That tail of his will gather as much attention as it can, but Roland's not paying it any heed because look. This was some serious business. A communal pool for candy meant they had to be fair in their trade! He pours out his own pile and altogether, the three of them - or as soon as Tidus decides to share!! - create piles that convene in the center, a small space in the middle like neutral ground. Roland crosses his arms, ignores the fudge that Inigo eats right away. One fudge he couldn't trade, rats!
"You'd be surprised. The chances of receiving exactly the same type of candy even if we trick or treated in the same place is lower than you might expect." Is he using his explain-it-all voice for this? Absolutely. Is this a subject warranting of such seriousness? Probably not. But Roland, as the twin teens might have already surmised from multiple encounters of a similar kind, has a side to him that could indicate he was indeed, young once upon a time.
"For example - " Roland uncurls his arms and picks up a neon red pack of what looked to be, curls of long candy strings. "- Tidus and I received strawberry licorice," A fact he confirms with a pointed glance to said pile that may or may not be slowly pouring out still. "But Inigo doesn't have it. Instead, he's got a big candy bar, right there." The candy bar is indeed, larger than the other smaller bite-sized pieces.
He then turns to both teens, the mood akin to instructing them on how to play a game.
"So one of us could trade for that candy bar so Inigo gets the licorice as payment. Obviously, Tidus can't trade with me, since we have the same candy. But if there's something in the piles that I have and neither of you don't, we trade for what we want. Easy, right?"
Famous last words.
"All right. Start the bidding." Because he saw that candy bar for a reason. He's not a sweets kind of guy, but that in particular has some value he's not willing to pass up!
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"You'd be surprised. The chances of receiving exactly the same type of candy even if we trick or treated in the same place is lower than you might expect." Is he using his explain-it-all voice for this? Absolutely. Is this a subject warranting of such seriousness? Probably not. But Roland, as the twin teens might have already surmised from multiple encounters of a similar kind, has a side to him that could indicate he was indeed, young once upon a time.
"For example - " Roland uncurls his arms and picks up a neon red pack of what looked to be, curls of long candy strings. "- Tidus and I received strawberry licorice," A fact he confirms with a pointed glance to said pile that may or may not be slowly pouring out still. "But Inigo doesn't have it. Instead, he's got a big candy bar, right there." The candy bar is indeed, larger than the other smaller bite-sized pieces.
He then turns to both teens, the mood akin to instructing them on how to play a game.
"So one of us could trade for that candy bar so Inigo gets the licorice as payment. Obviously, Tidus can't trade with me, since we have the same candy. But if there's something in the piles that I have and neither of you don't, we trade for what we want. Easy, right?"
Famous last words.
"All right. Start the bidding." Because he saw that candy bar for a reason. He's not a sweets kind of guy, but that in particular has some value he's not willing to pass up!