May plays (inthedirt) wrote in repose, @ 2016-12-27 11:38:00 |
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Entry tags: | *news, may linwood |
[News: Chrysalis]
[Beginning on Tuesday, Chrysalis opens for slightly reduced hours. Compared to the outgoing young red-headed store owner, the woman that sits in one of the shop's more comfortable chairs is old and nearly silent. The store cat, Morgaine, often stays curled on the woman's lap, being pet and stroked by fingers that look stiff with the outside cold. She only rises from the chair when a customer needs help finding something, or needs to pay for their chosen items. The few words she speaks are rough with her age, though the grey of her eyes is sharp with the thoughts behind them. And while she doesn't lash out at the customers, neither is she especially friendly. She assures everyone, if they ask, that Jezebelle will return within two weeks, and that she is only a temporary substitute.
When she moves outside of the store, the woman walks with a cane. Though she doesn't lean heavily on it, it's there if she needs. Her clothing is large enough to engulf her body, and the coat she wears is quilted layers of down against the winter chill. Her hair is pulled back into a thick, iron-grey braid, and once she moves beyond the immediate vicinity of the shop, it's like she was never there at all. Until she shows up the next day.]