[It's not really that intense if you can't really bite into the rind...! She finds the texture more interesting than the taste, it seems, and so she takes it out of her mouth after a few seconds and kind of squeezes it. ...she can't really squeeze it hard enough to do anything, though...]

It will be nice to have them a bit earlier than usual. These all are not quite the souvenirs I would expect you to bring back from the Manglegrove; thankfully, they are far more pleasant. I do appreciate you thinking of us.

[...his sincere smile does take on a bit of a catlike quality during a bit of a pause.]

You are not trying to butter me up for something, are you?