[ good enough. First things first is to narrow down Jouhei's most frequented aisles. Minato and Nanashi sticking together might be a little suspicious, so they should split up-- Once Jouhei's back is turned, Minato shakes his head and motions for Nanashi to slip around and go down the aisle to the right, while Minato will take a stroll down the left. Depending on which way Jouhei turns after reaching the end of the bread, one of them will be able to keep him in sight. ]
[ just how long are they going to keep this up until they realize that they'll never find out where he gets those strawberry candies? because jouhei is just going to do his grocery shopping like a regular person, looking at what's for sale, reading the nutritional info and ingredients in pre-packaged food, carefully weighing any fruits or nuts he's getting, it's a very slow and boring shopping trip. ]
[ do they give up or do they continue? maybe this isn't the place where he gets his black market candies ]
[ jouhei sees nanashi but he does not think much of it because they came to the grocery store together so it's okay. nanashi is a weird kid so it probably doesn't really mean much if nanashi is following him and staring ]
[ now if jouhei sees minato staring at him... that's a whole other thing ]
[ Nobody is leaving this store until they find out where Jouhei is getting those candies. Every time Jouhei stops to stare at the nutritional labels on the back of a box or package, Minato gets a little closer, closer, closer, until he's standing right beside Jouhei. What a coincidence!! Minato is also considering buying... pistachios. Those aren't strawberry candies and no he's not buying them, they're delicious but it hurts cracking them open and Minato has decided they are too expensive and not worth the pain.
But he will (entirely coincidentally) pick up and consider everything that Jouhei does, with phone out like he's pretending to calculate a unit price, but he's actually texting Nanashi instead.
[The notification coming from Minato's text message makes Nanashi jump up in surprise. What the heck man? He wasn't expecting that. He'll type this up as a response back.]
(b ~_^)b OK! I've got this d(^_^ d)
[Hey, Jouhei. What's up? Nanashi's joining up with you again. He's got some Miso soup because he knows that's okay. ]
Do we have everything yet, Jouhei? I think we're missing something. Easter's coming up and we don't have anything for it.
[ what a coincidence!! jouhei eyes minato as he suspiciously stands next to him and picks up whatever he's also holding. he's suddenly getting the suspicion that something is up but he doesn't really know what yet... ]
[ he looks at nanashi and he doesn't reply back to him right away. he just holds his bag of pistachios before he slowly puts it away in his basket ]
... we can pick up some chocolate eggs.
[ they were selling some in the front of the store near the cash so they can grab some on the way out ]
[ No, no, say you don't want chocolate, Nanashi...!
Minato also does his part by keeping his mouth shut and tries to throw the suspicion off himself by leaving to do his shopping elsewhere. Although he comes back every two minutes with something new in his basket every time and walking past Jouhei as he does so. There's strawberry jam, dried strawberry slices, strawberry scented shampoo, actual strawberries. Minato will inevitably be that asshole who leaves his shopping basket on top of a display shelf somewhere for employees to put everything away later, but sometimes sacrifices have to be made for subliminal/honestly very obvious messages. ]
[ ............. now he's getting real mighty suspicious. he knows that nanashi loves chocolate so it's not super uncommon to ask for that but jouhei never needs to be pushed to buy more candy. he already has that covered and with minato weirdly appearing every moment with a bunch of strawberry products in his basket, something reeks. jouhei will do some tests... ]
We can get jellybeans.
[ those are easter candies, right? they're practically like eggs ]
[ Jellybeans are terrible candies, they stick to your teeth and aren't very fun to eat, either. Minato purposely walks around Jouhei so that he's behind his back and out of view as Minato looks Nanashi in the eye, and slowly shakes his head.
[ well, then i hope nanashi likes jouhei continuing his very boring and very slow normal grocery shopping in which he touches everything but the candy aisle. nanashi and minato can go and check that aisle but will not find those nice strawberry candies that he has ]
[ is he doing this on purpose now? painfully and slowly reading every single ingredient in every single product he picks up? delicately and carefully inspecting every single fruit and vegetable he looks at before he puts it down and repeats the process with another apple or cucumber? yes. he might just be doing this on purpose to see what they would do after ]
[ Nanashi, maybe you should just ask directly. Minato would, but he's determined to be a silent protag to the end, and failing that, he will be silent if not a protag.
He takes one of the candies Jouhei had given him and slowly unwraps it, letting the crinkling of the wrapper cut through the silence like some annoying not-so-subliminal message, and then rolls it around in his mouth and lets it clack against his teeth just to be extra insistent. ]
[ He's not gonna ask directly! Jouhei, Nanashi isn't a fan of this boring shopping you're doing. Are you reading all the labels for their health benefits?
Someones taking their time.
