[Well! Definitely related to the discussion, then! Sycamore starts a bit as Joseph slams his glass down, but he's not too bothered; if anything, this is good! Finally, he thinks he can piece this puzzle together.]

Correct me if I am wrong, Joseph...but it sounds like you went for a dinner date with this friend of yours, tried to be a bit intimate [-that would be where the feeding would slot in-] and he didn't react well?

[He said he 'humiliated' him, and Joseph seemed vindicated when he took a bit of that proffered cookie...

...ah.]

He didn't like it when you tried to feed him, did he?