His indignation and following demand that she watch the pufferfish was like gasoline on what was once a small, manageable fire.

"K--Kyahahahahahaha....!!"

She was not a woman who laughed much beyond a polite chuckle, but she found, presently, it was the only recourse she had for the current situation. The truffles, the documentary...and the wilted piece of spinach staring at her like a limp, green eye was, at that moment, absolutely hysterical.