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007n7 loved sweet things. Ranging from cakes, to lollipops to eclairs. To him, they were part of his own paradise. Something to chew on with no worries, a staple of comfort for him

Unfortunately, he had to cut out his sweet tooth in order to set a good example for his child. But sometimes he'd sneak in an extra candy or two while c00lkidd is sleeping.

But since c00lkidd isn't exactly here with him, and probably being taken care of by someone else considering he has barely lost weight. It wouldn't hurt to indulge in his cravings every now and then

So that's why, he's currently in his own personal cabin kitchen with a bunch of ingredients set on the counter. A primary one being the apples themselves

For what reason? Well, 007n7 is going to try baking. For the first time. In years (or maybe decades?). He always cooked meals for himself and c00lkidd, but never had the time to even learn how to bake cakes. Since a round has already started without him. He decided to take his time in order to learn something new

The only reason why he even bothered to learn was because of a cookbook he found before the last round ended. It used to be messy; childlike drawings sprawled all over the book and some of the pages were even ripped out. But by using his c00lgui, he managed to at least make the book more readable than its old form.

007n7 glances at the open cookbook, the first page having the giant words ‘apple pie’ at the very top. It seems simple enough to do

He wears an apron, wrapping the strings around his waist and tying it with a tug.

“Let's see..what's the first step for today?”

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He shook the last can of whipped cream that he stole from the main cabin's kitchen and sprayed it on the apple pie. Taking note of the loud whistle sound coming from the teapot

“Huh…it looks pretty good actually. Smells good too”

He admired his work for a bit before leaving the apple pie on the table to turn off the stove top

—🔪—

Jason has gotten lost

He was hanging outside the killer's cabin, waiting for his turn for the next round. When he saw something shining in the corner of his eye.

Curious, he followed the shining light.

But now he's lost. In the middle of nowhere. With no directions to go back to his cabin.

And he is starting to feel hungry..

Even if the food 1x makes weren't that tasty at all, it was still edible and good enough. However, sometimes he has to completely force himself to consider biting some of the meals he creates

So that's why, the scent of baked goods was really starting to seem attractive right now. And by really, he meant extremely.

It's not like the others are going to notice him missing right? Just take whatever delicacy is there and find his way back. A simple, yet effective plan.

The more he gets closer to the smell, the more alive the forest seems to be getting. Yet most important of all, is the sound of a human.

He takes a few steps forward, hiding inside a bush. As he eyed a well-lit cabin, taking out his butcher knife just in case things needed to get messy

A loud crash sound came from the window behind 007n7. Before he could have the chance to turn around, he felt the cold blade of a knife poking at his throat.

He didn't dare to move for even a fleeting moment, panic seeped over his every move. He glanced at the c00lgui. Maybe if he summoned one quickly enough, he could distract Jason and run away.

Yet as quickly as the blade appeared, Jason suddenly removed the blade from his neck. Allowing 007n7 to breathe, just for a little bit.

007n7 slowly turned his head around, expecting the usually blood-thirsty Jason to be standing right behind him, covered in the blood of his teammates and showing zero mercy to anyone

But all he saw in Jason was a starving man staring at his freshly baked apple pie

He..looked so pitiful. 007n7 can't help but feel bad for Jason. It's not like he's not afraid of him! But could you really blame him?

“Are you hungry?”

Jason nods slowly, continuing to stare at the apple pie. Gosh…the sight of him like this makes him so weak

“Alright, I'll cut a slice just for you. Sit down and relax okay?”

The killer obediently followed his words, pulling the extra chair out under the table and sitting on it

That chair always made 007n7 feel lonely, like it was a subtle reminder of the outcast he is. So seeing someone else using it for the first time made his chest warm

He grabs a knife from the knife block; He cuts the apple pie into slices, putting one of the slices onto a plate and pushing it gently towards Jason

They stared at each other in silence

“Oh! Right! I almost forgot!” 007n7 walked to the kitchen drawers and grabbed a fork, placing it near Jason “Eat as much as you want”

Jason blinked at 007n7 in confusion before moving his mask up slightly revealing a mutated face and taking a bite out of the apple pie

007n7 could've sworn there were slight tears coming out of his eyes before the killer took even more bites

The scene made his chest feel warm, yet some sort of bittersweet nostalgia. c00lkidd would react like this too whenever he cooked him a new, unfamiliar meal

He poured some tea into a cup, making sure to give a cup to Jason before drinking his own

In the end, he doesn't mind being like this happening every once in a while

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007n7 waved Jason goodbye, letting him leave through the now broken window

….

