Is the reason I usually turn up early here- get some of the early prep done, and Susato always slides in once she's down here.

[A tone that it was welcomed, as if she'd been there the entire time with how they'd gotten used to working in the kitchen together. Some dishes just needed that early prep time to get a jump on the day, rather than it becoming something to be worried about for some of the quick sales.

The cookies would no doubt be one of those—]

Nah, you're fine, kid.

[Couldn't interrupt what hadn't started yet—]