Pearl flushed red at that for a moment, a mixture of embarrassment and then irritation for her embarrassment. Why should she feel even a slight ounce of shame for the years of experience she'd gained? With that thought in mind, she straightened herself and grinned in Jasper's direction. A glimmer of that same expression she'd given Shay several hours before that bordered on predatory. "Nearing 33 and the world is humbled every day I grace it with my presence, thank you very much~" She brought a hand to her mouth and chuckled softly, realizing she might of been a little too challenge-happy there for her usual sheepish self. It seemed the giantess was slowly dragging out her bedroom personality and that just wouldn't do in front of Mala, no matter how oblivious her mother was to what she was doing. However, hearing that Jasper had once danced and even went so far as to get to regional, Pearl was staring at her with admiration. Now that it had been said, all she wanted was to see the woman dance, but she had said her junior year, right? As if perfectly in sync, Mala chimed in to speak Pearl's thoughts so perfectly that Pearl almost believed she'd said them herself until she realized the voice didn't match.<br/><br/>While Pearl was distracted showing Mala the app, she heard the quick crumbling of a bag as if by accident, but Mala was being good about keeping her attention, asking her several questions about various things in that general inquisitive manner she always had. Pearl was more than happy to start making a list of things Mala was just interested in making and then planning meals around that since it seemed neither mother nor daughter had an overwhelming favorite or anything they hated. At least they were kind enough to make the planning easy on the woman. Pearl had been fretting the whole week that what she had written down wouldn't appease them. And when Jasper chimed in, asking what was being made for her next week, Pearl just grinned. "It sounds like your daughter might be the one who's planning next week's menu." She turned to the ten year old with a wider grin and leaned on the table to be more her height. "I can give you some pointers and we can even do that as well tonight, if you'd like..." Pearl was slowly gaining a laundry list of things she wanted to do for the evening with the both of them because she just didn't want to leave such a happy environment. She didn't quite realize she, herself, was adding to this and helping make the place she loved the way she loved it.<br/><br/>Mala then joked to her mother about something that completely surprised Pearl. Not only that Jasper liked women--in fact, that was on the lower spectrum of her surprise--but more so because Mala knew such a joke. Pearl stared at the child with her head cocked to the side in complete disbelief. "Just what are kids learning in school today..." she muttered, wincing softly with an afterthought, "Or online... oh my stars." Pearl shuddered softly, recalling how easy it was for her, someone rather technology illiterate, to find porn once during a rather desperate evening (yes, there's been more than one). If<i>she</i>could stumble in to such things, she could only imagine what could be found on purpose. The instructor reeled at the thought. And then Pearl finally caught on to what Jasper had said, a little late. So she<i>had</i>been trying to date? Pearl had originally assumed the woman hadn't had any since Mala was born. "Hey Jasper, don't give up, okay?" The giantess had sounded almost a little lost when she gave her smart alack comment to her daughter, like she was hiding the remorse of the situation with denial. Pearl gave a warm smile. "There's someone out there for you, I just know it."