Wait, really? They can still be good? Maybe she functioned on the ten-second rule. That was fine. He also followed the ten-second rule... actually, the "ten-day" rule, or even longer. Sometimes you had to dumpster dive to eat that day.

"Then do what you can. I think that's a clean bowl over there, we can use that. If nothin' else, maybe the bears would be fine with fried rice instead of whatever crap they were eating before."

He turned to the bears and pointed to the table.

"Move it. If you're not helping, then sit down and wait for your dinner." The bears also jumped, but quietly obeyed. Denji moved for the cupboards to see if there were some things he could use. Day-old rice was preferable but he can make new stuff, some eggs... and whatever that girl could salvage. Fried rice was stupid easy.

He got some soap and a scrubber and set to work on the stove. He rolled up his pretty little sleeves and hunched to scrub with some elbow grease.

"Sheesh... was this how Aki felt...? Not even my kitchen and this mess pisses me off."