[He watches her demonstrate the technique before turning his apple in his hand and trying again the way she had.

This time the attempt works a little better, though still a little sloppy compared to Lailah's. While he does this he listens to her talk, humming in acknowledgement and laughing softly at the pun.]

Some of them did. It was actually Gramps who mainly taught us how to cook. Though there were a few older seraphim in the village who'd make treats for Mikleo and I sometimes. Not sure if they learned it specifically for us or if they already knew how to do that...

[Talking about home has him feeling nostalgic now, reflected in the soft expression on his face as he finishes preparing his first apple and grabs another.]

I never realized how much effort they put in to make me feel normal until I met Alisha...