It helps that the soup itself is fairly simple. And that mmmost Japanese soups start off with the same four basic ingredients before branching into whatever dish they will ultimately become.

Right now it's warm and healthy and Katsuya is quite content to enjoy his unexpected meal in peace. He still feels a bit muddled from sleep, but begins to take note of his much cleaner apartment. His gaze flits to the shelves--but no. That photo is still face down.

The frame holds several small pictures inside. A photo booth strip of a boisterous woman in a gaudy top dragging a panicked officer Suou in halfway while she makes faces. Another of a petite brunette American flashing a peace sign outside of the Konan PD. A third, mostly hidden behind the other two, of a group of people outside the Araya Shrine. If Verity peeked. But it's face down still, so Katsuya doesn't seem alarmed.

"It's not nearly as nice as your place." Katsuya seems a bit nervous now. "But it's home. I hope you didn't trouble yourself too much. T..thank you for helping me clean up." He honestly can't believe he slept through that.