Scooter's alarm went off and he slipped out of bed to turn it off. As he crossed the room to the alarm, he rubbed his eyes, trying to squeeze the sleep out of them.

It was early - well before most of the Muppets woke up. Scooter preferred to avoid the morning chaos and head over to the theater ahead of everybody else. It let him get things ready for the day without the constant disruptions.

This early in the morning the boardinghouse was blissfully quiet. The Electric Mayhem had gone to sleep after a very late night jam session and it was much too early for anyone else to be up. Scooter headed to the bathroom. He could hear Miss Piggy snoring in her room and Camilla cooing in Gonzo's room as he passed their doors.

After a quick shower, Scooter tip-toed to the front door. He carefully stepped around sleeping Muppets, musical instruments, and various props discarded indiscriminately around the floor. Sometimes he wondered why they bothered with even the idea of bedrooms around here, since few Muppets ever seemed to use theirs (or anyone's, really, given the number of bodies asleep in the hallways and living room).

Once he had slipped outside and locked the door behind him, Scooter hopped onto his bike and headed over to the Muppet Theater. He picked up a latte on the way, carefully balancing the paper to-go cup in the basket of his bike.

The theater was dark and quiet when he arrived, but Scooter knew that later in the day it would be pulsing with the chaos of dozens of Muppets preparing for the show. He used his key to let himself in the backstage door. He breathed in the quiet peace of an empty theater. As much as he loved the chaos of The Muppet Show, he also enjoyed the quiet before everyone showed up.

Scooter set his coffee cup down on the stage manager desk off stage right and went to do a quick sweep of the stage and backstage area, just to make sure everything was fine. He had found that it was always best to know what needed to be done before the cast and crew arrived and chaos broke out everywhere. Overall, things looked pretty good today.

A light was showing under the door to Kermit's office, though. Kermit never left the light on. Scooter went to investigate, pushing the door open as quietly as possible. His boss was hunched over his desk, fast asleep. Smiling, Scooter shut off the light and quietly shut the door. Kermit deserved a little more sleep, after all.