Food is essential for a growing body. You should never try to go without. (Believe him, starvation is not fun. Then when you go back to food, nothing stays down right.)

What is it like to fly? (He is, yes, curious. While he has felt like he was flying with Sebastian, he has never actually...done that.)

...if you are sure. (No, this kid is not making him feel shy.) I do believe I have promised you how to play board games, have I not?