"No, I'm from Vermont, originally. We used to get, uh, real syrup just from other people in town. The taste is completely different than anything you can get in the grocery stores here. It's like a nostalgia thing, I think." Or at least, nostalgic for when things at home were simple and not...screwed up and complicated.

She laughs a little when he nudges her. "Well, that wouldn't be very sporting, then," she agrees, giving him a light nudge in return. "I could be persuaded to teach you. Or we could play never have I ever."