[ She won't say no to some assistance so there's little resistance as she allows him to take a couple bags--an even split, as it were, even if he is the generous host. ]

Thank you! I could say I came over prepared, but I have so many things I want to try and make I figured I should conjure up a bunch of ingredients beforehand so I don't forget.

[ Or she could have created a list like a sensible person.

Close enough. ]

It's been a while since I've gotten to cook anything and--

[ Himeka has to stop as soon as they enter the kitchen. It's warm and welcoming which fits the man that created it, but it isn't the ambiance that stops her in her tracks.

She smells something. ]

--but nothing quite like that!

[ Himeka sniffs the air again, her gaze now fixated on the stove. ]

It seems like you already have a chef on staff.