Grocery shopping

[fonmaster]

Who: Ion and everyone!
Where: Vatheon's shopping areas
When: Evening, January 23rd
Style: Either
Status: Open!

[Ion was dead set on making himself helpful to his new roommates. He was sure that Izaya hadn't run out of food so quickly when he lived on his own, so Ion went out on a perilous journey to replenish all the food stocks in the house and then some. He looks determined as he's shopping - this is serious business.]

Comments

[fonmaster]

I will!

[Ion smiled up at him brightly before selecting the already-cut fish. That was MUCH less distressing.]

[unshelledbullet]

So what else do you need? Just fish?

[He's...kind of not sure if Ion can find what he needs on his own.

Especially if it requires reaching up to top shelves.]

[fonmaster]

Let's see... milk and eggs, some more bread perhaps... oh, and snacks!

[Little packaged snack foods were a weakness of Ion's. He may or may not have obliterated Izaya's stock of them.]

[unshelledbullet]

[The usual staples. Well, maybe aside from the snacks.]

What kind of snacks?

[fonmaster]

The kind in the shiny packages.

[He doesn't know what they're called, man.]

[unshelledbullet]

[YEAH THAT'S...REAL HELPFUL.]

Let's go look at them then. What flavor are they?

[Chocolate? Strawberry? ...dammit, now Squall kind of wants some.]

[fonmaster]

They were a little spicy. I've never tasted anything like it before. I think they might have been my roommate's food, he is...

[Ion pauses to remember the word.]

He is Japanese.

[unshelledbullet]

[Japanese is not a nationality where Squall comes from, but he knows what it is through the people of Vatheon.]

I think there's a section for Japanese food around here.

[Although he doesn't know off the top of his head where it is.]

[fonmaster]

That's rather nice of them to have a section for it!

[Ion stands on his tiptoes, then wanders towards the glorious snackfood isle. His eyes light up. Oh, junk food, where have you been all his life?]

[unshelledbullet]

[Oh geez, he really likes that stuff, huh? Squall follows Ion towards the aisle. He said he'd help him, and Squall wasn't a person who goes back on his word. When you worked by contract, it tended to instill a sense of honest responsibility in you. Even if your job title was "mercenary."

He skims the packages in the aisle, and if he were to be honest, Squall had no idea what some of these things were. And some of the ones he did know, he had to wonder what made the qualify as "snacks." He doesn't know exactly what it is Ion is after, so it will be up to him to find what he's looking for.]

[fonmaster]

[Ion manages to locate some of the snacks that he'd eaten, but they are up quite high. He turns to Squall hopefully.]

Can you get those up there...? The ones in the green bags.

[unshelledbullet]

[Well, he can't let such a tragedy happen, can he? With his superior height, Squall is able to reach the bagged snacks and hand them to Ion.]

These are the ones you wanted, right?

[fonmaster]

[Ion has acquired a snack!]

Yes, thank you! What else did he have...? Some of the blue ones, maybe? I should have made a list.

[unshelledbullet]

[Blue? Unfortunately, there seems to be more than one snack that comes in blue packaging.]

Do you see it anywhere?

[fonmaster]

Ah, I think I do.

[He adds that to his basket, and then it dawns on him suddenly: There's no need for budgeting here. He can just get whatever he wants. In moments, the cart is stacked high.]

[unshelledbullet]

[It's like Squall looked away for a moment and suddenly there's a mountain!]

How will you get all that back to where you live?

[fonmaster]

I'll make multiple trips, I suppose. These things don't expire for quite some time, so there's no reason not to stock up...

[Why are you looking at him like that, Squall? Can't a guy love his snacks?]

[unshelledbullet]

[He's just...amazed. That's all. He can't find a reason to dissuade Ion from getting so much because it is free and it is good for quite some time.]

You should get your friend to help you.

[fonmaster]

Do you think so? I wanted to surprise my roommates...

[They can't know about his secret groceries mission until he gets everything back home, they just can't!]

[unshelledbullet]

[Oh, well then. It seems like Ion doesn't have many options now, does he? It's kind of cute that he wants to surprise them. This kid is just so earnest.]

Good luck then. Try not to get caught by them.

[fonmaster]

Thank you, Squall!

[Ion bows his head politely, maneuvering his grocery pile to the front of the store and bagging it up to take home.]