[He bounds up ahead as the heavyset woman at the grills breaks into a wide, easy grin. "TADA! Where have you been?"
"Ah, here and there, you know how it is! Roberto minding the posts tonight or watching the kids?"
"Ach, you know, he's out doing his fair share. We can't have a hand less on the holidays." She leans over the counter, grabbing a handful of his jacket at the shoulder. "You're keeping out of trouble, yes?"
"Yes'm! Yes'm!" He stumbles forward obligingly, waving his hands. "I wouldn't think of making his job harder! I just ... got a smell of your home cooking and just had to stop by."
"Psh! Home cooking! You don't know what home cooking is! What is Aoko feeding you these days that you'd make that kind of mistake."
"Hey, hey. She's doing fine."
"You say that, but you're skinny as a rail! What am I gonna do with her?" She lets go of him and pulls out a plate, throwing hot fries on it before the bun. "And you, you should come back and work some more. I could use the help."
"Ahh, you know... Hey, wait, wait. I got a friend here with me. I really can't eat in front of him, and all."
"Well, at least you have some manners left in you." Becky regards Kenji from the where she is, her face scrunching up as she squints. "Hmph! He's about to blow away too. Get over here kiddo." She pulls out another plate.]
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"Ah, here and there, you know how it is! Roberto minding the posts tonight or watching the kids?"
"Ach, you know, he's out doing his fair share. We can't have a hand less on the holidays." She leans over the counter, grabbing a handful of his jacket at the shoulder. "You're keeping out of trouble, yes?"
"Yes'm! Yes'm!" He stumbles forward obligingly, waving his hands. "I wouldn't think of making his job harder! I just ... got a smell of your home cooking and just had to stop by."
"Psh! Home cooking! You don't know what home cooking is! What is Aoko feeding you these days that you'd make that kind of mistake."
"Hey, hey. She's doing fine."
"You say that, but you're skinny as a rail! What am I gonna do with her?" She lets go of him and pulls out a plate, throwing hot fries on it before the bun. "And you, you should come back and work some more. I could use the help."
"Ahh, you know... Hey, wait, wait. I got a friend here with me. I really can't eat in front of him, and all."
"Well, at least you have some manners left in you." Becky regards Kenji from the where she is, her face scrunching up as she squints. "Hmph! He's about to blow away too. Get over here kiddo." She pulls out another plate.]