After the food was brought, I ignored the two of them and just slowly enjoyed my meal.
Since I was acting calm and collected, they couldn't say anything and also ordered food to go along with me.
The balding middle aged man tried to talk to me during the meal, but he gave up after all he got were non-committal answers. The muscular man just calmly ate his meal without making much sound.
After I finished the meal, I still didn't acknowledge them as I ordered dessert.
At this point, it wasn't just the people at the table that were feeling uncomfortable, it was also the people around who were feeling uncomfortable.
These were people that had wanted to talk to me as well, but they had no choice but to give up this idea when they saw the ones that were already sitting at our table. These people already at the table had much higher statuses, so they couldn't just barge in or they would suffer consequences.
