There was a nod at his food preference, smiling in slight amusement as he did. Some things never changed. "Alabama," he responded, drawing the state out oddly with his slightly accent. "Mobile, specifically. I had to carry you here for a few miles until I found a place to rent a car." And by rent, Abel meant hotwire and leave somewhere a fair distance away from the hotel.

He held up a hand when he dialled down and started chatting amiably into the phone, ordering a few things to eat for both Jacob and himself. Just because he didn't have to eat didn't mean that he doesn't. He liked food and he always tried to expand his tastes throughout the years.