"I-I'm worried about what's happening to Pappa and my friends. I think- wait, I know that they were in trouble when I left." Even if the details are still hazy at the moment.

"Do you mean something like money? I don't know if I-" Hotaru's fingers ghost over her pockets for a moment, before she realizes that she doesn't have any currency on her.

It was wishful thinking anyway; there's something about the whole 'price' that makes Hotaru think this won't be very straight forward.