A bell rings.
A friendly greeting is called, as a woman with a book enters.
She smiles, and orders a coffee.
She chooses a seat by the window, and opens her book to a pre-determined page.
Beans are prepared, water boils; coffee brews.
A sweet aroma fills the room.
Hot liquid is poured into a cup, and brought to the woman's table.
The woman looks up from her book, and offers her thanks.
She smiles, and continues reading, occasionally sipping her coffee.
She remarks at the quality of the drink to the man behind the counter.
He smiles his thanks.
A bell rings.
Both man and woman look up, as the second customer of the day enters.
A young man calls a greeting.
He takes a seat in a booth on the far side of the shop, and begins to read the newspaper.
He orders a cup of coffee, and some toast with butter and jam.
Beans are prepared, water boils; coffee is brewed.
Bread is toasted to perfection, and spread with butter and jam.
Coffee is poured into a cup, and is brought with toast to the young man by a serving girl.
He looks up from his newspaper, takes the plate eagerly and smiles at the girl.
A bell rings.
A small child enters enthusiastically, her sister trailing behind.
The man behind the counter greets the two as one would an old friend.
The sister takes a seat near the young man, and the child runs to hug the man behind the counter.
She returns to her sister who orders a coffee, while the child orders a juice.
Beans are prepared, water boils; coffee brews.
A familiar aroma fills the shop, as juice is poured.
The woman finishes her coffee, marks the page and nods her thanks to the man.
A bell rings.
Young man finishes toast, as he comes across a shocking story in the newspaper.
He spits his coffee, eyes wide in disbelief.
The man behind the counter eyes him, but the child and her sister take no notice; they are lost in conversation.
The young man apologizes, and the man behind the counter smiles.
The serving girl delivers the coffee and juice, and queries the man on the story.
"CCG to make move in 20th ward, raid to commence on suspected ghoul organisation hiding in a local coffee shop
by the name of Anteiku"
The child and her sister take notice, the sister gasps and the child becomes fearful.
The man drops a plate, and dishes clatter to the fall.
The man apologizes, as the serving girl sweeps up the broken cups.
The young man finishes his coffee, and puts the newspaper down.
He thanks the man behind the counter for the coffee, and remarks on the quality.
A bell rings.
The door is held, as one customer leaves, another enters.
An older man calls a greeting, takes a seat near the window, and orders a coffee.
The man behind the counter is in shock.
The man by the window is wearing a CCG uniform.
Outside, a dove lands on a sign.
The sign reads, "Anteiku: the best coffee in Tokyo!"