[ It's an explanation that sounds reasonable, sure, and it's not exactly a foreign concept (or, well, Tidus can understand the logic behind it) that mystifies him, but just...

No, trying to understand it is the problem here, and Tidus holding his two apples now (when did his one apple become two...!?) and looking between them and Roland, and he doesn't even feel like he can have a proper reaction to Roland's threat with how baffling this all is. Still, he pahs a little with his lips. ]

No thanks? Isn't this useless unless everyone's keeping track of this anyway? I'm pretty sure most of the cooks just do it for the points or something. [ Or boredom. Probably boredom. ] Isn't there other stuff you can keep track of? I dunno...

[ Actually, he doesn't even really want to think about it, glancing about the room but then huffing under his breath. He doesn't want to think about the train, or how it exists. Or missions, or resources, or anything worthwhile. ]

You ever tried playing a video game?

[ Let's just recommend a more fun way to waste time, while holding an apple in each of his hands by his abdomen. ]