CH 132 — Cedar Or Sorrel?

Two dirt roads flanked by rows of trees. The POV demands the viewer pick one over the other.
Photo by Clint Patterson / Unsplash

“You feeling alright, Capsule? You're mighty quiet today.”

“I'm fine,” they mumbled. “Just distracted.”

They'd scoured so many shops already, but none had those elusive ingredients. Cass had tried to lighten the mood with jokes and commentary, but Meike just couldn't match her energy.

“I can think of two things, but it's not the shopping trip that's got you down, is it?”

“No. It's my name.”

“Aha…not feeling it?”

But that wasn't entirely correct, either. Capsule was a fine name. For a business entity.