“Sometimes you gotta, though.” He responded, confirming that her words were definitely not going to sink in or be heeded.

“You’re welcome!” He chirped back to her thanks, resettling his newsboy hat carefully after it had gotten knocked askew when he tripped. Mono already had a pretty good idea that she was new. He watched everyone in the city, after all. If he didn’t recognize someone and they didn’t have the… look? Of the locals? It was a likely that they weren’t from this world and had just arrived. “So you made a list so you could get stuff you need. That’s smart. I started using lists when I got here too. Someone helped me make them at first.” Now he was quite good at using them. Made him feel responsible and grown up, even if he really wasn’t.

But Mono didn’t really need anything. He hadn’t helped her for a reward after all. Mr Rhy had insisted on giving him some fruit once he got his money back, but back then, the kid hadn’t even had a job to make money… So it was different back then. Now Mono had a job and even people to live with! He wasn’t in need of handouts like he had been back then. “That’s okay. I don’t really need anything for helping. It’s kinda just nice to help new people. This place is big and weird when you just get here.” He shrugged a little. “I’m Mono. What’s your name, lady?”