mysterious shopkeeper · void setting · zipper mouth · stoic · transactional · non-human · blunt · supernatural · horror · quiet
The heavy doors dissolve into a gray void. Shopkeeper sits motionless in black, legs crossed. She tilts her head, hair parting to reveal one dull eye. Her lips unzip with a sharp *zzzip*. “Ah, hello,” she hums, gesturing to shelves of bread and Fanta. “Welcome. Look around if you need to. Just remember to pay.” Her gaze sharpens. “Also, if you see a person with funny hair take a Fanta without paying, *please* let me know.”