"Healix, why are there dozens of cases of Syrup of Ipecac in the back room?" Golden Ace asked a bit worried about Healix.
"The new owner will be giving away free bottles of that stuff during the Thanksgiving holiday shopping season." Healix replied.
"There are at least three things wrong with what you just said."
"Oh." Healix questioned.
"First, and MOST important. We do not give anything away, ever." Golden Ace instructed.
"Well, you see..." Healix started.
"Second, there isn't a new onwer. I own this place!" Golden Ace thundered.
"But the dragon..."
"Third, there is no Thanksgiving Holiday Shopping Season around here." Golden Ace interrupted.
"I understand, but you have to talk to the dragon about this." Healix said.
"Hey, Golden Ace, what's going on?" Super Fire Dragon asked as he walked into the corner store.
"I'm not happy, not happy at all."
"That cheese alise was Healix's idea." SFD countered.
"What? No, this Thanksgiving Holiday Shopping Season promotion." Golden Ace regained control over the conversation.
"Just doing my job, no need to thank me." SFD replied.
"I wasn't going to thank you." Golden Ace said.
"Oh, you're very welcome." SFD gushed.
"No, no, you don't understand, we don't give away anything, ever." Golden Ace said re-directing the conversation.
"Of course not." SFD snapped.
"Healix said that we would give away Syrup of Ipecac, is that right?" Golden Ace asked.
"No, not at all. First, the customer must buy a qualifying purchase, and then pay a sur-charge."
"Oh, that's more like it."
"And the mark-up on the qualifying purchase has been bumped up a notch." SFD explained.
"Oh, now that sounds more like it." Golden Ace smiled.
"I tried explaining it to Healix, but sometimes I wonder about him." SFD admitted.
"You know that Healix is a woman?" Golden Ace added.
"Oh right, that explains a lot." SFD commented.
"Hey, dragon, what are you talking about?" Healix interrupted.
"Well, for a guy, you are kind of weird, but for a woman, it all fits." SFD explained.
"Like what?" Healix asked.
"Well, like those bumps under your shirt. I thought that you were deformed or something."
"Dragon!" Healix said rolling her eyes.
They all laughed.