[ he grabs her hand and that gives her... the smallest pause, staring down at it before she realizes if she stares too much it'll give away her confusion and she follows him, curling her fingers around his. ]

My favorite thing to eat is sweets, but I realize that does not a meal make.

[ she gives a little laugh. ]

I was fond of the dishes in Kugane - which I've learned here are from somewhere called Japan? So Japanese food. But I'll try anything; where I grew up, food was not considered particularly important and it was very bland.