For Sonja that she was glad that she wasn't affected by the plot. She was also glad that Dimitri wasn't in town, since she wouldn't know how to cope if he or Rose was affected by all of this. However, people she knew in town -- people she considered friends were affected by this. Though only one thing could rectify that and that was ice cream.
Well, Sonja needed to get other groceries, but Natalia considered ice-cream to be the top priority as they went through Walmart. But when they got to the section in question, Natalia thought she saw someone whom she thought was familiar. So, she had to say hi. That and maybe try to sneak some ice cream too.
"Hi Toff," she told the gentleman, especially since she couldn't pronounce the word Kristof that well. And if it was a stranger, Natalia would still be keen to strike up a conversation.