>>5849925As you exit the car and the Quadra’s door begins to slide shut behind you, you hear Alice’s voice faintly call out, <span class="mu-g"><span class="mu-i">”Hmm. There is another way, around-”</span></span>
You don’t hear whatever the rest of it she had to say was - Walking through a small shop like this isn’t that big of a deal, but it’s the kind of thing business owners either love or hate. More traffic for their shop, or more traffic <span class="mu-i">through</span> their shop, really depends on the point of view. You’ll test your luck today. Crossing the narrow street, you head further down the street and then through the open front door of ‘Misty’s Esoterica’. A bell chimes lightly as you step in, the smell of incense greeting you even before the puffy haired blonde at the desk - ‘Misty’ presumably - turns from her standing prayer to greet you with a smile.
“Welcome to Misty’s Esoterica - I’m Misty. What brings a weary traveler like you to my shop today?” She asks kindly, “A tarot reading, or maybe chakra harmonization?”
…Weary traveler? Who speaks like that? Alice sometimes, you suppose, but she’s hardly normal. You immediately decide you like Misty; this might be a business, and not quite what your own personal beliefs align with, but you just have a good feeling about her - The whole shop, actually.
This is a result of Kai’s openness to the spiritual.“Actually I was wondering if I could cut through to Viktor's clinic…” You begin to say, before thinking better of it. Perhaps there’s something of value here, more than anything a ripper can offer? The clinic won’t be going anywhere.
>”...But I’m open to a reading.” Signs and portents are not to be ignored.>No, just get on with things. This place is strangely fascinating for a little shop though. You’ll be back.>Write-in. 