it felt a little like cheating, being in a shop that was not her own. but she simply could not resist the allure of the place as she'd wandered by. a finger stretches, running along a golden spine of a particularly interesting book, before glancing up to the what seemed to be the shop owner. " i have never seen an edition as pretty as this one ! was it a limited stock run ? " a mundane question to most, but one to pass the time and break the spell of silence pressing it's suffocating hands against her. pulling the book free, the action sending the ones around it scattering to the floor at her feet. " oh, shit. i am so sorry ! " quickly, she drops into a crouch, collecting the paperbacks into her arms as carefully as possible.