After coming back from the playground Jeff's mom Amelia was feeling tired, and because his dad was going to be coming home late and his sister was off at a sleepover he'd go and get some takeout for the two of them. Amelia was having so much fun though being a little girl, having no responsibilities... She got to Jeff's computer and was able to wake it out of sleep and there was the Chronivac program. Did she dare be selfish and try to retain her youth?
Jeff was coming back from the drive-thru with the kid's meal and something for himself. All paid for with the credit card his parents gave him for these types of purchases. As he got into his parking spot wondering if he should've gotten two regular meals he got within the Chronivac's range, and his thoughts seemed to have warped a little. Why was he thinking about getting a regular meal for Amelia who wasn't even in kindergarten yet? Besides that why would he go out and grab a meal when he could make something for just him and Amelia. Some Mac'n'Cheese with some bacon mixed in. Of course he'd have some greens on the side and make Amelia eat some for nutrition, but there was no way she wouldn't like the main entrée.
As Jeff walked in with a small bag of stuff from the supermarket in hand he saw Amelia in some hand-me-downs. A cute shirt from her old sister, and some old shorts from him that managed to fit both his younger sisters. "Hi Jeff!" her hands in the air almost like she wanted to be lifted up in the air and hugged.
Jeff smirked and said "I'll give you a hug in a bit, I need to get dinner started. Everything we talked about, but you'll have to eat some of your greens."
Amelia smiled and said "Ok!" the little girl in her being excited and thinking of a way outside of eating her veggies. Although Amelia the mother had been a little sad about why Jeff was cooking. Apparently the woman she would call "mother" in this reality had been declining in health a bit, and with her... The pregnancy took a bit too much out of mommy, and she passed on a few weeks after. Everyone was sad, and had been taking to packaged meals for awhile. Jeff who was forced to take some home ec. as an elective was learning a few cooking skills and nutritional guides... and thought maybe a home cooked meal would help everyone's spirits. So he made something and while it wasn't great it felt more warm than some microwaved hot pockets. Jeff then continued cooking probably a little as a coping mechanism, but also as a way to feel competent. Gain the respect of his family. Heck Jeff even did a small bit of business selling some of his home cooking to his friends during lunch. In the end he didn't make any actual money, but it did make his lunch cheaper and his friends didn't complain about the price to food volume/quantity ratio. Looking more into the Chronivac while she waited for Jeff to come back Amelia noted that being a chief was looking like a promising career path for Jeff... Again the mother in Amelia loved that her son was making something out of himself, but she didn't like that it essentially required so much pain and essentially her death to make this happen.
"Alright, got the prep done Amelia! Anything you wanna watch before the foods ready?" Jeff asked. The kid Amelia was took over again and she had a lot of fun. Although the adult in Amelia had a lot to think about. Including what she'd want to do with Jeff... or her husband who probably wasn't in the best spot mentally either... or her daughter... she hadn't really thought of her much considering Jeff was right there...