"I don't mean just existing. Although, well, yeah, that, too. But... you know, this is easier to deal with, with you."

"If you say so, lovely."

"It is," he insists. "You're the best."

She kisses the top of his head.

He sighs. "I have to—it sounds maybe childish or something, but I have to stay positive. If I can't fix it, then I can't, and like you said, it's only until I turn eighteen."

"That's probably the best attitude under the circumstances. I'm just a malcontent."

"Yeah, I know. I love you."

Kiss.

Kiss! "So, someone mentioned an egg hunt?"

And lo, there is an egg hunt!

Wheee egg hunt! This is fun!

Alex finds many eggs. Alex finds the most eggs.

Sadde finds the least, but still has loads of fun, given that, you know, first time.

His egg count is perfectly respectable. Isabella finds as many eggs as she plans to eat and then stops.

The eggs have different things inside so a lively round of trading (and accepting donations) ensues.

Yup! Om not eating a whole lot and donating most of the candies nom!

"Bella, your sub's broken, he doesn't like chocolate, you need to send him in for repairs."

"I do like chocolate! It's nice."

"You're like barely eating any."

"It's just nice, it's not literally the tastiest thing ever," he shrugs.

"Yeah, what is?"

"Um. I dunno, I don't actually like food all that much, really."

"You don't like food? I know you didn't literally never taste anything for two years but still aren't eclipsed supposed to be crazy about food."

"I guess I developed the other way around? I got used to not eating a whole lot, so I... don't. I'm not picky, I'll eat whatever, and it doesn't serve any purposes other than making sure I don't feel hungry."