Austin glanced in the box and saw a few of the rocks looking up at him. They were really quite adorable. "Honestly professor, I would be happy taking any of them home." He really would be. But he also felt bad about choosing one of them. What if there was another girl like Noelle? Where she had a specific one in mind? He didn't want to take that from someone. No, he would feel much better if the professor chose one for him.

He was about to respond to Hady when she was already running towards the food. There was no blaming her. The food was amazing, especially the pancakes. He couldn't get enough of them. Speaking of which, he grabbed his plate and began eating his own stack. Merlin's beard these were good.

And now someone else was talking to him. Oh! Mr. Kittridge. "Oh trust me," He began, once he swallowed. "I'm one step ahead!" He held up his plate for him to see. There was still a few slices of bacon, and two or three pancakes left. Whatever they were about to do, Austin was ready. Food wise that was. He turned back to Professor Flamsteed, ready for a pet to join him on his journey.