Scrounging *Open*

[Destiny]

As always, the first place Cain visited upon entering new territory was the grocery store. While often picked over by looters, it often stood as a good indication of how many survivors were left in the area.

Judging by the state of this one, it seemed there were far more than Cain was used to. As he walked down the aisles, picking out canned food and dropping it into the duffelbag he kept with him, it occurred to him that this was a promising sign.

The more survivors... the more chance I can find it here...

A smile spread across his face slightly, and he took a moment to shift his grip, his eyes scanning across the shelves for anything else that may have been left behind.

Yes, the sooner, the better.

[Mako]

"Something i can help you find?" Mako asked from behind the counter The large 7'10" Man was standing there with a dirty washcloth cleaning the scorch marks off from the glass, by the look of it a fire-manipulator had been there but he was unsure of who. He scowled at the fact that Cain was just putting stuff into his duffelbag without care to whom the stuff might belong to, but mako wasn't about to label him as a theif just yet, that's something that the crows would have done, and though he wasn't the nicest guy in california, he wasn't exactly the meanest either.

[Kyrie Blaze]

It turned out he wasn't the only one with this location as a thought in their mind.

Kyrie was quietly digging through a section that would normally be left well alone. That section was the old produce section. Anything fresh had long since rotted away, but that wasn't what she was there for. Bright blue eyes were searching, and she slowly pushed and heaved a collapsed table out of the way, gaze darting furtively around with the noise.

Unfortunately, however, it had to be done, and she propped it up against more debris before getting to her hands and knees and peering beneath.

"...no..."

She sighed in disappointment and sat up, eyes once again quickly searching before she eased herself up and to the next portion with a shake of her head. There had to be some, here. If nothing else, she was certain she could perhaps find beans in cellophane bags.

It would be a start.

She pressed her face into the crook of her arm with a slight cough, and once again looked around.

[Destiny]

Slowly, Cain looked around the corner, his eyes widening at the massive man standing behind the counter. How anyone could have missed such a giant was bewildering, but rather than take chances and risk an incident, Cain walked into the open, still holding his duffel bag.

"I don't suppose you have any pie? The only ones I've seen are slightly past their prime."

He hadn't noticed Kyrie yet.

[Mako]

Mako folded his arms over one another. "We haven't had any pie in quite sometime. Anything else in particular?" His tone wasn't exactly gentle. but just a typical shopkeepers voice, the only thing unusual about him is the fact that he had a sword on his left side, definitely unusual for a shopkeep but these were unusual times...

[Kyrie Blaze]

Kyrie was far enough away that both gentlemen were out of sight, but years on her own had forged her into a cautious and wary person. Almost paranoid. Though she was confident she could care for herself better than before, she was also wary, and rightfully so.

She tilted her head, not being able to hear them, either, and continued looking for that which she came for.

[Destiny]

Being well armed was also a warning signal, in Cain's mind.

"I suppose it depends. What else do you have to offer?"

Despite the interest in his voice, Cain has already started to take a wide berth away from this man, heading somewhat towards the produce section. After all, who knew if he'd come alone or not?

[Mako]

"Canned items are really all that's left, though i did manage to grow a single tomato plant in the back yard...dunno if that's any use to you or not"

[Kyrie Blaze]

Such a pity she didn't know..! She continued looking under crates and over shelves that once stood proud and tall, housing fruit and vegetables, looking for seed packets. Or dried corn would work. Anything dry, that hadn't been cooked, even items that were sprouting.

Seeds, life, growth. She needed it.

That was what Kyrie was here for. And if she couldn't find seed packets here, she would simply have to sigh and move on. But she would not stop--she needed the seeds for her Project.

[Destiny]

"Hmmm."

Cain hesitated, then shrugged.

"I'll take it. Lead on."

He would slightly, heading towards the back of the store where presumably this plant was, along with the secret third visitor of this particular grocery store.

[Mako]

Mako walked out with Cain and lead ahead to where the plant was.

"well here it is."

[Kyrie Blaze]

With her cautious nature, if the unwitting duo came near, Kyrie's gaze shot in their direction at the slightest noise and she reached into the shadow below the splintered table...

...and disappeared.

[Destiny]

And so, Cain would continue to believe that he and the massive man were the only two in the grocery store, at the moment.

Stepping outside, Cain would look around for a moment, noting the condition of the surrounding area before nodding at Mako.

"I suppose you'll be wanting some sort of compensation."

His tone was mild and bland.

[Mako]

"Well..." Mako said exhaling. "Whatcha got?"

Mako's towering figure stood over cain with his arms crossed, he was still roughly eight feet away.

[Kyrie Blaze]

. o O ( Feel free to continue and skip over me, as Kiyr is simply an observer. <3 )

Dropping down into a crouch on what she could only term as the 'shadow plane', the blonde remained. She wasn't keen on trying to swap shadows by bridging them, either, as she wasn't sure how watchful these two were. Or even their alignment.

So it was easiest for Kiyr to do what she had the most practice with: observe and wait patiently until such a time arose that she could act with confidence.