JJ jolted, eyes shooting open. They scanned the area they were in frantically. They were still in The Playground. They were ok. They took a deep breath, rubbing at their eyes. They were exhausted, as recently, they had hardly been getting any good semblance of sleep. They reached over their bed, grabbing their phone amd checking the time. It was 4:36. They groaned, dropping the phone to the floor and falling back onto the bed and putting their hands on their face. For a minute, they stayed there, before finally pulling themselves up and leaving The Playground altogether. They walked down the halls of the school, bare feet padding softly along the cool tiled floor. They finally arrived at the front of the door, reaching out to push it open, when a voice chirped from behind them.

"And where, JJ, would you be going?" Benjamin asked, floating in place behind them. JJ froze, looking back before sighing with relief.

"Jesus fucking christ Benjamin. You nearly gave me a heart attack. Little warning next time?" JJ said, putting a hand on their chest.

"You didn't answer the question." Benjamin replied. JJ just shrugged, opening the door and holding it, allowing Benjamin to fly out into the dark front yard of the school after them. The sky twinkled with stars, the moon being almost at full.

"Can't sleep. Just going out for some fresh air. You know I can't leave anyway, since my upgrades aren't exactly there anymore." JJ said, jogging out and dropping down onto their back. Benjamin beeped a few times, hovering over their head.

"I have noticed. You have been wandering the school at the early hours very often lately. Is there a reason for this?" He asked. JJ closed their eyes, resting their hands onto their stomach.

"Just some nightmares. Not really bad. Just enough to wake me up at fuck o clock in the goddamn morning. Getting really tired of it. Literally." They growled. They grumbled something inaudible in german under their breath, chewing on their lip. They reached a hand over, pulling at the grass next to them. Benjamin flashed a few times, hovering closer.

"Ah. I see. I have a database on getting rid of nightmares and helping yourself fall asleep if you would like mr to give you some advice." He said. JJ sighed, opening their eyes. They waved him off, shaking their head.

"Nah. It's fine. Just gotta try to go back to sleep." They replied. They hefted themselves up, walking back over to the door of the school, and opening it.

"I'm just gonnna stay out here for a bit. Why don't you go back inside?" JJ said, gesturing in. Benjamin twittered for a second before flying in.

"Don't stay out too long. It's starting to get cold." He said. JJ stuck their tounge out at him, closing the door and walking back out. They plopped back down onto the grass, crossing their legs and putting their face in their hands. It was quiet save for the crickets and cicadas. If they looked closely, they could see a few fireflies glowing softly throughout the yard. They took their hands awat from their face, dropping them to the ground and digging into the dirt with their fingers as they turned their eyes into the sky. They groaned, pushing themselves up. They walked back over to the school, opening the door. No use staying out there. Hopefully their sleep wasn't interrupted this time.