He had taken his appropriate Hulkling form, minus the wings, and even though he had eaten breakfast and a snack, he had been shifting a lot during training. Shifting meant he paid with having an appetite.
After the first few times of having his hands admonished, he waited till Kate was across the room with her back turned before trying to pinch a sliver of meat away in his claws. Kate somehow knew it. She turned smoothly, wrist flicking. Something smacked against his knuckle, and she had her back to him once more before the walnut she had plucked from around the table decor even hit the ground.
"Yow!" he said, shaking his hand in surprise, staring at her back with wide eyes. He took a wary step away from the turkeys and did not meddle with them again.
He instead stepped near Eli, looking to see if he could help set up. "Did you bring asparagus? You are my hero." All the vegetables that kids often disliked and shoved away with a grimace were the vegetables Teddy loved most.