He doesn't take too long, but has to stop himself for continuously shooting worried looks back at her. She'll be fine, Kamal, she ain't gonna disappear just because you look away for twenty damn seconds. So he resolutely focuses on what he's doing, and then only when he's done does he return to the table with the tray.

One segment does, indeed, look like what can only really be described as a plate of diarrhea, but the rest look like protein cubes carefully cut to bite size, in some kind of sauce.

"Don't say I didn't warn you."