“As long as they speak English, it sounds like a date.” I carry on eating, feeling better and less shitty. Food is the answer to all of life’s problems.

“I told them you were finding the language challenging, and yes, they both speak fluent American. They’re British, English, I think.” Arry is digging into his food, his feet under the table on either side of mine, so we play footsie and tangle our limbs instinctively, and I sigh.

“How you can pick up languages so ...