Al cleared his throat a little. Feeling the burn of underused vocal chords, he decided against attempting to sing as well. He looked over at the food and walked over to it, assessing the plate. Then, he counted how many people were there before he began dividing up the food equally. "We're all getting a small piece of food. If we can slow down our metabolism by minimising how much activity we do, as well as minimising the amount we consume, we can all get through this without killing each other over who gets what."