why is it you always get to sit in the shade

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[vampireboulevard]

[He does. Luck was on his side and he gets a nice toasty shower.

When he emerges Caroline is settled on the bed, testing the mattress. It's a nervous habit, and it's something she can do, versus worrying about the things she can't control.]

Have you noticed that it's really quiet in here? Like usually hotels are super annoying, but I can barely hear anything.

[widenecked]

Insulated walls?

( He has noticed.

He'll pull out a shirt, tugging it over his head, slipping on underwear next. )

What would make it quieter than usual?

[vampireboulevard]

I would say that they paid for soundproofing, but I look at the rest of the decor and wonder why. Like if I had that kind of money, and this is what the inside of my bed and breakfast looked like, I would have made other choices.

[But apparently they didn't. And that was ... a little weird.]

[widenecked]

What needs to be soundproofed.

( Like what else is going on here. )

... Did you see any other guests?

[vampireboulevard]

I saw their cars?

[The amount of them implies people, right? She gets up from the bed and goes to peer out the window - the parking lot isn't full, but there definitely seems to be more than just staff cars there.]

But we did arrive at a weird time. Maybe everyone's just sleeping?

[widenecked]

If they're sleeping, they're not snoring.

( And they're not people who need background noise to sleep. )

Maybe we should, too.

[vampireboulevard]

Yeah. You're right. I'm probably just being paranoid with everything going on.

[And she will come back to bed, settling in next to him and leans in for a quick kiss.]

Let's get some sleep.