Hanekoma felt Susan before he saw her. While many here in Paixao had vibes that were out of tune with the vibe of this place, hers was an exceptionally unique one.

Her vibe was predominantly human, though the vibe of a human from a world he had never visited before. Still, there was an faint undercurrent to her, a somber tune that he'd come to associate with death. Not the death that people feared, an evil dark scary fate come to snatch them from the safety of their lives, but rather the death that was simply a part of the cycle of life, which all living creatures had to experience to move on to the next step in their journey.

Turning, Hanekoma smiled at the woman and said, "Well hello there boss, what can I get for you?"