Counting space-sheep

[Calvin Strong]

God damn it. Don't even have the internet to amuse myself with... Cal, again, was laying awake for the... third night in a row? Probably that long. He stared up at the ceiling of his cabin, unblinking, wishing he could sleep and completely knowing that he wasn't even going to try to.

[Taliyah Malik]

There was a knock at Cal's door.

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Lightshow: Can I come in?

[Calvin Strong]

Cal sat up.

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Cyberboy: Yeah.  Of course.  You know that.

[Taliyah Malik]

The door opened and Taliyah stepped in, smiling softly.

"Not sleeping well?"

[Calvin Strong]

"Not sleeping at all," he said, leaning tiredly back against the wall, motioning for her to come on over.

[Taliyah Malik]

Taliyah sat on the bed, "That bad?"

[Calvin Strong]

He sighed. "Yeah, kinda."

"Every time I lost focus when I was hooked into that damn computer... well, you saw me. It was just like... my brain just kind of evaporated into processes and subroutines and data trails. And yeah, I needed to do it. And I'd do it again. But..." He shook his head. "I'm being dumb, I know. I just... flip out every time I start to let myself drift off."

[Taliyah Malik]

"If that ever happens again, I'll pull you out myself," Taliyah assures him.

[Calvin Strong]

He sighed, smiling a little. "Like I said, I know I'm being dumb."

[Taliyah Malik]

Taliyah sighs, leaning against him, "You're not being dumb though. That's the problem."

"I was really scared you weren't ever coming back."

[Calvin Strong]

He slid his arm behind her, leaning back against her. "It... Y'know, this is where I should be giving some speech about how I knew I'd come back, but damned if I actually knew," he sighed. "Next time we hook in the android," he added with a weak chuckle.

[Taliyah Malik]

"That's what I said from the beginning!"

[Calvin Strong]

"So that's what I get for not listening to you, right?" he agreed, chuckling weakly.

[Taliyah Malik]

"Exactly," Taliyah says with a pout.

[Calvin Strong]

"Ohhhh, god. No pouting. Totally not fair using faces that make me unable to say the word 'no,'" he said with a grin.