@bloodmoonborn requested for cardan & nyx to go grocery shopping !
The grocery store is unusually empty as Cardan navigates the deserted isles with a small, plastic at hand and a list full of items in the other; other than the rather bored-looking clerk stands behind the counter, scrolling through his phone with an unreadable expression, the only other people within the store are a group of ( judging from their height presumably older than he is ) kids standing before the grand refrigerator where they eye a patch of alcoholic beverages ― and even though they certainly do not look the age to clarify for alcohol consumption, Cardan, in his one year in the mortal land has learned that teenagers often use something called a fake identification card which is a plastic card that is specifically designed to lie about their age in order to make them appear older than they are ― and Nyx, his Faerie caretaker, who stands at attention three isles down in search for the items in her own, seemingly bottomless list. The cart she is dragging before her is nearly filled to the brims with items ― none of which being the honey-flavored cornflakes he asked her to purchase prior to her stationing her car in the parking lot, he notes with dismay ― and yet, she keeps adding to the pile; a pile so tall that perhaps, it can even outnumber his height and so big that it's near a miracle that it hasn't yet collapsed to the floor.
His own basket isn't nearly as bad; he has a few items in it ― shampoo, milk, sugar, floor, and conditioner ( which in addition to keeping his dark curls soft Cardan has noticed also acts the same for the black tuft of fur at the very end of his tail ) amongst other things but, as he carefully makes his way across the aisle responsible for holding the organic house maintenance products in search for powder for the washing machine, black eyes rimmed with gold befall on a yellow, small bottle labeled rat poison. And, although its desired use is to keep rats from overpopulation the house as the label says, Cardan's brain is already whirling, making plans about how to best use it on a rather immortal nuisance that has taken interest in his caretaker.
He would be making her a favour, really; it was less than a year since Nyx had ended the relationship tying her to his eldest brother, Balekin ― even if, to this day, Cardan still cannot comprehend what exactly she saw in him that qualified adequately for relationship material. She certainly does not need another immortal possibly abusive boyfriend and, even though Sage has not given any reason to believe he is anything like Balekin, the youngest Prince is not willing to trust him enough to find out.
It's best to be rid of a problem before it becomes a problem, the Fae tells himself as he grabs upon the rat poison and places it in his plastic basket, hiding it beneath the big box of the washing machine powder that is soon to follow. With his list finally complete, the young Prince carries himself to the cashier where Nyx is awaiting, her own items catered in plastic bags by the foot of the cashier's desk and, when the clerk scans the items only to pause and give him a perplexed look when it's time for the rat poison to be scanned, Cardan fixes him with a hard, unnerving stare.
It would be easier if he could lie about the rat poisoned desired purpose, but alas, since no untruth word can cross the Folk's lips, the eleven-year-old boy merely shrugs and decides to toy with words instead, as he can masterfully do.
❛ I have a project in school. ❜ He says, gaze darting to Nyx who is now eyeing him with extreme suspicion. It isn't a lie, per se; he was assigned a project in school, but since no question was made clearly asking for the rat poison's purpose then he deems it only fitting that he answers with a vague truth, even if said truth doesn't concern such an item. When it's his time to pack his bags and Nyx is, however, still eyeing him with distrust, Cardan continues; ❛ It's for scientifical purposes, un-mother. ❜
The scientifical purpose being seeing if Sage can survive the experiment.
