Aiden: *is doing the grocery shopping* *only buying the vare minimum for them all because its all he can afford* *gets to the checkout line, gets his food scanned and relaxes when he sees that the total is his exact calculations* *goes to pay and card gets rejected* w-what....
Cashier: ah, it says insufficient funds, did you wanna try again?
Aiden: *nods weakly and tries again and nearly bursts into tears seeing it reject again* n-no... no i-i was certain i had enough for this week... *frantically checks his bank app and sees that he has significantly less than what he had calculated* *pales more* n-no... *looks at the cashier* i-m sorry...
Cashier; its alright, ill be able to put it all back for you later
Aiden: *nods and just quietly walks out, crying weakly* *gets in the car and heads home*
***
Kurtis: *has been beating himself up for what he did to Charls and because of how guilty it makes him feel* *hasnt consumed blood since and it is taking a visible toll on him, his whole body being frail and sunken* *lying on his bed, not having the strength or energy to get up*
