"Alright!" She smiled--further putting the lie to any picture of grief and loss-and turned to the cashier. "Okay, I'm getting what she said, 'cause she can make a decision, unlike your useless butt."
She pushed money forward.
The cashier gulped, miserably. And Kozue looked back over her shoulder at Renju: "It's been... not great. It's hard to try and figure out how to move on, you know?"