They blinked, as the stranger interrupted, tilting their head for a moment... but smiled. "That's- very kind of you. Hang on- here, you can put some of these back. Sorry for shouting, I ah- I genuinely didn't realize-" They cleared their throat. Awkwardness of the social situation aside, they didn't need to take up any of the shopkeeper's time.

"Where I came from, the only time we'd actually exchange currency for necessities would be for luxury items. I wasn't expecting a week's worth of clothes to cost more than all of what I came here with."