Fairy Dukes and Stupid Bargains

A very long time ago, back in the mists of time, or possibly in 2022, I was on Tiny Bookcase podcast, with a story written for the prompt ‘Currency’, which needed to be around a thousand words, if I remember correctly (see above: mists of time.) While the hosts had great stories, they were funny and political and satirical, and I’m afraid those are things I can’t do. I’m more