"No," says Daniel, who picks the awkwardest moments to be stubborn. "You said--"

OH HEY, is that the bell-filled chorus coming round again? He starts to pull away, walk back to the buffet, then stops.

"--y--"

Then starts walking again, then loses track of his centre of gravity completely and ends up in a heap on the floor. After that, well, imagine a guy totally out of his skull trying to arrange his limbs into a standing position, but constantly finding that they've moved somewhere he doesn't expect them to be. It's not an endeavour traditionally associated with success.