Aoba was already pulling open the little array of drawers and cabinets available, identifying what was where. Pot, pan, utensils…huh. Wow, no wonder Declan had told Ghost to order more dishes. There was only one set.
He got started setting things up, pulling out ingredients and hoping he could do this well enough from memory, but still turned and gave Declan another dry look.
“As generous as that is of you, I re-fuse to have you pay for everything like I’m some kind of—of kept man or something,” he hastily mumbled at the end, turning away with briefly reddening cheeks as he mentally kicked himself for only being able to come up with that of all things as a comparison. He focused his gaze intently on the potatoes he was chopping up after that.
“I can do work! I did deliveries and repairs and refurbishing in a junk shop back home…so, even if the technology around here is a lot more advanced than I’m used to, I’ll do everything I can to find some way to be useful to anyone that’ll take me.”
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He got started setting things up, pulling out ingredients and hoping he could do this well enough from memory, but still turned and gave Declan another dry look.
“As generous as that is of you, I re-fuse to have you pay for everything like I’m some kind of—of kept man or something,” he hastily mumbled at the end, turning away with briefly reddening cheeks as he mentally kicked himself for only being able to come up with that of all things as a comparison. He focused his gaze intently on the potatoes he was chopping up after that.
“I can do work! I did deliveries and repairs and refurbishing in a junk shop back home…so, even if the technology around here is a lot more advanced than I’m used to, I’ll do everything I can to find some way to be useful to anyone that’ll take me.”