Calvin's attempted insult breezes right by her. She noticed him eyeing her holo-emitter.

"Oh, I've got to hear this." Val sets her backpack on the sidewalk and unzips one of the smaller pockets to produce a wallet with polka dots and a cartoon butterfly on it. She might have adult cognitive capability, but she certainly doesn't have adult taste.

She considers giving him five pennies, but decides that would be petty, and instead hands him a nickel from the change pocket. "Don't spend it all in one place."