( Peter is pretty forgiving on terrible food. there's plenty of questionable street food he's consumed quite willingly. we just went over the easy mac thing. so of course he had to try the illustrious jello salad. finding it had metal in it had somehow not been the worst part of the experience. )

I guess I was not supposed to cook it that long? And that there was supposed to be water involved. But I stand by the assertion that if it requires instructions, it isn't actually that easy. ( it's clear he has had debates on the subject before. Peter does feel a little bad about making a tiny fireball in his aunt's microwave, though. it was never the same after that one... )

Oh. ( kinda weird. is this a British thing? Peter looks like a bemused puppy, but since he's a well meaning one, he does offer, ) I can take this to go if you want? ( perhaps a more reasonable offer would be to stop talking but Peter must be self aware and knows his limits on that particular subject. )