“What the fuck have I done!?” 007n7 mumbles under his breath

“I mean, giving a killer FOOD?? And ENJOYING his company?? What the fuck is wrong with you 007n7! What would the rest even think about you if they find out???!!!” He grabbed parts of his hair; he pulled them out of frustration.

Wincing at the pain, 007n7 forces himself to calm down. His breath still remaining unsteady, he lays down on the bed with a huff

“Yeah…this…this is all just a bad dream. This never happened, and never will happen. Just…sleep it off, and everything will go back to normal”

He laid down, forcing himself into a deep sleep

He wakes up, the patch of wet grass made the back of his shirt dirty

‘Another round started already? Gosh…how long was I asleep for?’ He took a glance at the current status of his team; everyone's health is full and there's only 2 minutes left. Huh. Wonder where the killer is.

007n7 wandered the map, trying to look for a generator to do. When he came across an unfinished generator off in the distance and a shadowy figure presumably working on it

He gets closer, avoiding eye contact with the other person. He grabbed onto one of the wires and began working on the generator

‘..huh. That's weird. Why aren't they doing anything?’ he took a glance at the other person before letting out a gasp and immediately looked towards the wires instead

‘shit…shit shit!! Jason?? The killer??? What is he doing near the generator??? And why is he just staring at me???’ 007n7 continued to fumble with wires, accidentally touching the exposed part

He jolted in pain, taking his hand immediately away from the wires to check on his hands

Bang!

A loud crash came from the generator; the generator is broken, having a large machete stuck on top

Jason grabbed 007n7’s hands presumably checking up on him. He was extremely gentle with it, which was quite the opposite to when his usual brutal self

“.. mama” a whisper came from underneath Jason's mask. A whisper so quiet that if he wasn't extremely close right now, he would've thought he's hearing things

“....mama?” The killer raised his head, staring 007n7 dead in the eyes. 007n7 wish he didn't, because his heart felt extremely weak at the moment

“Yeah …Yeah sure! Yeah! I'm your mother!” He accepted the situation rather quickly, allowing Jason to pull him into a tight hug

……

007n7 has really done it now

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The rest of the round was Jason hugging 007n7. He was convinced that the killer was asleep at some point, yet either way he couldn't push him off with how tight he was hugging him

It felt time was moving weird, it was too fast for his beating heart to calm down yet too slow for him to quickly move on from the incident

But when the round was ending, he could feel Jason hugging him tighter. He hesitantly patted Jason’s back, just to calm him down

When the round ended, he finds himself back in his bed. As if it was all just a dream. He could convince himself that, avoiding how Jason treats him like his own parental figure, yet the wet patch on his back says otherwise.

Guess he'll have to clean his bed too

Maybe he'll cook something else after.. he feels like eating meat

– 🥧 –

Jason returns back to his cabin. A dull and cold one. It's different from 007n7’s cabin, too different. Jason isn't used to this empty cabin anymore after feeling such warmth again for the first time.

When he takes a look around, and notices that nobody is outside their room at the moment. He takes the chance to sneak off to 007n7’s cabin

007n7 was wiping the table, his bed sheets drying outside the house. When he suddenly hears the sound of his window frames snapping

He looked behind immediately, taking in the sight of Jason's messy clothes, some branches and leaves stick out here and there, and worst of all, mud-covered shoes

“Mama” The masked killer pulled him into a hug, further dirtying his apron

007n7’s breath hitched. He's not used to this sudden switch-up. He's honestly expecting him to stab him at any second now, yet when he doesn't. 007n7 forces himself to once again accept the situation

“....J-jason, you should go take a shower first. Just go straight over there and turn right, that's where the bathroom is. Don't worry about the towels, they're inside there too” Jason complied quite easily, almost like a robot. Following word by word

007n7 turned around to continue wiping the table, when he felt a slight tug at his sleeve.

