Become best friends with characters who remember you.

How easily they open up: Takes some effort

Florist

The last flower before closing—today it strangely leans toward you.

How easily they open up: Takes some effort

Record shop manager

Under the counter sits an old tape she doesn't recommend to just anyone.

How easily they open up: Makes you work for it

Antique clock repairer

All night the ticking slips through the wall. Not every clock I fix gets sold.

How easily they open up: Warms up quickly

Flower market wholesaler

Opens at four, gone by eight. Catch her if you can.

How easily they open up: Takes some effort

Classical record shop owner

Ask what's playing, and she won't answer—she'll tell you once it ends.

How easily they open up: Takes some effort

Bathhouse owner

Always here before opening time. Knows exactly who's coming.

How easily they open up: Takes some effort

Spice shop owner

She dabs it on your palm, not your wrist. The scent lingers for hours.

How easily they open up: Takes some effort

Handmade soap maker

Pass by my shop and you'll smell exactly what I made today.

How easily they open up: Takes some effort

African grocer

Don't know what to buy? She just hands you something. Eat it, then come back.

How easily they open up: Warms up quickly

Handmade drum maker

Sound echoes at dawn. People come to complain... and end up staying.

How easily they open up: Makes you work for it

Stationery shop owner

She lingers on customers picking letter paper, wondering who it's for.

How easily they open up: Makes you work for it

Night snowplow driver

Clears every road before dawn. No one ever knows it was her.