picking out scented candles to put around her home when she noticed the other.

picks up small package of incense sticks -the cones never work well enough- and pauses. It's like a cold draft in the room, and the second she spots Mattie, she just...stares. The woman is _

_obviously dead, her aura is a bleak wispy grey, and she wonders why the spirit is...shopping for candles...?

didn't notice her staring as she looked over the candles, she picked out one reading the label.

if she should say something. The spirit doesn't seem upset, or ready to cause harm. Maybe...well, she has been accumulating power, lately. Edging closer to her, she attempts to get the spirit's attention. "Hi."

blinks and looks up at her, holding onto the candle still. "Hello?"

smiles. "So...looking for candles, huh? Which one did you get?" She moves to brush against the spirit's hand, under guise of inspecting the candle closer. Hiding her surprise, she hums. Apparently...the spirit_

_was tangible.

looked overly confused as she glanced down at the hand brushing hers'. "Oh um... pumpkin spice?"

smiles at her, overly confused now. "Very festive."

nods as she stared at her, she was so confused by the woman's expression. "I'm sorry but can I help you?"

smiles sweetly at that. "Yes..yes you can. Are you aware of your..condition?"

looked even more confused now if that was even possible and shook her head. "I don't know what you're talking about."

takes that as a no. "Your condition is that you are too cute for us not to be friends." Wow. Okay so uncharacteristic, but she couldn't say 'You're dead, and I need you for spells' now could she?

moved passed confusion and onto just plain startled by that. "Um... I don't even know you though?"

holds out a hand. "Shaliza."

looks at the hand and shifted the candle to her other one reaching out to lightly shake it. "I'm Mattie."

shakes her hand, maybe squeezing a little firmer than she should have...but it was like she wasn't even dead at all. "Nice to meet you."

didn't really feel her squeezing any harder than was normal. She nodded a bit, "ah nice to meet you as well."

shifts the boxes in her arms, and smiles sweetly at her. "So. Candle shopping, hm?"

looks down at the candle, she couldn't remember why she was buying it. She just knew she needed it. "Yes..." she wondered it it was weird to be buying a candle?

nods. "I see. I'm more of an incense girl myself." She motions to the boxes in her other hand.

looked at the boxes and nodded, "ah. I can't really remember why I needed this."

the candles are an interesting point though. She feels as if it's important. "Hm, maybe you should get it for when you remember?"

looked at the candle and nodded, "probably." She bit her lower lip lightly in thought.

watching her carefully. "Want to go for coffee or something?"

paused in her thoughts and looked over at her again. "Um... sure?"

-"Is everything okay?" She feels like she's scaring the spirit off. But to be fair, her people skills aren't what they used to be.

nods as she set the candle down on the shelf again, forgetting about it. "Yeah, everything is fine."

's gaze flickers to the candle. "You're sure?"

nods as she smiled at her. "Em hm."

nods. "Right. Coffee." Which was far from her beverage of choice, but many people found it a bit early for a bar.

smiled a bit at that and nodded, "shall we go then?"

nods. "Let me just buy these first." She heads to the counter, ringing through her incense sticks and oils.

waited by the door for her, not sure what to think of the whole meeting.

finishes up quickly. "Done~" She opens the door, leading Mattie down the street. "It's a very cute shop."

followed her quietly and nodded a bit, "ah it is."

hums. "Do you go there often?"

shakes her head as she tucked her hands in her pockets. "No, not often at all."

nods, turning a corner. "It's very nice. You can get a lot of interesting things there."

had to agree with her as she followed her. "Em hm, so what do you do, for a living I mean?"

hums. "You know, this and that. Work at the bar sometimes, sell at the farmer's market.."

nods as she listened to her. "So why are you interested in me?"

smiles "Some people are born with gifts. Some gifts lead people to others."

stared at her, she really didn't know what to make of this girl. "I see."

trying to be..nice first. "I see auras. Have you heard of anything like that before?"

shakes her head, her fingers curling in her pockets. "No..."

hums "It's like...your energy. It tells me about people. Their moods, what kind of beings they are.."

blinked and shrugged as she looked away from her. "I see..."

watches her carefully. "Do you think I'm weird?"

glanced over at her and shakes her head smiling now. "No, not at all."

motions to a small cafe, holding the door open. "Well, we're here."

looked up at the place and blinked, "oh. It seems lovely."

so too. It's small and cozy, only a few people sequestered in corners and in a circle of beanbags. "It is. Cheap, too. What do you want, it's on me."

followed her inside, frowning at the question. "Oh um... just a tea?"

hums. "That sounds good. What kind of tea?" She wants to see Mattie...drink or eat, or something. Couldn't she..not? Being dead and all.

blinked, "just normal? Orange pekoe?" she looked around for a free table area. "I'll get a seat?"

nods. "Alright, I'll be right back." She heads over, ordering tea for them both, and a few cookies.

found them a seat in the corner, she liked her back to a wall, it was just more comfortable that way.

heads back over to the seats, sliding her tea and cookies across to her. "I didn't know how you took it, so it's black." There were little sugar packets on the table anyhow.

glanced at the tea and nodded a thanks as she pulled the mug closer and wrapped her hands around it. "Thank you."

smiles at her "You're welcome." She's waiting patiently for the other to eat, drink...something. Anything.

enjoying the warmth of the cup in her hands as she stared at her. "Are you... okay?"

guesses she's being too obvious. "Tired, mostly. Sorry...so, tell me about yourself~" She takes a sip of her own tea, munching on the cookie.

just continued to hold onto her mug as she listened. The question made her frown, "I don't know.."

that sounds...accurate. "No? What do you like to do for fun?"

shrugs, "I enjoy baking." She didn't know what else to say about herself really.

perks up at that. "Me too! We should swap recipes some time."

smiles and nods now, "I wouldn't mind sharing."

happy she's managed to perk up the other woman. "Great! What do you bake?"

shrugs a bit as she looked down at her tea. "Pie mostly."

hums. "pie pie? Because I bake...pies, but they aren't really pies."

stared at her, "what do you mean?"

shrugs. "Well I mean. It's food. Not...pie. Like there's aloo pie, but its really just like a patty, and macaroni pie, but some people call it a...casserole? What the hell is a casserole?"

laughed a bit at that as she shifted her hold on her cup. "Ohhh... Like meat pies and stuff? Not the dessert kinds of pies."

grins. "Yea...I mean there's no meat? I suppose...you could add meat in the aloo pie if you wanted...but yea. Not dessert pies."

nods a bit and smiles, "makes sense."

nods. "So we should definitely compare, right? What's your favourite kind of pie?"