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Another fine night had come and gone. Another fine night of basking in the pale moonlight, wondrous stargazing, divining fortunes from alignments of the planets. And now as the rays of dawn peeked over the horizon, Hilda Berg found herself finally feeling tired.
She’d been excited all through the night, drawing up new star charts in her favorite place in the clouds, and now as the day just began, she could feel exhaustion overtake her.
Wearily, the zeppelin woman stretched and yawned, snuggling into the soft clouds for a little nap.
At her side, her good friend Goopy Le Grande was curled up and snuggled up in the clouds next to her, fast asleep.
He’d offered to stay up all night with her, eager to experience Hilda’s passions for himself.
“It’s what friends do!” He’d said with that silly grin on his face, and of course she’d accepted.
And he had stayed up, for a good while at least, trying to help count stars and sight faraway galaxies in her telescope. But, as expected, sleep finally snuck up on the proud slime boxer, and it knocked him out cold.
Hilda laughed lightly, watching his light breathing.
Goopy was the only one Hilda knew who could walk-or bounce- on clouds as easily as she did, and her theory was, as a slime, he was mostly water based- but quite simply, it might have just been because he most wanted to be there.
Carefully, Hilda stretched herself and laid down in the soft clouds, pushing her books out of the way. A little nap wouldn’t hurt, then right back to work.
There was nothing quite like sleeping on clouds. The softer than cotton feel, the warmth from the sun, the views of the landscapes below as you drifted off to sleep…
In her dreams, Hilda saw a blue moon surrounded by infinite stars.
Snuggling further into the clouds as she dreamed, Hilda’s fingers brushed against Goopy and rolled him towards her, pulling him in close and squeezing him gently.
So soft…just like a cloud…
Hilda’s eyes shot open, heart beating fast as she suddenly became aware of where she was and what she was doing, Goopy still sleeping soundly in her arms. Her face went an extreme shade of scarlet and she stumbled backwards.
“I’m working myself too hard…” she mumbled, sitting up and taking a breather.
But she looked back to see her good friend still snoozing away, and her heart started racing again.
It’d felt really good to hold him..
Hilda began to organize her books and papers from the night before, trying to collect herself and prepare for a full day of studies. Meanwhile, a sweet smile had formed on Goopy’s face, and the deep sleeper snuggled deeper into the clouds.