[ the reaction gets a laugh out of thoma, though he supposes it might be of interest given that dating at home has been a very scattered and short-lived affair for the most part. he's definitely never had anyone worth mentioning to anyone, at least. ]

His name is Childe. And he remembers our meeting at home, but I'm not sure how much he's remembered from here. [ it doesn't really seem like his place to bother childe about it when his memories involve a lot more than just the two of them, thoma's sure.

he starts to remove the shrimp, adding them to the rest. ]

He'll get his memories back, but I still might not tell him anything. I'm pretty certain he had a relationship before and he might want to go back to it once he remembers everything.

[ with the shrimp finished and the burner turned off, thoma turns to ayato and smiles. ] Should we sit down and eat?