[Considering sharp looks and positive reinforcement is what happens in the Hamada household often enough, she's definitely got him pegged. He respects her opinion, too. That helps. His lips quirk up a little at the word "boyfriend" and also at Rei's descriptions of the two of them.]

I mean Athena's a lawyer. I didn't think she'd have that much experience but Merlin's a wizard. [He has no idea who Maya is, but he's nodding all the same.] We'll all just have to be a lot more careful next time. [He leans back a little to think out his offering, hands moving a bit as he describes.]

Well…Occidi didn't like that the flowers we brought were dead. So I started doing some research and planted some mint? You can grow new life from a sprig of it you can get at a grocery store, so I shoved it into a pot in my window. It's not growing really fast but…it's something? And it's meant for protection and won't require a ton of upkeep. And when Korra and I went to see Maris she brought some incense to light so I figured that might be okay, too? Sage seemed the most inoffensive so…[A shrug. He still doesn't quite know if that's the right way to do this, but he's definitely put thought into it.]