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As they arrived at the grocery store Jounouchi looked up at the large sign, realizing it had been quite a while since he had been there. "Whelp, let's go." he nodded, heading towards the automatic doors. "You need a cart or a basket or anything, or can you just carry all your stuff?"

"Sure thing." Jounouchi nodded, heading over to where the carts were lined up. He pulled one out, tested to make sure it wasn't too crappy, then came back to Malik, pushing it towards him.

((XD;; Well, you know how carts at grocery stores are often crappy, like where a wheel will not turn right or it will squeak a lot?))
Jounouchi shrugged, "Whatever. Here ya go." he said, handing the cart to Malik.
((XD Onoez!))

"Sure, I'll take a cola." Jounouchi replied with a grin. "What kind of tea do you want? The section's right there so I'll just go ahead and grab it."

((Probably about ¥100...))
"Kay, thanks." Jounouchi said, taking the note, "See ya then." he smiled, giving Malik a small, mock salute before heading to the drinks aisle.
"Nope... can't say I do..." Honda replied as he entered the store after Otogi, a hint of melancholy in his voice. He looked around quietly, taking in the various scenery of the department store.
((Okay, I'll miss you! D: But it's okay that you haven't been too active; I haven't either. Was house-sitting for almost a week at a house that I couldn't use the internet, then yesterday the internet wasn't working at my house... XP But I'll be sure to tell the others where you are if they ask.))

((Well um... in general you can convert dollars to yen by dividing it by .008, but when it's such a small amount of money, like what a vending drink would cost, I'd assume that it would just be the even amount closest to $1 for us, so would be about ¥100. I could look it up though, since I'm not entirely sure... okay, I was off. Looks like vending drinks in Japan generally go for ¥120, which would be about $0.96. My guess was more around $0.80... ^^;; Really though, to convert yen to dollars and dollars to yen, all you gotta remember is that the yen will always be the larger amount and the number .008.))
Jounouchi walked down the aisle with the many different drinks for sale. First he went down to the vending machine at the end and got a cola for himself, then proceeded to look for tea for Malik, trying to keep his mind off everything else that had been going on for the time being.
Honda looked taken aback, looking down at the notes in his hands, "I don't want anything Otogi..." he rose an eyebrow, then pushed the money back to his friend, "And if I did I'd pay for it myself." he huffed slightly, "I'll just look around while you get your... "personal" things..." he returned the glare, turning on his heel and beginning to head off in a random direction.
((That sounds horrible... D: You think it might be pink eye? That's pretty contagious, so it might be a good idea for you to stay inside if that is so... sorry I'm not much help with eye stuff; never have had a single thing wrong with my eyes so I don't know much about them... ^^;; I'm sure you don't look terrible though. What's more important is if it's dangerous to your eyes and if it's contageous (there, spelled it two different ways because I couldn't remember which one was right...) Everyone gets crappy little things that happen once in a while, that don't look pretty (I just had cold sores recently so...) so people understand that kind of thing. It really is more important to make sure there's nothing serious going on. Hope you do better. D:
Oh, and my computer 'sploded again... it keeps failing, so that's why I've still hardly been getting on. Sorry 'bout that...))

((Um... I didn't just go and figure that out dear... ^^;; I looked it up a few years ago...))
Satisfied with the box of different flavor teas he had picked out, Jounouchi then proceeded a litter further down the aisle so he was in the alchohol section. He sighed to himself, quickly picking up a cheap bottle of beer, cursing himself for always picking more up for the person he thought needed it least of all. He then headed down the end of the aisle, balancing the box of tea between his left arm and his chest while holding the can of Coke in his right and and the bottle of beer in his other. Deciding he'd need a basket, he quickly proceeded to grab one, putting the tea and beer into it before heading off to the bakery section.
As Honda walked randomly around the store, not actually paying attention to where he was going, he cotemplated just leaving. He wasn't in the mood to tolerate Otogi acting like such and a**, so wasn't too keen on meeting back up with him later. But then again, leaving without saying anything probably wouldn't help Otogi's mood at all. He shook his head, heading in the direction of a shelf with a bunch of different types of breads displayed. He looked up, blinking in surprise as he saw a familiar mop of blond hair picking out a loaf of bread, "Jounouchi...?" he quickly approached his friend, "Hey, Jounouchi, what're you doing here?" he asked blinking curiously.
((Ooh, that really sucks... I'm sorry. D: Gosh, bad timing it sounds like... I hope you get well soon also!
But that is good that you'll have wireless internet. ^^ That's always a good thing.))

Jounouchi looked over his shoulder as he heard his name being called, "Oh, hey Honda." he waved casually, "Just picking up a few things." he replied to Honda's question.
Honda looked down at Jounouchi's basket, "Since when do you buy tea...?" he asked, raising an eyebrow, then suddenly noticed the beer bottle. He quickly snatched it out of the basket, looking it over as if checking for a bomb, "Jounouchi, don't tell me you're buying more for him..." he glared very menacingly at his friend.
Jounouchi, however, didn't seem at all frightened. He quickly snatched the beer back, "So what if I am?! It's just a cheep bottle." he huffed, placing it back into its basket.
"Jounouchi..." Honda began but he was cut off.
"Look, you can't just expect him to stop cold-turkey!" Jounouchi argued.
"I know, I know, but you've been saying that for years and he's still always completely wasted!" Honda retorted.
Not able to come up with a response quick enough, Jounouchi instead proceeded to glare non-stop at Honda, though not in the menacing way that Honda had been: more in a warning way, daring him to bring up the argument again.
Honda gave an exasperated sigh, turning off to the side, "Whatever... I don't wanna fight..." he muttered, then looked back up at Jounouchi, "So what happened to Malik?"
((Glad you're feeling better. ^^ And yeah, I finished it. It's definitely my favorite one. X3 I only cried a lot for two points though... the second time I couldn't keep my eyes dry enough to see what I was reading. XD;;; I was just crying so much, and then I would calm down, but sometimes little trigger words or sentences would get me all going again. But just a warning: You might want to wait a few days after reading the actual ending before reading the epilogue; it kind of ruins the nice feelings you get at the end of the book... ah, but I managed to finish it in two days (while I still had other things to do) which is pretty good for me, since I'm generally a pretty slow reader. XD;; Can't wait till you read it!))