[ His focus on the stirring of the milk as he determines it's now at the right temperature means his response to anything he asked and heard back on is delayed, until he's lifting a hand and waving it dismissively at Allen--not so helpful, when someone's looking for something to do, and is fidgeting audibly to Shino's ears, but what can he say? Come hover in the kitchen?
... Maybe. What are the kinds of things Hamaji asked him to do to make him useful? ]
Eat something on the table and then come rinse out the mugs?
[ As a question, because he's not sure if that's a useful answer, and the mugs are perfectly clean, but that's beside the point. If Allen pursues that course of action, he'll find them sitting on the counter near where Shino's working, next to a sink with two handles and a spigot. ]
So delivery food, it's the only reason I eat well around here. Get this.
[ He looks up, eyes flashing with a glint of good humour and mischievousness. ]
It's when you can order food from a restaurant or a stall and instead of eating it there, they bring it to you. It's a whole line of jobs people can do around here, it's great!
[ He's not worked a day as a delivery person, but he's glad such a network exists. (Many are bot deliveries, drone deliveries, or straight up "if you own our proprietary hardware, we send the food to you directly on that surface!" but the people side is what he finds the best. ]
/returns from the ether
... Maybe. What are the kinds of things Hamaji asked him to do to make him useful? ]
Eat something on the table and then come rinse out the mugs?
[ As a question, because he's not sure if that's a useful answer, and the mugs are perfectly clean, but that's beside the point. If Allen pursues that course of action, he'll find them sitting on the counter near where Shino's working, next to a sink with two handles and a spigot. ]
So delivery food, it's the only reason I eat well around here. Get this.
[ He looks up, eyes flashing with a glint of good humour and mischievousness. ]
It's when you can order food from a restaurant or a stall and instead of eating it there, they bring it to you. It's a whole line of jobs people can do around here, it's great!
[ He's not worked a day as a delivery person, but he's glad such a network exists. (Many are bot deliveries, drone deliveries, or straight up "if you own our proprietary hardware, we send the food to you directly on that surface!" but the people side is what he finds the best. ]