[ Well damn, that's serious. Koji looks briefly conflicted about how he should respond to that, thankful he's busying himself with getting the items she requested. In the end, he gives her a solemn little nod when she gets back in front of her, leaning back against the counter. He can't possibly pull of something artful and sympathetic like his older brother might. Instead, Koji can distract her, and show her a fun time now. ]

Don't make me sound demanding now, that's just the law of the jungle, you know. [ Pretend that make sense. But either way, he waves his hand and tries to look cocky here, waving a hand ] Tell you what, I'll let you off easy. In return for that and every other bit of help I'll give you with the ingredients, you cook it with just the apron on.

[ He doesn't expect her to actually do it, and his little smirk could be seen as either showing he was joking, or challenging her. Or both ]