He sounds (he is) half-asleep when he says it. He's in that gray place between unconsciousness and waking, that peaceful drifting feeling that's been so elusive without the hospital's drugs forcing him down. He doesn't realize his eyes are closed until he shifts a little, lashes fluttering.
He's on the leaning edge of a balance, tilting toward sleep. ]
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[ BRINGING THE JOKES.
He sounds (he is) half-asleep when he says it. He's in that gray place between unconsciousness and waking, that peaceful drifting feeling that's been so elusive without the hospital's drugs forcing him down. He doesn't realize his eyes are closed until he shifts a little, lashes fluttering.
He's on the leaning edge of a balance, tilting toward sleep. ]