"Daddy," Loo says clearly, and beams at Ai-Ling, proud of herself.

"Still in Eden, we think," Steph says, with another bit of mango herself. "He might still come through to here -- we all came separately -- but ... it's been nearly a year, so ..."

Another wince.

"Suffie," Loo says, tugging on her sleeve with a melontastic hand, "Suffie, I wanna flame mango!"

"Not inside, Bigger," Steph says firmly, kissing Loo's nose. "Want to come out and show Ai-Ling what you can do?"

"'es!" Loo beams at Ai-Ling excitedly, and in case she didn't get it, she adds "I flaaaame!"