Lloyd: *sigh* I do not believe this is what Albert would call shopping. . .
Solo: Video game shopping is very . . . uh, shoppingish! ! ! What's everybody doin
anyway?
Lloyd: Albert and Rose are getting the food. . . Meru is getting personal supplies and shampoo for Albert. And that leaves us with . . .
Solo: Video Game shopping !
Lloyd: *scowls* No. . . Cat food for Malk's kitten's you adopted, Albert wants a new book, and we'll need new kitchen supplies. . .
Solo: How come I don't get to do food?
Lloyd: Because buying 100 buckets of icecream is not food shopping.
Solo: *shrugs* Meru liked it.
Lloyd: *rolls eyes. sighs* Come on . . .
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Meru: Hmm . . . * stares up at all the kind's of shampoo.* I wonder which one Albert wants . . . * shrugs and grabs random bottle adding it to her cart. Glances at list.* Toothpaste . .. Hairspray . . . Aspirin . . . Hey ! I am almost done ! * jumps up and knock's over display of fish. Water and fish gush into the floor* Uh-oh . . . Wasn't me ! ! ! *flies toward toothpaste section*
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Intercom: Clean up in the shampoo aisle . . . I repeat clean up . . .
Albert: *looks at intercom and imagines Meru destroying thing's* *shudders* What's left on the list?
Rose: Solo's personal requests . . .
Albert: *sigh* Do I even wanna know?
Rose: Object Number One . . . Chocolate Icecream . . .
Albert: *shrugs* Sound's easy enough, huh?
Rose: Don't speak til you see the rest of the list. . .
*gets icecream*
Rose: A lobster . . . ? What the hell does she want with . . . Oh nevermind. Come on King boy. . .
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Solo: Hey Lloyd . . . Help me get that sack of catfood!
Lloyd: *looks up at very top very high shelf with a big golden glowing sack of catfood. Begins to fly up* Damn high shelf . . . * Grab's bag, halfway down the bag slips and lands on man's head*
Solo: * rolling on floor laughing*
Lloyd: *lands* Uh, sorry? * Sees tag on chest. Read's manager* Oh hells . . .
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Meru: *flies to the front of check out line with basket*
Woman: Hey ! ! ! Pardon me but I was here first you little . . .
Meru: Oh come on lady please ?
Woman: As if I would let a little half-dressed, nineyear old, slut like you . . . ! ! !
Meru: *glares* Nobody calls me a slut. *turns into Dragoon and uses Dragon. When the thing's done all the people behind her are gone.* Heh-heh . . . Wow. *looks at cashier who is soaked* I guess I kinda over did it, huh?
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Albert : Ow ! *jerks hand back as lobster snaps at him* Stupid self service . . .
Rose: Come on, hurry.
Albert: *grabs one. It slices his hand. He jerks his hand out and the lobster comes with it. Lobster goes flying through the air.* Damn . . .
Rose: Wuss . . . *reaches in. Grabs one and stuffs it into random sack* Now let's go to the check out. I bet everyone else is already done.
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Lloyd: Damn . . . Come on Solo ! *grabs random sack of catfood. Grabs Solo and flies away*
Solo: *hugs Lloyd* I didn't know you cared . . . *laughs*
Lloyd: *just realizes he's holding her. * Ack ! *drops Solo onto ground*
Solo: Ouch ! Damn it Lloyd! *snaps. Lloyd falls to the ground covered in chains.* Picks Lloyd up and pretends to study him* I think . . . I'll take this one home ! *Lloyd frowns, Solo smiles*
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* Groups huddles into car. Everyone is quiet on the way home. Albert is reading. Lloyd stares out the window while Solo had fallen asleep against his arm. Meru is listening to her CD player*
Solo: *looks up and kisses Lloyd*
Lloyd: *jumps nearly through the roof cause he thought she was asleep.*
Albert : *sighs and curses to himself*
Rose: *smiles while thinking some things never change.*