Soon, dinner was ready and everyone was called to the table. There were quite a number of them, so the dining area got extended to the living room’s coffee table.
In Terran, there would be a television that they’d watch while eating. Sadly, for now, they could only watch each other.
Television was definitely in development though, but it wasn’t the priority yet.
At this, Ansel looked at Beanie, who was across the table. "Lucky you, to have me as a view."
Beanie’s eyes twitched. "You know I used to write mockumentaries for dudes like you."
"..."
The others just chuckled at their banter, before turning to watch the cute children. There was something just so cute about watching the kids eat, especially the babies, with their little soft cheeks puffed up while they chewed. Too adorable.
At the table, the babies were in their high chairs. Garan was next to Pepper, while Althea was next to Meatball.
Interestingly, while Garan was trying to feed his daughter, she seemed to be trying to take her little spoon from his hand.
Her tiny hands—which could only grab one of his fingers— were grabbing the spoon. "Peppaaah," she mumbled while she chomped on her food.
His eyebrows rose and he took an even smaller spoon they had on stock. This was very light and was made for the babies when they started eating by themselves. He handed it to her and she shakily took it.
It was awkward at first with the spoon shaky and facing the wrong way, but Garan patiently guided her.
Wiggle, wiggle
The adults soon realized what was happening and unconsciously stopped their eating, focused on the baby girl, trying to learn a new skill.
Althea smiled. "Oh? My little princess is trying to eat by herself?" "So amazing..."
Pepper giggled at the compliment, though it imbalanced the spoon so now its contents were all over the place again.
"Uwuuu..."
"Awwwe, it’s alright."
Garan smiled and wiped the mess on the baby girl’s cheek with her bib, encouraging her to try again.
She struggled to scoop anything and made a bit of a mess, but each trial was an improvement. Finally, the spoon (though only half full now) neared her mouth. Some dropped on her pink bib, but otherwise, some did land in her mouth.
"Yayyy!"
"Baby Pepper isn’t a baby anymore! She can feed herself!"
"Wowwwowowow big girl Pepper~!"
The baby girl grinned, showing her few small teeth. She was definitely enjoying the admiration from the adults everywhere and melting their hearts.
Althea leaned down to give her daughter a sound smooch of pride, causing the baby to let out another toothless smile.
Meatball saw this and tried to grab the spoon too. Althea quickly got his own small spoon and they watched as Meatball tried and do the same.
Althea replaced the bowl, but they did not discourage him at all. Rather, they cheered for him a lot, trying not to show too much disappointment when he failed (because he’d definitely cry).
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