002 ♞ that butler, restrained

[xthecorvus]

Who: Team Phantomhive
Where: Speculum 2
When: Daytime, first day of the curse, backdated
Style: I'll follow you!
Status: Closed for butler smackdown



[ This had never happened before. Never in his several hundred years of service did this ever ever happen to this demon. It was new, startling and honestly quite disturbing. Sebastian Michaelis, flawless butler and even more flawless demon had fallen asleep. Even worse, Sebastian Michaelis, flawless butler had overslept. Perhaps several hundred years of not sleeping had taken its toll on the demon.

It all began last night. He was, as per his usual schedule, closing the manor down for the night when he'd suddenly been overcome by the strangest urge to close his eyes. Thinking this to be nothing more than a side effect of the coral, he gave in to the urge. Just a few minutes, he supposed. A few minutes turned into several hours. He was awoken by sunlight streaming through the windows and a quick check on his pocketwatch showed the absolute truth: he'd overslept by a good three hours. His master would have been up an hour ago and breakfast was late, horrendously so.

So it would be an hour later when Ciel would finally hear that knock on his door. ]

Master? My sincerest apologies. I have no excuse for my abject tardiness. Quite unbecoming of a Phantomhive servant.

[ And may God have mercy on his soul. ]

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[pactum]

[ luckily for Sebastian, Ciel's been asleep these last few hours, without his butler to wake him. it might not be such a bad thing; sleep is rarely very restful for him, so a few extra hours might have actually done some good.

in any case, he's just stirring when Sebastian opens the door, enters and speaks. exhaling deeply, he shifts in bed and opens his eyes to watch Sebastian carry out his usual morning routine. ]

What the hell are you talking about? [ he grumbles. ] What are you late for? You're not--

[ but oh. perhaps he is. ]

Sebastian, what time is it?