Nanashi's getting impatient and uneasy. His reaction is something Jouhei might not expect.
A FULL BODYSLAM FROM A 15YOLD. in public no less. enjoy. He's being a lil shit on purpose. ]
[ WHY IS NANASHI SUCH A LIL SHIT he's like a child you can't take outside with you because he'll do shit like this ]
[ if jouhei was anything like raidou, he probably would have been able to take that bodyslam like a pro, not moving from his spot and just grabbing nanashi but alas, jouhei is just a normal person. so when nanashi bodyslams him, jouhei does not see it coming and goes fucking falling. ]
[ he stumbles backwards and eventually falls on his back, his basket of groceries going flying and oh boy, if minato was behind or close to him while this was happening... have fun either being squashed or having a basket full of things flying in your face :') ]
[ ...... A devastating realization... The world will soon perish... The destiny of mankind is extinction... A difficult decision lies before you... Death is inevitable... The Appriser waits for you. ...... You cannot think clearly. How does a person choose the way he will die?
Minato's choice is inaction, standing stock-still as his life flashes before his eyes. It wasn't a very good one, not at all satisfying, but before he can delve too much into it, he gets the hard plastic edge of the basket to his chest, stumbling back and trying to catch it before it hits him full force, but all that results in is a face-full of pistachios and a fuji apple that might now be bruised and Jouhei should exchange it for another.
He doesn't fall, but he does stumble back and catches himself against the shelves behind him, slamming into it hard enough for the cans and loose packages to rattle and slip off the shelves. ]
Nanashi isn't even sure what kind of damage he's caused at this point. At the very least, he didn't expect Jouhei to take it like that. So now he's on the floor seeing stars. He'll come to in a moment or so.
One of the innocent shoppers near by lets out a scream because it this was really sudden.
HAPPY APRIL FOOLS GUYS. This is the worst prank in history. Ultimately, Nanashi would feel bad if he had any idea what he's done. He's still lost and confused....it all happened so fast. Goodbye world. ]
[ jouhei's vision goes blurry and dizzy for a few seconds before everything settles down. this isn't the first time he's taken a fall (farm work can be pretty dangerous sometimes) and while his back is killing him, he's not going to just lie here doing nothing. no. while he's still on the floor and recovering, he immediately reaches out to grab onto nanashi's wrist and minato's ankle, holding on tightly enough that it'll probably hurt ]
You. And you.
[ he looks at nanashi first and then minato as he talks ]
Explain yourselves.
[ he wants to know why nanashi suddenly tackled him and while minato is seemingly an innocent victim in this, getting attacked by jouhei's basket, it is way too strange that he was following him everywhere. he can only assume that the two are working together in some way but if he's wrong, well, he'd rather apologize afterwards than let a suspect get away ]
[ There's a very strong urge to gnaw off his foot like he didn't get to do with his arm in that other thread—- but before he jumps to last resorts, he should try to salvage the situation. He looks to Nanashi, trying to convey... something... through his silent, expressionless gaze, before turning to face Jouhei and look him straight in the eyes. ]
I never got to go shopping with my friends before. I thought it'd be a fun experience, so I asked Nanashi if I could come with.
[ It's not a lie, exactly. It's just a heck of a lot of omission. ]
[Nanashi's going with the flow. He's got this, Minato. Jouhei doesn't need to know that they've been wondering about the mysterious black market candy...!! ]
Sorry guess I got carried away there. I felt like playing a prank because it's April fools. Has anyone played a prank on you before, Jouhei?
[This kid is a little too mischievous at times. That trait of Nanashi's is something Jouhei may already be familiar with, unfortunately. This isn't the first time he's been so over the top without warning. ]
[ jouhei scoots himself up into a sitting position while somehow still having a death grip on both minato's ankle and nanashi's wrist. he doesn't answer nanashi's question in regards to april fools. instead, he just stares at nanashi and then minato with silence, not completely convinced that there's not more to this and wondering if they're the types to either stay cool under silence and staring or the types to break open like a dam. ]
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[ do they give up or do they continue? maybe this isn't the place where he gets his black market candies ]
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Nanashi takes a different path from Minato and tries to tail Jouhei on the other end. He sees you getting fruits and nuts.
The real question is: does Jouhei see Nanashi?
This is suspicious. ]
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[ now if jouhei sees minato staring at him... that's a whole other thing ]
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But he will (entirely coincidentally) pick up and consider everything that Jouhei does, with phone out like he's pretending to calculate a unit price, but he's actually texting Nanashi instead.
Suggest eggs. Easter. Candy.
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(b ~_^)b OK! I've got this d(^_^ d)
[Hey, Jouhei. What's up? Nanashi's joining up with you again. He's got some Miso soup because he knows that's okay. ]
Do we have everything yet, Jouhei? I think we're missing something. Easter's coming up and we don't have anything for it.
