The whole store looking or not doesn't influence my reaction to that scene much, really. Anyway, as I said, it's YMMV. (It's not criticism of the author.)
Regarding your second paragraph, I was confused by the ending, too, actually. I read it twice, trying to figure out what had happened and why, but then gave up.
Re: D/C SA Week 14: 12/27 - 01/02
The whole store looking or not doesn't influence my reaction to that scene much, really. Anyway, as I said, it's YMMV. (It's not criticism of the author.)
Regarding your second paragraph, I was confused by the ending, too, actually. I read it twice, trying to figure out what had happened and why, but then gave up.