[Karamatsu doesn't answer Ichimatsu until he has a glass of water in one hand and that small cup of noodles in the other, sitting back down on the floor across from Ichimatsu with both.]

It is alright. We just have to take these things one at a time.

[He gestures a little with the cup that is still steaming a little but otherwise probably okay to eat. Then he gently hands them off to Ichimatsu.]

Take as much time as you need. I need to make a phone-call, but I will be right in the hallway.