[Here it comes.]
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[ he looks at nanashi and he doesn't reply back to him right away. he just holds his bag of pistachios before he slowly puts it away in his basket ]
... we can pick up some chocolate eggs.
[ they were selling some in the front of the store near the cash so they can grab some on the way out ]
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Minato also does his part by keeping his mouth shut and tries to throw the suspicion off himself by leaving to do his shopping elsewhere. Although he comes back every two minutes with something new in his basket every time and walking past Jouhei as he does so. There's strawberry jam, dried strawberry slices, strawberry scented shampoo, actual strawberries. Minato will inevitably be that asshole who leaves his shopping basket on top of a display shelf somewhere for employees to put everything away later, but sometimes sacrifices have to be made for subliminal/honestly very obvious messages. ]
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Can we get some chocolate and candy too? I know you like sweets.
[Chocolate's not gonna cut it, buddy. Strawberry candies or bust. ]
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We can get jellybeans.
[ those are easter candies, right? they're practically like eggs ]
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No jellybeans.
Hard candy. ]
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I was thinking of getting something else for Easter. Aren't there special candies for this type of occasion ?
Like the hard ones with wrappers.
[ hah. JOUHEI MIGHT BE ONTO THEIR SCHEME...oh no ]
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Seems like you want something specific.
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Red wrapper. With a green twisty top. ]
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Nanashi's not asking directly. He's trying to be "subtle" ]
I had something specific in mind. I'll know when I see it.
[ That's all he's gonna say before he outs them further! ]
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[ is he doing this on purpose now? painfully and slowly reading every single ingredient in every single product he picks up? delicately and carefully inspecting every single fruit and vegetable he looks at before he puts it down and repeats the process with another apple or cucumber? yes. he might just be doing this on purpose to see what they would do after ]
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He takes one of the candies Jouhei had given him and slowly unwraps it, letting the crinkling of the wrapper cut through the silence like some annoying not-so-subliminal message, and then rolls it around in his mouth and lets it clack against his teeth just to be extra insistent. ]
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Someones taking their time.
Nanashi's getting impatient and uneasy. His reaction is something Jouhei might not expect.
A FULL BODYSLAM FROM A 15YOLD. in public no less. enjoy. He's being a lil shit on purpose. ]
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[ if jouhei was anything like raidou, he probably would have been able to take that bodyslam like a pro, not moving from his spot and just grabbing nanashi but alas, jouhei is just a normal person. so when nanashi bodyslams him, jouhei does not see it coming and goes fucking falling. ]
[ he stumbles backwards and eventually falls on his back, his basket of groceries going flying and oh boy, if minato was behind or close to him while this was happening... have fun either being squashed or having a basket full of things flying in your face :') ]
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Minato's choice is inaction, standing stock-still as his life flashes before his eyes. It wasn't a very good one, not at all satisfying, but before he can delve too much into it, he gets the hard plastic edge of the basket to his chest, stumbling back and trying to catch it before it hits him full force, but all that results in is a face-full of pistachios and a fuji apple that might now be bruised and Jouhei should exchange it for another.
He doesn't fall, but he does stumble back and catches himself against the shelves behind him, slamming into it hard enough for the cans and loose packages to rattle and slip off the shelves. ]
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Nanashi isn't even sure what kind of damage he's caused at this point. At the very least, he didn't expect Jouhei to take it like that. So now he's on the floor seeing stars. He'll come to in a moment or so.
One of the innocent shoppers near by lets out a scream because it this was really sudden.
HAPPY APRIL FOOLS GUYS. This is the worst prank in history. Ultimately, Nanashi would feel bad if he had any idea what he's done. He's still lost and confused....it all happened so fast. Goodbye world. ]
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You. And you.
[ he looks at nanashi first and then minato as he talks ]
Explain yourselves.
[ he wants to know why nanashi suddenly tackled him and while minato is seemingly an innocent victim in this, getting attacked by jouhei's basket, it is way too strange that he was following him everywhere. he can only assume that the two are working together in some way but if he's wrong, well, he'd rather apologize afterwards than let a suspect get away ]
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I never got to go shopping with my friends before. I thought it'd be a fun experience, so I asked Nanashi if I could come with.
[ It's not a lie, exactly. It's just a heck of a lot of omission. ]
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[Nanashi's going with the flow. He's got this, Minato. Jouhei doesn't need to know that they've been wondering about the mysterious black market candy...!! ]
Sorry guess I got carried away there. I felt like playing a prank because it's April fools. Has anyone played a prank on you before, Jouhei?
[This kid is a little too mischievous at times. That trait of Nanashi's is something Jouhei may already be familiar with, unfortunately. This isn't the first time he's been so over the top without warning. ]
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