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The atmosphere is mellow and extremely quiet in the little café today. There is a strange mix of hipster tunes playing in the background. Since no one is in line at the little café the employees occupy themselves by wiping down the counters. Although no one is in line at the café the small space is full of a diverse group of people.

Within the café there are three men all working with their laptops open on different assignments. Between these three men there is a gentleman who has a notepad open and a pen in his hand. He continues to look up and after examining people he looks down and writes down the information he has just seen. Multiple times I make eye contact with him. It appears that he also is conducting his field notes for the week. So his name will be Monsieur Observe’.

Across from Monsieur Observe’ sits a young female college student who is focused on her laptop and working hard on writing a paper. She is wearing a teal t-shirt, jeans, and sneakers. She has medium length blonde hair, but on the tips of her hair is dyed an aquamarine color. Ms. Aqua has a water bottle behind her laptop which she consistently drinks from.

Two college aged females walk in to the café, they do not purchase anything but pick a small table and sit across from each other. It seems that they are having a serious conversation about something that recently happened. One girl has tears in her eyes and the other girl I cannot see her facial expression since she has her back to me.  Teary eye is trying not to cry in public, but she is very distressed about something. Her friend tries to comfort her but she does not accept the emotional support. After talking for about half an hour the girls stand up and give each other hugs then leave the café.

Sitting behind Teary eye and her friend is a young man who has his laptop open and is watching ridiculous videos on YouTube. It is entertaining to watch the young man because he attempts at not breaking out in laughter so his face begins changing to a bright red color. Occasionally, the young man would begin laughing silently to himself. Out of all the people that I have observed this young man has been the most entertaining.

As time passes the café line begins to pile up. In the front of the line stands a young lady who has hair that is a mix of a pink and bleach color. Pinky orders a medium mocha and after getting her drink she resides to a small table by the windows in the café. The next person in line is an older gentleman who gets a small mocha and goes to sit at one of the small empty tables in the café. He wears work boots, jeans and a plaid shirt.

As I look out in the bookstore I see a young boy looking through all the board games while his father is busy shopping for NMSU gear. The father after looking through clothing joins his son in looking through the various board games the bookstore has. A college aged gentleman is also looking through the various board games. After looking through the games he directs his attention to the clothing area.

Two older gentlemen walk into the bookstore and seem to be close friends. They both are casually dressed and have huge smiles on their cheery faces. The two pals go to look at the cards station. First they look through the variety of Halloween cards then they look through the Happy Birthday cards. When they find humorous cards they laugh loudly and compare which one is the best. After one of the gentlemen decides on a feminine card, most likely for his wife, he goes to the checkout area, purchases the card and leaves with his friend.