As the chatter of the cafeteria groaned on, between gurgles and bubbles, Jade suddenly stood up. Blake felt darkness covering him - like there was something harsh and cold pressed against him. Through his keenly-trained dark mage senses, he made out its rounded shape, the sharp edges...

"Is this a plate?"

The words from Jade shook him even more as she stood and scooted forward. "I'm gonna pass in front of my friends to throw some wrappers out. They shouldn't see you!"

Blake felt himself shaking in the darkness, as the ceramic surface kept prodding him uncomfortably. He felt flattened against a mass of squirming cells. He tried squirming in place, but couldn't get comfortable at all. "What happened to being positive about me...?"

"Alright, if you're THAT set on peeking at them."

The cover of darkness lifted from before him - but was replaced with something even worse. Tension built up on every corner. The teensy segment of Jade-muscle could feel his owner's breathing changing - as if she were forcing. The walls closed in around him, strangling what little airflow he had in there. He called out for help - and it only emerged as a muffled "Mgghhh...!"

A voice came through, as though through layers of pillowy padding - distorted by brutal, harsh stomach snarls. "_{Heyyy, you-}- GORGLE-- _{interested, if I} -- SLOSSSHHH -- _class?"

"Yeah, Hannah! I got the notes!" Jade's words were noticeably strained. She was clenching her gut muscles - folding Blake in. Even if he could vaguely see around, it was blurred by the pressure shooting through him. It made him sink deeper. So deep that the villi from the intestine behind were jostling behind his back - he could nearly feel it brushing him. He couldn't even flail around enough to alert her of the situation; his arms were practically compressed to paper as she held in her breath.

"Mghh...Dghttch..."

More words floating in from behind: "_{Looks like}-- BLURP-- _diet... -- SLRPGGH--"

"Faith, you're such a kidder! Hahaha!"

From what Blake knew of Jade's friend, Faith, she was not a kidder. And nothing she'd said was ever funny enough for this uproarious laughter that bellowed through him, shaking him up and down. He felt like he'd been liquified through the process, sinking in deeper.

When Jade finally tossed out the wrapper and bit farewell to her friends, it felt like a whole hour - even though it was just a minute or two...