Then, in that case, congratulations on taking a breath! And extra points for your exhaling; you're always putting full effort into that!

[Ast's headcanon confirmed. But don't worry about him so much! Who do you think you're dealing with here? This kid can eat! And he does finally take his first bite, and— whoa holy crap it's so good he could cry... Give him a moment here. He just might.

... No, okay, he's good. After fully savoring the taste, he gets back to the topic at hand, pointing his fork and not gun at Ast.]

Give me some credit here. Just why do you think they hang around with me anyway? Because I'm awesome. That's why.