Tezz stared in awe as Spinner yawned and placed a bowl of cereal in front of him.
He looked down, then back to the Cortez. "Umm… S-Spinner…?"
"Hm?" He said.
Tezz pushed the cereal away and sighed. "Nothing." He gagged and went for grits instead.
Meanwhile, later at the diner, everyone was enjoying their lunch.
Zoom had a stomach issue for the day, so he was munching on some toast. Everyone was brought pizza however. Tezz just quietly scraped the cheese off and started nibbling slowly at the dough.
"You alright…?" Agura asked.
He nodded. "I'm okay. I-I'm just not that hungry…"
She leaned her head on his shoulder and dreamily kissed his cheek.
"OMIGOSH! I MADE SOME COOKIES!" Sherman cried and kicked the oven shut softly.
Immediately, Spinner, Zoom, and A.J. ran down to get a taste.
Tezz and Vert followed slowly.
"Okay, leave some for Tezz and I. Agura doesn't want any."
Spinner turned with two shoved in his mouth. "Oh, my bad. I just haven't had anything sweet in the past hour. That's my new record."
Zoom laughed and handed Tezz a cookie.
"D-Does this have milk in it…?"
"TWO PA-CENT MILK!" Zoom laughed.
"O-Oh, never mind." Tezz pushed the sweet away and started walking to the fridge.
"Tezz…" Vert muttered.
The Russian turned.
"What's up today…? You didn't eat breakfast or lunch."
"AND NOW YOU DARE DISS THE CHOCOLATE-CHIPPITY GOODNESS OF SHERMAN'S COOKIE!" Spinner added for effect.
"I'm just… lactose intolerant!" He shrugged and got out an orange.
"Ohhh… so THAT'S where all of Stanford's soy milk went!" Sherman snapped.
Stanford swooped into the room. "What about my milk?"
"TEZZ IS LACTOSE INTOLERANT!" Zoom blurted.
"SHHH!" The Russian blushed as Stanford eyed him.
He examined his teammates' worried face and suddenly smiled. "WELCOME TO THE CLUB! Now how long have you been Lac. Intolerant?"
"Um, a-about two months now…"
"GREAT! I was told I had it when I was nine, but my doctor said it would go away soon. Possibly in a year or two."
Tezz smiled and blushed. "That's nice…"
They walked out of the kitchen and continued talking. "Alright! You can't eat butter, ice-cream, milk, cheese, or yogurt. NOTHING DAIRY… NO-THING. Okay?"
The Russian nodded and listened on.
As minutes passed, Stanford was more and more questionable.
"So what happens if you drink milk or eat cheese?"
"I just get bad cramps, and start throwing up. It's odd for someone to eat cheese and puke from it… What about you?"
"Ehh, I just get cramps and a little bloating. Nothing THAT severe, but it hurts like crap! And on certain occasions, I get all those other nasty symptoms too."
Tezz winced and sighed. "I feel bad for you…"
Stanford smiled and wrapped his arm around Tezz's shoulders. "Now, I take some pills, so I can eat eggs… BUT, do you feel comfortable with pills?"