[Heizou recognizes a downward spiral when he sees one, so once Gokudera starts going down the rabbit hole of Things He's No Good At he quickly closes the space between them and taps a finger to his forehead. He doesn't do it hard, just firmly enough to snap his attention away from this downer list of his, and as soon as it's had the desired effect he steps back again. Still all smiles!]

Let's not go down that road, hm? You mentioned cooking just now. That sounds like something good to start with! I won't call it easy, but it's tangible enough. Just think of one dish you'd like to learn how to make, and focus on that! And if you learn that you simply hate cooking, well, you can deal with that when you get there.

How does that sound~?