Hibernation
Finally! A proper bed, and in a private room! This is all I wanted. I have had a decent meal, bathed and washed my hair, and now I can do what I couldn’t do for so long. Withdraw to my own room, lay on my bed, form a real pillow into a comfortable shape and curl up under warm and soft… warm and reasonably soft blankets! I will sleep through the winter! Don’t come calling! I will sleep until spring!
Ok so I need to go the bathroom. But after that, glorious rest.
Uff the pillow is lumpy. Or something. It bothers me.
Now I’m hungry again. At least the canteen is near.
Mmm finally to sleep… what’s that noise? Oh, it’s nothing.
I wonder what the others are up to.
The mattress is too soft. It’s swallowing me!
Ahh, it’s so nice and quiet! It’s too quiet! I don’t hear a thing! What if something has infiltrated the building and… stop being an idiot, this is a cleansed area. Just sleep.
234… 235… 236… 237… whoever thought counting sheep would help?
It’s too dark to sleep here.
Bathroom.
Hungry again.
“Good morning Emil! Did you sleep well? You look a bit pale!”
“Yes! I sleep great, thankyouverymuch. I’ll just grab some breakfast and go back to my hibernation.”
Oh, here’s Lalli. He looks terrible!
“Morn, Lalli. Are you all right?”
“Mrh. Can’t sleep,”
“Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. Nightmares?”
“No. Too quiet. Alone. No sleep.”
Poor Lalli. I’m sure he hates it too when he can’t sleep. Maybe…
“I thought of something… do you want to come with me?”
I guess I should lend the poor wretch a hand. If I can help him, I should, right? Too bad it will ruin my privacy, but it’s for a friend, right?
“You can sleep in my room, if you want to. Oh, I see you do. Why don’t you just help yourself to…. Ok I’ll go grab your blankets for myself.”
NOW all is well. I can finally, finally sleep.
