It's definitely a test of patience, this whole ordeal.
[He can see how those who show far less temperance would probably fail, and almost immediately, having to cook under these circumstances, not to mention having to taste the dishes after.
Of course, it could also all be a play towards something else — and though that's obviously not the ideal, it's no more convoluted and difficult to believe than the first notion, so James really isn't sure what to think. He doesn't want to be here; he doesn't want to be tied up in any of this.]
"Human with hairs on his face..." [He echoes. What a weird way of phrasing it?] You mean a beard? [ ... ] Wait, are you... not human?
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[He can see how those who show far less temperance would probably fail, and almost immediately, having to cook under these circumstances, not to mention having to taste the dishes after.
Of course, it could also all be a play towards something else — and though that's obviously not the ideal, it's no more convoluted and difficult to believe than the first notion, so James really isn't sure what to think. He doesn't want to be here; he doesn't want to be tied up in any of this.]
"Human with hairs on his face..." [He echoes. What a weird way of phrasing it?] You mean a beard? [ ... ] Wait, are you... not human?