Heiji practically preened, leaning over the counter a bit on his elbows. He loved compliments and getting one from Snake (who hailed from a sort of coffee mecca and looked like he was a bit tough to impress, to boot) was even better than your garden-variety appreciation.

"Right? I knew you'd like it! It's more time-consuming to make it this way, but you can put so much more feeling into it when you're just concentrating on one person at a time!"