Rye

(At Good Goods, Morning)

Rye: So if three ham sausages were sold, there must still be one left on the shelf.

Rye: We've only got instant noodles and braised eggs to pair with 'em, so I need to keep track of how many of those are out.

Rye: Gotta watch out for someone who might be holding three braised eggs, though. Bet they're waiting to add a fourth to their pile.

Passerby: Hey bro, what are you doing? If you want them, just buy all three.

Rye: Buy what? I'm trying to count tiles with snacks here, don't talk to— Wait. Where was I just now?

(At the mahjong table, Afternoon)

Rye: Quick tile check... In this situation, according to my scientific tile-counting method, if my calculations are correct, there's only one safe tile left!

Rye: 2 Circle!!

Miss Lian: Gotcha! Was waiting for that 2 Circle tile. Fits just nicely between this 1 and 3 I've got.

A-Ting: Thanks for the discard! Was waiting for 2 or 5 Circles to go with my 3 and 4.

Old Cheng: Hehe, that's my win! I only had a 2 Circle as my pair tile — can't believe I actually got it!

(At the mahjong table, Evening)

Rye: You can't play that, he's clearly going for the 4 Bamboo.

Rye: Breaking up your pair like that? What is this, some kinda tile giveaway?

Rye: Yeah, that's right, hit that one, hit that one!

Hesitant Tile Player: Fine, you win. 1 Character it is.

Excited Card Player: And that's game! And here I thought nobody was going to toss out a 1 Character ever!

(Behind Fluffy, Evening)

Porcelume Merchant: These Porcelume plates come up to 425,000 Dennies after the discount. Will you pay by card or cash?

Rye: Whoa whoa whoa, that ain't right — you're way off with those numbers!

Tourist: Hey! You're ripping me off, aren't you!? Good thing there's still some decent folks around.

Porcelume Merchant: Hey, that ain't my game. The original price is 500,000, and I'm giving a 15% discount. How's that a bum deal, huh?

Tourist: Oh... Huh. That's true.

Rye: Huh? Wait, so I got the math wrong?

(With Old Cheng, Afternoon)

Rye: Old Cheng, I'm here to pay the rent.

Old Cheng: Yo Rye, you showed up just in time!

Old Cheng: Come on. Let me treat you to some Yum Cha Sin!

Rye: What about the rent...?

Old Cheng: Our Waifei Peninsula team crushed it at the dragon boat race. Time to celebrate in style!

Old Cheng: Don't just stand there. Your rent's on the house this month!

Rye: Thanks!

Old Cheng: Come. Let's go grab some tea!

(Late Night)

Rye: Everything's set! Just waiting for that perfect tile!

Rye: *sigh*...

Rye: If only I hadn't been missing that East Wind tile, I wouldn't have lost that round!

Rye: Could it be that even scientific mahjong ultimately leads to mysticism?

Rye: No... That's impossible...

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