diff --git a/game.js b/game.js
index 6441a32..8837410 100644
--- a/game.js
+++ b/game.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function initGamePostSetup(state) {
   const holder = document.querySelector("#player-info");
 
   holder.innerHTML = "";
-  
+
   Object.entries(state.player.stats).forEach(([key, val]) => {
 
     if (val.type == "meter") {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Returns the timeout id - but you still need to cancel it through stopTimer!
 function startTimer(config, state) {
   if (config.loop) {
     const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
-      const result = config.func(state);
+      const result = config.func(state, config);
       refresh();
 
       // the timer may have terminated itself!
@@ -96,8 +96,15 @@ function startTimer(config, state) {
 
       if (state.timers.some(x => x.timeout == timeout)){
         state.timers = state.timers.filter(x => x.timeout != timeout);
-        if (result)
+        if (typeof(result) === "number") {
+          config.delay = result;
+        }
+
+        // you shouldn't use a delay of 0 anyway
+        if (result) {
           startTimer(config, state);
+        }
+
       }
 
     }, config.delay);
diff --git a/stories/fen-snack.js b/stories/fen-snack.js
index 1e0a60d..d9d4c58 100644
--- a/stories/fen-snack.js
+++ b/stories/fen-snack.js
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ stories.push({
           let bonus = state.player.flags.submission ? 10 : 1;
 
           if (location.startsWith("stomach")) {
-            state.player.stats.health.value -= 1 * bonus;
+            state.player.stats.health.value -= 1;
           }
 
           if (location.startsWith("intestines")) {
-            state.player.stats.health.value -= 0.75 * bonus;
+            state.player.stats.health.value -= 0.75;
           }
 
           if (location.startsWith("bowels")) {
-            state.player.stats.health.value -= 0.5 * bonus;
+            state.player.stats.health.value -= 0.5;
           }
 
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ stories.push({
 
             return false;
           }
-          return true;
+          return 1000 / bonus;
         },
         delay: 1000,
         loop: true,