"You got it, Boss." Nyx took a few quick steps and then slid along the kitchen floor with unnecessarily wasted energy and he slid to a stop to fling the fridge door open. He pulled out the red bean paste, and also retrieved the macha powder and mochiko.

He brought these over to Kaz, then reached over to the radio to turn the volume down just a notch. "You had me at 'chocolate.' What kind of dough would you use?" It would be no surprise to his boss that he was a fan of chocolate, especially after the first time he tried the chocolate empanada. He had about had to excuse himself for the inappropriate noises he made.

"You don't mind the music, do you?"