FFM 27: Do YOU Do That?!

“I've never seen snow, you know,” he said.

“Whatever do you mean? I know there's winter here,” I replied, notebook and pen out.

“My hibernation is every winter, so that's why,” he shrugged.

“Couldn't you just – sleep every night?”

He looked at me like I'd grown an extra head. “Why would I do that? Do you do that?” he asked incredulously.

"I'm not from around here," I said.

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“Beds?” she asked.

“You know, beds. With pillows and blankets and sheets. That you sleep in?”

“We don't have beds, since we don't sleep at night. Can't you relax on couches like we do?”

I shifted in my seat. “Couches are not comfortable to sleep on.”

"Are you sure you're not just being picky?"

"It makes my back hurt," I reassured her.

She shook her head in disbelief. "Whatever."

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“I had such a weird nightmare,” I said to my co-worker, to make small talk.

“We don't have those sorts of nasty things when we hibernate,” he said crisply.

“What is it with you people and sleep!” I finally screamed, throwing my papers around my desk.

"You'd have more energy if you got your sleep all at once," he insisted.

I went home and took a wonderful, delightful nap.