He was comfortable in silence, and content in Maea's company whether she felt like speaking or not. There was chocolate to chop while she made her own considerations of the options, and he worked with a patient, methodical hand on his knife, in no great rush. The day was hot, but that alone was not enough to melt the dark chocolate - though the Ancient's own natural heat might have been - though the milk chocolate was certainly becoming softer the longer it was out.
When Maea spoke he paused and his smile kicked up a little higher as he plucked the bottle of raspberry extract from the collection, setting it aside for them. The jar of pistachios was likewise singled out, and the nougat cream last of all. For himself, it was the coconut extract and a jar of coconut flakes, the bourbon, and then a pause as he considered her question. "Mmh. I see no reason why not," he said slowly, turning the idea over in his head. He went back to the shelves, moving several canisters around until he found a small bottle tucked in the back atop a small jar. He offered them to her like treasures: the bottle labeled as peppermint bark extract, and the jar holding the last shavings of candied peppermint bark from Deepfrost's specialty menu. He reached back to snag another jar, this one holding small pieces of molten pineapple to add to his own collection.
There was cream to put on the stove in a pot for heating, then, and Hadama's quiet voice as he glanced over his shoulder at his friend. "How is Shii adjusting to being back?"
When Maea spoke he paused and his smile kicked up a little higher as he plucked the bottle of raspberry extract from the collection, setting it aside for them. The jar of pistachios was likewise singled out, and the nougat cream last of all. For himself, it was the coconut extract and a jar of coconut flakes, the bourbon, and then a pause as he considered her question. "Mmh. I see no reason why not," he said slowly, turning the idea over in his head. He went back to the shelves, moving several canisters around until he found a small bottle tucked in the back atop a small jar. He offered them to her like treasures: the bottle labeled as peppermint bark extract, and the jar holding the last shavings of candied peppermint bark from Deepfrost's specialty menu. He reached back to snag another jar, this one holding small pieces of molten pineapple to add to his own collection.
There was cream to put on the stove in a pot for heating, then, and Hadama's quiet voice as he glanced over his shoulder at his friend. "How is Shii adjusting to being back?"
