The Things We Do For Cash

"Oh for the love of.." mutters Astra under her breath, but then she smiles at the old man. "Of course!" she says, "that sounds lovely." She is then led by the man back to his modest home. He dismisses his servants and lets her have a bit to eat and something to drink, requesting her presence in his studio in about twenty minutes. He goes off to prepare.

Astra, in the kitchen, sees several keepsakes that could fetch a fair price on the open market. On her way in, she had seen some women's clothing in a room. It would be a speedy task to take what she needed, only what she needed, and pay him back later. But how could she repay kindness with crime? On the other hand, did she want to have her naked body drawn and displayed or, worse, sold on the open market?

1. Astra decides to eat, drink, and do what she agreed to do, trusting the man to make good on his offer.
2. Astra steals one small valuable thing, dons some clothing, and promises herself she will pay the man back, tenfold even, in time.
3. As above, but Astra is caught before she can leave with the stolen items.

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