[Elliot meanwhile is eating his own McFlurry at a normal pace. But he has eaten enough meals with the other to notice the sped up pace compared to how he usually eats foods.]

Ha...seems I found a winner.

[So Hunter likes ice cream. Finally, that's one food he can put into his mental list of the kid's food preferences.

He won't dwell on that though, instead focusing on business as he continues to eat his ice cream. ]

Anyway, I know you got stuff you want to work on, so I won't get in the way of that. I can also email your other teachers about any make-up homework you need to do. [It'll...sure take some explaining but whatever he'll figure out something to tell his colleagues] Though later on, I'd like to get some violin practice in. It's been several days since either of us have practiced, and I'd hate to get rusty.

[In other words, still a lowkey day, but one that's more productive than yesterday. An attempt to gradually transition back to, well, some semblancy of normal]