[ i don't know what flavor cake this is and i'm leaving it up to you

Anyway, they have their cake slices and Dokja is actually eating for once. He's mid-bite when Gray next speaks, and he speeds up his chewing so that he doesn't have to talk with his mouth full. ]

That's definitely older than five, [ he says jokingly, a small smile on his face. ] Congratulations on seventeen. It probably doesn't mean much from me, but you've grown into a really kind person.

[ Which is great because he knows so many teenagers who are just the worst people. ]