He did. And he feels bad. So he gives a very empathetic nod in return and takes a testing nibble at his portion of fish. "...f'you say so." The fish, it tastes like fish, and he's fine with that. So he's taking a bigger bite, chewing it quickly, and then picking a bit of bone out of the spot that he has bitten off.

"...when you say it like that, it sounds like you've had inedible chicken."