[Ferran can't disagree, entirely.]

Right. [He clacks the end of his chopsticks together, determined to try again... if just for the sake of finally getting his meal... He mutters, mostly to himself:]

I should probably keep the bowl pretty close, too. [So he doesn't. spill them on the table. which would possibly be even more tragic than his current performance.]

I really didn't think it would be this tricky when I sat down.