[Yeah, the overcompensation is kind of obvious. Makes him feel a little like he's being hollowed out. He's trying, though, and the fact that Enoch even thinks of that is proof of his own progress, in a way.

Not that he's going to bring any of that up. And not going to directly reply. That fork idiom is just unfortunate.]

She also tells me you make some excellent pancakes. Beckett's said I should try some in the past.