[ He watches silently, clearly impressed. Cloud might be modest about it, but it's worlds more control than he's able to manage right now. ]

I hope you're right. It's causing trouble as things are.

[ It's been a while since he's tried to keep up a conversation with someone other than his family, but he feels like he owes Cloud better company than he is right now so he thinks a little before admitting- ]

-there was a couple yesterday whose desserts I ruined with it. They started growing daisies. [ If nothing else, though, it makes a good anecdote. ]