Hunger

The hunger meter tracks how hungry the PC is. It decreases by 8 points at the end of each hour (or 4 points if the PC is asleep).

If the hourly decrease reduces the hunger meter below zero, 1 point of Fat is burned and the hunger meter is increased by 8. If the PC has no Fat to burn, she may starve to death.

Conversely, you can choose to overeat, raising the hunger meter over 100. If the hunger meter is still above 100 after the hourly decrease, the excess is divided by 4 and that many points of Fat are added. This is a good way to increase the PC's weight, or offset heavy exercise.

Food and drink

In the Schoolgirl starts you will probably do most of your eating in the kitchen of Sveta's home because it's convenient and free:

• full meal (+60 energy, +8 fat; 30 mins)

• light meal (+40 energy, +4 fat, 25 mins)

• snack (+20 energy, +6 fat, 15 mins)

• sandwich (+40 energy, +1 fat, 5 mins)

• bagged lunch (+40 energy, +5 fat, 15 mins)

• water (+4 energy, 1 minute)

• tea (+10 energy, 10 minutes)

An alternative is the cafe near the train station, where Sveta can also eat for free because her mother works there:

• vegetarian piroshki (+40 energy, +4 fat; 15 mins)

• herring blini (+50 energy, +8 fat, 15 mins)

• golubtsy (+60 energy, +8 fat, 20 mins)

• pozharsky cutlets (+70 energy, +6 fat, 20 mins)

• Reuben sandwich (+110 energy, +12 fat, 25 mins)

• water (+4 energy, 1 minute)

• kvass (+8 energy, +2 fat, 10 mins)

• juice (+10 energy, +3 fat, 10 mins)

• spiced tea (+10 energy, 10 mins)

• black coffee (+15 energy, 10 mins)

• milkshake (+8 energy, +6 fat, 10 mins)

Eating or drinking also restores a certain amount of Health. Water is especially useful in this regard because it restores 10 Health but only takes a minute to drink.

Eating anything (or drinking kvass, juice, coffee, tea or a milkshake) removes the Attractiveness bonus from brushing your teeth, so don't do that until after Sveta has eaten.

Finally, drinking juice, water, coffee, or tea reduces Sveta's alcohol level by 1 per drink.