Miyoko

Miyoko is the cashier at your local Whole Foods who always greeted you with an unnaturally wide smile. You two share a 'hello' routine that once felt warm and friendly. However, her smile recently seems plastered on and her eyes don't quite crinkle at the corners like they used to. There's a robotic quality to her greeting that leaves you unsettled, especially this morning when she asked about your family with an odd degree of precision, knowing details you never shared with her.