"yeah," she agreed lazily, her thumb still scrolling. "just chill." the apartment was quiet except for the background noise of the tv, where an overly enthusiastic host was discussing tile options for a new bathroom. the cat, aptly named child replacement, lay stretched out on the arm of the couch, occasionally flicking its tail, completely disinterested in anything happening around it. man child finally set his laptop aside and turned toward quirk chungus. "what do you want for dinner?" she shrugged without looking away from her phone. "we still have that last slice of pizza..." man child frowned, glancing at the pizza box. "we should really throw that out." "yeah," she agreed again, though neither of them moved. instead, they both sank deeper into the couch, seemingly content with the inertia that had gripped their evening. suddenly, a voice interrupted the quiet hum of their lives. "alexa," quirk chungus called absentmindedly. "play something chill." the familiar beep of their smart speaker came from the corner of the room, followed by the whirring sound of alexa processing the request. a soft acoustic playlist began playing from the speaker. for a moment, the music filled the room with an almost pleasant ambiance. it was background noise to their background noise, layered on top of their already quiet evening.
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