Daeson heard the ding announcing that he had an email and looked up from repairing his sister's toy to view it. He had just started reading it when there was another, deeper ding informing him that something had arrived through the tube system. He went to get the pie with a grin, knowing it couldn't be anything else. He opened up the box and inhaled the smell of the hot apple pie. His mouth started watering immediately, and he hadn't even tasted any of it yet. Before cutting a slice for himself, he went back to the computer for a few moments.<br/><br/>"Goldrym,<br/><br/>I got the pie! I'm going to share it with Danaramel! I bet we'll both love it. Thank you so much. I'll get back to you once we're done eating. Wouldn't want it to get cold after all!<br/><br/>--Dayshine."<br/><br/>He sent the short email, then went back to the pie and took it up, cutting a slice for himself and his sister. "Anari!!" he called. "A friend sent us a gift!" He plated up the slices of pie, wanting very much to try it. But, he waited for his sister so they could try it together.<br/><br/>She ran into the room again. "A gift! What is it? Wes?" She looked at the pie. "Is that... food?"<br/><br/>"Yes, Anari. It is 'pie.' It is Aurian food that one of my Aurian friends sent me, and I think we should try it. It smells delicious, so I bet it will taste good, too. Don't you think?" He touched her shoulder with a small smile, an gesture of familiarity.<br/><br/>"Okay, Wes... It does smell good." She went to the table and climbed into a chair. Daeson set one of the plates down in front of her with a fork, then sat with his own slice. "You try it first," she insisted.<br/><br/>He looked down. "...Alright." He took a bite, blinked, and let the pie sit in his mouth. After a moment, he chewed and swallowed. "It tasted really good... Try it, Anari."<br/><br/>She frowned at it with uncertainty. "Okay..." She took a bite, then did something similar to what he had done. "Wow! It is good!" She started gobbling it up eagerly. Daeson grinned and ate his, feeling warm inside.<br/><br/>"Did you fix my toy? Can I have some more pie, Wes?" Anari asked.<br/><br/>"I'm working on the toy, yes you can have some more pie." He cut her another piece, then took his over by his computer so he could read the rest of Clarise's email.<br/><br/>"Goldrym,<br/><br/>The pie is DELICIOUS. Danaramel and I love it. Thank you so very much! We will likely be having some of this for dessert every night this week until it's all gone! Hah, that is if Danaramel doesn't eat it all tonight.<br/><br/>We can save your World, Goldrym. With our friendship, we can make others see that we're not so different. I'm confident in that. Don't give up hope.<br/><br/>Thanks again for the pie. I can't even describe how amazingly tasty it is.<br/><br/>--Dayshine"<br/><br/>He finished his slice of pie while pressing send, and sat back with a full stomach, smiling. He got back to work on Anari's toy, keeping half an eye on her to make sure she didn't try to get a third slice of pie.