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Started March 15, 2020 by @MarDeColores this is not it kids

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Winter led the way out, holding the door for Mycah. "I can take a bag, if you like." he said after a moment.

"Oh, thank you." Mycah handed Winter a bag with a smile. "Oh, gods, we forgot to ask about jobs in the supermarket," They realized, glancing back at the doors. "It's too late. We're already out. Maybe later." Mycah shook their head and kept walking away from the supermarket.

Winter sighed softly, taking the bag. "Yeah. We can go looking for jobs tomorrow, when we have more time." He replied with a nod. "We should try and find some bedding supplies."

"Yeah. We have a little bit of money still… well when I say a little bit, I don't know. We'll have to figure out how much, exactly." Mycah started back towards the main street. "Where do you propose we go find bedding supplies?"

"Uhm…" he shrugged. "I don't know." he replied slowly. "I just know we should get at least some cheap sleeping bags or something."

"Hmm." Mycah nodded. "So… a camping store or something like that, maybe?" They suggested, shrugging slightly. "Or we could go back to the supermarket and see if they have any there."

"Maybe. Either option would probably work. Though I don't really want to go back into that supermarket." he shook his head a little bit. "Too many people."

"Agreed." Mycah nodded enthusiastically. "Let's walk around some more. We're near the woods, so there should be some sort of outdoor gear store around here somewhere."

He nodded. "Alright." he said, taking a deep breath and looking around for a store that would carry what they needed.

Mycah looked around as well, hoping that it wouldn't be another trying-to-find-a-bank-in-Merilla search. That had not been fun. And they really didn't feel like dragging the groceries all over town.

He sighed softly, still holding one of the grocery bags as they looked around for a place to buy sleeping bags.

Mycah finally spotted something promising and pointed towards it. "I think that's what we're looking for!" They walked towards the store, hoping it was open.

He nodded a little, walking with Mycah. "It better be." he replied. He held the door for the other, eyes still scanning for threats.

Mycah walked into the store, which did look very promising inside as well. They scanned the signs hanging over the aisles, looking for something that said 'sleeping bags'.

Winter looked as well. "Over there." he pointed over to a sign, and started walking towards it.

"Good." Mycah followed him over, hoping that there were some cheap ones for sale. And that the cheap ones, if they did exist, weren't too bad. They were really doing a lot of hoping these days.

Winter led him over, looking at the different ones, comparing prices with a faint frown on his face.

"How is it looking?" Mycah asked, glancing around to make sure no one was sneaking up on them. "Are they all expensive?" They looked back at the sleeping bags.

"There are a few decent ones, but most of the cheap ones are kids ones. And while you might fit in a kids sleeping bag, I won't." Winter replied.

"You're right," Mycah laughed slightly. "I guess we grab the cheapest ones that aren't kids' and hope for the best," They suggested, shrugging slightly. "We need them, anyway."

Winter sighed softly, and nodded. "Yeah." He picked up two sleeping bags. "They aren't kids ones, and they're the cheapest ones I see."

"Well, then, they're perfect," Mycah said. "I hope they are, at least." They started towards the check-out area. They'd never been to so many stores in one day, and it was kind of getting annoying.

Winter laughed a little bit. "Yeah. I hope so too." He replied, heading towards the checkout area with Mycah, the sleeping bags held in his arms with the grocery bag.

Mycah went to the open check-out area and gave the cashier a small smile. She smiled back at them, then looked at Winter. "You two going on a camping trip?" She asked, her voice friendly.
"Yeah." Mycah nodded quickly and prayed she didn't continue talking to them.

Winter shot a quick smile, letting Mycah do the talking as he waited for the cashier to finish. He took a deep breath, running a hand through his white hair.

Thankfully, she seemed to get that neither of them really wanted to talk and didn't ask any more questions. Mycah handed her the money and stuffed the change into their backpack again. "Thank you," they said, grabbing one of the sleeping bags and starting to walk out of there.

Winter took the other sleeping bag, and followed Mycah out of the store. "So, back to the house?" He suggested, raising his eyebrows a little bit.

"Yes, please." Mycah nodded. "We need to figure out how much money we have, and organize everything as well." They said, their steps speeding up slightly.

Winter nodded, keeping pace with Mycah. "Of course." he replied, taking a deep breath. "And we need to check the fridge."

"Yep." Mycah turned onto the street leading to their house. "I hope it does, otherwise we'll need to figure out what to do with the stuff that needs to be refrigerated."