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Anoki shook his head quickly. He didn't want the grown-up to think he was upset or hurt anything. He managed all by himself without any help! And it mostly stopped hurting anyway. "I'm ok-kay, r-really."

The idea of food cheered him up considerably. There hadn't been much time for breakfast before he was rushed out the door, and it had been a long time since then. Full of meeting new people and art projects and getting bits of fur pulled out. He was beyond ready for a bite to eat.

"Wh-what's f-for snack?" Anoki asked Vivina, cleaning up his own spot. He wasn't sure if he had to or not, but she was, and besides, he was used to doing it at home. If he left messes on the table, Raven got mad. It didn't take too long before he finished, and waited expectantly by his desk.

Dan nodded at Scheu and ran off quickly to get the food. The door bell rang as soon as he got to the door.

Vivina looked back at the others and watched as they too cleaned up, although Laial seemed to be contemplating as to what to do. Shrugging, she set her collage aside and sat in her chair, fidgiting around as if she had an itch. Her stomach was growling and was not in a mood for waiting. She looked down at her stomach and whispered to it and then made sure no one was watching. Talking to your stomach did seem weird.

Daniel came back balancing a tray filled with a variety of foods. Obviously Et didn't know what to get so she must have gotten all sorts, from rice to steak sandwiches to a vegetable and fruit tray. "Uh yeah. Et brought lots of different snacks since she didn't know who'd be here today. Uh...I guess you all can come up here single file and choose what you want. There are plenty of choices so don't worry about not having anything that you like up here." He set the tray down and made sure he didn't spill the drinks either. Most of the containers had water, but there were all sorts of juices and smoothies and shakes also.

Vivina jumped out of her seat as soon as she saw the pile of food. Squeeing, she stood up and ran over immediately, forgetting her manners and following her stomach. Then she realized no one else had moved yet and blushed. She then stood up there and let everyone else choose before her. "Oh...um...everyone else can choose before me. I'm ok with choosing last."

Dan smiled at the sugar glider and how polite she was being. There was something he hasn't seen before, especially when it came to food. Chuckling, he called the rest of the children and Scheu over. "Alright, come on up and no pushing. Scheu, you should eat also. Even I'm feeling hungry now."

Laial cocked his head at all the different foods out. Was this snacks or an entire meal?! There were no cookies, but there was rice, which he knew and didn't mind, but there was also some strange sandwich that smelled...strange. Like something dead. Longing to poke it, he opted instead to take the safe route and scooped himself a bit of rice.

Nexen, however, was more direct in her curiousity, and crept closer to the steak sandwitch. Inching her face less than an inch away from it, she simply sniffed it, not unlike a dog might.

Laial glared at his younger sister as he grabbed a glass of water. "You have to take that one now," he stated coldly. It was rude to sniff food before you eat it.

Nexen jerked her head up and stuck her toungue out at Laial. She knew it was hers, she was just checking it to make sure it wasn't bad or poisened or something. Who knew with these people? She grabbed it and bit a chunck off of the sandwitch, as if to prove she'd eat it. Laial was just mad at her because he couldn't stomach meat, the wuss.

Scheu gave a light bow and also scooped himself some rice. However, he took a fruit smoothie instead of water as Laial had. Moving away as to not interfier with the flow of traffic, he watched his charges, wishing that they were as behaved as the other children.

Good, the others both had food. And the grown-ups did as well. That left Anoki free to tuck into his spread of fruits and vegetables, which he did with great enthusiasm. They were awfully good, and the more he ate the more he realized just how hungry he'd been.

It only took a few minutes for Anoki to clear most of his plate. Once he did, he took another sip of joice and looked at the others, nose wrinkling a little at the things on their plates. "Wh-what are y-you g-g-guys eating?"

Vivina swallowed a chunk of her pie with difficulty and took a deep breath. "Kah...uh...ahem...Um, I'm eating acacia shoot pie, just the way I like it! Made by my mom. You can't find it in stores though. That's ok since my mom can cooks lots of things, although some don't taste right" sipping her juice, she took another bite of the pie, only smaller. "I also got a fruit because they're healthy. Oh yeah, and I got crickets!" Smiling, she opened the packet and popped a crispy insect into her mouth.

Daniel watched as he ate his salad. The children had started a conversation. Good. Least they're being social and not keeping to themselves. Another important skill for all kids to learn, talking socially. Pondering over the thought, he opened a book and began to read, taking another bite of his food.

Seeming to shrink into his shell, Laial's emotions all shut down, except for guilt. "Mahou? Is she your guardian? An yeah, I guess it's good...kinda plain, though..." he started reverting to a more chopped-up speech, something he only did when he wasn't comfortable in the current situation.

Nexen cocked her head and looked at the crickets. They looked good. Looked like the bugs in the garden Maji yelled at her once for eating. Except these looked burned and... not moving. She crept closer and continued to stare at the crickets.

The idea of Mahou being his guardian was so silly that Anoki giggled a little. He didn't even consider the fact that if the elf were in charge of him, he might not have it so hard. "N-nuh. M-mama Ray t-t-takes c-care of m-me. M-mahou just h-helps."

And she did the cooking and the cleaning and most of the important stuff, but Anoki didn't mention that part.

"S-sounds yummy," he commented about the pie. Anoki liked things that grew on trees, like apples and oranges and nuts. And he did want to try some. Taking the fork in his hand, the boy broke off a small piece and put it in his mouth, savoring the taste. It wasn't really what he expected, but at the same time it wasn't bad. He wasn't sure if it was "good" but he definitely didn't need to wash his mouth out.

Finally Anoki swallowed and nodded. "G-good."

Vivina smiled as Anoki ate the piece of pie. She was amazed when he didn't spit it back out and run around drinking anything to get rid of the taste. Giggling to herself, she chomped on another piece and listened to Anoki and Laial talk. Not knowing what to say, she shrugged and kept quiet.

Vivina looked carefully at Nexen. She looked as if she was going to run and hide any moment. She smiled brightly trying not to do anything bad and when the fox grabbed the cricket, she pulled her hand back. "What do you think? Is it good?"

Dan looked at the time and clapped his hands. "Alright, hurry up and finish eating. That way we can finish the collages and then go out to the playground. By then, your parents or guardians should be back to pick you up." Grinning, he ate the last of his salad and began cleaning up and putting all the leftovers back into the fridge and cabinets in a spare room.