[He frowns for a moment, mouthing her response before he realizes she had been mocking him. Probably. At which point, he straightens his shoulders and turns his head away to stare down his nose at the food. He got the distinct impression she was challenging him with the 'try again'. If he said no... he 'lost'. To a meal. If he said yes... he might 'win'. Against a meal.
Daqiang reached down and - carefully. very, very carefully - started to pull a second piece away from the rest of the pizza pie. This time he kept it level and when the cheese started to pull back, he flicked his fingers to send a quick burst of blue fire to sever it before it could attempt to stymie him again.
This time, he was successful in freeing a slice for himself.
Now to eat it.
With both hands under it, he lifted the slice up for a first, tentative bite.
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Daqiang reached down and - carefully. very, very carefully - started to pull a second piece away from the rest of the pizza pie. This time he kept it level and when the cheese started to pull back, he flicked his fingers to send a quick burst of blue fire to sever it before it could attempt to stymie him again.
This time, he was successful in freeing a slice for himself.
Now to eat it.
With both hands under it, he lifted the slice up for a first, tentative bite.
See? He can totally win a fight against pizza.]