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**Bzzzt⤳Bzzzt⤳**Bz—Thud.

The loathsome alarm went off. Even though it was set to vibrate, I've been so sensitive lately that I woke up immediately at the sound.

'It's just—I'm just squirming under the covers to recharge my courage to face the day. ......Aha, this is an absolutely essential activity!'

'If you can't empathize with even this, there's no point in living as a human TT..'

'Anyway, I'm just heading to the office today to extend this miserable life..'

'Work was absolute hell! My senior only cares about his own style... and why is the manager nitpicking over nothing again.. Ah—if only I could live 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, tangled up in my blankets so I couldn't move!

...

But there's no way that reality exists..(×_×)'

'Ah—I should just go home and knock back a cold Coke...' I think to myself as I walk down the dark night street, relying on the sparse streetlights.

'But why does the back of my neck feel so chilly today? Is it because the weather is brisk, ....no.. it's an unpleasantly eerie chill...'