Tomas grabbed as large a gob of the candy as he could manage and stuffed it in his face while he listened to Itachi talk. He bounced a little at the flavor of it, and then tried to chew, which of course didn't quite work because the candy simply melted away.
He frowned for a second, but then giggled and tried it again.
It was only after he'd properly explored his candy that way that he blinked up at Itachi, then shrugged his shoulders. "I didn't say I succeeded. Just that I tried. What other people think of me and what I think of myself... well..."
He looked down at his candy, poked a finger against it.