8. Store-lined Streets

She is as particular about groceries as she is about most things; butchers view her with a sort of gruff respect, wiping their large hands on stained aprons before attending to her order.

Likewise, the merest sighting of her on the streets leads the greengrocers to bring out their best and to sweep around the large vegetable crates at the front of the store.

She is precise, uses exact change, and she never wastes anyone's time. If half of the proprietors are in love with her she pays them no mind, gathering her bags and nodding farewell before she walks home alone to her empty apartment.