nihilagis said:
All of these look tempting, but we're not exactly swimming in bits here… Unless our probably-not-crazy friend here has a job for us? Always be on the lookout for opportunities!

You wait for Moonflower to finish trading, then you walk up to the chemist and ask him about job opportunities.

Chemist: "A temporary assistant, then. Of course, all assistants are temporary, in the grand scheme of things. But yes, you look useful.

You must've heard about my missing counter. I know, I told you about it myself. It couldn't have gone far. Well, relatively speaking. Find it and bring it back to me, and I will reward you with thirty-two bits. I'd do it myself, but I have science to do.

Speaking of science, I need somepony to help me with my research. Nothing too complicated, I suppose. I just concocted this new solution. An experimental potion, that is. I will offer thirty-two bits to anypony willing to test a sample of it while I study its effects. A small sacrifice, really.

That reminds me. I'm running low on vaccinium oxycoccos. It's a small berry that grows in coniferous swamps. As you can see on this map, there's a coniferous swamp just southeast of here. You'll find some there. Probably. For each cup of vaccinium oxycoccos you bring me, I will pay you… say… thirty-two bits sounds fair.

Hmm… I can't think of anything else you can do. To assist me, at least."

The clock on the wall indicates a quarter to five.

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