Michael
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Ye Olde Tea Shoppe*Michael looks around the shop as he steps through the door for the first time.
As he approaches the counter, he notices that the proprietor isn't human. A large, one-eyed, grotesquely deformed goblin waited with uncharacteristic patience for Michael's order. Michael pretends not to notice and orders a cup of fruit-flavored herbal tea. Then he picks a seat at one of the tables.
Goblins didn't bother him much. If he had waited too long for his tea . . . well, that would have been a problem. Fortunately, the goblin is just as competent with his work as he is patient.
Both traits are at least a little bit unusual for goblins, but Michael didn't give it second thought.
Besides, the atmosphere in this shop is kind of homey, he thinks as he sips his tea.*
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