[ sticky! very. he seems pleased that d seems to like it, though, giving him an eyebrow raise that suggests - right? isn't it good?

the comment makes him make a thoughtful noise, though, as he munches on his own cinnamon roll, equally as careful not to get any sort of cinnamon on his hands. listen. he gets it. ]

Mmm... no, it suits me. I came into it - sort of a family business. I don't mind it too much. It's more like I just don't control as much of it as my forbearer did. He's not quite dead, you see, so there's little point in me taking the entire thing over, in case he returns.

[ what a thing to say ]