Jason sensed the discomfort, but didn't really feel it any more than he felt anything else. He ate to keep from being hungry and did his best to stay focused on Death and not where Cassandra wasn't. "There is food out there that isn't waffles. Despite what George may tell you."
Jason and Cassandra's first date--so to speak--had been trying to outdo each other by eating spicy food. Cassandra won by virtue of being too competitive to give up, so it probably served her right. "Everything reminds me of her. I keep trying not to think about it, but the smallest thing will jog my memory. And I'm not even sad. I just... think. I dunno. I wonder if I'm just trying to make myself cry."