Hearing your voice helped. I've got a good ear for that sort of thing.

[It is more than okay. In fact. After taking a stealthy look across the room to make sure he's not spotted, Fugo nudges the plate closer to Feferi. He does, in the interest of good faith, pick up one of the snacks to nibble at.]

Mm, yeah. Literature of any sort is very reflective of the culture and time period it was written in. [A pause. Is. This girl. From some kind of weird Earth? Or is she an alien. All he can tell at this point is that she is very obviously not human. In the end, he chooses not to say, "And, as an alien..."] I imagine most of these would be very confusing from an outside perspective.

What in particular is confusing to you about them? This sort of analysis isn't my forte, but I should be able to help with basic concepts.