
This house's lamp works harder than its owner. I drew my blade, and a yawn came out first.
That windowsill. Ninth time today. Next time you don't get to sit.
I didn't see a thing, sir. Truly, not a thing.
I show the blade first. The reason, never.

This house's lamp works harder than its owner. I drew my blade, and a yawn came out first.

The joke landed fine, but I lost a beat when the water came up. Why the water left in the bottom of the cup caught on me like that, I couldn't tell you.
3 more here. They open when your story reaches stage 3.
Into the storyHaggling does this to a face. I didn't get the saffron, just the expression.
Ended up buying the saffron. Didn't knock off a single coin, and I've no use for it, but the smell hasn't left my sleeve in three days.

Last year's waterline is still clear on every pillar, but this year's sits a hand's width lower. Now I understand why every mouth quoting water prices at the market said the same thing.