S: JOHN STOP CHEATING-

JD: I'm not cheating- you just SUCK

Both playing dance dance revolution

C: walks past Neither of you are even playing it right-

JD: is dancing then shoves Spruce to the side a bit

S: SEE?!? SEE YOU'RE CHEATING!!!

JD: I don't know what you're talking about-

JD: slips a bit WOAOAH-

S: HA-

C: Tsk tsk tsk- shakes his head step aside-

C: pushes them aside and starts breaking it down like Beethoven in Mr. Peabody and Sherman

S: blinks ...wow-

JD: smacks his teeth Show off-

C: starts breaking the record AW YEAH!!! breakdancing

S: HOW!!!!

JD: ...NAH THIS GAME IS RIGGED- walks away

B: walks in and sees Clay breaking it down YAAAAAAYYYYYYYY

C: Hey at least BRANCH is cheering me on casually says while dancing

S: This is not even fair! You literally make up most of our dances for our shows!!

C: ...and keeps dancing

S: You're a NATURAL!!!!

C: Yeah? keeps dancing

S: UGHHHHHH walks away

C: YEAYEAYEA- okay I'm bored walks away from the game and lets it automatically lose

F: walks in while singing and playing with a few toy dolls he has if you like to talk to tomatos-

C: You talk to tomatos? Weirdo- walks past him

F: I don't! points at his doll Mr. Puffykins said that not me!

C: ....who-

RP: walks in and sighs boys I told you to cut this game off when you're done using it! picks up the remote to turn it off

C: Yeah John yeah Spruce stop being so forgetful is walking away to the kitchen

S: I will smite you

JD: Let's team up-

S: No

RP: Yeah, "no" because you're not doing that adjusts her bag on her shoulder anyways, I have to run to the grocery store, we're running low on food again

C: Kay, see you late-

RP: Are you all ready?

C: Wait wut

RP: You're going to the grocery store with me!

F: GAAAASP YAAAAAAYYYY!! IVE NEVER BEEN IN A GROSS CELERY STORE BEFORE!!!

S: sighs Groce.. Grocery store-

F: Yeah I said that!!

S: ...okay Floyd-

JD: Why we gotta go?

RP: Don't you remember, I said I'd bring you boys with me everywhere I went from now on because I'm not comfortable leaving you alone while I'm go-

C: But we're cool with Branch dancing on the table right- points behind him

RP: What are you- sees Branch doing the gangnam style on the table BRANCH!!!

RP: quickly goes to grab him and sighs

RP: Anyways! My point still stands, I'm taking you all everywhere I go

F: Like to the bathroom? tilts his head

RP: Nooo hon, I mean to public places like the convenience store or the library

S: Oh you could never bring us to a library-

RP: Mhm, and I never will

S: Good choice pats her arm

S: OW- feels a kick in his leg and turns around

C: Why... would you SAY THAT!!!!!!!

S: Say what?!

C: DO YOU KNOW- HOW MANY B O O K S I HAVE- shows him a book that says 'Book to show to your brother for how many books you own'

S: ...what the-

C: HOW MANY BOOKS I W A N T takes out all of the books that he 'wants' out of his hair

S: ....how do you want them but you JUST took them out of your HAIR!!!

JD: He's Clay, he stole them-

RP: WHAT

C: NOOO!! I BORROWED THEM FROM- UM- UM-

S: The garbage-

F: The mailman?

JD: Your girlfriend-

C: NO!!! GRAAAAAH- falls to the floor

RP: sighs and drags and hand down her face and this is why we're never going to the library-

RP: Alright, I don't need any of this right now, are we all ready to go-

F: Me and Branch are!! raises his hand

B: ME ME ME

C: Not me- raises his hand while on the floor I need a few more minutes to sulk-

JD: groans this is gonna be sooooo boriiiing-

S: Stop complaining- we're gonna be able to go and pick out a bunch of snacks like chips and juice and-

F: ICE CREAM! jumps up

RP: Oh no no, we have plenty of ice cream already

F: Awwwww frowns

RP: And just so you know I'm not gonna get every single thing you guys will most likely end up choosing opens the pod so don't get upset

C: Okay, I will

RP: sighs let's go- walks out of the pod

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during the car ride

F: singing out loud IF YOU LIKE TO TALK TO TOMATOS-

C: Please.. PLEASE MAKE IT END-

S: covering his ears FLOOOOOYD-

JD: banging his head against the window

B: clapping along to Floyd's singing

RP: blinks continuously Floyd.. sweetheart.. you don't wanna sing something else?

