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My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but to just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate.
My ice cream frequently puddles on my plate when I have an interesting table companion. IMHO, food is just fuel. People, however, are profoundly interesting, and inevitably distracting to me. How to know another soul but ask questions, and listen? And, if the ice cream melts - well, it was only ice cream.