<span style="font-family:Viga">Adelaide made it to the little daytime coffeeshop without much difficulty although it was clear when she walked in that it turned into a little bit more than that in the evenings. It wasn’t an unusual thing in Paris, either because it helped the little shops to stay in business; it allowed them to extend their hours and change their services in order to suit different crowds of customers. The only thing that surprised Adelaide was that she hadn’t thought that this might be one of those kinds of places. Usually she tried to think through the possibilities more closely. She wasn’t sure why this particular situation happened to be any different at all, though. She wouldn’t have been able to pick it out if anyone even asked. <br/>
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Luckily, Henri saw her looking all confused and unsure of how to proceed and he walked right up to her. He had to have some social skills if he owned a shop like that one, after all. “You must be the reporter they said they were sending. They didn’t say you’d be a girl, but life’s full of surprises like that.” He didn’t seem to have any problems with it and that was one thing Adelaide picked up on right away. She was glad she didn’t have to defend her rights to report, at the very least. <br/>
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“I’ve heard you had a few surprises last night, actually. I was wondering if you wouldn’t mind my asking you a few questions about what happened,” Adelaide inquired. She was calm and when he led her over to the bar, Adelaide followed along because it seemed rude and silly not to. <br/>
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For starters, he put himself behind the bar while she took a seat upon one of the stools and then he grabbed an upside down glass and set it in front of her. “Coffee?”<br/>
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She shook her head. “Water would be nice, though.” <br/>
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Henri complied and then he finally started. “Well, can’t say I have much to tell you at the moment, honestly. There was a group of guys who came wandering into the shop early last evening. They were already drunk and this place isn’t usually one for people looking to actually get drunk. They started causing some trouble and one of my regulars chased them out. Then, next thing I know, I'm hearing that the group of ‘em went and got themselves arrested. I don’t really know much else.” <br/>
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Listening to his brief tale, Adelaide took notes because she’d be silly not to. However, she had to admit that she was disappointed to hear that he didn’t know more. <br/>
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He could see the frown on her face, too. “There is a guy who might be able to tell you more, though, Miss. He usually comes in for a drink over his lunch which ain’t that much longer now. I recommend waiting around for him. He’s nice enough and he might give ya the story you’re looking for.”<br/>
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At that comment, Adelaide smiled. “I think I’ll do that. Thank you!” <br/>
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All that was left was to wait.</span>