"Not a bad one, though," she murmurs optimistically. Too sad a necessity to be quite called comfortable, burdened with stipulations that don't diminish, but absolutely dilute. But a routine in itself is nice in chaotic times. Consistency. Foundation.

"Builds up an immunity, gets a little cozier with time. Hopefully there stops being so much dire cause for it, and it can just be about unwinding. Cause I don't think there's anything worth complaining about, you and cocoa and radio sometimes."