Oh, beneath that helmet, Din was turning red. A little bit embarrassed, a little bit ashamed. Honestly, he had never spoken with anyone about Xi'an. Admitting these things out loud was much more difficult than he thought it would be. Nonetheless, he would answer Ava's question honestly. Honest to the point where it shocked Din himself.
"Xi'an knew I would things for her purely because she asked. Even if I didn't agree with what she wanted me to do, I would do it just to make her happy. Sometimes, I think she just got a kick out of how much power she had over me. She kept pushing, asking for more and more questionable things, just to see if I would do it. Stealing things, destroying other people's property. Eventually, she even asked to see what was under my helmet, and.." And she had certainly gotten what she wanted. Definitely not Mando's proudest moment in life. "As for seeing her again, I can safely say that no, I don't have feelings for her anymore. Which is a relief, but I think she was a little disappointed by that."
Din leaned forward, picking up one of the pinecones and started to decorate it. And honestly - honestly - it didn't look that bad. Well. Until Din became distracted. Bobby had accidentally knocked over one of the jars of glitter and was now slapping his tiny hands in it, smearing it around the table. Din set his project aside, reaching for the kid to clean him up, only for Bobby to take off running on the opposite direction, giggling and tracking shiny footprints in his wake. Oh no, oh no, it was everywhere now.. How was it able to spread so fast? Beneath that helmet, he was giving Ava an apologetic look. They were going to be here for a while.