak, or just a steak, or a roast beef, or a leg of beef, etc. We also sell milk! Yes, that's right! El Squid Company has now become El Squid & Company! We now sell BEEF!

Hernan de History Guy Calamari
Squid and Cattle Baron

[Nuclear Winter]

Oh god! A monololy! Hope that I´m part of it!

[pikesfan]

Originally posted by History Guy
El Squid Company has now become El Squid & Company!

What’s that funny looking thing in between the words Squid and Company? That’s not part of our alphabet! Did Inky have a little accident on the sign board?

[Togas]

Originally posted by History Guy
Attention! This morning I bought 10,000 head of cattle from a cattle rancher by the name of Buffalo Chip who had, under King Alaric the Vanquished, owned much of the territory east of the city, including the pastures.

A great boon, Hernan, but I Buffalo Chip has sold you something he did not own.

My family has owned a ranch and a great many head of cattle in the valley to the East of Madrid. It is where my father and his father were raised. It is common knowledge that my family was one of the first families to adopt to farming. We also owned a great many head of cattle.

The old family ranch is to the northern-most end of the valley to the east (north-east of the red dot). We have a great many head of cattle in our herd. I trust that if any of your inherited cattle comes from this part, that you will graciously turn them over to your humble despot.

--Togas

[History Guy]

No, sir, it appears as if these cattle are knew to Spain, and are called Black Angus, and are thus thought to originate somewhere north of the city boundaries. I had Gastronome research the late lamented Mr. Chip, and the evidence is that he was born a Celtic-Visigoth. Despite some run-ins with the law, he managed to become a prosperous cattle herder, running them in from over the border for a ranch to the east of the city. We checked it out, and found that it was not your own ranch at all, but one north of it, called Chip Ranch. This one seems to be very ancient, and appears to be strictly legit. Unless you want me to turn these cattle over to you after spending what I did for them, I think that you would, in all fairness, allow our company to maintain control of this herd.

Hernan de History Guy Calamari
Squid and (Small-Time) Cattle Baron
No enemy of Togas...not his cattle...I swear! (damn, why wasn't I told he had control of those cows?!)