Watching the kid eat was a uniquely strange experience, emotionally. Jake wasn't the guy to shy away from new experiences, but there was something about this that almost made him want to look away. Mechanical, like fuelling up a machine.

Jake had weathered the heartsick hunger strikes and the tearful overeating with Finn before. This was uncharted territory.

"Heh, thanks, bro. I woke up kinda early and couldn't get back to sleep." Another bite. "I had a kinda wild dream. Jermaine was there and everything -- he says hey, by the way."