The Lambert House, Planet Denver

[Manticore]

"Do you think she will help build a fort?" She grinned before adding "You can help too if you wanted."

Lambert smiled. That actually sounded kind of fun.

Pita stood again, heading to the kitchen for some juice. He glanced over at Chloe, covered with the blanket on the couch. She looked rather dead to the world, and a wave of exhaustion passed over Lambert in response.

"Pita..." he called to her. "Let's save the fort for the morning. I'm tired... been a long day."

He hated to disappoint her, but his body's desperate cry out for sleep demanded precedence over the blanket fort.

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