[Patience. She's right. It takes time to get good at anything. Hell, a few years ago he could barely sew at all and now he...he's okay at it. Maybe.

He's knows he's being too hard on himself but knowing that and being able to stop it are too different things.]

Yeah, I'm sure some day I'll be the best food wizard on the planet. [He smiles wryly. Moving from awkwardness to sarcasm is a step up.] When I save the world with a souffle I promise you'll get the first bite.

[A pause.]

...That's not even really much of a joke in a place where that might actually happen.