As usual, Shin's Home smelled utterly welcoming—the delicious scents of various pastries and coffee blending together harmoniously. Just after the start of the general lunch hour, a few tables were speckled with people chatting and enjoying their own orders but Shin-hee scarcely had time to dwell on it past greetings of the guests—new and regulars alike—when Baram began to move about excitedly in his carrier at the sight of familiar staff members—friends!.
Chuckling, the mother affectionately pat her baby's head.
"Okay, okay, relax! Let's go say hi~" she murmured, crossing the room from the door to the counter. At the sight of the pair, a chorus of eager gasps left the shift members who all immediately stopped their busy work to flock around the end where Shin-hee and her two-year-old stood.