Waiting a little while, smelling some sweeter stuff being prepared now and again...and thinking of cake...Sakaki's 'apprentice' of sorts finally returned, having finished her easy task.

[I]"What do I do now?"[/I]

"Make a tribute of blood to the blood god." He teased, before rubbing his chin thoughtfully. What to get her to do, what to get her to do...? Reaching into the pocket of the apron, he pulled out a wash cloth. The cloth was definitely worn, but kept white and clean in it's own way. Leaning and reaching down to the bucket of clean water with it, he dunked it in once or twice before wringing the excess water back in, and handing the wash cloth to the girl. "Clean all the counter and table tops that aren't in use, make sure anything sticky or discoloured be wiped clean." Making his way to the front, he began to mop up the floor.

*swab swab*

*mop mop*

*slosh slosh*

*swab swab*

It took him only a minute to clean up to white and red mess, leaving only a small amount of water where it had previously been...and the faint scent of strawberry still in the air. Instead of putting down a wet floor sign right in the middle of the front, since it may be an inconvenience to customers that would be coming in at the opening of the bakery...he instead got on his knees with a cloth and began to hand dry the wet area. It actually took a little longer than the mopping process, but the job seemed to be to his satisfaction. No more stickiness, no more wetness, only dry floor...like the mess hadn't even been there a few minutes ago.

Completing what he set out to do, he returned the bucket and mop to the back and returned to the front. There were some decorative display shelves and frames pictures that couldn't get enough dusting. Reaching into his frilly apron, he pulled an ostrich feather duster and began his new task, careful to dust away from the front counter.