[littl3chocobo]

this time the embarrassment was legitimate and it took him a moment to come up with an appropriate lie, in that time he took a bite of his food. it was crumbly and sweet with a tang he had forgotten he missed. taking his time he fought down the heat of his face. "cousin, spent a summer working for us, he taught me a lot of things. i was eager to learn... i like learnin'. at the end of the season he left and didn't take me but while he was there i learned to read." he stopped the story there and took another bite. what he traded for the education was no business of anyone but his