Lilo's smiled blossomed into a more full and honest one and she nodded eagerly. "Yes. Many of the cook staff were injured when... you know, everything went crazy on New Years. So after I volunteered to help in the kitchen and Chef Blackthorn let me. I got to work on the meat station, and then the desserts, and those are like, the most important and my favorite stations in the whole kitchen, and it was really nice. I can't do it again though, because I hurt my feet and I was told not to stand on them till they're ok."
Then she smiled shyly, scooting the wine away. It made her feel a bit silly so she decided to drink water for the rest of the night. "But, what about you? Are you ok, after that um... whatever it was?"