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Ghost goes through life thinking he's not allergic to anything and that some things just make his mouth tingle and throat close up, but finds out that food isn't meant to do that.
His dad always spent whatever money the family had on drugs and alcohol, so Ghost ate whatever he could despite his mom's best efforts. He grew up thinking that some fruits make his mouth feel weird, but ate them anyways or gave them to his younger brother. He never saw it as a problem and never addressed it.
Flash forward many years later when the 141 are chilling out in the commons talking about random things. The stories back to their childhood memories get brought up and Gaz makes a comment on how his mom used to cut up fruit for him all the time.
"It was like her love language or something. She would cut up my favorite fruit and serve it whenever I was feeling down."
That caused the conversation to spiral down into Soap and Price sharing their favorite fruits.
"I love eating oranges from time to time," Soap said, looking over at Ghost who had stopped contributing to the conversation.
"What about you, L.T.?" he asked.
All heads turned to him and Ghost just shrugged his shoulders.
"Oranges are fine, but I don't eat them often because they make my throat close up."
Everyone looked at him with confusion while Gaz looks at his superior dumbfounded.
"Simon, are you allergic to anything?" He asked.
Ghost furrows his brows. "How is that related this?"
"Fruit isn't supposed to make your mouth feel weird..." Soap says.
Now, Ghost is extremely confused because fruit always had that effect on him.
"It's not?"
They all shake their heads.
One doctor's appointment and an allergy test later and Ghost learns that he's allergic to a lot more than he thought; citrus, cherries, and avocados.
Soap made it his goal to find fruits that Ghost could not only eat, but enjoy.
Many sessions of trial and error and he learns that Ghost loves apples, specifically Red Delicious apples and Granny Smith apples with some kind of sweet dip on the side.
Johnny and Simon end up having moments where they share apple slices with each other during their less busy days while exchanging random conversation. Kyle likes the join them from time to time and shares more fruit related stories of his past.
Simon enjoys those moments the most because it feels like the cracks of his terrible childhood are being healed by those he loves.