The easy grin remained in place, even widening a bit in amusement, at Sam's 'not sure I believe you." He nodded at the food comments and noted the shift in her demeanor around coconuts (or something they reminded her of, maybe). His own food considerations were interrupted when Sam shifted the subject back to abilities.

"I guess this is still 'ladies first'. First to be a bit more comfortable with the other person. You already know I can get glimpses into the past - the past of a place or a person. I also have the ability to defend against attacks from dark entities. I've had ghosts and other evil spirits cast magic at me, fire a gun, throw a battle axe . . . I even parried a car once! And yeah, I was just as surprised as you'd think. And also really grateful. It's a power that was gifted to me by a spirit after I freed her and her fiance from a curse his mother had...kind of unwittingly, I think, brought down on all of them. And anyone unfortunate enough to get drawn in too. Like me and...dozens before me." There's a hint of sadness in his face and his aura at that. So many died...and all Emily and Nicholas wanted was to be united at last.