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Lottie decided to take Tsurai out shopping, just the two of them. She figured he could use the fresh air considering how long he'd been depressed, vegetating alone in his dorm over the summer, and they both needed to restock on groceries anyway.
He was always a little nervous going shopping on his own because of his Tourette's, so he was very grateful to have a friend with him, especially when it all went downhill.
He and Lottie were in the pasta aisle, looking over the different pasta types and price differences, determined to get the most amount of pasta for the least amount of money. Tsurai was ticcing a lot, and Lottie didn't comment on it because she'd grown used to it a while ago, but an older woman nearby seemed to really care.
"Excuse me" the woman said, an unamused expression on her face. Lottie and Tsurai looked over at her in confusion. Lottie was the first to speak up.
"Can we help you?"
"Actually, yes" she said, though she didn't seem grateful for the supposed incoming help. "I'm trying to do my grocery shopping and I can't focus because your friend over there" she gestured to Tsurai. "Is causing a public disturbance"
"Oh, I'm sorry" Tsurai apologized, scratching the back of his neck awkwardly. "I have- Mph! Wow!- Tourette's Syndrome" he explained, his neck jerking slightly. "I can't control the- Haha! Fire alarm!- Sounds or the movements I- Haha!-"
"Frankly, I don't care about whatever excuse you have" the woman interrupted. Lottie's eyebrows raised at this. "If you really can't control it then maybe you shouldn't go out because it really is insensitive to all the normal people who know how to-"
"Hey" Lottie said firmly, scaring both Tsurai and the woman. "Don't talk to my friend like that" she continued, getting really close to the woman. "If you can't handle being around a disabled person for half an hour, then maybe you shouldn't go out" she continued. "Fuck. Off."
The woman rolled her eyes, scoffed, and walked away, deciding that she didn't want to deal with that conversation anymore. Lottie turned back to Tsurai. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine" Tsurai said quietly. "Sorry for- Mph!- Causing a-"
"Don't apologize" Lottie cut him off. "Seriously" she continued, seeing the guilty expression on his face. "That woman had a stick up her ass. It's not your fault"
"Thanks for- Haha!- Sticking up for me"
"Of course" Lottie smiled. "Now... Rotini or angel hair..."