_{[It's true that Anders has no context for the video message or for Earth currency, but he's been around the block before, and he'd be willing to bet the entire contents of the wallet and then some that he's being overcharged. Some things never change.]}

Hm...

_{[With a noise of uncertainty, he skims his thumb against the edges of the crisp bills. Haggling 101: never agree to the first offer even when you're just kidding around with an old guy.]}

I'm already something of an expert in the mystical and the strange--that means you're free to gloss over those parts. Since your job just became easier, how about a discounted price? Like, say... fifteen? With the possibility of a good tip at the end.