I want to buy some souvenirs from this trip and maybe snacks for the voyage home.
Thinking about my idealized shopping experiences from when I lived in the area, I can't help but think of Globe Imports and Picky Picky Picky. Both places prepared me to take my girlfriend (now wife!) to her Senior Prom.
Globe Imports was the retail version of those catalogs where you can buy cheap knickknacks and kitsch in bulk (It's giving more Oriental Trading Company catalog than necessarily Wish.com or Temu in my mind). I bought a black silk rose and incense-infused matches there. I might have also bought scented tea candles there, as well. (They're out of business, but strong enough in my mind that I might bring them back in the setting.)
Picky Picky Picky sells outdoor equipment as well as military surplus. We had decided to go with a camouflage theme for our prom outfits, so I was able to buy off the rack for my outfit. Getting a camouflage dress for her took a little more effort and creativity, but the result was worth it.
This does make me wonder what the currency of the area is going to be like. I could follow the Fallout tradition of bottle caps. Though a funny idea does occur to me that the main currency could be marijuana. The standard unit would be a dime bag or "dime" though small silver coins might sometimes substitute for product.
Different strains could affect valuation, creating "denominations" of currency, but even a baggie of "ditch weed" will get you somewhere.
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