The Real Hero of the Jennifer Lawrence Chopsticks Saga Is Her Bodyguard

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Ah, the goober life. It's one actress Jennifer Lawrence knows well. We've seen her goober it up with stairs, snow, kissing, Oscars, sports, and Bradley Cooper. Now she found the strength to face paparazzi outside NYC sushi restaurant Nobu by making like a walrus with her chopsticks. And also this walk:

The real hero here is JLaw's bodyguard, who, besides being supremely handsome, appears to have kept a straight face throughout.

This is the visage of smoldering togetherness, when everything else is peak ridiculous. His face is our rock. It's how we just keep swimming. It's the only thing that makes sense when nothings makes sense. Look, and be strong: