"--Man, no kidding! Quiet gets so... boring." He gets that out, once he's swallowed his tea - and then gives a quick shake of his head. "No, it's-- don't worry about it! Living off fish for a bit won't kill me, ha."

As if just to prove that point, he... takes another bite. Regret. But he does need to eat.

...And, once he's swallowed that bite of bread and the unpleasantly... well, fishy bit of fish, he can answer again: "...Kinda makes me sound like a little kid. But-- uh, it might not be a bad idea."