it vexed him and he longed for a moment alone with the man so he could find out . food , though - food had a universal language that said , `` dig in . but more important , he knows that . '' then i turned back to the doctor . spike came up from behind , excuse me sir , we have a problem . i cant blame you for wanting to get wasted . and i know how impatient you are . they had n't shared more than a handful of short conversations in three weeks . 