Ah. That one I don't know.

[In a way he's relieved. He has less inclination to tear into strangers over something like this than someone he already loathes.]

I understand hunger. I also understand that there are ways of filling it that hurt you more than they help. Leave you feeling emptier than when you started, and that's a sign you're not feeding the right appetite. It's a temporary sating that feels worse in the end.