[ Mao doesn't mean to pick up on Izumi's confusion but, well, it's not like he can help it right now. It makes him feel a little bad, but he's also learned in the time he's known him that Ritsu's not the easiest person to understand so confusion around him is pretty normal. At least Izumi doesn't seem put off by it, but that's no surprise either; Mao would be shocked if he was, really.

He tries to work a bit more quickly to make up for his friend, smiling as he does. It feels good to be useful. ]

If you can take some of the higher ones and just set them down, I can lift the lower ones to stack them on top and we'll get through it that much faster.

[ And indeed they do. It's hardly an instant process but it's not overly long before the supervising sailor steps forward to stop them, either. They've gotten a space clear to get at the crates storing the tea! ]