Keitaro, meanwhile, had immediately made it his mission to gnaw on each individual piece of pork for as long as possible. Such a rare, meaty treat, the little dog-boy couldn't afford to waste even a morsel of flavor.

"Is it 'cause you won't have food?" Good manners demanded he store his current pork piece in his cheek. "Having people is good but having not-food is even more bad. Do you need more bag-carriers? I can carry lots of bags especially when they're bags with food. Those are the best bags."