C: DON'T SING AT ALL-

F: Wait Grandma I'm almost done!

JD: whips his head back YOU JUST RESTARTED!!! FOR THE TWENTY FIFTH TIME!!!!!

F: No I didn't!

JD: YES YOU-

F: It was the twenty eighth time!

JD:

JD: rolls down the window all the way

RP: What're you doing??

JD: I'm gonna jump out-

RP: YOU'D BETTER STAY YO SQUARE HEADED SELF IN THIS CAR-

JD: I CANT TAKE IT!! IM GOING INSANE!!

C: IT'S ALLLLLLLLLL FLOYD'S FAULT!!!

F: I DIDN'T DO ANYTHINGGGG!!

F: starts sobbing WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-

S: WELL NOW IT'S YOUR FAULT CLAY-

C: OH WELL GREAT!! YOU KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO SAY TO THAT?!!

S: WHAT?!!

C: throws a book at him

S: snatches the book and sees it says 'Book to read when you're trying to hold back the urge to flip over your Grandma's car'

S: ....THIS IS ACTUALLY A REALLY GOOD BOOK!!!!

C: I KNOW!!!!

JD: ALL OF YOU JUST SHUT THE-

F: WAAAAAAAHHHHH STOP YELLINGGGGGGGG!!!

B: YAAAAAAAYYYY claps and cheers bouncing in his car seat

RP: says to herself while gripping the steering wheel with a twitching eye almost there.. you're almost there..

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C: Are we there yetttt-

RP: sighs while unbuckling herself Yes Clay, we a-

C: Are we there nowwww

RP: ...Yes, Clay, we're at the grocery sto-

C: leans his head back dramatically How about nowwwwwww

RP: Clay I said we're-!

C: When are we gonna GET THERE IM SO BOREEDDDDD

RP: CLAY!!! WE ARE AT, THE GROCERY STORE!!!

S: bops Clay on the side of his head Moron climbs out of the car

C: ....oh climbs out as well

RP: sighs and unbuckles Branch out of his car seat and picks him up Will someone go get a grocery cart please? They're just right over there helps Floyd out of his seat as well

F: Can I do it Grandmaaa?

JD: NOPE, I GOT IT zooms back with a grocery cart

C: NOOOO I GOT IT also comes back with a grocery cart

JD: WELL I gOt iT FIRST!!

RP: Boys it's not a competition just give me-

C: I WAS OVER THERE BEFORE YOU!! bumps his grocery cart with his

JD: I DIDN'T EVEN SEE YOU OVER THERE WHEN I WENT TO GET ONE!! bumps his back

C: Because I had already GRABBED IT BEFORE YOU WENT THERE!!! bumps his cart with more force nearly knocking it out of his hands

JD: ...this, is war

C: bring it

both back up and start zooming at each other with the carts

JD,C: RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH-

F: OH NO!!! THEY'RE GONNA CRASH AND EXPLODE!!!

B: YAAAAYYYYYYY!!

RP: BOYS!!! STOP THIS NONSENSE RIGHT NOW OR ILL-

S: throws a rock in front of both of their carts forcing them to stop

C: Aw man!!

JD: Come on!!

S: walks over and kicks away John's cart and snatches Clay's and walks away with it to Grandma

C: ...I always knew he liked me better

S: I don't like any of you-

RP: puts Branch inside of the cart

RP: Let's go, now walks toward the store

And just when you thought things would be slightly calmer-

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RP: Alright, you all stay right here okay? I'll just be right over there walks over to a nearby shelf

C: stares at her then looks over at Spruce who has the cart

C: Psst, hey, psst, hey hey, Spruce-

S: No-

C: Let's ride it just for a bit-

S: No-

C: We'll be back!

