[ Now that she thinks about it, explaining the sacred art of chopsticks really is a lot more complicated than what she thought. Ajax is a smart guy and he seems to already understand the basics, she has faith he'll get there with some practice. ]

Sometimes it depends on how the rice is cooked, stickier rice is easier to pick up. You will get better the more you practice but if it keeps breaking, you can bring the bowl to your lips and shovel rice into your mouth that way.

[ He probably doesn't need a demonstration for this lesson but she do it for him anyway. The hand that was holding his thumb in place drops to bring the bowl of rice to his lips while the other helps him keep a hold of the chopsticks. ]

Does that make it easier?