[ Jack is the kind of person who picks at his food slowly, never eating more than a mouthful before he feels he's had enough for a while, so rather than stocking up on food at lunch, he wanders back towards the snack table every now and then between games and conversation. when he next passes the table, he almost misses Orpheus down on the grass, but as soon as he sees him, Jack drops down onto his haunches to talk. ]

Hey, little guy! You want to get at the food too?

[ he picks Orpheus up gently and places him on the table, intending to return to the fray - but he catches sight of the paper on the back of Orpheus' tie and pauses. so as not to disturb the Foongus once he's already eating, Jack plucks the note off and reads it while Orpheus has at the food. ]

Huh. Sounds like a real killjoy. [ he turns back to Orpheus. ] What's your friend doing all the way out there?