18 | In Which Howl Is Worn Out [Dictated]

[strangewonders]

Have things quieted down?

[There's a pause as if he were actually waiting for an answer. He's not.]

Good. Then I'm going to sleep for three days. Don't try and wake me.

[Because he's so sure the castle cares. Hey, he may have been feeling charitable the last few days, but he can't be cured of his self-centeredness quite that easily]

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[bezazzled]

Three days? That's not sleeping, that's falling into a coma.

[dictated forever]

[strangewonders]

It's not a coma, it's hyperbole.

[bezazzled]

I think the word you're searching for is "hibernating."

[strangewonders]

I am not, and never have been, a bear.

[bezazzled]

Exactly! You don't need to sleep for that long.

[strangewonders]

Given how long I've been awake? I absolutely do.

[Or at the least, thinks he deserves to]

[bezazzled]

Okay. How long have you been awake.

[Because she's not seeing how that's necessary at all.]

[strangewonders]

A few days.

[It's an exaggeration, but only a slight one]

[bezazzled]

I bet you'll sleep twelve hours tops.

[strangewonders]

And I'd argue you don't know me very well.

[Although she was probably right, technically. It was just that he'd go right back to sleep, if he could]

[bezazzled]

Well I can't sleep for longer than that, and I'm a kid. I could sleep all day if I put my mind to it.

[strangewonders]

I'm a wizard, I could sleep for a whole week, if I wanted to.

[bezazzled]

That's cheating! And also a magic coma.

[strangewonders]

Then it's a good thing I'm not doing that, isn't it?

[bezazzled]

You just said you could sleep for a week if you wanted because you're a wizard. How the heck would you do that without the magics?

[strangewonders]

I couldn't. But I'm not going to sleep for a week. Just three days. Which I think is quite reasonable by comparison.

[It's possible he's just being difficult because he can be.]

[bezazzled]

Three days is just cray-cray. You could be doing other things to relax. Like petting a cat!

[strangewonders]

I could, if I wanted to. But I'd rather show my bed just how much I appreciate it existence, instead.

[bezazzled]

Compromise! You can do things in bed. Like reading!

[strangewonders]

A possibility, I admit.

[bezazzled]

A tempting possibility? Huh? Huuuuuuh?

[strangewonders]

Vaguely. I'll keep it in mind.

[bezazzled]

That's good enough for me!