With every back and forth Drake and Esther exchanged, it became harder and harder for Leonce not to sigh. This was getting more painful by the moment and, if he were a better man, Leonce would have have to put a stop to it. Leonce turned to Drake once Esther began to walk again, hearing his question and contemplating an answer. "Here." Leonce said, reaching out and swiping a bag of candy which he ripped open, popping a single piece of chocolate into his mouth before giving Drake a jerk of his head, expecting the boy to follow, and ran after Esther. He shoved the bag into her hand, slowing down to her pace, "I opened it and had my fill. Eat the rest or you'll waste food." No reason to give her a choice when she was making the wrong one and starving herself.

Leonce then snapped back to Drake and grabbed him by the arm, jerking him closer to himself and Esther. "Alright, we're going to try this again. Drake, this is Esther, she's stubborn and quick to embarrassment. Esther, this is Drake, he has a much more severe case of foot in mouth than I do." Leonce shoved his hands into his pockets and leaned back slightly, letting out a long sigh, "I get he feeling neither of you have interacted with folks outside of your families all that much, now have you?" He paused, mulling over his statement, "So, square one. Drake, don't call girls pretty because your dad told you to. Makes people uncomfortable. Esther, we're your team and if we're trying to help you or offer you food, take it with a smile. Drake, you're unintentionally creepy, we'll work on that slowly."

A man rounded a corner, his face glued to a vidpad, completely lost in his own little world. "Oi!" Leonce called out to the man, increasing his pace and closing the gap between himself and the man, "Where's the mess hall?" "Uh..." the man said, looking more lost than he had a moment ago, pausing briefly to scratch the back of his head, "right around the corner. First door on your right."

"Cheers," Leonce said, clasping the man on the shoulder and turned around, now walking backwards as he looked to his companions, "Let's eat, talk, and become friends, yeah?" While posed as a question, it was anything but.