He was heading for the door when it occurred to me I might make further use of his knowledge. “Say . . . um, Burgt.”
“Yes, sir?”
“Is there someplace around here I can get a bite to eat?
Maybe someplace that specializes in off-dimension food?”
“Sure. There’s a little place about half a block to your left as you come out of the main entrance. It’s called Bandi’s. You can’t miss it.”
That was worth a few extra coins to me. It also gave me an idea.
“Say, Burgt, I’ve heard you bellhops have a bit of an information network. Is that true?”
The bellhop eyed the coins I was pouring back and forth from hand to hand.
“Sort of,” he admitted. “It depends on what kind of information you’re looking for.”
“Well, I’m looking for a guy, name of Aahz. Would have hit town in the last couple of days. If you or any of your friends should find out where he is and let me know, I’d be real appreciative. Get me?”
I let the coins pour into his uniform pocket. “Yes, sir. Aahz, was it? I’ll spread the word and see what we can turn up.”
He departed hastily, shutting the door firmly but quietly behind him.
“You did that very well, Skeeve,” Kalvin said.
“What? Oh. Thanks, Kalvin.”
“Really. You looked just like a gangster paying off an informant.”
I guess my work with the Mob had influenced me more than I had realized. It wasn’t a line of conversation I wanted to pursue too far, though.
“Just something I picked up,” I said casually, pocketing the room key. “Come on. Let’s try to find something eatable in this dimension.”
Chapter Seven:
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