"Mmmhm," he mumbles through his mouthful of pancake before rolling his eyes at himself and waving one hand as he finishes chewing. He really did a decent job on this, and he takes a moment to be pleased with himself, but really, there are bigger and better things coming.

"I've been saving up to get some workspace in the city for a while now, and, ah ... well, it's ... not quite what I'd envisioned, but I'd still love for you to be the first one to see it."