( oh- her lead...? well alright. theres three things shizuku is keeping an eye out for as she searches the section: signs of life, like bags or flyers, anything that could be hidden, and anything she just won't recognize. )
A grocery store... it seems rather normal compared to what we heard from the others, isn't it? Not that I'm complaining, of course...
[ The produce aisle is... gross. There is certainly signs of life and that life is flies, swarming all around the vegetables that have been left sitting for far too long.
It's otherwise looking pretty normal so far. The store radio is playing some non-distinct pop-song in the background, unbothered by the total absence of people in the store.
Once they progress past the produce, things look a little better. The baked goods are maybe a little stale and some of the bread's gone bad, but most of the foodstuff here looks passable and more varied than anything you'd have been able to get in Estelline so far.
Is there any aisle you are particularly interested in? ]
[ Fai holds his nose wherever he needs to, even swatting away at some of the flies. At least the baked goods are fine for the most part... ]
Hmmm... I think anything that wasn't prepackaged is probably going to be bad.
[ He hums thoughtfully. ]
Shall we go check out the snack aisle, Shizuku? There might be food that's still good. [ ... ] I'd like to see what they have in terms of paper products and other supplies after that.
[ But if she wants to look somewhere else first, he'll let her do so. ]
[ There are cards as well as baskets near the entrance, so they are free to grab one! Or two! Cart-race each other through the aisles if desired, there is nobody here to stop you!
The supermarket is pretty standard. The aisles are distributed as they might be anywhere in the world. There is a good variety of brand products and everything is well-stocked.
It's just the arrangement of goods that is... a little peculiar? They will pass by interesting attractions such as the Tea Pyramid - someone has taken all of the tea boxes out of the shelves and put them up in some massive superstructure. The actual shelves remain empty.
Other attractions include 'the Butterbot' (a small robot stature literally made of butter, stored in the refrigerated shelves) or the Beverage Aisle Flower Garden in which the small potted plants that you sometimes find in the front of the store have been put into a color-coded rainbow arrangement with the juice bottles...?
But aside from stuff like this, it's a normal supermarket. They can fill their cart as much as they want! As far as paper supplies go, there is a ton of gift cards for every occasion you could possibly imagine, some basic pens, glue, scissors, a paintbox and glittery stickers. ]
Let’s go find it and see what’s going on back there.
[ He starts to head back to the far end of the store… he thinks he saw some doors back there earlier. As they make their way back, Fai gives the area another look around. If there’s nothing off, he’s making a beeline towards those doors. ]
[ The lights are out in the storage room, but the light shining in from the supermarket proper illuminates it enough that Fai can tell someone has built a pretty intricate blanket fort here. It uses a variety of items you'd find in a supermarket as building parts and is entirely made of Snuggly(TM) Blanket Hoodies.
The voice is male and... just kind of rambly. Soon enough it is joined by a face, as a young man emerges from his blanket castle. ]
Like... a month? More? Dude, how did you guys even get in here? Nobody's come by at all since it got foggy!
I don't know. We were... the last thing I remember before finding myself here was that I felt dizzy. This seems to happen to people in our group at times, but I couldn't possibly begin to explain what's happening or why.
( shizuku's kind of keeping her distance still, but peeking over fai's shoulder a little to be honest. )
It was as if we were compelled to come inside here. It’s hard to fully explain, but we weren’t really fine to move around on our own until we got to that unfortunate produce aisle.
[ The young man hesitates, but after a moment he seems to relax. He waves both his hands in the air to signify that he is unarmed and then comes to the door and flips on the light switch, finally making himself properly visible.
At the same time as Shizuku and Fai get a good look at him, he is also studying them. Very intently. He looks exhausted, up close, and his clothes are super wrinkled. ]
Wait, wait, wait, wait... You're from that experiment group at the college, aren't you? Gosh, that's been running for quite a bit now, hasn't it?
Um- yes, actually... but it's been such a ghost town, I wasn't aware many others would be aware of it. I don't believe it intends to go on for too much longer, but...
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A grocery store... it seems rather normal compared to what we heard from the others, isn't it? Not that I'm complaining, of course...
