It had been a while since anyone had manifested such sincere concern for 
Bud's desires, and he kind of liked it. He realized that these people were 
under the impression that they were being mugged. "Oh, same as anyone else. 
Money and shit," Bud said, and just like that, the man took some hard ucus out 
of his pocket and handed them over—and then actually thanked him as he 
backed away.