Balthier gives David a minute to adjust into the seating -- he knows it isn't common here -- and goes to fiddle with the music. He's extremely proud he got that set up, as it was the most foreign thing to him. He leaves it low, but it drowns out some of the sounds of the city.

He comes to sit beside David, situating himself much more naturally as he reaches to pull the dishes closer. A lot of the things he's chosen tonight are more similar to Indian food, though he's most proud of the stuffed dumplings. They took a few tries to figure out. "These first," he says. "And I have to say I am more than a little pleased I kept this a secret as long as I did. I was sure last week you'd seen the box of lights, though I did illusion them to just look like vague house supplies. And I left some of the test groceries in plain sight twice."