"That's a good thing," she reassures him, but quickly realizes that she's staring at him and isn't being clear what she means. Which means she likely looks stupid, and that requires a fix right away. "That you learned your lesson. Most people don't typically do that the first time around." Her eyes glance up from what she's doing over at him, and she appreciates the detail of his smoothing out his shirt. It makes her smile in a way that has her ducking her head to furiously finish scrubbing potatoes, and when she's done she carries them all over to set by the cutting board.

"I think it's something that will come in useful in a place like this. I haven't been here very long, but I've heard stories about how challenging life here can be."