"We do. We're working with beet sugar -- climate is too cold for cane -- and if I wanted to make powdered sugar it'd be ages of work with a mortar and pestle to get the sugar crystals small enough. Especially in the volume I'd need for a cake this big."

Sideways glance at Max, and then Chris finally acknowledges how fit he is by commenting, "With muscles like yours, I'm sure it'd be less of a problem but still very boring."

They clear a space for the cake and then step aside so Max can put it down.

"By the way, my name is Chris Freeman. They/them pronouns. Yourself?"