What does a number feel like right before it becomes a price?

[PrimeToby37]

Odd little prompt, imagine a number floating around unattached to anything, right before it gets assigned as the actual price of something. What do you imagine that in between moment feels like for the number itself. Doesn't need to make sense at all, just fun to imagine

Curious what people picture that transition looking or feeling like. Share your imagined answer below