S: No-

F: I wanna ride the cart!

JD: Alright I got yall picks up Floyd and puts him in the main part of the cart then snatches it from Spruce

S: HEY-

F: YIPPEE!

S: scolds them quietly Grandma is literally RIGHT THERE you MORONS

JD: It's just a quick push what's so wrong with that?? Plus I have a super cool idea for when we're doing it pleeaaaseeeee

S: No!

JD: Okay fine, we'll just go without you- starts pushing the cart away

S: watches them leave

S: ..if this is still your way of trying to convince me it's NOT WORKI-

B: WHEEEEEEEE!!!!

F: FASTERRRRRR!! sitting inside of the cart cheering

JD,C,S: standing on different sides of the cart posing as it continues rolling

JD: OKAY, READY?? THREE, TWO, ONE-

F,B: stand up and pose as well

BroZ: B R O Z O N E ✨

They all laugh until they see they're about to roll into a shelf

JD,S,C,F: ......AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH-

B: YAYYYYYYYYY!!

S: HOW DO YOU STOP THIS THING!!!

C: TURN TURN TURN SOMEBODY TURN DANGIT!!!!

JD: I CANT- IT'S MOVING TOO FAST!!!

F: WE'RE ALL GONNA DIIIIIEEEEEEEEE-

They all gasp when they feel the cart being pulled back and they're turned around to see the ticked off face of Grandma, releasing her hair from the handle

RP: crosses her arms then taps her foot, looking unamused

B: GWANDMA!! reaches out to her

JD,S,C,F: ....heh-

RP: You three, off, now-

JD,S,C: all climb off and out of the cart slowly

RP: picks up Floyd and takes him out of the cart

F: Sorry Grandmaaaa

RP: Seriously? I wasn't even that far, and I was only away for a FEW seconds!

RP: From now on yanks the cart into her hands I, am controlling the cart starts pushing it away

S: ...for the record, those two made me do it- points to JD and Clay

JD: Technically- holds up a finger I was manipulating you into doing it, you had a choice-

S: That's the SAME thing AND it's even worse-

C: If it's the same thing how's it even worse-

S: YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN

C: I really don't-

F: Guysss! It was all our faults!

JD:

JD: I take it back when I said you were the voice of reason-

RP: I don't care who did what! I'm used to all of you boys' nonsense by now but we're GOING to get some shopping done today, CAPISCE?

F: Okay grandma, Capri Sun

S: Capisce Floyd, like Cuh, Peesh-

F: Ye, Capri Sun, I said that

S: sighs I don't even know why I-

A little bit of.. surprisingly calm shopping later

RP: Okay boys rolls the cart while putting a few things inside Okay boys, as I get the stuff that I need, I'm gonna be nice and also allow you to grab ONE item per aisle, okay?

F: gaaaaasp and looks up with sparkly eyes Really Grandmaaa??

RP: Yes, but DON'T fight-

JD: Pssh- Grandma please- when have we ever fought-

S: We do 24/7

JD: ....I meant in public-

RP: sighs Just grab what you want

RP:

RP: AND DON'T SEPARATE-

BroZ: about to run off in different places until they hear her say that then immediately stop and groan quietly

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RP: I should've known this was a bad idea-

The cart is nearly full with snacks

RP: I can't even look away for ONE SECOND-

C: GRANDMAAAAAA THEY HAVE MORE HOT CHIPS is running with bags of chips in his arms

RP: Clay! I said only one item! Whatever else you put in here you need to take out!

C:

C: one of the bags of chips falls from his hand

C: ....they also had some really cool salt lamps-

C: takes one from his hair then drops it on the floor because of how heavy it is, making a loud impact

C: ...oops-

RP: Oh for heavens sa- what were you doing all the way in the-!

S: whistles and puts a pack of yogurt in the cart

RP: turns to him Spruce put it back-

S: But that was the first one I grabbed!

RP: You put SIX in the cart already!

