"Good afternoon, Miss Pamela. Is Kino back yet?"
Tony pushed the door open with Pepper and asked out of habit. It was something he had asked every day over the past few days, though today he hadn't really held out much hope.
"Tony, long time no see. Have you eaten?"
Kino's voice came from inside.
"Kino, you're back!"
Tony looked delightedly toward the sound and hurried over to the dining table.
"Yeah, I just got back. Come have something to eat."
Kino smiled.
"Sorry to bother you, Mr. Kino."
Pepper nodded politely and sat beside Pamela. The two had become close friends over the past few days.
"Sure. I rarely eat Chinese food."
Tony didn't stand on ceremony. He casually found a seat and sat down. Pamela smiled faintly and controlled the plants to bring over two more sets of bowls and chopsticks.
Chinese food really was best eaten with white rice.
"It tastes pretty good. Looks like I should invent a robot that cooks Chinese food."
Tony spoke as he ate.
"Give me one when you've finished developing it. I really need a robot that can cook."
Kino thought of the chefs in Hell.
If not for their high salaries, they would have gone on strike already. The demons in Hell could eat more than the next.
"A small matter."
Tony answered confidently and continued enjoying the delicious Chinese food. The dining room was filled with a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.
Pepper glanced at the mountain of chocolate piled in Venom's bowl and asked softly,
"Pamela, is it really all right for this lady to eat so much chocolate?"
"It's fine. Sister Venom isn't an Earthling. Chocolate is her staple food."
Pamela smiled as she explained.
"An alien?!"
Pepper was startled at first, but then she remembered that Mr.