[He watches Ming Yi for a long moment, focused on his hand and the chopsticks, which is also the utensil he's been provided with. He's never used them before though he's seen some visitors to Fontaine use them once or twice. He eyes the dumplings, wondering how much of an impropriety it would be to eat them with his fingers.

After a moment, he does pick the chopsticks up, but struggles to copy how Ming Yi is holding them.]

Might I implore you for some help? I'm afraid I'm unused to using a utensil like this. How does one-? [He tries to prop them in his hand like Ming Yi has but isn't quite managing.]

Not long at all. A few hours? It seems many of us have very recently arrived. In fact, they seem ill-prepared for so many of us.