“Dad?”

……..oh my god.

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007n7 let out a gasp. He knows that voice, he recognises it. But he refused to believe that it's him

“Dad? Dad! I missed you!! I never meet you outside of playing, and you always run away!” He can feel it hugging him.

No.

That's not him is it?

007n7 sucked in his breath and gently pried off c00lkidd’s arms

“I'm sorry kiddo…It seems like I forgot to give Jason some new clothes. Just…stay here okay?” He patted his son on the head, long enough to feel his warmth but short enough to not get too attached

Because he refused to believe.

That the same son he adored and took care of all throughout his life

Grew up to be a murderer.

The kid whined, but still let his dad go.

He was much more interested in what dad and his friends cabins looked like

— 🍴 —

007n7 was in his room, hurriedly going through his closet to look for clothes

When he said he forgot to give Jason some clothes, he meant it as a lie

A white lie to escape like the coward he is

He was never good at facing his problems. Whenever something bad happens, he usually paints it as a joke or avoid it entirely

Which is why he wasn't able to face his own mess

c00lkidd didn't mean to hurt anyone

He's just a kid

But whatever, he has a bigger problem at hand

Lying to c00lkidd and running away only for him to face plant into a giant wall

What an idiot 007n7 is

When searching through his closet, he grabs a black sweatshirt, some sweatpants and boxers.

He was practically racing against time to give the clothes to the killer, afraid of accidentally angering him and dying a cruel death

He doesn't know if survivors can still revive after a round, and 007n7 isn't too fond of testing it out

He hurried knocked on the bathroom door where Jason was supposedly inside

The moment the door slightly open he pushed the bathroom door between the cracks and closed the door immediately

“Sorry about that! I just forgot to give you some clothes”

Silence came from the other side

“Well…if there's anything you don't need I'll just go then..” he walked off slowly as if expecting Jason to open the door so he wouldn't have to face c00lkidd

It would hurt to see him after so long. Years? Decades? Eons? How long did it take for his son to come back? Is he even the same son he knows?

Whatever, 007n7 can't hide from his problems. Not this time. He'll take care of c00lkidd. He'll make sure c00lkidd won't repeat the same mistakes.

He'll definitely fix him

007n7 let's out a shaky breath, heading back to the kitchen to meet c00lkidd once again

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c00lkidd snuck out of 007n7’s personal cabin, and went to the main one

‘Gee…why does dad sleep in such a small cabin when there's a big one right here?? I should give this big one to him as a gift!’

His fingers ran through each bump and crack on the wood, reaching the smooth glass panes

c00lkidd looked through the window. He saw dad's friends! All nine of them! They were eating together, talking about weird adult stuff and one of them is even talking about super scary stories!

‘But why isn't Dad staying there with them? Oh well! I'll just ask nicely and give this cabin to dad! And then maybe he'll start playing tag more properly!’ c00lkidd brought out his c00lgui, giggling to himself when imagining how happy his father will be. When all of a sudden he felt a hand on top of his shoulder

“c00lkidd,” 007n7 said with a shakier tone than he would like to show, “It's time for lunch”

“Oh! Really?! What's for lunch dad!” He grabbed hold of 007n7’s hands, swinging it around while he brought him to the cabin

“Steamed pork buns, I don't think you've tried them yet” 

“Oh wow!! That sounds delicious! Where'd you buy it from anyways?”

“I didn't buy it c00lkidd. I made them myself”

“Cook? You're starting to cook again?!” c00lkidd looked at him excitedly. Truly happy at the news of finally eating his dad's cooking again after so long

007n7 felt a pit of regret swirling inside his chest. He wasn't able to give his child a proper meal; he fed him countless fast food everyday, sometimes made him a snack or two if he had the time. The kid wasn't even picky about anything, listening and following orders easily, to the point where he had gotten worried about him being bullied into becoming like this

…Speaking of, that last part reminds him of someone

But before 007n7 could remember who it was, the door to his cabin opened just before he could even lay a finger on the knob

……..

