So Lavenza hadn't been built atop a shambling horde, then. A spot of good news, that.
He cocked his head at the zombie, who'd gone eerily silent once confronted with the calendar. Well, if Alrec had been told he'd pulled a Rip Van Winkle, he supposed he might be struck dumb for a few moments. At the least.
"I'm familiar with the sleeping on one's work," he said. It wasn't like he got much rest elsewise. If he settled in for a good night's sleep in his own bed--any bed, it seemed--the nightmares would come. Others' needs would flood in horribly. If he worked until he dropped, however, he could get lost to oblivion for a few hours. "There's always the danger of drool, though, isn't there?" he joked, though the zombie seemed lost in thought. "I'd hate to wash away days of research in a single ill-gotten nap."
He pointed upward next, and cleared his throat. "There are many and sundry rooms about the Manor. I'm afraid for the moment I've claimed the former Lady's suite, but perhaps your room is still vacant. No promises that it has been untouched, however. Denizens of all shapes and sizes and supernatural persuasions seem to flit about at random within these walls." Today's plethora of unexpected guests were merely...another day.
"Yes, yes, of course. Enjoy!" It was around the time he turned over the food that he realized that Ambrose was calling for ice.
"Heavens." He spun toward the kitchen entry and smiled at the specter who appeared, despite the dread climbing his throat. "What could possibly have happened now?"
Nightmare scenarios and benign ones alike flitted through his brain. Perhaps Ambrose had gotten overly friendly and someone had hurt themselves trying to get away, as Alrec himself had once nearly done. Perhaps someone had gotten their flesh burned off by the wretched gargoyle in the grandfather clock. Perhaps someone had a headache from too much sun. Perhaps someone needed a refreshing edge to their room temperature iced tea and Ambrose was merely playing host. Alrec really hoped it was one of the latter options.
Someone is hurt.
Alrec sighed and grabbed a hand towel. The automatic ice dispenser in the fridge door spit out several cubes into a bag, which he wrapped in the cloth as he crossed the floor toward Ambrose.
When the zombie coughed, he sent a look over his shoulder and blanched as he realized how quickly the food had disappeared. "I guess a few centuries really opens up one's stomach," he said. "You alright there? Little late for me to remind you to chew...I uh...I don't suppose you're still a bit peckish?"
A box of stuffing wasn't exactly the most filling--or appetizing--concoction one could choose, after all.
Dreams come in a size too big so we can grow into them.
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