[ Midnight stacks and organizes the equipment, then situates himself behind the bar, grabs a kettle he'd prepared in the coffee shop area earlier, and gets to work, pulling ingredients from the shelves around him. ]

It snowed a bit in Higashi, but I must confess I haven't had the time to simply enjoy a good snowfall in quite some time. Glad you had your share.

[ Midnight snorts at the clown comment, though, shakes his head. ]

I won't be stealing you from your own bookstore, Miss Angela, but even beyond that... I do confess to some struggle in meting out tasks to others. I do like seeing things being done right, and it's difficult to give up reins on my burdenbeasts because of it. I do trust your clowns with their duties, though. Ah, I suppose they're our clowns now, no...?

[ ... miss angela is he a clown. (yes he is, honk his stupid nose) ]