"Humans are weird."

"It works pretty well. But only because we punish stealing."

"Where do you get money?"

"You do work and people pay you."

"Where does it come from?"

"Governments make it and guarantee it and punish counterfeiters."

"I don't get it."

"If you have money, you can trade people money for things. This works better than just grabbing them. People will trade you because they want money, and they want money for the same reasons you do."

"I still don't get it."

"Okay. Well - I'll keep food around. Don't steal stuff."

"I want more food now."

"Great. Thank you for telling me instead of just grabbing it from the nearest person."

"Now. Now now now."

Fish? Eggs? Other things that Segda can eat?

Segda eats another fish and then wants a jade bracelet it spots in a market stall.

"Nope. We're going home now."

"It's pretty I want it do the money thing."

"I don't have concrete plans to earn more money and I don't have a lot of it and I will need it for food and shelter and so we can't spend it on bracelets."

"I want it."

"And I really appreciate you asking and suggesting money instead of taking it but you still can't have it."

Segda stares at her for a second, then snatches the bracelet and runs away.

Well fuck.

There is shouting. Some people run after Segda.

"Why did you let it do that?" snarls the jewelry shop owner, as her son sprints down the street.

"Segda give it back -"

Segda's probably too far away to hear.

"You're paying for that if it gets away," says the shop owner. "I don't know what you were thinking, toting one around."