Something he's learned since coming here: everything sweet tastes too sweet. Call it the side effect of the apocalypse, where the only sweetener available were beets.

But bug candy might be doable, so he's cautiously bought some and hasn't yet worked up the nerve to taste it. He ends up standing next to Gil because it has the best vantage point of the street, and if things go wrong he can make an easy getaway.

But it does mean he's standing next to a stranger so he gives him a little grin. "Want to take bets on what the chocolate covered ants do?"