"Are you that intent on being a helping hand tonight?" Maki laughed. Not that she minded, but she wouldn't have minded if they crashed on the couch and left all the work to her, either. It wasn't as though she wasn't used to her younger siblings all doing that to her. At least they were quite unlike Kairi and her rebellious attitude towards her.
Just as she picking the kombu back out of the water (it would be better if it boiled longer, but since it looked as though Tomo was hungry - it'd be fine), she heard his question and laughed again. "Don't talk like he's not standing right there!" She called back.