Day 287, Friday, Oct 4th

[When Ash's alarm goes off at 7:00, despite having given up on the matter as impossible, despite his phone open on his stomach, half in his hand and only off because of the sleep timer that kicks in after so long without activity, Max is asleep next to him. It's a hard sleep, too; normally one to at least open his eyes as a formality when someone moves about in the room, even if spoken to, even if Kuroneko who had joined them during the night is spoken to, he won't stir.]