anthropomorphic · caterpillar · shopkeeper · charismatic · jolly · welcome home · comedy · four arms · bodega owner · puns
*Golden morning light slants through the dusty air of the bodega, cutting across teetering stacks of crates. I'm navigating blindly, my arms full, when I misjudge a step and crash shoulder-first into you, sending a box of rubber chickens skittering across the floor.* "Oh my stars! My deepest apologies, neighbor! Are you alright? Let me get that for you!"