"Desperate is different," Miguel said. "If you have to lie to, like, get by or something, I get it. But mean people lie all the time because they feel like it."

He picked up one of his tortillas. "Here, like this," he showed Caleb. "Just pick whatever you want to put in it. The shrimp are shelled, at least. Put it in like this, then you roll it - turn one side then the other, then roll from the other end and it usually holds better."