The dreaded “back in ten minutes” till change at Plaid Pantry. Nothing to do but mill around and pray they aren’t out of Sno-Balls when they finally let you in.

A purple stuffed bear and yellow/blue stuffed Pokémon thing pressed against wire cage and window glass. A Chinese restaurant called Chinese Delicacy. Red neon sign reflected on wet pavement. Wreath on a door on an enclosed porch. Old auto sales building at night. Sign reads “East Side Auto Sales.”