Adelaida was in the shop again today. She didn't have a shift - and she'd actually been taking less and less shifts recently now that business was picking up in her outsourcing work - but she still liked showing up here to interact with people. Manta Carlos was an oddity where people were actually open to interaction with strangers.
She cased the joint for a bit before ordering her usual ice cream float and walking around, to see who was open to being disturbed.
It took a bit of observance, but she did find someone who seemed to fit the bill. A young woman, alone, and subtly troubled over something - and Adelaida could vaguely smell a kindred spirit on her.
"Rough day?" she said without preamble, welcoming herself to the table.
She cased the joint for a bit before ordering her usual ice cream float and walking around, to see who was open to being disturbed.
It took a bit of observance, but she did find someone who seemed to fit the bill. A young woman, alone, and subtly troubled over something - and Adelaida could vaguely smell a kindred spirit on her.
"Rough day?" she said without preamble, welcoming herself to the table.