Summary: "When do you ever sleep?"
Among Us AU! :D
Imposter
By Dark Ice Dragon
Part 5
Frankenstein heard the decontamination doors open, but that was a distant sound, something not important.
Whoever was entering wasn't important. What was important was if they could figure out just what exactly this sample w-
"When do you ever sleep?"
Frankenstein looked up, blinking. "During the night?" Which was... Ah. What time was it?
Muzaka's grin was enough of an answer as he walked over. "Which is right now."
Hm. Frankenstein shook their head. "I still have samples to check and-"
Muzaka rested his hands on theirs, drawing them away from the computer. "An' you can do that in the mornin'."
"Why do you care?" Frankenstein frowned at their question. That wasn't something they would have normally said - were they more tired than they thought?
Muzaka continued leading them out the specimen room, a hand at their back, Frankenstein allowing him to. "Why shouldn't I care about my crewmates?"
Ah, they should have expected an answer like that from Muzaka. "We're in the Union," was Frankenstein's glib answer, and yes, sleep deprivation was affecting their answers. They should stop talking.
"Which still means we can look out for each other," Muzaka said. "They're makin' us work in a group for a reason."
To kill each other. This time, Frankenstein was able to keep a hold of their tongue. The hiss of the decontamination spray made them wince, a headache building in their head, and all right, they may have been staring at a screen for too long.
It was a short distance from there to the crew's quarters, Frankenstein's mind both wandering and blanking in turns. They frowned, one thought circling their mind.
"How did you know I would be in the specimen room?" It was both a valid question and a simple one, though they couldn't quite grasp and remember the answers for it.
"Yer always in the specimen room, and if you're not, you're in the medbay or the lab."
No, that wasn't what Frankenstein had meant. "How did you know I was still awake?" That was better.
Muzaka grinned at them. "The lights were on."
...Oh. Right. That made sense.
Frankenstein blinked when Muzaka stopped in the middle of the corridor.
"We're here."
Frankenstein looked around, and then sighed. They hadn't recognised they were in the crew's quarters.
"Try to get some sleep, yeah?" Muzaka said, patting Frankenstein's shoulder.
"I should," Frankenstein mumbled, swiping their hand over the door panel. If they were lucky, they might reach their bed before they fell asleep.
"Heh, 'night." Warmth at Frankenstein's cheek, and Muzaka was gone.
Hm. They were starting to get used to Muzaka kissing them.
They could think about it more after they'd slept.