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It was one of those nights, Sylvia decided
After a long day of helping as many people as possible she was exhausted. Her little buddy, not so much
“Just think about it Syl! What if inside our minds there was a little robot controllin our thoughts! And in that robot’s mind there was another robot! then another, and another, and another, and anot-“
“Wander!” she snapped before quickly regaining her composure
“Wander, think you could lock up the chatterbox again?” she urged looking at her partner who had the decency to look sheepish
“Sorry Syl, dont know why im so awake right now” he whispered while scratching the back of his head sheepishly
Sylvia smiled knowing that her little buddy could sometimes have a hard time keeping all his thoughts inside his head
“Just try to go asleep bud” she said simply, curling around herself to warm up
“Ok goodnight Syl”
She wasnt even fully asleep before the next noise started
Opening her eyes she glared towards the familiar source
There was the orange fuzzball strumming for his life on that flarfing banjo
“Wander! I thought I asked for silence!” she gritted out, not caring enough that moment to check her attitude
Wander froze before plastering on a goofy grin
“Sorry Syl! it was just so quiet and it was drivin me bananas! and then I saw these crickets playin and I supposed I could give them a helpin hand on their performance!”
Sylvia sighed and pinched the bridge of her snout. Nothing ever could be easy with this one
“It’s supposed to be quiet during the night, Wander..thats why all the animals and people are asleep”
“Sorry Syl..I promise to be quiet go back n get some Zs” he beamed at her guiltily, hiding his banjo out of sight
Sylvia huffed getting comfortable again before plunging into the much appreciated darkness
The next time Sylvia woke up it was still the middle of the night.
She growled out loud as she looked for her favorite furry orange spoon who was no doubt inevitably the source of the disturbance
there she saw him digging into his hat with an ungodly amount of items surrounding him.
Sensing he was being watched he popped out of the hat and looked around
“Hey Sylvia! I was jus-“
“Dont care. Come here” she cut him off
enough was enough
Wander cocked his head to the side confused
“Are you oka-“
“Wander. Here. Now.” She demanded. She rarely used this tone of voice with him but right now she didnt care. The only thing going through her mind was sleep
It was time to pull out the big guns
Wander luckily obeyed, quietly moving to sit beside her
Once there Sylvia pulled him into her lap, making sure they were both comfortable
“Sylvia, what’re you doi-“ He was cut off by a series of purrs that forced their way up his throat
Sylvia grinned as she watched Wander automatically start to relax under her gentle pets
“Cmon Syl..yknow I cant resist pets” he warbled out unsteadily, eyes losing focus. His body betrayed his words as he leaned into her hand
“Yeah but I also know that we need sleep, so zip it” she snorted, focusing on the of feeling his soft fur on her hard scales
Whatever he retorted with was lost as he fell fully limp, slightly vibrating from the force of his own purrs
Sylvia chuckled, silently thanking the upper powers for her buddy’s weird cat like behaviors.
She knew she’d probably get an earful from him tomorrow about how impolite it was to pet someone without their permission, but she could worry about that tomorrow
tonight they were going to sleep like kings