There's the occasional breach of claws from the beans of its paws, the slow and intrepid kneading of a cat who wants to nest into him - but otherwise, it's a quiet night rife with crickets and the brief flit of traffic from the early mornin' crews.
Consciousness hits Kal around 8a and he palms for his phone, sliding off the couch by plying his legs forward, and eventually he hits all fours on the carpet. Spine arches, shoulders roll, and he makes sure every vertebrae is still intact with a stretch that creaks and pops. It's enough to wake Ivory up from her diagnostics run, and she drops her single-optic gaze down to stare at the kid until he fucking realizes it's time.
And Kal does, he doesn't forget the promise he made. He palms for the remote, whips it toward the tele, and flicks the station to a daily talk show with the juttin', polished profile of one Andrew Andrews, who is talkin' somethin' smooth about local restaurants.
He eventually gets to his feet and to the kitchen he goes, maneuvering through the morning rites of cheap coffee, off brand cream cheese, and a couple slices of bread.
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Date: 2018-09-02 12:58 pm (UTC)Consciousness hits Kal around 8a and he palms for his phone, sliding off the couch by plying his legs forward, and eventually he hits all fours on the carpet. Spine arches, shoulders roll, and he makes sure every vertebrae is still intact with a stretch that creaks and pops. It's enough to wake Ivory up from her diagnostics run, and she drops her single-optic gaze down to stare at the kid until he fucking realizes it's time.
And Kal does, he doesn't forget the promise he made. He palms for the remote, whips it toward the tele, and flicks the station to a daily talk show with the juttin', polished profile of one Andrew Andrews, who is talkin' somethin' smooth about local restaurants.
He eventually gets to his feet and to the kitchen he goes, maneuvering through the morning rites of cheap coffee, off brand cream cheese, and a couple slices of bread.