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Shopping list; Geoff, ask
Topic Started: Jun 15 2016, 02:31 AM (260 Views)
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Hana shuddered. Rats and spiders and mice and snakes were all pets to some people, so she was sure that cockroaches had their own niche, and opened her mouth to answer as such.

The cashier's spin, however, caught her by surprise, and Hana came to a very sudden stop in order to avoid collision. Other shoppers swerved around their sudden stop, so Hana took a step closer to the grocer in order to avoid further disruption.

Wait. The grocer!

"Oh! Um, I've troubled you enough, I'm sure. You've been very kind." Hana realised she sounded pretty noncommittal. She hesitated for a further second, before falling on the side of outreach. "O-of course you're welcome to come along! I mean, so long as your family wouldn't mind. You could borrow my phone if you need to call ahead...?"
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For his part, Geoff seemed unfazed by the people swerving around him. He simply smiled on, letting them circumvent him at their leisure. He looked up at the sign for the grocer, and then back at his little follower.

Though his expression didn't change, her comment about family did strike something of a nerve. "Oh, my family's all back in Texas. I wouldn't want to impose an international call on your phone bill." He shrugged, stepping through the threshold of the store. "Can't say your first impression conjured very much confidence in your ability to navigate. I'll stick around to make sure you don't find your way onto a bus for Tokyo accidentally."

He passed by a small stand, snatching an orange from the basket. "Besides, I could stand to buy some things."
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By the time the cashier looked back at her, she was behind the wobbling wheels of a shopping cart. Hana looked -- and was -- little more than a child, and her height compared to the cart served to emphasise this.

"Thankyou!" His offer was generous, and that deserved acknowledgment. Hana matched this with a smile, even as she noted not to probe about the young man's family. There were two answers to any questions she had on that front: he was either on exchange, or it was none of her business.

As they were standing in the produce section, Hana produced a shopping list, written in her father's light, scratchy handwriting. She scanned it -- no meat, no fish. Good. No fruit, either, but since peaches weren't in season yet, Hana didn't mind. The list's contents indicated that he remembered that she would be taking the bus home. Onions, carrots, potatoes...

"It looks like we're having curry udon for dinner." said Hana. She angled her cart away from the fruits and deeper in, towards the vegetables. "What about you? ...Do you like cooking?"
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The orange made its way back and forth between his hands. He wished he knew how to juggle, that would be such a great little skill to have. He would have to learn some time. Lost in thought as he was, he nearly dropped the orange, only barely able to recover it as it slipped from one hand. He looked around, glad that no one but Hana was around to watch.

Geoff strolled in step with the girl, a casual bounce to his gait. "Cooking is something I've had to learn to do recently. I'm not any good at it, but it's something to keep me focused, so... Sure. I like cooking." He looked down at the orange, resenting it for not being an apple. He wanted to punctuate by taking a bite, but there would be no satisfying crunch to mask the delinquency- just a mildly disturbing squish.

"Do you ever get tired of eating the same foods? I swear, I've had rice for every meal for the past-" he did a mental count in his head, trying to remember how long it had been since he actually started eating again, "-month or so? I think I need to shake things up a bit. Maybe I'll find a big, juicy steak and drown it in mayonnaise. Chocolate drizzle and lemongrass to garnish." He kissed the tips of his fingers. "A masterpiece."
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