Apology accepted.

[ That's hardly something he finds easy either, so he can hear that slow, measured kind of sincerity that came from someone not saying the words often or glibly. ]

I guess it's also possible I didn't actually say it was about cooking and baking when I mentioned it before - when I talked about trying new things, having no other skills aside from fighting, and not giving up when I was really bad at those new things.

Anyway it was a pretty random start. I told someone I had no skills or hobbies of my own and they suggested baking and cooking, as a way to connect with people in a way completely unlike fighting. Snow White offered to teach me and I was terrible at it for months. I threw a lot of burnt and bland things in the trash.

[ He raises his other hand opposite Riku to his neck. Here the positive emotions creep back in, a bit of pride even - because he's not saying it, but this was all Sora and Snow White encouraging him through this period. ]

The couple of times I made anything edible were for other people's parties. And... they liked it.