"Sounds like a plan." Trixie would try to give her back whatever the cost was regardless. There were bits put away for rewards and the like for the rescue of kidnapped eggs. "Sometimes it's an honest enough mistake, but..." Yeah, best to get off of that topic unless they wanted to start into complaining about kids in bad situations.
"It is... well, somewhat. There is a standard currency and prices for the more common things, labor for field work and so on is paid in bits." It's normal for her, so she's not thought about it much. "Really, when it comes right down to it, if you're willing to pitch in and do a little work, you're not going to go hungry or be left out in the cold. Good food is inexpensive and common, it's the treats that cost."
Anyone could grow a patch of grass or flowers after all, but treats like cupcakes and sweets needed work. They also hadn't gone into big machines for farming or fabric making, so there are no shortages of jobs.
"Oh, I know..." There is a small glow around her horn and suddenly there will be a pair of pretty, golden coins, floating towards Verity. "Here's a 5 bit coin and a 1 bit coin." It's a nice looking coin, fairly small, solid gold, the only differences between the two is that one has a 5 on one side, and a pretty looking alicorn on the other and the other coin has a 1 and a different alicorn on it.
"The lower values of coins are made of gold, mostly because the palace can make them easily and cheaply... Though I would hate to try and see someone counterfeit the magic in them..." She's used to everyone being able to tell real coins from fakes, it doesn't even cross her mind that other forms of money were much easier to fake.
Back to taste realated things, she makes a face. "Perhaps I'm just biased. I brushed my teeth one morning and then had orange juice... I've never forgotten that awful flavor."
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"It is... well, somewhat. There is a standard currency and prices for the more common things, labor for field work and so on is paid in bits." It's normal for her, so she's not thought about it much. "Really, when it comes right down to it, if you're willing to pitch in and do a little work, you're not going to go hungry or be left out in the cold. Good food is inexpensive and common, it's the treats that cost."
Anyone could grow a patch of grass or flowers after all, but treats like cupcakes and sweets needed work. They also hadn't gone into big machines for farming or fabric making, so there are no shortages of jobs.
"Oh, I know..." There is a small glow around her horn and suddenly there will be a pair of pretty, golden coins, floating towards Verity. "Here's a 5 bit coin and a 1 bit coin." It's a nice looking coin, fairly small, solid gold, the only differences between the two is that one has a 5 on one side, and a pretty looking alicorn on the other and the other coin has a 1 and a different alicorn on it.
"The lower values of coins are made of gold, mostly because the palace can make them easily and cheaply... Though I would hate to try and see someone counterfeit the magic in them..." She's used to everyone being able to tell real coins from fakes, it doesn't even cross her mind that other forms of money were much easier to fake.
Back to taste realated things, she makes a face. "Perhaps I'm just biased. I brushed my teeth one morning and then had orange juice... I've never forgotten that awful flavor."