Brilliance has just finished assuming human form, half a step in front of her; he spins around and catches her before she can fall on him.

"Thanks," says Bella, regaining her footing and smiling at him.

He grins back and lets go.

She makes it the rest of the way to the kitchen without further incident.

Lexi has ladled out four portions of soup, which are sitting at each of the four places at the table. She peers quizzically at Brilliance - she hasn't seen his human form before - but doesn't say anything.

"Brilliance, eat with a spoon, you'll get soup everywhere," says Bella exasperatedly. "Like so, watch." She takes a spoonful of her soup.

"Needs to be housetrained," mutters Lexi under her breath.

Brilliance tries the spoon. It works much better this way! He beams gratefully at Bella.

"There you go. Consider practicing chopsticks on an uninhabited planet instead of picking up a pair for the first time in a Chinese restaurant, though."

He cracks up. But manages not to giggle soup all over the table!

How skillful!

"I don't think we have enough ice cream for four," Lexi says when the soup is dwindling.

Brilliance looks disappointed.

Brilliance beams gratefully at Charlie!

Ice cream, om nom nom.

"So ice cream is also a hit, huh?"

"Oh my god, just eat it, it's just ice cream," says Lexi. "It's not like God made it."

"Ice cream is the best," Brilliance sighs, and he spoons up another spoonful.

"Be nice, Lexi, he ate food for the first time ever just a few hours ago," Bella says.

"Why does it matter, he's your - thingy."

"My device, and you're my sister but that doesn't mean it's okay for random people to be mean to you, just because it would be more relevant if it was me being mean to you."

He gives Bella a warm smile made only somewhat ridiculous by the spoon sticking out of it.