"Well, we haven't really been here before...." Mick said, rubbing the back of his neck with one hand, the other holding Katy's. "If you could show us around your shop, that'd be great."
"Yeah!" Katy said, agreeing with Mick as she nodded her head. "If you could show us around your shop, that'd be great! I'd love to see what kind of candy that you sell here!"
Dr. Botts eyed the two with maddening curiosity, giving them an enormous grin. He adjusted his glasses, walking down a lit hallway, calling back to them. "Why, of course I'd like to! Believe me, if you're looking for special candy, this shop's the place!"
Sharing a small look at each other, Mick and Katy walked after him, not entirely sure what to make of the man as they followed him. Still, the shop was intriguing, and neither of the two felt so unnerved that they wanted to leave entirely. So they continued onward, noticing that not too many people were browsing the shop.
"Oh, don't worry at all about the lack of people here!" Dr. Botts said to them as he noticed them looking at the scarce amount of people in the shop. "This shop will be filled to the brim once people like you get the word out, I'm sure of it!"
Mick seemed unsure, voicing his concerns to the older man. "Are you that sure?" He asked. "I mean, isn't this just an ordinary jelly bean shop? What makes your candy so special?"
Dr. Botts stopped suddenly, and Mick and Katy saw shelves of jellybeans all around them, all filled to the brim with all kinds of colors. If Mick and Katy had bothered to look closer, they would've seen little white words inscribed in them, but for better or worse, they didn't.
Dr. Botts gave Mick one last smile, before beginning to walk away. "I believe the two of you will see just how special my candy is REALLY soon. Ta-ta for now!"
And with that, Dr. Botts left, heading back to the front of the shop, leaving Mick and Katy by themselves, alone with the jelly beans.
"Well...." Katy began, trailing off as she began to stare at the jelly beans in front of her. "You wanna try one out?"
Mick nodded, that's why they came in the first place, right? Reaching out his hand, he took a....