[He still hesitates, afraid of the ugly ways this could turn. She asks, but he doesn't know whether or not to trust that she really wants to hear. So he's slow about it, paying careful attention. Just in case he has to pull back.]

A few things. Lightning is...exhausting. But it's getting easier. [He doesn't want to linger on that, with her, because while the power fills his chest, he knows she has every reason to fear that.]

Raven gave me glitter [His expression twitches, acknowledging how he thought it was silly at first, too] to practice more minute manipulations. Picking out grains has been fascinating.

[That was a joke.]