[ He does appreciate the way she slows down around the name, makes it easier to follow, tucked away into his memory like everything else he hears. He nods, listening, pushing aside some of the ingredients he's just chopped with the blade of the knife, moving onto something else. Her husband, ah, she'd mentioned him, hadn't he, when.

A breath, push it down, push it aside. At least Wash is long practiced at ignoring memories he doesn't want to deal with. ]

I did a lot of the cooking for my family, when I was younger. Not as much room for it in the military, but sometimes, when we had access to the means. [ A slight smile, the memories are fond. ] Carolina took care of us plenty in different ways, anyway.