[a decisive nod! good job, Chizuru, going with the conversational flow. Kaoru already seems to have put the story behind him, drying off the washed vegetables and setting them on the cutting board to dice.]

Two large bowls, then. I'm definitely hungry enough to eat that much. [he hadn't even realized he was so hungry, but maybe walking to and from the market had been enough to push him over.]

Ah— Do you mind cracking the eggs? I'll boil the ones for garnishes. [the teeny tiny garnish quail eggs, that is.]