[it sure is very soft. So are the pillows, and the comforters on the bed are fluffy and warm.
Whenever Edward finally manages to drag himself out of bed the next morning, he'll find a note, $60 and a key waiting for him on the kitchen counter. The note reads:
Dear Edward: Apologies for not waking you. I had to leave early to go to work. There's leftovers in the fridge, and here's the key for if you want to go out. I only had $60 in my wallet, but I figure that will hold you for today until you can access your own funds or whatever you need to do. Call me if you need anything. Help yourself to whatever you'd like.
Oswald
The ghost from last night is sitting on the couch again, this time reading a different newspaper]
[It actually takes a bit for him to wake up. And that's a little surprising, at first, but. Well. It always happens eventually. He reaches his limit and just sleeps forever, then it's back to square one again.
He gets up, reads the note. Looks around, spotting the ghost.]
...Good morning. Er... Afternoon.
[She seems fine with just chilling, but it only seems polite to say something.]
[Yeah, he doesn't know a word of Russian, so that's. Fine. Alright. He'll just get to heating up some leftovers, because food is food and he doesn't really care about eating a "normal" breakfast right now. It's a day. Whatever.
He doesn't go out, so he leaves the key be. Mostly he just... hangs out, a little. Staring at his phone now and then. Debating whether or not to call.
...He knows he should, though. He takes a deep breath. Okay, time to be an adult.
By the time Oswald comes back and comes in, he'll hear... talking? Just Edward's voice, though.]
[Oswald blinks at that, having brought home some actual groceries for once, and toes off his shoes before wandering towards the Great Room, listening in a bit. Is Edward talking to a ghost? Or someone else?]
[that...honestly startles him a bit. he wasn't even really thinking about that. His mother and/or father used to greet him whenever he got home and having Edward do it, it's...it makes something squeeze in his chest. Both glad of it, grateful, but also nostalgic and sad. He didn't realize how much he's missed not having someone around to greet him when he gets home. It's such a simple thing, and yet....
he swallows against it, focusing on putting the groceries away]
...thank you. [it wobbles a little, and he clears his throat]
Mhm... Quiet days are kind of rare. [Well. Most of his days are quiet in theory, but less so in practice. He tends to have too much company for that.] ...Thanks again. For letting me stay the night.
Good. We'll manage, then. [He's going to just start...heating up the rest of that chinese food lol, sending a glance at Edward's phone as he moves back and forth between the kitchen and the dining table]
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It's been a long day. It's been a long few weeks. And this bed is very soft. It's nice.]
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Whenever Edward finally manages to drag himself out of bed the next morning, he'll find a note, $60 and a key waiting for him on the kitchen counter. The note reads:
Dear Edward: Apologies for not waking you. I had to leave early to go to work. There's leftovers in the fridge, and here's the key for if you want to go out. I only had $60 in my wallet, but I figure that will hold you for today until you can access your own funds or whatever you need to do. Call me if you need anything. Help yourself to whatever you'd like.
Oswald
The ghost from last night is sitting on the couch again, this time reading a different newspaper]
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He gets up, reads the note. Looks around, spotting the ghost.]
...Good morning. Er... Afternoon.
[She seems fine with just chilling, but it only seems polite to say something.]
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Then she says something at him in Russian.
It sounds maybe a bit dismissive?????
And then she goes back to her newspaper]
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[Yeah, he doesn't know a word of Russian, so that's. Fine. Alright. He'll just get to heating up some leftovers, because food is food and he doesn't really care about eating a "normal" breakfast right now. It's a day. Whatever.
He doesn't go out, so he leaves the key be. Mostly he just... hangs out, a little. Staring at his phone now and then. Debating whether or not to call.
...He knows he should, though. He takes a deep breath. Okay, time to be an adult.
By the time Oswald comes back and comes in, he'll hear... talking? Just Edward's voice, though.]
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That's why I'm--
[It sounds as if he's... getting interrupted a lot, by whoever he's talking to. And then he lets out a long sigh.]
...Okay, I'll wait.
[It isn't a ghost he's talking to, though. It's much more mundane for once. He's on the phone.]
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Problems?
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It's just hold music, right now.]
Just... bureaucracy.
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[The hold music continues playing.
The emphasis here is on trying, it seems.]
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[He just. Wants to get this phone call over with.
He sighs and shakes his head a little. This could take a bit, so. He shifts his attention over to Oswald.]
...I kind of missed greeting you. But welcome back.
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he swallows against it, focusing on putting the groceries away]
...thank you. [it wobbles a little, and he clears his throat]
How was your day?
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[Not much happened nor did he do much.]
Mostly I just slept in and kind of hung around. And then dealing with this, of course...
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Mhm... Quiet days are kind of rare. [Well. Most of his days are quiet in theory, but less so in practice. He tends to have too much company for that.] ...Thanks again. For letting me stay the night.
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[he pauses] What do you think? Leftover chinese, or should we cook something and save that for breakfast or brunch tomorrow?
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Um.
[Suddenly he looks a little uncertain.]
Leftovers are fine...
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Then something fresh for breakfast tomorrow. I wasn't sure what you normally eat for breakfast, so I bought cereal and yogurt and whatnot.
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[Consistency hasn't really been a thing in Edward's life.]
So that's fine.
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[He's about to say something. But that's about when the hold music finally comes to an end. And Edward blinks, quickly taking it.]
Yes, hello...? Yes, that's me. I--
[Yep, okay, time to... deal with......]
Oh.
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