He completely forgot about Jason

Jason was wearing the clothes 007n7 gave him, although it seems like it's a bit tight

‘I should buy some new clothes for him soon’ the burger hatted man pondered, but then snapped out of it

‘Don’t think of such things Seven! If he realises you're not his mother, he'll probably kill you on the spot! Even worse, kill the others!’

007n7 shook his head. Deciding that right then and there he should make Jason avoid the other survivors' cabins. Which will be easy to do since he lives far away

“Sorry for leaving you alone. But now that you two are here, could you guys prepare the table for me please?”

“Okay dad!” c00lkidd skipped over towards the kitchen, where all of the plates are. Jason gave a thumbs up and follows c00lkidd behind

007n7 let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. Relieved the killers left him alone

Unfortunately, he does have to share his own lunch with them…Well, it's not like he could finish it all. 

‘Speaking of, I only have two chairs ... .should I borrow them from the main cabin? No. I'm pretty sure the rest of them are having their own lunch over there. So I shouldn't disturb them……..I should just give the chairs to c00lkidd and Jason. I can last a while without food’ Thoughts race throughout his mind while he starts taking the meat buns outside of the steam cooker. Placing them neatly on top of the plate

When 007n7 came to the dining area, he was surprised that not only did they do their job, but the two of them did it well 

And this was about c00lkidd for goodness sake!

He glanced at the two. Jason was slightly moving a fork, probably making sure it was perfect. While c00lkidd was busy sitting on a chair, waiting for his dad to come

007n7 stood there, just for a while, to really take this whole situation in. He went up to the table and placed the plate in the middle. “Lunch is ready, make sure to eat slowly c00lkidd”

c00lkidd was the first to try it. Immediately taking one of the pork buns and biting into it

“Mmf….woooahh!” He excitedly swung his feet “Dad, yyou'we cookiwng iws swo good!”

007n7 grabbed a tissue and wiped the younger one's mouth “Thank you c00lkidd but don't talk while eating okay?”

“Okay dad!!!”

After wiping his sons mouth, he looked at Jason

Surprisingly, He hasn't sat down yet

“Is something wrong Jason?” 

The masked killer shook his head. Pointing to 007n7 and towards the chair

“Oh! No, it's fine! You can sit in it!”

Jason shook his head, being equally persistent

They went back and forth, trying their best to convince the other to sit down. Jason gave up first and took a seat

“Thank you Jason, I'm glad you listened to me. Let me take this off for you, it must've been hard to breathe under that mask”

The killer hesitated for a moment but gave in to his quote on quote mother's pleading gaze. He took off the mask slowly, revealing a severely deformed face

“Woah! Mister Jason!!! You look weird!”

“c, c00lkidd! Don't say that! Oh I'm so sorry Jason! It must've been hard growing up like that!”

Jason just shook his head in response, not particularly minding the kid's words. Taking a meat bun of his own and eating it, savouring the slightly salty yet juicy meat and the sweetness of the wrapping

When he notices 007n7 hadn't eaten anything yet, he grabbed one and shoved in it the other man's mouth

“Mm?!”

….

“Oh, wow. This actually tastes pretty good”

He felt proud actually. Being able to cook something that others liked. For a moment, 007n7 had forgotten about the rounds. 

For a moment, it felt like time had stopped

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The plate was finished in an instant, mostly due to c00lkidd and Jason

He grabbed the plate and brought it to the kitchen sink. Telling the two of them to watch the TV for now

It was all fine. Peaceful, even.

c00lkidd was unexpectedly less energetic today. Must be because of all those rounds

After washing the plate, he placed it on a rack. Wiped off his hands and went to the living room

The moment he reached there, he stopped in his tracks

Jason and c00lkidd were sleeping

007n7 just sighed and went to his bedroom. He grabbed a camera and a blanket. After that, he wrapped the blanket around the two. Taking a picture once he's done

‘...... cute’ 007n7 smiled at the picture, before setting off back to his bedroom. He ignored the slight weird shift of reality. Another round has started again, and he was fortunately not chosen this time

———

John doe heard a knock on the door and opened it. When he did, he got something shoved right to his face

“Pr3ttypriincess told me to give this to c00lkidd”

“.. Mafioso? Didn't know you became a delivery man”

