[She had to stifle a laugh. Yeah, actual coinage would work. They just didn't really have any sort of coinage so pebbles seemed good enough and ... hey she could eat them if she got hungry enough not to walk over to the bar.

...don't judge her.

She pulled the torches from her lips and smirked a little at Tifa]

You realize it's supposed to look surreal and intimidating. Right? [She chuckled a bit.] Kind of making do as best we can. It's still a little slap-dash.