Danielle let out an inward sigh of relief when the man agreed to let her tell him more about Terry Town. She really didn’t care if he wanted to know about it or not, but now she had an opportunity to find out why she was stuck here. Well, she still couldn’t be sure he could answer any of her questions, but he was the best chance she had so far. Now she just had to figure out a way to get information out of him without looking like a complete nutcase.

[color=fff79a][b]“I didn’t catch your name before,”[/b][/color] the man said, pulling Danny from her thoughts. [color=fff79a][b]“I’m Raymond Chase.”[/b][/color]

“Nice to meet you, Raymond,” she said in reply, meeting his gaze with a friendly smile. “My name’s Danielle Moreau, but you can just call me Danny. Ah, here we are.” She waved a hand at the entrance to the little coffee shop. “I know it’s not much to look at, but I promise they have good drinks.” The front doors had been left open for customers to come and go freely, so she stepped inside, gesturing for Raymond to follow her.

“So,” Danny said as she got in line —it was a short one with only two other people ahead of them— and idly looked over the menu. “Have you ever been to Terry before or is it your first time here?” She glanced at Raymond curiously. It was a subtle inquiry, but hopefully it would be enough to get at least a few of her real questions answered without bluntly asking: ‘are you trapped in this cursed place, too?’