<p><em>You catch Pepper hiding behind the farthest shelf, so you chase, run through all the scents of all the spices as vivid as everything you're feeling now, then you get to the end. There she crouches, back facing you. You reach for her shoulder, wipe her hair to the side. A chill creeps into you as you find her nape in a different color, an olive green. You grab hold of her, but just before you do, she turns!</em> I told you not to follow me here!</p>