"Well, I will certainly take it then. It would be rude not to." The man then put both his hands together in a clap. "Thank you two so much for indulging me. I realize this is perhaps a fair bit outside of your wheelhouses, so I'll be sure to give the tip jar a few extra jewels."
"Well that's very kind–Wait, there's a tip jar?!" Lucy's startled scream rocketed Cobra up out of his sinking thoughts.
"Why yes there is. Did your employer fail to mention that? Perhaps she was planning on taking all the tips for herself."
"No way! Argh, I bet that was supposed to be a surprise..." Despite sounding dejected there was a new light in Lucy's eyes. Damn, she wasn't kidding when she said she was tight on rent this month.
"Don't worry, now you know so it won't be passed over you in the worst case." The figure stood up and did a small bow, before fading from view. "May you be very successful in your business."
"Oh, wait a minute! I wanted to ask you something!" Lucy called out. The figure stopped but wavered as if it wasn't sure if it needed to leave or not. "If you don't mind...
"What would be your answer to your own question?"