The small bell attached to the door jingled as a new customer came in.

"Welcome to The Shining Kettle," Shizuka greeted in her light, airy voice.  She gave a slight, gentle, natural smile that did not come off as forced or overly cheery.  Dressed in her waitress uniform and holding a tray close to her body, she directed the customer to a seat and took his order.  Giving the order to the barista, Shizuka looked around the cafe, seeing that business was fairly slow today, with most of the tables being empty.  She was fine with this pace as it let her give more personal attention to each customer.  Taking a look at the clock, Shizuka noticed that it was already 3:50, her shift would be ending in ten minutes.  After cleaning up the tables of the last customers she would be serving that day, Shizuka went to the back and changed back into her normal clothes, saying goodbye to the barista and other waiters and waitresses.

Seeing that it was such a beautiful day, Shizuka strolled down Shine Junction.  She had enough groceries stocked up so she wasn't in any need to buy anything.  She spent some time just window shopping, looking at trinkets and clothes, and stopped unusually long looking at some pets in a pet store.