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It's otherwise looking pretty normal so far. The store radio is playing some non-distinct pop-song in the background, unbothered by the total absence of people in the store.
Once they progress past the produce, things look a little better. The baked goods are maybe a little stale and some of the bread's gone bad, but most of the foodstuff here looks passable and more varied than anything you'd have been able to get in Estelline so far.
Is there any aisle you are particularly interested in? ]
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Hmmm... I think anything that wasn't prepackaged is probably going to be bad.
[ He hums thoughtfully. ]
Shall we go check out the snack aisle, Shizuku? There might be food that's still good. [ ... ] I'd like to see what they have in terms of paper products and other supplies after that.
[ But if she wants to look somewhere else first, he'll let her do so. ]
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( idly scratching her cheek, she offers an apologetic smile. )
By all means, let's go. Sorry that turned out to not be a good idea.
( do they have a cart? )
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The supermarket is pretty standard. The aisles are distributed as they might be anywhere in the world. There is a good variety of brand products and everything is well-stocked.
It's just the arrangement of goods that is... a little peculiar? They will pass by interesting attractions such as the Tea Pyramid - someone has taken all of the tea boxes out of the shelves and put them up in some massive superstructure. The actual shelves remain empty.
Other attractions include 'the Butterbot' (a small robot stature literally made of butter, stored in the refrigerated shelves) or the Beverage Aisle Flower Garden in which the small potted plants that you sometimes find in the front of the store have been put into a color-coded rainbow arrangement with the juice bottles...?
But aside from stuff like this, it's a normal supermarket. They can fill their cart as much as they want! As far as paper supplies go, there is a ton of gift cards for every occasion you could possibly imagine, some basic pens, glue, scissors, a paintbox and glittery stickers. ]
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He sure does take some tea and flowers, though. Hopefully the tea is better here than at campus. And that Butterbot? Three are going into his cart.
Anything else that looks good is also going right in his cart, including cards and pens. Eventually, he looks over at Shizuku. ]
They have back rooms at places like this, correct?
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what's up with this flower garden beverage aisle? are the pots connected to anything... or is it just to look weird but pretty? )
Mmhm. There should be large doors that push easily, so the staff can bring out lots of stock at once.
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And there is indeed a storage room door at the far end of the store. Wanna open it up? ]
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He nods at Shizuku. ]
Let’s go find it and see what’s going on back there.
[ He starts to head back to the far end of the store… he thinks he saw some doors back there earlier. As they make their way back, Fai gives the area another look around. If there’s nothing off, he’s making a beeline towards those doors. ]
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Now let’s see… what flew at them? ]
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And from inside the darkened storage room, there is a voice: ]
Stay back! The next one won't miss!
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shizuku frowns, taking a step back. )
Please, we mean no harm.
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She’s right. We were coming in to look around, that’s all!
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[ The voice protests from off-screen. Some shuffling can be heard. ]
... then again, I'm not really an employee either, but I think I qualify for some kind of honorary clerk title by now...
[ Half-volume muttering and grumbling as whoever is here rustles with some blankets. At least no more beans are incoming. ]
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( also, how does the voice sound? what can we gauge from it? )
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Are you the only one here?
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The voice is male and... just kind of rambly. Soon enough it is joined by a face, as a young man emerges from his blanket castle. ]
Like... a month? More? Dude, how did you guys even get in here? Nobody's come by at all since it got foggy!
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( shizuku's kind of keeping her distance still, but peeking over fai's shoulder a little to be honest. )
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It was as if we were compelled to come inside here. It’s hard to fully explain, but we weren’t really fine to move around on our own until we got to that unfortunate produce aisle.
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At the same time as Shizuku and Fai get a good look at him, he is also studying them. Very intently. He looks exhausted, up close, and his clothes are super wrinkled. ]
Wait, wait, wait, wait... You're from that experiment group at the college, aren't you? Gosh, that's been running for quite a bit now, hasn't it?
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( she shakes her head and sighs. )
How did you hear about that?
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[ Huh! ]
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I HAD THIS OPEN IN ANOTHER TAB FOR LIKE AN HOUR I AM SO SORRY
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