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No?

If I can cook when I'm in a bad mood, I think I can do it when you are.

I'm not in a bad mood! I'm just...

Not in a good mood. Close enough.

Disappointed.

You're probably going to get disappointed a lot.

I guess that just makes me like everyone else...

Not really. It just goes to show that you have a lot more faith in people than, well, pretty much everyone else. That makes you different.

[A pout still clung to her lips.] Really?

You're annoyingly optimistic about everything. You don't seem to let much sway the way you think. Or at least you try to keep anything from changing your mind. You're not like everyone else Lila.

Is it such a far-fetched idea to think the best of people to help them think the best of themselves?

It kinda is, actually.

Don't you feel better about yourself when someone else believes in you?

Good or bad, I just got used to not paying much attention to how people feel about me.

That sounds lonely.

Not in the least, actually.

Hmm. That's probably part of what makes you a good chef.

Actually I think it's my love for cooking, and my skills that make me a good chef.

Among other things.

Among other things?

Confidence, for one. I don't think an insecure person could do what you do.

A little yes and no. An insecure person could be a chef, sure, but couldn't run a kitchen.

That's why I specified 'do what you do.'

Being head chef is also where not caring what other people think comes in handy.

[Lila nodded, then looked past him.] You should care that I care that you're not cooking anything. You're going to force to me make toast.