He's not thinking about whether it comes pre-sliced; he may not even be aware that's an option. But even Regulus knows there's more than one type of bread out there.
"Three loaves of brown bread. Don't get it sliced, it'll stay fresh longer if it isn't. I'll meet you by the register?"
Lily looked at Regulus hopefully and gave him a nod of encouragement before she went to the butcher to see about getting enough meat to see them through a few weeks. Coming to town was going well enough, but Lily didn't think making a habit of it was safe for anyone.
"That sounds good." He desperately wants to ask about the sliced bread, but doesn't - yet. That question's likely coming when they get back to the house.
...Or the bread on sale can answer it for him. Huh. He's not sure that pre-sliced bread is that much of an improvement, really. Finding unsliced loaves takes a bit of hunting, but he manages, and then heads for the register.
He found her waiting by the till, looking over the covers of a few of the magazines on display, pulling one off the rack as he approached. "Ah good, they had enough bread."
She tried to sound casual as she approached the older gentleman waiting at the register, laying their groceries down and giving him a pleasant smile as he began to tally it all up and bag it.
"How're you two?" The old man squints, first at Lily and then at Regulus, curious and friendly more than anything else.
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"Not in any obvious way." Which to Regulus means that if someone has, they don't mean the pair of them ill.
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"We're almost done, just a bit of meat and a loaf of bread, if you're feeling up to grabbing one or two while I see about the meat?"
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He's not thinking about whether it comes pre-sliced; he may not even be aware that's an option. But even Regulus knows there's more than one type of bread out there.
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Lily looked at Regulus hopefully and gave him a nod of encouragement before she went to the butcher to see about getting enough meat to see them through a few weeks. Coming to town was going well enough, but Lily didn't think making a habit of it was safe for anyone.
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...Or the bread on sale can answer it for him. Huh. He's not sure that pre-sliced bread is that much of an improvement, really. Finding unsliced loaves takes a bit of hunting, but he manages, and then heads for the register.
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She tried to sound casual as she approached the older gentleman waiting at the register, laying their groceries down and giving him a pleasant smile as he began to tally it all up and bag it.
"How're you two?" The old man squints, first at Lily and then at Regulus, curious and friendly more than anything else.