Jake, having acquired a twenty-one year old tail, also has acquired the whole soundtrack that goes along with Jingyi's general existence. Meaning the noise of distaste at the description, which:

"Bland isn't the worst, but sometimes you want flavour. If it's bland all the time, it's easy on the stomach, sure, but... did they leave us nothing to spice it up? No herbs? Not even salt?"

He watches Jake as he's working, also hoping the whole "we can hold you for up to a week" wasn't going to manifest. Would it be a week from when Jake disappeared? A week from Jingyi's joining? Were they going to be stuck in a room with too many people, one lavatory, and bland, weird looking food for a week more?!

Better not to think on it too hard.