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@is-itself-a-deviant : 'you awake?' (Chloe to elijah)
With a quiet hum, Elijah turned over in his bed to face the android over him. Of course, there she was, coming to check on him. He almost couldn’t imagine what he would do without her anymore. His greatest creation - his Chloe.
“Yes... I am,” with an exhale of a sigh, he slowly pushed to sit up, pushing his hair to the opposite side over his shoulder as he looked up at her, “I know I went to sleep late, but... My insomnia is not giving me any breaks tonight. I finished an entire 300 page novel before I gave up trying to wear myself out.”
Elijah ran his hand through his hair again and just looked up towards the ceiling of the dark room. It had been late when he tried to sleep the first time, but he was sure the sun was starting to peek over the horizon past the shade over the window. He could try and lay down again, but would it even make a difference? Part of him figured he should just get up and start the day, but his body just felt so drained.
@is-itself-a-deviant: Pushing a stray hair back behind her creator's ear, Chloe smiled. The coloured lights mixed in with tuffs of tinsel sparking behind them adding a mix of magic to their otherwise minimalist surroundings. It brought out the blue in his eyes. "Merry Christmas Elijah. I hear Santa left something for you under the tree" - from Chloe
The holidays were never much to Elijah, always just another day with the same. He always felt they were overhyped and over saturated when it came to the market and consumerism, but well into retirement he has come to find ways to enjoy it nonetheless. Perhaps that is thanks to his androids, the closest thing he had to a real family anymore. Or maybe he just felt less alone because Chloe was always there. She certainly made it all seem a little less dull.
A little smile touched his lips, lifting his chin a bit to direct it at her as he gave a little hum at her touch, "Is that so? Hm, seems Santa hasn't forgotten even me, despite the fact that I'm sure I'm on his naughty list," Elijah chuckled as he pushed himself to stand from his desk, making his way out of the office and to the living room.
The girls had made it a tradition to set the tree up every year and decorate it however they liked. This year, the theme seemed to be red and gold, strands of tinsel wrapping around the tree. But, like Chloe had said, there was in fact a gift under it with his name on it. Signed, of course, from Santa.
"Oh, Santa is far too kind," his smile widened a bit, reaching down to pick the box up. He shifted it in his hands a bit, getting a feel for the weight before beginning to open it for the surprise inside.