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Chapter 1: The Seven Virtues

Some say eating food should be something you treasure. That you should be savouring every mouth full of the said dish in front of you; a delicacy. Though, no one could possibly enjoy their meal if there was a whining teen sitting in front of them.

"Do I look like a rabbit to you?" Outraged, the blonde female pushed the tray of food away from herself. A frustrated pout resonating on her lips. She was honestly such a picky eater, perhaps one of the pickiest eaters you knew. So you could imagine, eating lunch at the headquarters was always a long and painful process for Zel.

The headquarters cafeteria; a place full of laughter and cheerful chatter. Well, all except for a certain someone sitting in front of you. As operatives, you are 'supposed' to eat healthily, so the cafeteria is required to provide operatives with meals that give them enough energy to keep up with training schedules (a new rule). So the cafeteria menu was changed a few weeks ago. You had the pleasure to say it wasn't always like this.

Speaking of which, you never knew the cafeteria could be so busy. It was the largest part of the headquarters because it was designed to house a lot of operatives. It was usually used as a place where operatives can relax after a long day of training and get some food together. It had blocks of smalls bushes around which separated the room into little sections. Zel and your favourite place to sit was on a two-seater table next to the window. The overall aesthetic was very clean- but what else were you expecting from an agency as big as this. 

You ignored Zel's complaining and eyed the line at the front of the cafeteria before popping a piece of capsicum into your mouth. You can't remember the last time it was this busy. In the past, the max waiting time for servings was maybe between ten to twenty minutes. Although recently, it had been about an extra fifteen minutes. Come to think of it, there are a lot of new and old faces around. Even the corridors were swarming with people.

Something wasn't adding up here.

"At this rate, my shit is going to turn green." Chocking on the cherry tomato you had just placed in your mouth, you quickly went to grab the cup of water sitting in front of you. Zel slumped further down into her chair and eyed the garden salad like it was some sort of Satan spawn.

"Zel I'm eating." You exclaimed after swallowing painfully. You could feel the half-chewed tomato slowly going down your esophagus.

"I'm only speaking the truth." She snapped back before crossing her arms over her chest.

"And there goes my appetite."  You were looking forward to finishing your garden salad, but all it looked like now was unappetizing weeds. Instead, you reached for the lone banana sitting next to the salad. "It's not like they only serve salads." You said whilst peeling the banana open, earning a scoff from the blonde.

"(Y/n), tell me what we had for lunch yesterday." Looking up, you tried to recollect what they served yesterday for lunch.

"Bean salad."