3 - The Grocery Store as Times Square, or: You Will Bump Into Everyone You Want to Eventually

Tad stopped in front of the freezer of organic and gluten-free and vegan boxes, his hands already carrying lactose-free milk and rice crackers. The cheese was not organic, or lactose-free, just a generic cheddar. From his left came a scuffed step, and the freezer door slid open. A cleric collared man, only a little younger than tad, pulled corn-free jalapeño poppers out and added them to a nearly empty basket.