"Coming into a lot of new people on the tail end of a massive blizzard certainly didn't do the food stores any favors, but all in all, I really think it could have gone far worse."

Bart makes an effort to cover up the way that Max's assurance that his help is appreciated, and that he himself is as well, hurts something in his chest. It isn't that he doesn't think he's worth the time and kindness, but that a pattern of behavior in those around him seems to contradict the idea in others' eyes. It's a problem that he has no idea how to address without sounding terribly petty. So he just offers an unsteady little smile, and nods. "I would like that very much. If you'd like something to start from, I do like fruit sweetness, and there was this grain-based biscuit that I quite liked when we briefly stopped in a place known more for its unleavened fare. It was made with berries in the meal."