“ you can tell me if this totally sucks. ” he prefaces by saying, before presenting them with his first attempt at pastel de choclo. ever since moving to his own apartment, he's been trying to recreate his mother's recipes with debatable success. above all, manu values honesty, and he also values luna's friendship enough not to want them to eat something completely uneatable. “ i promise i won't be mad, besides... i could really use the constructive criticism. ” despite the many warnings, he's eyeing luna expectantly, eagerly waiting for them to take the first bite and making sure he can observe each reaction. “ well, maybe my feelings will be a little hurt but that's alright— no, i'm just joking. ” manu assures her, unable to contain the sudden rambling that's unlike him, its source being the need to impress with his culinary skills.