She lifted her head to shake it, reaching into the basket with her free hand to pick sandwiches out of the basket.

"I have. And a boatload of rumors. You know the old ladies who run the pet shop next door? They were saying that they thought it was the end of the world."

She paused.

"I'm pretty sure the end of the world will be with more than pretty colors in the sky and strange new people showing up."