The revelation of the reason for Steve's German gets a quiet, reverent, "Oh..."

"My mother is German," he explains, fidgeting once and then putting his hands behind his back. "It was the one part of our education she insisted on. My father is French, so... I had to learn that too."

"I'd happily practice German with you, if you wanted to." He suddenly looks sheepish. "Though I suppose you would only need it if you were going to Germany. Which I guess you wouldn't. You probably only have bad memories there."