[b][color=thistle]"Ay wat,"[/color][/b] Kosuke said as Shadowy disappeared. [b][color=thistle]"My coffee..."[/color][/b]

He was willing to ignore the coffee disrespect he was hearing right now from the person standing next to him, but this he couldn't ignore. That coffee had done him good, but he needed more. His fuel meter was still leaning more towards empty.

[b][color=thistle]"I'll just make my own, I suppose."[/color][/b] He sighed, fishing through his menus. He quickly found what he was looking for, the log-out key. He plunged his finger through it and his vision cut to black.

Kosuke pulled the Amusphere off of his head, light returning into his eyes. He lifted an arm and parted one of the blinds covering the window beside his bed, and saw that it was just about night time outside. It'd been a bit darker last time he'd looked through the window, but he looked at the digital timer on his desk and he saw he was just about hitting the 20 hour mark.

[b][color=thistle]"Damn, I've been gone a while."[/color][/b] he said to himself. He'd taken breaks for meals of course, and he had paused the timer each time. He'd been busy the day before, compiling information on the new monsters that had appeared for the easter event. A lot of new rabbit themed monsters dropping eggs for the gathering quest had appeared and he'd had to catalogue them all.

His stomach growled, reminding him of his predicament. [i][color=thistle]New checklist:[/color][/i] he thought, [i][color=thistle]1: Check the fridge, 2: Boil some water - more if nothing in the fridge, 3: Grab the coffee beans - grab ramen if nothing in the fridge, 4: Make coffee and make ramen.[/color][/i]

But suddenly, he became aware of a source warmth on his chest. [i][color=thistle]NO.[/color][/i] he thought. But deep down he knew, there was no way he would be able to move now. Looking down at his chest, he saw a little white ball of fur, curled up and breathing softly.

[i][color=thistle]Fuuuuuuuuuuu-.[/color][/i] No. He could do this. He lifted his arm from the bed and slowly tried to ease his fingers under the sleeping kitten. But to his surprise, the kitten suddenly woke up and looked at him.

It gave a soft, sleepy mewl, before grasping at his fingers and pulling them into its furry embrace, and going back to sleep.

Kosuke's resolve instantly crumbled to dust. How could he betray such an innocent soul? There was no way, it would have been a sin. No person alive would have the heart to commit such a cruel act to the creature. Though it looked small and defenseless, truly it held the world in its hands. There was nothing Kosuke could do, but entrust himself to the capricious hands of fate.

Even as rain started to fall from the heavens, and thunder rent the sky asunder, the pure white kitten slept soundly through it all. [i][color=thistle]Well, at least it's storming.[/color][/i] He thought as another thunderstrike boomed, [i][color=thistle]I love thunderstorms.[/color][/i]