[hider=ooc]Sorry I've taken so long to respond; stuff happened. I should be back to my normal posting rate now.

Also, sorry, I have a bit of writer's block right now, so the post isn't as long as I'd like.[/hider]

"Perhaps I should talk to people more, but I don't know how to talk to people. To learn how to talk to people, I have to go and talk to people. You see the problem there?"

He sighs. He appears to have completely ignored the comment about girlish charm, although if Ren's paying attention she might notice that his mouth twitched ever so slightly when she said it.

"If you'd like to follow me, I'll take you to the food."

He leads her through a door and up a flight of stairs. It comes out in a middle-sized room with another spectacular view out over the ruins. A table is set near the window. On the other side of the room is yet another Ancient Device and a large number of cupboards. Tom rummages through said cupboards with an efficiency that indicates he knows exactly where everything is, preparing a meal in very short order and then sliding it into the Ancient Device. He shuts the door and rapidly hits a few buttons.

"That should be ready in half an hour. I think I've exhausted my repertoire of small talk, so it's up to you to keep the conversation going, I'm afraid."