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Monroe snorted a bit at her comment about people trying to kill her with a glare. If looks could kill he was sure he'd be dead a thousand times over from various strangers. Having lived most of his life in the south he was very used to death glares from disapproving hypocrites. "I've never lived somewhere like here before," he said ",I don't know how anyone keeps all the streets and places straight." Despite appearances he was a born and bred country boy at heart. The city held it's own beauty but he'd mainly came here as a chance at escape, hoping against hope to find a better life. "Well anyways," he sighed ",it's a pleasure to meet you Skye." He held his hand out for a shake and he knew his grandmother would roll over in her grave if she knew he'd offer to shake a woman's hand. Old traditions are dead granny. Sorry.

Monroe nodded remembering the bit about the GPS. In truth he didn't use his phone much but he was seeing it would probably come in handy. At the mention of food Skye had his complete attention. "I'm always hungry,' he answered with a smile ",but I insist on at least covering my half, My granny would roll over in her grave if I ever let a lady pay for my food when I had he cash in my pocket." His grandmother had done her best to instill classic southern values into him, most of them didn't stick. He was pretty open to the idea of making a new friend in this city. It'd be nice not to be alone all the time.

"That'd be great." Monroe sighed in relief ",I don't have a car yet so I'm having to use public transit to get around." He glanced at his own basket and was thankful to see there was nothing that had to go into the fridge right away. His previous trepidation about the woman started to ease a bit. There was something...strange about her, for lack of a better word, but whatever it was didn't feel malicious. He could tell she held no ill intent against him or else she wouldn't be offering what she already had. No, she was going out of her way to be kind. He had decided there must just be something about her nature that held a predatory edge to it. He'd heard the same thing about himself, that that's why people found him intimidating.

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After a few morbid jokes to strangely brighten up the mood, the couple was ready to head out and grab some well needed groceries… Well, at least they were once Driz got on his sunny protection gear. The sunglasses were easy enough to put on one handed, but the jacket proved to be more difficult for him. After losing a whole arm - the one that had the fully fingered hand - Ceres took notice of Driz’s behavior. Trying to work with one hand was easily to tell how frustrating it was. Even Nyx, back in the day, grew more and more frustrated with her one good leg and one wooden one. She could only imagine how Driz felt right now. Quietly, the Dryad helped him slip his arm in, and also made sure that it wouldn’t fall off. While he probably didn’t want the help, she couldn’t help herself. She was a helper!

As soon as they got the jacket situation under control, Ceres held onto his hand and walked closely by his side as they traveled to the grocery store. The whole walk there, she was very, VERY cautious of others just simply walking past them. She tried not to display too much anxiety and discomfort, but after each person they walked past, she gave his hand a gentle squeeze. Almost as if she was double checking to make sure that he was physically there and okay. Her anxiousness didn’t go away once they reached the building. It got a bit worse, in fact. The multiple customers going in and out of the store made her only more and more nervous. Eyes darted side to side, watching each and every person. ” W-We’re here…! Let’s hurry and grab what we need, okay? “ Ceres stated in a shaky voice while running off to grab a cart, only to scurry back once she had one in her grasp. First thing they needed were oranges, right? Ceres wanted to make sure they got what he wanted/ needed for himself in the house.

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Making small conversation with him seemed to help calm her down a tad. Ceres was still sensitive about others being around and/or too close to either of them, but at least having a small chat would aid in keeping her mind off of it. She began to walk straight to the produce section when Driz admitted that he had never been the grocery store before. Eyes widened in surprise, the Dryad was fairly shocked. ” You haven’t been here before? Well, there’s always a first for everything, dear~ “ She replied in a somewhat more chipper attitude. Had she really not taken him shopping before? Thinking back on it now, they haven’t really been grocery shopping at all together. She had always kept the fridge stocked back before the whole ex-wife incident, so there was never really a point to make a big trip until today.

When the topic of food came about, Ceres came to a blank. Her appetite wasn’t how it used to be, so she couldn’t think of anything that she was really craving for. ” Umm… I’m not sure. I’ll just eat whatever you want. “ The first thing that came to mind that they really needed were oranges. She knew how much he liked them and she couldn’t stand to see the sight of him sucking on an over-ripe lemon again. Making a beeline for the orange display, Ceres went ahead and plopped two big bags of them into the cart. They were on sale, so they were able to get more for cheap! They had to get other stuff, too. They couldn’t just survive on oranges! Driz might try, but they needed something with more sustenance besides citrus fruits. That’s when she started to pick up a few more things around the produce section.

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Ceres chuckled a bit when Driz questioned whether or not if they could just simply eat oranges. That was definitely something he would do, but she didn’t want him to just eat one fruit forever! Where is the fun in that? ” Honey, you can’t just eat oranges for the rest of your days. I mean… you could, but what would you do if you get bored of them, ya know? Eat too much of a good thing and then you’ll end up sick of the taste, or maybe your taste buds will stop being able to taste it! You don’t want that do you? “ The last bit was slightly an exaggeration, but nonetheless, what if it did happen?! The body was mysterious in the way it worked, so maybe one day the taste buds would just start being unable to process the true flavor of the orange. Seeing the hungry look in his eye and the way he was just salivating like a dog, the Dryad started to unravel the bag of oranges. Luckily, it was priced per package and not by pounds, so it wouldn’t matter if he snacked on a few. Besides, she was sure she had seen a few mothers do that with their children from time to time. Pulling the fruit out, she peeled the fragrant skin off and started handing Driz a couple slices in his hand. He deserved it since he was able to get her out of the house. Plus, it was to make up for him having to eat a rotten lemon.

Diverging from the produce section, Ceres started to wander through each of the other aisles just to see what was there. By now, the cart would’ve been filled to the brim with junk food, but her stomach wasn’t all the way there yet. ” I’m not a culinary wizard, you know that, silly~ Heck, I hadn’t even been able to cook a proper meal until you came around with that fire of yours. “ It almost felt like a century ago from when they first met. Thinking on it brought a small smile to her face in nostalgia. Those were definitely the good ol’ days, but looking down at the engagement ring on her finger, there were bound to be plenty more where that came from!