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Such a long shadow had startled Amalie at first. She’d been about to round a corner, only to catch sight of the end of it in the lowering light. Expecting something closer to what she saw every day, she had balked for a moment before returning to her present charisma. Amalie is fairly good at controlling herself in the first place, so, hopefully, it wasn’t too visible.
Taking a quick glance up to the sign, Amalie gives pause. The surname format for a business isn’t something exclusive to law firms, but it still plants the seeds of something more productive than wallowing in stress.
“Say, do you frequent here often?” Amalie’s hands are behind their back, and they resist the urge to rock onto their toes to feel a bit bigger. “I was looking at the business signs around this area, and this one in particular grabbed my attention.”
“I thought it was a law firm at first, quite honestly. But well, it didn’t seem quite right. It seemed safer to ask.”