Alice smiled. "Marsha, Daniel, it's very nice to officially meet you. You're welcome. I really hope you like the casserole and the neighborhood. If you need any more help setting things up or finding out where things are, we can give you directions." She smiled at Christina. "Hi, Christina. How are you? Do you like your new house and room?"<br/><br/>Milo's mother smiled when Marsha took the casserole from her and nodded. "We would love to come in for dinner."<br/><br/>Milo stared back at Tina, then smiled at her. "Hi. I'm Milo." He nodded. "Yeah, his name's Max. He's tame. He's fun. He likes to play with tennis balls."<br/><br/>He glanced at his mom, who was still talking. "Do you like dogs? Max would love to meet you."<br/><br/>When Alice followed Marsha and Daniel inside, Milo followed after. "...Do you like paint? I got to fingerpaint in class the other day. It was fun. My favorite color's green. What's yours?"<br/><br/>He liked Tina already. Just the fact that she was talking to him made him extremely happy. He might have made a new friend. It made him really happy to have new neighbors, even if the newness was still very different from what he was used to.<br/><br/>"That casserole smells really good. My mom's a really good cook. She does it for work."<br/><br/>He went quiet when he realized he was talking too much. He thought he was anyway. "Sorry. I like new people."<br/><br/>He watched Tina's mom set the food down, watched Alice help cut it into pieces. He stayed back, out of the kitchen, looking around the unfamiliar house. He glanced at Tina, then smiled at her when she looked back.