“Just give the damn package–”

John doe slammed the door shut

“So annoying..” He muttered, going up the stairs and heading towards c00lkidd's room

He knocked on the door twice “Hey c00lkidd. Mafioso told me to give this to you”

There was no response

“c00lkidd? You awake? I told you not to sleep until 1x comes back and cooks us dinner” he knocked on the door again

“Hey, if you won't answer me I'll open the door”

Silence

“Fine..be that way. Coming in” John doe opened the door, just to find no one

“... c00lkidd?” He searched through the room

“Hey? c00lkidd? Where did you go?” He left the room once he found nothing

“Are we playing hide and seek again? I told you we would play that tomorrow” he looked everywhere in the house

When he finds nothing, he uses Error 404

…

Still nothing.

Fuck. He forgot that it only works on survivors

He left the house ‘i need to tell Mafioso c00lkidd is missing I need–’

John doe notices a pair of footsteps

It's exactly the same size and shape as c00lkidd's feet

c00lkidd went inside the woods

Fuck.

He ran straight into it, following every exact step. He couldn't even ask Jason for help since he's been going to whoever knows where since this morning

When the footsteps stopped, he stopped as well. He raised his head and all that he saw was a cabin

Similar to the killers one, except this was much more smaller in comparison to the mansion he and the killers have gotten (Should he even call it a cabin anymore?)

Hell, one of the windows was even broken. Probably because of c00lkidd. Was he that bored that he ended up disturbing someone else?

Oh well, he'll just have to check up on him

John struggled to climb through the window, but once he did he ended up face planting against the floor

When he wiped the blood off his nose, the first thing he saw was c00lkidd and Jason sleeping together

‘Oh. So this is where Jason has been going’

He went up to them and made sure that c00lkidd was doing well. Jason seems to have found a new pair of clothes..that were way too small for him.

‘Did he steal this place? Why would you..’ He shook his head disapprovingly and left the house using the front door this time

‘I will have to bring the food to them if they don't come back…’

The moment he left the house, 007n7 left his bedroom wearing his pajamas

Both of them are unaware of the other

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His hands flipped through the cookbook

’Since c00lkidd is here, I'll have to cook something filling for him..’ 007n7 continued to search. Before stumbling across a page

“Hmm? Chicken curry….that sounds good enough. Rice or maybe even bread would be good to eat with” 007n7 mumbled to himself while also reading the ingredient list

’Yeah…I think I have all of them. I should make a lot more than usual since both c00lkidd and Jason have a big appetite’

007n7 went through the cupboards and grabbed some cooking utensils

Loaf pan, big metal bowl, Rice cooker, and many others

’Making all of this will take a while…but since they’ll probably be asleep for a couple more hours will be more than enough time’

007n7 poured added yeast, water and a pinch of sugar in a big bowl. He placed it in the middle of the kitchen table to focus on making something else while he proofs the yeast

He finely chopped the onions first and put them in a separate bowl. 007n7 washed off the blade of the knife before going back to chop the tomatoes as well

The kitchen will be a mess after this…let's just hope c00lkidd doesn't wake up soon

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c00lkidd rubbed his eyes wearily

He took in the scent of something cooking from the kitchen….1x? No, it smells more delicious than usual. That couldn't be their cooking

Then who could it be?

….

Oh

Oh!

“Dad!” c00lkidd shouted out excitedly, sprinting straight towards the kitchen. His sleepiness long forgotten

Bread was resting on a tray presumably to cool down 007n7 was taste tasting the curry; he made sure it wasn’t too spicy for c00lkidd

The father glanced at the doorway, smiling sweetly at c00lkidd’s presence
“Glad you’re awake kiddo. Do you mind preparing the table for me? The dishes are in the cabinet over there”

The red child nodded and did his job with great haste (in order to impress Jason and his father) at one point he almost fell down on his face but 007n7 managed to save him just in time

While c00lkidd placed the last plate on the table, he realised there were only two chairs. He got an idea and ran up to Jason

“Mister Jason! Mister Jason!” c00lkidd shook the killer until they woke up “We’re gonna go on a mission! A secret one! So you can't tell anyone!”

