Room 512, Tuesday Morning

[doesnotkneel]

"Gnghghghghhhh," Edward said intelligibly, to the sun.

"Nrghghglkjgk," he added, a minute later. The sun continued to behave irrationally regardless.

"Mghghk," he sighed. The sun made a point of jabbing him repeatedly in the eyeballs.

He yanked the blankets over his head. It seemed like a sound compromise.

[[ ... can be open, yes. don't drink pan-galactic gargle blasters, children! ]]

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[wildandbrave]

"I am very disappointed in it, then." Cosette shook her head dramatically, then settled herself on the floor by the bed. "Was it at least good, the drink with the funny name?"

[doesnotkneel]

"You know," Edward said, and settled on his back, his arm draped over his forehead. "I can't really remember?"

[wildandbrave]

"So it was either that bad or that good," Cosette guessed. "Though I must admit I'm not sure which, considering your sorry state this morning."

[doesnotkneel]

"'s good, most likely," Edward said, squinting up at the ceiling. "Never felt this bad after one that wasn't good."

He'd remember he wasn't wearing anything (barring the sheets) at some point, but right now he was too miserable to really think about it.

[wildandbrave]

. . . yes, this was exactly the sort of thing that wouldn't occur to Cosette.

"Then I'll just have to be glad you enjoyed yourself, though I'm not sure I understand why it's worth it to feel this badly afterward."

Not judging! Just genuinely not sure.

[doesnotkneel]

"'m not too sure about it at the moment, myself," Edward sighed. "It'll come back to me, I'm sure."

He looked towards her. "...you brought things."

[wildandbrave]

"Yes." Cosette laughed. "It's good that you noticed. I had a suspicion you might not be feeling at your best this morning, and thought something to drink might help."

NOT THAT KIND OF DRINK, EDWARD.

[doesnotkneel]

"You are entirely too good to me," Edward proclaimed, shifting under the sheets as he tried to block out whatever sunlight remained.

[wildandbrave]

"Perhaps it's entirely in my own best interest to do so," replied Cosette, as if this was at all accurate. "Who will I persuade to climb trees with me, and the like, otherwise?"

[doesnotkneel]

"I'm sure you'd have the lads lining up to scramble around branches with you," Edward said. He cracked a smile; laughter was still beyond him.

[wildandbrave]

"It would hardly be the same thing -- oh good, you're smiling, at least," Cosette noted. "A promising sign of life."

[doesnotkneel]

"This isn't my first," Edward said, "Though it's doing its damnedest to be my worst."

[wildandbrave]

"I shall be highly disappointed in you if you let something like this defeat you," Cosette said lightly. "Luckily, I have more faith in you than that."