“Open mother fuckin sesame,” Cooper commanded under his breath as he stepped up to the large doors of his favorite produce hot spot. The slid open with ease, the swoosh always giving him a sense of satisfaction as he stepped into Aldi’s. Maybe it was the speed. Like they were desperate to please unlike the other bullshit doors that took their own good time. Either way, the second he was inside, Coop had a pep in his step and his eye on the large selection of fruits and veggies basking in fluorescent lighting. He grabbed a basket on his way over, “Let’s see, what’re we feeling today...” The fingers of his free hand splayed, rolling each as it hovered over the stands like a metal detector. “Apples? No, not feeling dry mouth today,” He dropped two in the basket anyway. “Bananas? Eh, made the roof of my mouth itch last time...” Coop added a small bunch to the basket.
He could hit the vegetables, but eh. He needed something sweet, but something different than his usual. Passing by the grapes, he snagged a branch, and popped a few in his mouth. Fresh, but not refreshing. Nope, grapes weren’t it. He adjusted the basket as he moved around, ‘sampling’ a few strawberries and blueberries. Still not the taste he was looking for. He even spent a few minutes staring longingly at the pineapples. It sucked they were sold in those obnoxious plastic containers. He got it, shit was messy, and while he wasn’t afraid to help himself, it took way too much work. So he moved on and back around, grabbing a handful of berries when he spotted a flash of employee black in his peripheral . “I’d tell you this isn’t what it looks like,” he said, turning to face them as he finished swallowing half of the strawberry in his hand, before taking the last bite and tossing the stem in one of the translucent produce bags, “But it most definitely is. So how about...” He opened his other hand, revealing a handful of blueberries with a smirk, “50/50. three blueberries each and you make this go away, hm?” @bellyjcksn