LouAnn returned Theo's smile, then got right back to work offering the twins a piece of candy. More than anything, she was really interested in finding out if they'd actually eat a candy slug. If she had to bet all her galleons on it, she'd say that Sebastian would decline, while Woodson would eventually cave in. Little by little, she was starting to figure out a few subtle differences between the Whitcomb boys. Sebastian, for example, was a lot more reluctant to associate with her than Woodson was. Sure, Sebastian had been polite to her, but LouAnn sort of picked up on how reluctant he was to communicate with anyone that wasn't his brother. Woodson, on the other hand, seemed a little more willing to venture outside his safety net. He'd be the one, if any of them, to try a Jelly Slug.

LouAnn turned her attention back to Theo when he accepted a piece of candy. She watched him for a few seconds, noticing how much he seemed to be enjoying the treat, then turned back to the brothers. Just as she suspected, Sebastian had declined---although politely---to take her up on her offer. That left Woodson, the one she'd bank her galleons on actually saying yes. Bag still held out, LouAnn watched Woodson as he no doubt debated on whether or not he'd eat a slug. In a weird sort of way, she really wanted him to say yes. It'd sort of prove to her that he was real. It'd prove to her that although Woodson Whitcomb was in so many ways different from his peers, he was pretty much the same, too.

...and finally, he caved in, just as she'd suspected. She watched with her breath held while he tried it. He'd surely hate it, but maybe he'd grow used to the taste of candy over time. She laughed lightly---not at Woodson, but simply over the fact that he'd climbed such a simple hurdle by tasting a tiny bite of Jelly Slug. "Well, how'd you like it? They're sort of gummy and sweet, but each one has a slightly different flavor of its own," she explained to him. "Have you ever tried Chocolate Frogs?"