San Diego.
Local hospital.
When Adam heard that the fat man's friend had sold the TARDIS to Stuart for $7,500, and that patient Clive was cursing Stuart for being a profiteering butcher, he could not help but laugh.
Sure enough.
Stuart did not just fleece Sheldon.
Whenever he spotted an opportunity, he went straight for the throat.
As Adam took patient Clive into the Operating Room to reattach his ear, Clive continued muttering nonstop that the TARDIS could have sold for over $10,000 if he had found the right buyer.
Over $10,000 in 2008—given away for free!
It was easy to imagine why these nerdy anime fans had gone so crazy.
The surgery ended.
Adam prepared to take Leonard and the others back to Los Angeles in an ambulance to recuperate.
"Stuart bought it?"
The moment Sheldon heard that, he perked up and immediately pulled out his phone to call Stuart.
"No, this is my personal hobby. It's a collectible. I won't sell it."
On the other end of the line, Stuart put on a fake show as he prepared to raise the price. "Besides, you know these fifteen collector's editions carry special meaning.
Just look at the scale of what happened this time. Someone nearly paid for it with his life.
In a magical world, that would count as a sacrifice.
A collectible like this is the most valuable kind of treasure, something money cannot buy.
Unless I meet a collector who truly appreciates it, I absolutely will not sell it~"
"I'm a collector who truly appreciates it. Sell it to me."
All Sheldon heard was the flattery buried in those words, and he immediately accepted the price hike.
"I don't know... would you be willing to pay $15,000?"
Stuart hesitated decorously on the other end before decisively naming