Jason tilted his head curiously

– What are we going to do?

c00lkidd gestured him to lean in closer and whispered inside his ear “We're gonna get lots of chairs for Dad!” Jason eyes widened slightly and then vigorously nodded

“Then what are we waiting for?! Hurry!!! Dad's almost finished cooking!” c00lkidd whisper shouted as he pulled Jason (who had quickly worn his mask) by the wrist. 007n7 notices them leaving but just leaves them be. He'll call them when the curry finishes

——

They both sneaked in through the window, Jason climbed in first then pulled the red child inside. c00lkidd was pretty reluctant to get chairs from the main killer’s cabin since he was afraid of John Doe finding out. So they chose the next best thing: The private cabins

Obviously most of the killers prefer staying inside the main base, since it was pretty big and most of their stuff could easily fit there. However there were tons of private cabins for the killers to rest in

c00lkidd couldn't decide who to ask first. pr3typriincess and Bluudud are mean so they're out of the question, uncle Noli is stingy (plus no one likes visiting him either so he probably doesn't have a lot of chairs for them to take). So who else is nice, not stingy, and also has extra chairs?

Mafioso! He ticks all the boxes. Even though c00lkidd hasn't gone through his cabin, he knows that there's a lot of chairs because of his friends!

Lo and behold, there it is! A bunch of chairs Mister Mafioso DEFINITELY wouldn't mind being missing!

c00lkidd excitedly grabbed a chair but struggled to pick it up, making Jason do most of the work

However they were rudely interrupted by a fake cough coming from behind

“So? Explain what you’re doing with the chairs?” A white top hatted man stood in the middle of the doorway, arms crossed while having a scary look on his face

“Ah…um…. can't tell ya…. it's a secret!” c00lkidd looked away from Consigliere. He doesn't like this man, he's always strict and scary. Dad isn't any of those, which is why he's cooler!

“Can't tell me eh? So does that mean you didn't ask the others either?” Consigliere glared at c00lkidd even more, making the child sweat bullets. ‘Uh oh…he's gonna scold me!’

“How many times do I have to tell you!? Ask before-” Jason walked into Consigliere’s view, cutting off his words while also shielding the young child behind him

– The chairs are for the main base.

Well, that caught the other person's attention even more.

Consigliere raised an eyebrow “For what? Don't they usually have a lot of chairs there?”

– pr3typriincess borrowed them all for her tea party and now there's nowhere to sit

Consigliere scoffed “Her again? I've already told you guys to be more strict on the children. Now one of them is being- Ugh…forget it. You guys won't even listen to me anyways” he waved them off “Go continue whatever shenanigans you're doing. I'll go have a word with boss about this”

Jason breathed out a sigh of relief when Consigliere was gone and picked up the chair c00lkidd was holding onto. He gestured the younger one the follow behind

The two left Mafioso's cabin

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c00lkidd entered the cabin excited to show his father the gift he has gotten for him on the other hand, Jason is holding the chair protectively. The machete he's holding is covered in water droplets and pieces of leaves since he's been slicing through all of the branches to avoid the chair being broken

007n7 was placing the pot filled with chicken curry on the table when he heard the sound of the front door opening

He unties his apron “Welcome back, I was just about to call you two! Take a seat, Dinners ready”

C00lkidd completely forgot about showing off the gift and sprinted towards the dinner table. Leaving the masked killer alone. Jason shook his head and walked towards where 007n7 is and placed the chair near him

007n7 looked surprised at best “For me? Oh…dear. You shouldn’t have. Where’d you get this anyway?”

– Borrowed it from Mafioso's cabin

‘The killers have a cabin???’

“Uhm..well, as long as you asked!” 007n7 patted Jason's head out of habit and then left him alone. Stunned. He raised his hand near the place the ex-hacker had last touched, the heat from the other person's palm was slowly dissipating which made Jason feel disappointed

He was knocked out of his trance when he heard 007n7 talking with his child. The slasher went towards the dinner table and sat next to 007n7

c00lkidd was enthusiastically swinging his legs while he waited for 007n7 to finish pouring the curry onto his plate. Meanwhile Jason was busy scooping some rice

And this, the feast begins