[Nico jumps a little when Aerith talks to him-- he's used to shopping with Valentina or his grandmother, and nobody addresses the 8-year-old when they've got an adult with them. He gives her a quick appraising once-over, and hugs his stuffed animal a little closer, but then he smiles, a little shy but not overwhelmingly so.]

Um! Hello! I'm here to buy some flowers!

[He looks around the room again, visibly anxious in that way kids get when they're taking a situation way more seriously than they need to.]

It's, um, a present. For a girl. My cousin said girls love flowers, and she's always right about girls, but I didn't know there were so many kinds...