Grocery shopping was something Eita had grown accustom to in his year of living on his own. That being said, though, no matter HOW many times he ventured out, he still wasn’t all too fond of the chore. The crowds of people, the lines, spending money─ all of it was tedious, but unfortunately, it had to be done ( lest he was to starve, of course ).
At the very least, Eita pretty pretty much had a routine down for his shopping trips. He knew exactly what to get and where he needed it from, even having an order in which he trekked each isle. It made the chore tolerable enough, Eita thought. However, this particular trip, his routine was interrupted as he felt another person collide with him while he was minding his own business. How careless.
Luckily, Eita hadn’t been holding onto anything, so no real harm was done. He sighed as he was given an apology of sorts and brushed off his shirt.
“I’m fine,” he confirmed, “You should watch where you’re going.” he added, though no hostility was intended. Looking at the boy, Eita could recall him staring at the shelves just as he’d arrived in the isle himself. Eita raised a brow, crossing his arms over his chest.
“Do you need help finding something? You look a little lost.” Eita commented. It really wasn’t any of his business and he wasn’t even a worker, but it didn’t hurt to ask.
“You’re right, you’re right, sorry about that!” Kyouhei felt a little humbled by the serious tone and appearance of the person he’d bumped into, mentally forcing himself to promise to pay more attention next time. “Won’t happen again.”
He adjusted the shopping basket on his one arm so it sat comfortably in the crook of his elbow, trying to regain his composure - hard to do when he was so out of it.
Surprised by the question, the brunet couldn’t help but smile sheepishly.
“I’m just… trying to find something I recognize? The reason I bumped into you as because I as trying to check the upper shelves.” He probably sounded really ignorant, not that it mattered at this point. “Ah, do you have any brands to suggest?”
[水] - Mizumachi laughed at his joke and was playing along with Kyouhei. Always good and fun to play with other people, right? It was much more fun to just laugh along with people than to fight against it. He personally enjoyed being happy at almost all hours of the day.
“Hm? Nahhh not really that obvious, it was just a guess. I just meet a lot of people who move here from elsewhere. Local people can get lost too, ya know?”
Just because they were locals, it didn’t mean they had to know their way around every campus, but just something about Kyouhei made him seem like he wasn’t around from these parts. Not sure what.
“Bio…whatywhat? Sounds real complicated and smart. I’m a sports communications major. I wanna be like those sports announcers, ya know?”
Just shouting plays into the microphone, telling the audience an enthusiastic play by play to help them feel more involved in the plays.
“Really?” Kyohei wondered if anyone else had gone to Mizumachi for help - honestly, it wouldn’t be a surprise seeing as the sportsman seemed to ooze a friendly, approachable aura.
Still, it was a weird concept, thinking that other people explored and became lost just like him, but when he thought about it…. he couldn’t be the only unfortunate person around, right?
“Chemistry. It’s a science… the science of chemical and physicochemical responses. It is really complicated,” but not so once you got the theories down, or so his professor had assured.
“Sports Communications… huh, that sounds really interesting! I can totally see you as an announcer at a game, directing everyone’s attention and explaining what’s going down…!”
[水] - Snacks would definitely help. His brain needed the calories. They say that your brain uses up a lot of your calories when you think hard. Pretty selfish of it, huh? He needs those calories for his muscles during practice! Don’t be stingy and share.
He slumped himself over onto the table, groaning. He felt like his heard was going to burst. He was just not very smart. It was a grand thing he got in on a scholarship for the swim team.
“Snacks would be great. I feel like my brain is mush. I could tell you how to make a lineman see ‘Sky blue’ but not this. I don’t know how to do this stuff. Physics.”
Gross. It was important, sure, but did he really need to know how it worked?
Kyouhei honestly felt like lying on top his notes forever - ignoring emails, homework, any adult-like responsibility that would dare show its ugly face in his life.
Still! Grabbing snacks (and eating them) was the perfect temporary excuse for a break. Mizumachi didn’t deserve to suffer at the hands of physics for much longer.
“I have some chocolate cookies in the fridge and some popcorn I can pop - on top of fruits and veggies. Want me to make a smoothie?” The aspiring biochemist put away his scientific theory for food art - a much-preferred activity.
[水] - Mizumachi laughed a hearty little laugh. He wasn’t making fun of Kyouhei in the slightest. He just felt like laughing? The fields were nice, weren’t they? It is a playground for all athletes pretty much and just looking upon all the fields… yeah, it made him happy. When you’re happy, you LAUGH, don’t ya?
“Yeah, for real dude. Haha, what’s to apologize for? You’re good. The dorms are clear waaaay over there, but it’s not too bad.”
There wasn’t really such a thing as a shortcut, but there was a lot of beautiful scenery to take in. If you timed it right, you may be able to catch a bus and ride a few stops and get dropped off at the dorms. Those were for those days you were dead tired after practice.
"So, you moved in pretty recently, huh? What are you majoring in? Undecided?“
He was just making some small talk to just get a better feel for what kind of person Kyouhei was. After knowing a bit more about him, he could offer to walk him the rest of the way over to the dorms. Can’t let him get lost again, right?
“It could be worse, I suppose - I could’ve walked off campus completely!” Kyouhei joked, unable to help to laugh along with Mizumachi - it was infectious, and hey, not hurting anyone!
Still, he couldn’t help but squint back at the direction he’d been provided - trying to find a familiar sight, like a landmark that he’d walked past earlier. Maybe he should try to pay more attention to his surroundings….
“Yeah, I only moved to Bellevue recently, actually.” From the western coast of California, not that he would say that bit out loud. “I suppose it’s a bit obvious, huh?
“I’m majoring in biochemistry, actually. Already decided and have a plan set up and everything! What about you?”
“Oi, oi, you almost drop a perfectly good pizza~” Itaru joked slightly. His body had moved forward, ready to save the pizza if the boy was going to let it fall.
“Haha, you’re right on that. Not much time not skill for homemade in my case” he laughed a bit “Plus, here I can get snacks and soda as well~”
A bit of a tilt of the head at the question itaru wondered if he should answer or not. Well, this boy didn’t seemed like he would be acquainted to his co-workers so, it should be ok?
“Provisions for an all-night mission~” he said in a singsong. “How about you?”
Kyouhei let out a soft laugh, making a mental note to grab a drink and maybe a side dish (or a dessert) before leaving the store. Hopefully, he would be able to remember.
“Mm, going out for it is the best, though, because of the smell!” He pointed out, grinning wildly.
“Also, that sounds really cool? I’m just getting pizza because I’ve given up on normal grocery shopping for this week.” The brunet admitted, too sleepy to be especially embarrassed about his loss.