Chéri, who thought they were going to be left alone in their collecting, was treating this as a sort of therapeutic activity, letting some of their worries and memories was away with the seafood. So it took a moment to realise the man had actually talked to them. Chéri rose their head and tilted it to the side, looking at the stranger with big eyes “Pardon?” They said, with an indisputably French accent and pronunciation.