[ The smile Peter halfheartedly hides by looking out the window is probably still visible in some reflective surface, or readable in his body language, if it even registers with Chris at all. Still, he has standards of behavior here, and they include not outright gloating over meaningless victories.
As for the shopping itself, Peter doesn't quite wrestle the cart away from him because it'll be for the best if they don't actually bicker, playfully or not, in the middle of the store. (If he recognizes it, he doesn't say anything.) There are some sighs, some judgmental looks, and a lot of supplementation: more onions, Chris, what the actual fuck. A bag of potatoes. Pasta. Stuff that, in the event that Peter disappears like smoke in the night, Chris may actually still be able to use if he finds the time and energy. And some actual vegetables, even if they've been pre-chopped and put in a bag; this decision is only justified further to him when they return to the house and Peter has to confront all the observations he made the night before without the weak excuse of darkness. ]
Is this meant to be temporary or are you considering going off the grid, really growing out that beard, that kind of thing?
[ Rude questions are a kindness between them, he's pretty sure, allowing Chris to sidestep whatever difficult traumas have created this situation to begin with, and anyway, he's being helpful while asking. Putting away food, and ah yes, wandering back over to the sink to see if that chunk of metal Chris pulled out of him is still there. ]
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As for the shopping itself, Peter doesn't quite wrestle the cart away from him because it'll be for the best if they don't actually bicker, playfully or not, in the middle of the store. (If he recognizes it, he doesn't say anything.) There are some sighs, some judgmental looks, and a lot of supplementation: more onions, Chris, what the actual fuck. A bag of potatoes. Pasta. Stuff that, in the event that Peter disappears like smoke in the night, Chris may actually still be able to use if he finds the time and energy. And some actual vegetables, even if they've been pre-chopped and put in a bag; this decision is only justified further to him when they return to the house and Peter has to confront all the observations he made the night before without the weak excuse of darkness. ]
Is this meant to be temporary or are you considering going off the grid, really growing out that beard, that kind of thing?
[ Rude questions are a kindness between them, he's pretty sure, allowing Chris to sidestep whatever difficult traumas have created this situation to begin with, and anyway, he's being helpful while asking. Putting away food, and ah yes, wandering back over to the sink to see if that chunk of metal Chris pulled out of him is still there. ]