Oh sure, leave it all up to her~! ... but yeah, it was her forte. She certainly can't count on him to figure something out - he likes the noises she makes way too much.

She laughs, "Listen to you," Having polished off her own meal, she was free to lean against him more, "You don't have to keep complimenting my cooking." But she's glad he does. It wasn't even complimentary to be complimentary, but simple opinion. She glanced over at the kids, both girls having paused their eating to stare at Nev as he gnawed on a bit of meat, with a mix of revulsion and awe.

"Nev, really! Sensible bites, you're going to choke!" Lucy scolded. Which is exactly what reaction he was going for, since he glanced at his sister, Asuka, then Lucy with a shameless Natsu-esque grin.

"Heehee."

Lucy put a hand to her forehead. "Good grief.."