Who Needs Sleep? (Sean)

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Who Needs Sleep? (Sean) Apr 11, 2013 15:58:57 GMT -5

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Post by Theodore West on Apr 11, 2013 15:58:57 GMT -5

One day, Theo was going to learn to sleep by himself in his tiny, quiet apartment.

Today was not that day.

He'd been back in Pilot Ridge for almost a week, settling in before he started teaching, but even here in the closest place to home he could think of, he was running into the same problems he had been in New York, Seattle, Boston - the apartment was just too damn quiet. He didn't think he'd slept for more than three hours at a stretch for way, way longer than was healthy.

Which was why he was sneaking into Hammel. Well, not into Hammel itself, but into a specific office at Hammel. Sean Neville's office, to be precise. Dr Neville was-- not a friend, exactly, but he was safe, for want of a better word.

Theo's current plan was to lurk around until Dr Neville got back, and then ask for some advice, and if all else failed, ask to please kip on the couch for an hour or two. (It was, he knew from experience, a very comfortable couch.)

As it was, he took a seat on said very comfortable couch and settled in to wait. Dr Neville would be back soon, surely, so he'd just close his eyes for a minute...

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Who Needs Sleep? (Sean) Apr 11, 2013 22:59:51 GMT -5

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Post by Dr. Sean Neville on Apr 11, 2013 22:59:51 GMT -5

Sean was no stranger to events that were considered odd by the general public but by the measure of life in Pilot Ridge and work at Hammel that they didn’t even rate. Considering that Hammel had students who juggled chainsaws and jumped off roofs, the telepathic psychiatrist prided himself on his coping skills. Doubly so since his psychic abilities made him privy to the personal drama of essentially everyone around him.

More than that, he was also familiar with insomnia on a personal level. Sleep was important, and since the telepath had his restless nights, he was not one to deny others the ability, in appropriate circumstances.

So, while he was surprised to find his office ajar when he returned from the faculty lounge with a fresh cup of coffee, he wasn’t upset. He hadn’t locked his door as he had only been gone for a few minutes, and the presence in his office was benign.

Theo, too, was long familiar to him, although the younger man had only returned about a week ago. He appeared to have dozed off. Since Sean didn’t have his next session for another hour, he quietly closed his door, moved to his desk to set down his coffee mug, and then turned on his desktop to browse the online resources he had planned to peruse in his free time.

Someone napping on his sofa didn’t even rate in the top ten odd experiences of his life this week. When Theo woke up, he could ask if the younger man needed anything.

Until then, the psychiatrist was a quiet enough person.

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Who Needs Sleep? (Sean) Apr 12, 2013 4:12:11 GMT -5

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Post by Theodore West on Apr 12, 2013 4:12:11 GMT -5

Theo slept for perhaps fifteen minutes before he woke with a start, making a noise that one could charitably translate as I'm awake. He scrubbed a hand over his face, and then startled because when had Dr Neville got there? Oh, God, had he fallen asleep? What a great second first impression to make, Theodore, he scolded himself. This was not how he'd planned to reintroduce himself to one of the few people who'd made his life easier after his mother died.

"I'm so sorry," he mumbled, face in hands, and then repeated himself once he'd moved his hands, because mumbling was a terrible habit. "The door was unlocked, I was just going to wait for you to get back, god, sorry." And now he was rambling, brilliant, standard post-sleep lack of brain to mouth filter. One day he was going to learn not to do that. And how long had Dr Neville been there? Had he just left Theo to sleep?

He rubbed the back of his neck, embarrassed, and after a moment said, smiling a little, "Let me start again. Hullo, Dr Neville, how've you been? It's been a few years."

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Who Needs Sleep? (Sean) Apr 14, 2013 12:24:37 GMT -5

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Post by Dr. Sean Neville on Apr 14, 2013 12:24:37 GMT -5

Sean looked up from the article that he had been reading when he heard, and sensed, that Theo had woken. A quick glance at his wristwatch told him that not very long had passed, certainly not long enough to constitute a proper nap. Then again, such were the conditions of working at Hammel. The telepath had confidence that the younger man would find a way to adapt accordingly. If not, there were always sleep aides.

He waved off the apology with a small gesture. “No apologies are necessary; we all need a nap now and then.”

Truly, Sean wasn’t offended by the other man’s behavior. It wasn’t as though he had come into the office to try to snoop at privileged documents, and the telepath was quite sympathetic to those who suffered from any form of sleep difficulty. Besides, his sofa was quite comfortable; that was why he had chosen it.

He smiled at the request to start anew and inclined his head slightly, indicating that he was fine to do just that. “Hello Theo,” he replied, returning the pleasantry. “I’ve been fine; as you can see, I’ve kept the same office because very little changes in the scheme of Hammel.”

While exciting events had transpired at different times, the terms and conditions of his employment remained relatively unchanged. “And how have you been? As you say, it’s been a while.” He gestured at the assorted furniture scattered around the office. “Please, make yourself at home.”

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