The question caught Henry off guard. He was guessing she was some kind of alien space person but he really had no grasp on just how alien.
"Watch me."
Henry turned and approached a steel-nerved older woman who had seen everything in the long years Strangers have been showing up. He placed the push pop on the counter, the woman rang it up and announced a number. He glanced back at Rose to make sure she was watching before he counted out the correct coinage.
The register made a satisfying cha-ching noise as Henry's Poke' was traded for Goods and Services. He pinched the receipt between two fingers and waved it as though he had just done some kind of impressive trick.
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"Watch me."
Henry turned and approached a steel-nerved older woman who had seen everything in the long years Strangers have been showing up. He placed the push pop on the counter, the woman rang it up and announced a number. He glanced back at Rose to make sure she was watching before he counted out the correct coinage.
The register made a satisfying cha-ching noise as Henry's Poke' was traded for Goods and Services. He pinched the receipt between two fingers and waved it as though he had just done some kind of impressive trick.