S: looks over at the cart and sees all of the packs of yogurts

S: ...see I just-

C: snickers You're obsessed with yogurt? Since when- is about to put the bags of chips he grabbed in the cart until Grandma takes them all dangit-

S: Since forever! You all just don't pay attention-

C: Yeah either that or you're just really good at hiding it-

C: Anyways- picks up a box of trolly puffs cereal can I have this too-

S: Hey! No! also has a box I want that!

C: Boohoo I grabbed it first-

S:

S: smacks the box out of his hand

C: HEY-

S: runs towards the cart with his box

S: ALMOST THERE ALMOST THERE- GAH- gets tackled to the ground

C: I HAD IT FIRST- is trying to snatch the box from his hand

S: CLAY YOU HAVE FIVE SECONDS TO GET OFF BEFORE I REALLY SMITE YOU- hits him in the head with the cereal box multiple times

Some trolls walk by and see all the chaos, either stopping to continue watching or just staring while walking

C: SMITE ME!! SMITE MEEEEEEE!!

RP: BOYS!!! DIDN'T I JUST SAY NO FIGHTI-

JD: panting Hey hey Grandma this counts as one thing right- since it's one box- is walking to the cart with a box of goldfish

RP: turns to him Why are you out of breath- reads the box Pack of thirty goldfish?! Boy if you don't go put that back where you found it-

JD: pouts But I like goldfiiiisshhhhh

RP: You're the only one who eats them! I'm not buying an entire box of thirty-

Troll: Hey!! runs over to them

JD,RP: look over at the troll

Troll: This troll stole that box of goldfish from my cart!!

RP: slowly looks down towards John with a deathstare

JD: NUH UH! THEY'RE LYING! There was nobody at the cart when I found it!!

Troll: I was literally standing only a few feet away from my cart looking at other items! Plus when I started calling for you to come back you were running away!!

JD: ...you were-

Troll: Yes!!

JD: .....see I didn't know you were talking ti me and I just thought that-

RP: snatches the box away from him and gives it back to the troll

JD: -heeyyyyyyy

RP: Go find another snack, or don't get anything at all-

RP: hears screaming from two aisles down

RP: What the-

B: recognizes the scream FLOFLO!!

RP: looks around

RP: ..where's Floyd?!!

JD,C,S: look at each other confused

RP: panics I told you all not to separate! grabs the cart and dashes to the next two aisles

C: Technically he's the only one that ran off- but let's hope he's not dead-

S: smacks the back of his head then follows Grandma

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F: hyperventilating

RP: is running but then sees him and goes down the aisle Floyd?!!

JD,S,C: following behind

S: What is he staring at-

RP: lets go of the cart and runs up to him Are you alright?! Are you hurt?!

F: They.. they..

F: They have PINEAPPLE ICE CREAM!!!!!

RP: blinks slowly then turns her head to see what he's looking at.. and it's indeed Pineapple Ice Cream

JD,S,C:

C: Okay he clearly has an obsession with pineapples

B: BUNGEBOB HOUSE!

RP:

RP: sighs Floyd, look- maybe next time, okay? We already have plenty of ice cream at the pod

F: But..

F: slowly turns to her it's pineapple ice cream..

RP: You can try it another day! But I want you to find another snack and-

F: pouts his outer lip and trembles it

RP: ..Floyd, I love you, but that's not gonna work on me-

F: grabs on her arm and gently pulls on it
p-pleaseeeeeee

RP: scrunches her face then lowers it, huffing

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F: is hugging the container of pineapple ice cream with a wide smile

S: ...is that not cold-

RP: Okay! That's it! Y'all are not picking out anymore snacks from here on out!

BroZ:

S: So Grandma raises a box of fruit snacks can we get-

RP: No putting packs of bread in the cart

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F: Grandmaaaa holds up a box of cheez-itz can weeee-

RP: No putting frozen meals in the cart

F: Awwww looks over and sees DOUBLED pineapple ice cream

F: GASPPPP DOUBLE pineapple ice cream?! Gra-

RP: Also no- rolls the cart away

F: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-

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C: holds up a screwdriver Come on Grandma you gotta-

RP: No- wh, HEY! NO! snatches it from his hand quickly

C: Dangit! I was sure she'd say yes to that-

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JD: Hey Grandma how about-

RP: NO! Enough! No more!

