Merchants of Elm (IC)

[Another_Poet]

Burt raises his eyebrows but doesn't miss a beat. "Hush child, no need to get defensive about a family you've never even met is there?" He smiles again. "You go around so excited all the time you'll cause yourself liver problems and then you'll end up like old Bert here, barely able to lift his sorry butt up in the morning. And I tell you, none of their creditors are appeased. They took the house, the business, the goods, sure, but that didn't cover a tenth of what was owed. The only way they have enough copper to spit on is if they hid it somewhere during the bankruptcy proceedings. They were hounded. Mister are you gonna give Jonae some business or did you just come here to watch an old gimp lecture his surrogate daughter?"