"Right, right! You totally get it," Anise hastily agreed with a nod. It looked like Aidou wasn't going to judge her for what she did, which was good news.
When he mentioned what could be learned from the money, Anise stopped leaning on the table and pulled Tokunaga off of her back, holding it in her lap. "Actually... I have it with me." She dug her fingertips into the doll's torso, feeling around between the large stitches. All of this was done discreetly, with the doll still on her lap. Money was something that patients weren't supposed to have, so she didn't want the nurses to see it.
While she pulled at them, she answered Aidou's other question. "Yeah. A friend I talked to said she went inside a schoolhouse there, though. She said she found a flag of 'America' there. I guess it's supposed to be the country we're in."
Since the bills weren't stuffed too deeply inside the doll, it wasn't long before she pulled the rolled up money out. The girl then took one of the bills from the small bundle, and shoved the rest back where she got them.
For a moment, she studied the bill herself, noting the picture in the center, the stamp to the side, and the writing all over the paper. 'United States Note,' 'One Dollar,' 'Washington D.C.,' 'Series of 1923'... and a bunch of numbers. Most of it didn't mean anything to Anise, but maybe Aidou, being from Earth, could make sense out of it.
Anise rolled it back up and hid it in her hand, then reached across to drop it into Aidou's hand. "Tell me what you can get out of this, okay?" She winked, just to be cute.
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When he mentioned what could be learned from the money, Anise stopped leaning on the table and pulled Tokunaga off of her back, holding it in her lap. "Actually... I have it with me." She dug her fingertips into the doll's torso, feeling around between the large stitches. All of this was done discreetly, with the doll still on her lap. Money was something that patients weren't supposed to have, so she didn't want the nurses to see it.
While she pulled at them, she answered Aidou's other question. "Yeah. A friend I talked to said she went inside a schoolhouse there, though. She said she found a flag of 'America' there. I guess it's supposed to be the country we're in."
Since the bills weren't stuffed too deeply inside the doll, it wasn't long before she pulled the rolled up money out. The girl then took one of the bills from the small bundle, and shoved the rest back where she got them.
For a moment, she studied the bill herself, noting the picture in the center, the stamp to the side, and the writing all over the paper. 'United States Note,' 'One Dollar,' 'Washington D.C.,' 'Series of 1923'... and a bunch of numbers. Most of it didn't mean anything to Anise, but maybe Aidou, being from Earth, could make sense out of it.
Anise rolled it back up and hid it in her hand, then reached across to drop it into Aidou's hand. "Tell me what you can get out of this, okay?" She winked, just to be cute.