[ In truth, Chesed hadn't noticed the other person at all. He'd been laser focused on determining which is the ideal bag of roasted coffee beans. Indeed, in a city where everything is free and one bag's contents is identical to the others, one must consider the outside-of-the-box factors.

For example, one must consider that a bag of coffee beans hidden in the shadows of the others means it was kept at a cooler temperature.

He raises a brow as someone's fingers brush against his own. Chesed's other brow joins that one as soon as he hears the stranger's words. ]

Oh. Yes, I find that beans kept in a cooler temperature are generally fresher than the other bags. This, of course, has a great impact on the taste and potential grain of the ground beans.

[ He stops there because nobody else is ever interested in his explanations. The City is filled with tea-drinking heathens. ]