No. Just a few days, almost a week. I'm as new as you are from the looks of it.

[ It's one of the reasons he feels comfortable eating the food here now, because so far there hasn't been any effect similar to his past experiences with being spirited away by mischievous spirits.

He watches her pick up that strip of bacon with her fingers. That lack of shame earned her a drop of respect from him, and her comfort around his presence to do that is a pleasant feeling. ]

Since we're both new, I propose we keep tabs on each other, like a buddy system. That way we can maximize our survivability here, should things go down.

[ Troy mirrors her, putting down his fork to pick up a piece of toast. ]

What do you say? We toast to this deal?

[ And he wonders why people call him a dad. ]