regarding the story link... - I think its one of those 5+1 stories... and that its about Tarsus's effect on him... Unless I'm wrong its the same story... with the watch thing being in the first part (he faints of hunger when it fails, if that helps) and the other later on... (with him being locked in his room and the stash being a good thing...) Will search for it... but dunno if I'll find it... :)