Ruggie says that if he were paying for a date he would prefer to go somewhere free, like a park, but if his date is paying then he would be willing to “go wherever. Like a buffet!”
Ruggie’s new year’s resolution is to “make a buncha money,” and he applies to work at the school store during new year it pays well and does not require a commute, “Which means I could spend all my free time makin’ money!”
When Vil begins explaining to Kalim that he will be able to participate in a challenge if he spends 50 thaumarks, Ruggie interjects to say he actually needs to spend 500.
Ruggie then immediately sells 600 thaumarks worth of merchandise to Kalim, claiming to Sebek that he must have made a mistake, “But it all worked out in the end, since I was able to contribute big-time to the store’s sales!”
Sebek asks if that is how he has been acting with customers the entire time but Ruggie assures him, “it’s not every day such a mark—| mean, such a valued customer waltzes into the store. Isn’t it our solemn duty as store clerks to persuade customers to buy tons of stuff? It’s called ‘upselling!’”
Vil observes, “He’s a born salesman.”
Ruggie and his tsum get into a disagreement on how to split earnings from jobs they work during the Tsumsted event, with Ruggie dividing their profits 80% for himself and 20% for the tsum, to the tsum’s displeasure.
Ruggie agrees to a 70/30 split until the tsum headbutts him, at which point he refuses to share with the tsum at all, leading to a physical confrontation.
While Ruggie does end up splitting their profits between them it is not disclosed who received what percentage. He sees the tsum off with the farewell of, “I hope you never come back!”
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