diff --git a/src/mightypork/rogue/world/entity/impl/EntityBrownRat.java b/src/mightypork/rogue/world/entity/impl/EntityBrownRat.java
index b9354cb..8ff9040 100644
--- a/src/mightypork/rogue/world/entity/impl/EntityBrownRat.java
+++ b/src/mightypork/rogue/world/entity/impl/EntityBrownRat.java
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ public class EntityBrownRat extends Entity {
 	{
 		// drop rat stuff
 		
-		if (Calc.rand.nextInt(2) == 0) {
+		if (Calc.rand.nextInt(2) != 0) {
 			getLevel().dropNear(getCoord(), Items.MEAT.createItem());
 			return;
 		}
 		
-		if (Calc.rand.nextInt(4) == 0) {
+		if (Calc.rand.nextInt(3) == 0) {
 			getLevel().dropNear(getCoord(), Items.CHEESE.createItem());
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/src/mightypork/rogue/world/gen/rooms/StorageRoom.java b/src/mightypork/rogue/world/gen/rooms/StorageRoom.java
index e3050e0..5c40fa2 100644
--- a/src/mightypork/rogue/world/gen/rooms/StorageRoom.java
+++ b/src/mightypork/rogue/world/gen/rooms/StorageRoom.java
@@ -17,12 +17,15 @@ public class StorageRoom extends SecretRoom {
 	{
 		int maxStuff = Calc.randInt(rand, 3, 5);
 		
-		for (int i = 0; i < Calc.randInt(rand, 0, 2); i++) {
+		// at least one meat or cheese.
+		boolean oneMeat = rand.nextBoolean();
+		
+		for (int i = 0; i < Calc.randInt(rand, oneMeat ? 1 : 0, 3); i++) {
 			map.addItemInArea(Items.MEAT.createItem(), min, max, 50);
 			if (--maxStuff == 0) return;
 		}
 		
-		for (int i = 0; i < Calc.randInt(rand, 0, 2); i++) {
+		for (int i = 0; i < Calc.randInt(rand, oneMeat ? 0 : 1, 2); i++) {
 			map.addItemInArea(Items.CHEESE.createItem(), min, max, 50);
 			if (--maxStuff == 0) return;
 		}
diff --git a/src/mightypork/rogue/world/item/Item.java b/src/mightypork/rogue/world/item/Item.java
index 80c2eb1..8d3881b 100644
--- a/src/mightypork/rogue/world/item/Item.java
+++ b/src/mightypork/rogue/world/item/Item.java
@@ -5,15 +5,17 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 
 import mightypork.gamecore.logging.Log;
 import mightypork.gamecore.util.annot.DefaultImpl;
+import mightypork.gamecore.util.ion.IonBundle;
 import mightypork.gamecore.util.ion.IonInput;
 import mightypork.gamecore.util.ion.IonObjBlob;
+import mightypork.gamecore.util.ion.IonObjBundled;
 import mightypork.gamecore.util.ion.IonOutput;
 import mightypork.gamecore.util.math.Calc;
 import mightypork.gamecore.util.math.constraints.rect.Rect;
 import mightypork.rogue.world.PlayerFacade;
 
 
-public abstract class Item implements IonObjBlob {
+public abstract class Item implements IonObjBundled {
 	
 	private final ItemModel model;
 	private ItemRenderer renderer;
@@ -42,17 +44,19 @@ public abstract class Item implements IonObjBlob {
 	
 	@Override
 	@DefaultImpl
-	public void save(IonOutput out) throws IOException
+	public void save(IonBundle out) throws IOException
 	{
-		out.writeIntShort(amount);
+		out.put("c", amount);
+		out.put("u", uses);
 	}
 	
 	
 	@Override
 	@DefaultImpl
-	public void load(IonInput in) throws IOException
+	public void load(IonBundle in) throws IOException
 	{
-		amount = in.readIntShort();
+		amount = in.get("c", amount);
+		uses = in.get("u", uses);
 	}
 	
 	
diff --git a/src/mightypork/rogue/world/item/ItemModel.java b/src/mightypork/rogue/world/item/ItemModel.java
index eab653e..23d5921 100644
--- a/src/mightypork/rogue/world/item/ItemModel.java
+++ b/src/mightypork/rogue/world/item/ItemModel.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package mightypork.rogue.world.item;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
+import mightypork.gamecore.util.ion.Ion;
+import mightypork.gamecore.util.ion.IonBundle;
 import mightypork.gamecore.util.ion.IonInput;
 import mightypork.gamecore.util.ion.IonOutput;
 import mightypork.gamecore.util.math.Calc;
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ public final class ItemModel {
 	}
 	
 	
-	public Item loadItem(IonInput in) throws IOException
+	public Item loadItem(IonBundle in) throws IOException
 	{
 		final Item t = createItem();
 		t.load(in);
@@ -54,11 +56,10 @@ public final class ItemModel {
 	}
 	
 	
-	public void saveItem(IonOutput out, Item tile) throws IOException
+	public void saveItem(IonBundle out, Item item) throws IOException
 	{
-		if (itemClass != tile.getClass()) throw new RuntimeException("Item class mismatch.");
-		
-		tile.save(out);
+		if (itemClass != item.getClass()) throw new RuntimeException("Item class mismatch.");
+		item.save(out);
 	}
 	
 	
diff --git a/src/mightypork/rogue/world/item/Items.java b/src/mightypork/rogue/world/item/Items.java
index 66197d8..f981d39 100644
--- a/src/mightypork/rogue/world/item/Items.java
+++ b/src/mightypork/rogue/world/item/Items.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package mightypork.rogue.world.item;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Collection;
 
+import mightypork.gamecore.util.ion.IonBundle;
 import mightypork.gamecore.util.ion.IonInput;
 import mightypork.gamecore.util.ion.IonOutput;
 import mightypork.rogue.world.item.impl.active.ItemHeartPiece;
@@ -64,9 +65,8 @@ public final class Items {
 	public static Item loadItem(IonInput in) throws IOException
 	{
 		final int id = in.readIntByte();
-		
 		final ItemModel model = get(id);
-		return model.loadItem(in);
+		return model.loadItem(in.readBundle());
 	}
 	
 	
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ public final class Items {
 		final ItemModel model = item.getModel();
 		
 		out.writeIntByte(model.id);
-		model.saveItem(out, item);
+		
+		IonBundle ib = new IonBundle();
+		model.saveItem(ib, item);
+		out.writeBundle(ib);
 	}