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 +{{  :foodwars:chatgptimage11.4.2026klo20.25.53.png?nolink&500x333}} <font 26px/inherit;;inherit;;inherit>**Black File — Interlude: “Mai’s Protocol II — Time Lock”**</font>
 +
 +The food was normal.
 +
 +That was not reassuring.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Table.
 +
 +Same alignment.
 +
 +Same precision.
 +
 +----
 +
 +But this time—
 +
 +something was missing.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Shammy noticed first.
 +
 +“…where’s the rest.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Mai didn’t look up.
 +
 +“There is no rest.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Badger froze.
 +
 +“…what does that mean.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Mai:
 +
 +“Temporal restriction.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Ace was already seated.
 +
 +Still.
 +
 +Watching.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Grouse stepped forward.
 +
 +Measured.
 +
 +“…acceptable.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Badger pointed at him.
 +
 +“YOU SAY THAT EVERY TIME AND IT GETS WORSE”
 +
 +----
 +
 +HeavenlyFather:
 +
 +“…correct.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Mai placed a small device in the center of the table.
 +
 +Minimal.
 +
 +Silent.
 +
 +----
 +
 +A timer.
 +
 +----
 +
 +“Rule,” she said.
 +
 +Flat.
 +
 +----
 +
 +“One unit per interval.”
 +
 +A beat.
 +
 +“Sixty seconds.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Silence.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Badger:
 +
 +“…that’s it?”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Mai:
 +
 +“Yes.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +A beat.
 +
 +“No acceleration.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Shammy:
 +
 +“…no.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Mai:
 +
 +“Yes.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Ace:
 +
 +“Eat.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +===== ⏱️ =====
 +
 +First interval.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Everyone took a piece.
 +
 +----
 +
 +No problem.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Badger:
 +
 +“THIS IS EASY”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Mai:
 +
 +“Wait.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Timer ticking.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Badger stared.
 +
 +“…why are we not eating.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Mai:
 +
 +“Constraint.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +===== ⏱️ =====
 +
 +Second interval.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Eat.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Wait.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Badger:
 +
 +“THIS ISN’T EATING—THIS IS WAITING”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Mai:
 +
 +“Correct.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Shammy leaned back.
 +
 +“…I hate this more than the last one.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +===== ⏱️ =====
 +
 +Third interval.
 +
 +----
 +
 +The rhythm set in.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Eat.
 +
 +Wait.
 +
 +Eat.
 +
 +Wait.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Ace’s fingers tapped once on the table.
 +
 +Stopped.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Grouse remained still.
 +
 +Perfect timing.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Mai observed.
 +
 +“Synchronization achieved.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Badger:
 +
 +“I’M LOSING MY MIND”
 +
 +----
 +
 +===== ⏱️ =====
 +
 +Fourth interval.
 +
 +----
 +
 +The waiting became the problem.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Food sat.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Too long.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Shammy:
 +
 +“…it’s getting worse just sitting there.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Mai:
 +
 +“Perception shift.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Shammy:
 +
 +“STOP.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +===== ⏱️ =====
 +
 +Fifth interval.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Badger broke.
 +
 +Reached early.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Mai:
 +
 +“Invalid.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Badger froze.
 +
 +“…NO.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Mai:
 +
 +“You accelerated.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Badger:
 +
 +“IT WAS ONE SECOND”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Mai:
 +
 +“Yes.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Badger leaned back.
 +
 +“…this is tyranny.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +HeavenlyFather:
 +
 +“…this is structure.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +===== ⏱️ =====
 +
 +Sixth interval.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Three remain.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Ace.
 +
 +Grouse.
 +
 +Mai.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Shammy watching.
 +
 +Badger fuming.
 +
 +----
 +
 +The rhythm continued.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Eat.
 +
 +Wait.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Ace shifted slightly.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Not discomfort.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Constraint.
 +
 +----
 +
 +===== ⏱️ =====
 +
 +Seventh interval.
 +
 +----
 +
 +The silence grew.
 +
 +----
 +
 +No banter.
 +
 +No noise.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Just ticking.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Shammy:
 +
 +“…this is worse than pain.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Mai:
 +
 +“Correct.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +===== ⏱️ =====
 +
 +Eighth interval.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Ace moved—
 +
 +half a second early.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Stopped.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Corrected.
 +
 +----
 +
 +But—
 +
 +the break was there.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Mai:
 +
 +“Deviation.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Silence.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Ace looked at her.
 +
 +----
 +
 +“…noted.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +She didn’t continue.
 +
 +----
 +
 +===== 🧾 Outcome =====
 +
 +----
 +
 +Mai:
 +
 +“Disqualified.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Badger jumped up.
 +
 +“SHE DIDN’T EVEN EAT”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Mai:
 +
 +“Temporal violation.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +HeavenlyFather:
 +
 +“…accurate.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Grouse continued.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Perfect rhythm.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Finished.
 +
 +----
 +
 +“…complete.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +===== 🧠 Epilogue =====
 +
 +----
 +
 +Later.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Silence.
 +
 +----
 +
 +The timer still sat on the table.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Inactive.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Shammy stared at it.
 +
 +“…I hate that thing.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Badger:
 +
 +“BURN IT.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Mai:
 +
 +“Unnecessary.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Ace passed by.
 +
 +Stopped.
 +
 +Looked at it.
 +
 +----
 +
 +“…inefficient.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Mai:
 +
 +“Correct.”
 +
 +A beat.
 +
 +“Effective.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Grouse stood nearby.
 +
 +----
 +
 +“…sustainable.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +Ace nodded once.
 +
 +----
 +
 +“…noted.”
 +
 +----
 +
 +And walked away.
 +
 +----
 +
 +Because sometimes—
 +
 +it isn’t the task—
 +
 +----
 +
 +It’s the waiting.
 +
 +----
 +
 +**End.**
 +