☽ There's Always a Slice of Life

[lunateclock]

Characters: Minato and you~ <3
Location: Grocery store, middle district
Time: Daytime~
Style: Whatever pleases you?
Status: Open open open! <3

[It doesn't matter what all has been happening

Comments

[wheresmyniisan]

[hi have a catgirl you saved the life of once bump into you--

actually not entirely, mostly she was just walking through the grocery store and then kind of got pushed and fell back against Minato

so

yeah

there's that]

[lunateclock]

[Sup catgirl you look entirely different now. But he steps back at exactly the same moment she's pushed, so he's off balance as well--

Though he manages to catch his balance after a moment, steadying himself and his various shopping accessories.

A tilt of his head.]

Are you alright?

[wheresmyniisan]

[kshkfh catching herself and making sure no potatoes fall out of her shopping basket]

Y-yeah!

[looks at Minato dkjshf]

Arisato-san!

[lunateclock]

[Calm down, calm down. He nods, tilting his head. Oh, it's--]

Ao-chan. It's good to see you again.

[When you aren't, you know, burning alive.]

How have you been?

[singularjustice]

Minato?

[ Have a wave to get your attention.

Perhaps N should have not been, but he was surprised to see his friend here. Though one would not expect it, N too was grocery shopping: in fact, he was the one in charge of making sure the Pokehouse was fed.

The Pokehouse, which was, at the moment, short one more member, which might have accounted for the fact that N looked rather rough.

Then again, most of N's last few weeks could account for N looking rough. ]

[lunateclock]

[Ah...? He turns to see, dropping the lettuce he'd picked up into one of the baskets at the same time. Lettuce for sandwiches for the welcoming committee...he'd have to remember to cross it off that list.]

N-kun, hello.

[He steps closer, for the moment disregarding the lists and the shopping he has yet to do.]

[singularjustice]

Hello.

[ For a moment, he seems to be struggling with what to say. Finally, he just decides on: ]

Are you okay?

[lunateclock]

[...wait what? That sounds like it was asked with intent, not just a "how are you".

He pauses, blinking in confusion, removing one headphone.]

Yes, of course. Why do you ask?

[threeofthree]

[ Somewhere in the baking aisle, in that minute pause between songs, a voice mentions: ]

That was a beautiful song.

[ A pause. ]

Do you need a hand?

[lunateclock]

[Oh--he pulls one headphone off through some complicated maneuvering of his various hang ons, turning to see where the voice came from. But he doesn't bother to turn the music off.]

Oh...I think so too. Are you familiar with music like this?

[Because that's...one of his large pings. Music. And now he's focused on that, though the offer is noted absently.]

Thank you--I'm just grabbing some groceries for some people. It shouldn't take too much longer.

[That's an open-ended 'help if you want to', of course. He won't say no.]

[threeofthree]

I have never heard that song before, though the genre does exist where I come from.

[ He reaches out to support one of the baskets, which was getting tilted at a dangerous angle. ]

Apologies for eavesdropping. I have good hearing, and could not help but notice.

[ Ran, too, is easily attracted by music. ]

[lunateclock]

[The support is noted and appreciated, but silently, even as Minato shifts his grip to make sure it doesn't tilt again.]

There's nothing to apologize for. It's always nice to meet other people who love music here. There's a similar genre in your own world? That's interesting.

[It really is. So then...the music developed the same way?]

[ownpower]

[Oki looks... completely lost. He's never been to a "grocery store", and usually just found and hunter for his own food. So a place with this much of a selection, is kind of... mind boggling.

So, when he hears Minato mention carrots, he glances over.]

They're already grown?

[lunateclock]

[He stops, removing a headphone (the music was on a low volume, as it always was in public places), turning to see who--

...that clothing is only a little out of place in a grocery store.]

Yes, they are.

[He answers evenly, without a hint of incredulity, at least.]

Are you not familiar with grocery stores?

[ownpower]

Hm. It is obvious, isn't it? We don't have these in my... "world".

[lunateclock]

[...well.]

It isn't a bad thing--most people just have a set idea of what they're getting when they go to a grocery store.

I suppose they would be strange to someone who isn't used to them, though they're really convenient.

[4before]

[Oh, were you reaching for those carrots? Sorry, Minato, but that can is going to jump off the shelf and roll around for a few moments. You might hear a soft 'crud'.]

[Meanwhile, Sissel frowns. Does that guy... have a core? He jumps up to the grocery basket, and then the headphones, before reaching out to try to connect with the guy telepathically.]

'Hey! Can you hear me?'

[lunateclock]

[............he is about as unsurprised by voices in his head as can be.

So he looks around slowly, expression faintly questioning, one hand going to a headphone absently.]

...Yes? Who are you?

[4before]

[In his mind's eye, Minato will see a rather well-dressed dude.]

I'm Sissel. I didn't expect to see someone with a core here.

'So who brought you back? ... Oh wait. He can hear this, too.'

[lunateclock]

[......???]

A...core? Brought me-- I'm sorry, I don't understand.