[Loki shifts in his chair and nods.]

Once again the importance of trust cannot be denied.

[Its partially meant as a joke and he smiles playfully before he looks at his food. The rice was still very busy floating in his cup of soup.]

I do not wish to mock your customs, Saori, yet I am not sure how one is able to consume this soup with these sticks.

Or the rice. I am definitely sure that there has to be a certain...technique for this.