"Ooooo," he said, and reached for the box of the General's chicken. Scooping a large serving onto his double plate, he said, "Everything's out of boxes. The items match our order form. Nothing got broken. And the dice look really cool."
Alex reached for some rice - with pork, awesome - and scraped some onto his plate. He didn't mind helping out his mother, especially since it frequently involved a treat of delivery. Mostly, he was just glad he could help. He thought hey made a great team. Having been raised by an adult who treated him like a person had possibly made him more mature than some of his peers.