So we're really doing this, aren't we? Jade realized right away that he'd angered Floyd by being evasive. And the sensible thing to do would have been to apologize and be a bit more forthcoming. But unfortunately, Jade's in one of those exceptionally stubborn moods.

And so he's been ignoring Floyd in turn and trying to ignore his passive-aggressive dish slamming. Emphasis on the aggressive part. But finally, as he's changing out a table cloth, a particularly loud clatter cuts through Jade's last nerve.

"Must you take out your mood on the dinnerware?"