Tom walked out into the courtard at the academy, and brushed the bits of dust and debris off of his old booth, a few minutes work, and it was looking as spiffy as ever, he put the sign back up, reading "Just a Dinar enterprises"

he looked at the small clump of cadets that had gathered round to watch, and smiled

"Ladies, Gentlemenn, and Iolous. I would like to welcome you to the grand re-opening of Just a dinar enterprises! today, we have inflateable gummi dolls!"
Tom smiled, getting back into the swing of things "what is an inflatable gummi doll, you ask? it is an inflatable doll made from the same material as a gummi bear or gummi worm."
Tom took in a deep breath
"What is a gummi bear or worm you ask? well i'm not sure, all I know is that Kora got them from herc's brother."
Tom pulled a small purple object from under the counter, to the untrained eye it looked like a somewhat deformed gummi bear.
Tom pressed the object to his mouth, and blew, it took a few minutes, but soon he had a lifesized, grape-flavored replica of hercules sitting on the booth!

"these can be made in any form you like, human or animal, and they come in cherry, apple, grape, pineapple, banana, orange, lemon, ham, chicken, and beef! As allways, you can have one for JUST A DINAR!"

"So you reopened Just A Dinar Enterprise already?" Celset asked as she tried not to get her hair caught on the gummy Hercules. After all, gummi heroes do have the tendency to attract hair. And hungry Iolauses. Hair and Hungry Iolauses. Hair and Hungry Iolauses. Someone should make a song using those two words. It would fit his personality great. And maybe Orpheus would want to come back and - ,"Anyway, do you think it would be possible for me to get a lemon flavored Iolaus?"

Celest

Tom pulled out a small package containing a yellow gummi doll and set it on the counter.
"that'll be adinar please" he said, and then smiled "it's good to be back!"

Bryn was walking past with several scrolls under one arm and ink streaks in her hair - almost a permanent fashion statement - and did a double take at the new booth that was starting to draw a crowd. Bryn pulled out one of the YHU admission scrolls from the pile and unrolled it slightly, "Oh yes. Tom. Favorite color, blue." Rolling the scroll back up, it went back under her arm with the rest of the scrolls as she stepped up to the booth and listened to the wide selection. "You don't have moose-flavored, then?" Bryn said, a slight hint of disappointment in her voice, "Or armadillo-flavored, it looks like. Ah, well. I suppose I'll have a banana-flavored Ares, if you have one." She smiled a little, as if a funny thought had struck her.

Narrowing her gaze on Tom, she raised one eyebrow questioningly. "So, Tom. It is a pleasure to have you back. Have you decided what room you would like to move into yet?"

Tom shook his head. "I haven't decided on what room I want yet, I'll let you know." Tom said with a smile "As for the moose or armidillo flavored gummis, If you can tell me where I can find a moose or armidillo, I can whip some up for you." he said, handing Bryn her Ares.

I'll let you know next time there's a moose or armidillo spotted in the woods." Bryn checked her scrolls, "As for rooms, it looks like we have Hercules Hall rooms 102 and 124 open - those are the closest to the exit near the stables. Just let me know which room you prefer and I'll help you move in."

Bryn handed over a dinar and happily accepted her Banana-flavored Ares doll. She grinned stupidly at its face for a moment, and then sighed happily. "I think I'll eat this in private." She said, vanishing into thin air.

"Well after I'm done here, I'll take room 102 then"
Tom responded "anyone else want an edible hero?

A buttercream Iolus,strawberry Jason,and chocolate Hercules,please." said Alex as she handed over dinars.It's not evey day you get an edible hero, you know.And while you're at it can I have room 103 in Lillith Hall or is that spoken for?

Now that's a thought worth pondering lol ;p

"Room 103 is yours." Bryn said to Alex as she re-appeared. She grinned at Tom. "Thanks! That was really, really good!"

"Glad to be of service" Tom responded with a grin "And if you have any more Ares urges, come back to see me, I have more where that came from."

Bryn laughed. "The real thing back at the temple satisfies most of my Ares urges." She winked saucily at Tom, "But I'll be sure to find you whenever I need that little something extra."

"I'm sure that the one at the temple does nicely, these come in more flavors!"

"I'll keep that in mind."

"Hey, Tom!" Neila called as she approached the entrepreneur. "Could I get a Lemon Iolaus, a Grape Hercules, and Cherry Jason, please? I need one to drool over, one I can unload my concerns on, and one I can have civil arguments with." Neila put up her hand to stop Tom from saying anything yet. "I know it sounds weird but it makes sense to me and that's all that matters." She put her hand down. "So can I get them?" She held out her three dinars.

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"Here you go Neila!" tom said, handing over a small bag with the three heros inside. "enjoy"