Trillen tried to keep up with it all. He followed Kate's advice about the food. He only took one or two spoonfuls of everything and set it on his plate. Kate was right about the salad being better than the soup. In fact, nearly the whole meal was better than the soup. Until he got to the chocolate cake. It was the first real time he had had anything sweet. It was disgusting to him and he politely pushed it away. He was sure he would become used to it. Just not at this moment in time. The fireworks were amazing. Though he wasn't ashamed to admit that he hid behind Kate when the first one went off. The sudden loud sound had scared him. By the time the event, he was ready to go back to bed as he walked tiredly down the hall.