Dean looked down at his bowl and gave a slightly strained smile. "You should look for someone new, you know. Chilli and paprika is an easy enough mistake but they keep happening," he said, scooping up some of the mixture and blinking a little at the flavour. "It's not... bad as such, just really not what you want it to be." He was trying to sound placating, but he knew Seamus was well aware of the problem.
"Shall I make the obligatory short joke or just take it as read?" he asked.
He nodded, listening to Seamus talk about who would be turning up later. It sounded like at least a few more friends would turn up. It would keep him entertained, and protected. Boy could his friends be protective. He sort of liked it, but the fact they were almost all far shorter than him amused him sometimes.