>>18729285Raising her voice slightly Amy leaned forward in the chair and tried to straighten things out, "Ma'am, please, I'm not in danger, at least I don't think I am, I just came here to buy some cocoa with a strange taste". The old woman hangs up the phone before pressing the third digit and shuffles onto a stool behind the counter, she appeared to bow her head slightly.
>"I've misread the situation, again... I'm so very sorry dear. Please tell me your story and I'll help in any way I can."Amy briefly explains what happened in the ring with Winter Girl and the woman appears to perk up immediately. She removes a pair of spectacles and replaces them with a slightly different pair of spectacles and beams a toothless grin.
>"My goodness. A Divine Angel. In my store. The Divine family has been a customer of ours for years, even during the confectionary war of '52 they were always good to us."The woman leans in.
>"I do love that Nikki Kade, she's naughty but oh what I wouldn't give to be ten years younger..."Amy chuckles. The woman must be over a hundred and the mental image of... Nevermind. The woman rolls up a sleeve and proudly shows off a DA logo tattooed on her forearm.
>"I buy all the merchandise. I'm not so fond of the Japanese one though. I lost a lot of my friends in '45 when we landed in Okinawa, my kids say I should let it go but they're very deep and very old prejudices I'm afraid."Amy's mind races, she wonders what Colby would say if she were here. Something smart no doubt. She eyes the door, she could make an excuse and leave, but that meant giving up on getting the answers she came for, it could also mean upsetting a longtime business partner of the Divine family, a subject she was entirely ignorant on. Unsure of what to say next the old woman broke the silence.
>"You said the cocoa had a strange taste? Could you describe it?" 