Video: Wednesday, Week 41: HOW DO I BUSINESS?

[infourbooks]

[Neville looks rather frazzled as well as being... rather upset about something]

Briar is gone.

[He takes a deep breath.]

That's bad enough, but we have this plant shop and he was really the one who knew anything about how to actually run it. I'm decent at growing plants, but I've only been selling them for a few weeks now. I could... really use some help. I don't think I can run it just on my own.

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[infourbooks]

[He gives her a puzzled look at those first words. What are those even?]

Yeah. Neville Longbottom.

[unofficial_ambassador]

[She's only had moderate luck with attempted handshakes so far on this planet, but she extends a hand to the boy anyway]

Inara. I'm guessing that the shop is as new as the economy?

[infourbooks]

[He shakes her hand. He knows his manners]

Yeah. When we got back, we didn't even know where we lived.

[unofficial_ambassador]

That must have been difficult. I think I'm lucky to have arrived later.

Do you want to show me the ledger?

[infourbooks]

I'm not sure there's really a good time to wake up here.

[He reaches below the counter and pulls it out. Everything is recorded, though categorization is a bit lacking]

Here it is.

[unofficial_ambassador]

[It's odd to see a ledger done left to right and one or both of the boys have terrible penmanship, but the basics are here.]

It would be smart to sort your expenses by category. It'll be easier to see where you spend the most.

[infourbooks]

[Why didn't he think of that?]

That would make sense, wouldn't it?

[unofficial_ambassador]

You have most of the basics here, and the rest should come to you more easily with experience. It shouldn't take too long to get this organized.

Are you doing any advertizing right now?

[infourbooks]

A couple places. Mostly with the farmers we knew before.

[unofficial_ambassador]

You might want to consider putting some flyers up at the Flop. I've met a number of people here from low-tech worlds who use . . . medicinal plants . . .

[Her experience with those was not super great. She falters, but almost imperceptibly.]

They use medicinal plants, and it might be comforting for them to know that a place like this was available to them. You're in an excellent location to cater to newcomers.