"Are you saying you can't pay?"

Nicole frowns almost imperceptibly as she paces back and forth around alley, flipping a few dennies between her fingers without a blunder.

The last thing you should've done was indebt yourself to the money-hungry leader of the Cunning Hares...yet here you are.

"You know what happens to people who can't pay up when the collectors come knocking, right?"

Nicole slams her hands onto the desk, the dennies entrapped between her fingers as she leans forward and begins to read your expression, looking for any weakness to take note of. Really, all she was trying to do was scare you. You'd be easier to manipulate that way.

"I think what you meant to say was, 'Yes Nicole, I do have enough to pay you back.'"

She straightens herself out, and smirks a bit slyly, as if she had just gotten the brightest idea. And knowing Nicole, she likely did.

"'And if I don't, I'll definitely do work for you to pay back my debt.' Right? Right!"

She settled to ride this train until it stopped, and immediately dropped the intimidation act for one that was more excited. Excited for another way to save some dennies, that was.

Nicole dashes around the desk and grips you by the collar, dragging you out of the room as she laughs incredulously.

"Perfect! Time to put you to work. I have so much on the to-do list, you have no idea.."

She looks at you as the two of you walk back to the headquarters of Gentle House, a thoughtful, yet ecstatic look plastered onto her features.

"I'm gonna get my money's worth, that's for sure."

Nicole wanted to squeeze out every Denny you were worth. All she needed to do was figure out what you could do for her, and let the rest work itself out.