JD:

JD: slowly raises a box of cherry poptarts about to sneakily put it in the cart

RP: groans and snatches the box I already told you all you can only get one thing each from each aisle! No more than that!

BroZ: Awwwww

RP: Plus, you all started fighting which I already told you not to do

JD: Technically, that was Spruce and Clay-

RP: If you say technically one more time today-

JD: ....hehe-

RP: And welcome to my new rule, if one or more people does something stupid, it'll mess it up for everyone else-

JD: Awe come on! Look what you knuckleheads did! They already do this enough in school!

RP: Clearly not enough..

S: Okay look- if he would've just let me put my box in the cart this wouldn't have happened-

C: Stay mad, I had it first-

RP: sighs Boys, cut it out, I was already thinking of this rule before the fight even happened so it doesn't matter

RP: grips the handle on the cart Now come on, I'm finished for today so we can start leavi-

C: looks over heyyyy!! Why does Branch get to get more stuff?!

RP: What??

RP: looks at where Branch should be in the cart but doesn't see him and looks around then stops

Branch has his own cart that is filled to the brim with toys, snacks and binkies, and an employee is seen standing next to him

E: Yeah, so um.. he took every single thing out of the children's aisle and I'm just wondering if all of it is getting paid for..?

B: smiles innocently while popping one of the binkies in his mouth

E: ...starting with that-

RP+BroZ: ............

JD: Bro was slick with it-

F: Wow Branch!! That's a lot of stuff!!

RP: That's IT

RP: reaches over to him with her hair and snatches him and places him in her hair and turns her cart around, abandoning the other cart

RP: I've had enough- we're going home right now-

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RP: is scanning her items with the barcode scanner and putting them in bags, not saying a word nor asking for help from any of the boys

BroZ: all look at each other, slightly nervous and worried

F: ..do you.. need any help Grandma?

RP: Nope, Grandma is perfectly fine continues to scan the items and drops one in the process

JD: Oh bends down to grab it you dropped-

RP: Leave it, I got it picks it up herself and continues scanning

JD: backs away

F: whispers is she mad at us? gasp does she hate us?!

S: Hate is a strong word that she already doesn't like us using so I'm pretty sure she doesn't, but.. yeah, she's probably mad

F: Aww.. looks down

C: Well- we were being pretty stupid today

JD: nods we were

RP: finishes putting the items in bags and puts them all in the grocery cart alright boys, let's go starts walking toward the door

BroZ: look at each other one more time before following behind

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The car ride on the way home was silent.. and not as chaotic as it usually would've been

B: is asleep and snoring lightly in his carseat

JD: looks over at Grandma a few times since he's sitting in the front and notices her ticked off expression

S,C,F: frown and look at each other

F: Uhm.. Grandma?

RP: Hm

F: We're really, really sorry

S: All of us are

C: We didn't mean it.. well I mean we did-

S: is about to kick him

C: BUT!!!! LEMME FINISH, B U T!!!!!!! We realize how idiotic we were all being back there now

JD: Yeahhh uh.. basically we're stupid and hope you can forgive us for being stupid

RP: ..hm, really? Forgive you after you utterly embarrassed me in a public area and would not listen to me half the time?

JD: is about to say something else but bites his lip and looks down at his lap

S,C,F: look down as well

RP: looks at them through her rearview mirror and sighs, rolling her eyes and chuckling just a bit

RP: I suppose I cannn-

BroZ: look at her surprised

RP: In exchange for you all helping me bring these groceries inside and putting them away-

JD: Heck yeah! No problem! Easy peasy-

RP: Andddd a week of going to bed early with no TV

JD:

JD: Should've saw that coming-

F: Awwww nooooo! whines no spongebob for a week?!!!

C: And this is why I'm in a sad book club-

S: We kinda deserve it tho-

RP: chuckles I love you aaalllll!!