[He really needs to be told about Rikki, okay, because people keep mentioning her, and he needs to meet her, too. To see her for himself and all that.

Billy made a face. He'd never been good at the shoving people back thing. That was Teddy's thing.] Well, I'm glad I'm here now. Glad in that... way that I'm here for you, not glad that I'm here, here.

[Though he has to give a shrug in return, rubbing the back of his neck.] I don't know, either. It's not like I can wish for that kind of stuff.

Food rationing? What was that for?