randolph said nothing , and the two of them continued towards the counter in silence , both subconsciously noting the many differences between this store and their own : the lettering on the menu signboard , the bright chalk boards that contained messages hand-written by the employees , the endearing animal imagery that adorned the bags of coffee beans and nearly all the signage , the plush carpeting that must have been much harder to clean in the case that someone spilled somethingthis store made their own look like some kind of over-bleached and sterile hospital waiting room .