Chapter 10: Creature Comforts

Ryo-Ohki was happy.

Of course that was her usual state, being one of the most 'up beat' creatures in creation. Having left Sasami at last sleeping soundly, she was off on her nightly hunt, searching relentlessly for the perfect bed.

She didn't sleep so much as 'catnapped' for want of a better term. With three solid hours being the longest interval Ryo-chan had ever slept in one go in her entire current existence, over seven hundred years of hibernation not withstanding.

Carefully making way, stopping at each door, along what normal human vision would define as a darkened hall, whom should she favor with her presence tonight? Decisions, decisions, there were so many possibilities!

There was Always Sasami, but she'd been there, and her very best friend in the whole universe, seem to be restless tonight, that usually meant a pending nightmare.

Poor Sasami! Ryo-chan thought sadly. It was so hard to curl up with someone that thrashed around and talked in his or her sleep. Of course on her worse night, Sasami could not touch her sister Ayeka's insane cackling or Mihoshi, to use another example, who was undisputed mistress of kicking, punching and grabbing. In addition, the detective first class tended to drool, and take a wild guess whom usually got napkin duty?