I would have known what he meant even if he hadn't risen a few inches in his chair and gestured rather rudely to make his point. Eduardo placed an avuncular hand on Chris's shoulder which seemed to have a calming effect on him. All that is bad is good. It is a veritable panopticon reversal. Entropy is running backwards.
Water runs uphill.
That itself was a metaphor. It was the play of opposites. Not knowing exactly how to respond, I looked around the room for Eduardo. Then it was as if Chris had seen himself from the outside. He plummeted into his seat and began fidgeting nervously with his string tie.