Jin bolted upright and to his behind. He had decided to spend the night at Kai's place. He ended up drinking late last night. Drinking grape juice with Kai, that is, and chatting about things he could not even recall.
The bed he laid down on was a bit hard: the mattress was quite thin and did not do its job of cushioning properly. He sighed. It was quite the uncomfortable bed, but he did sleep well in this room. The walls were thin, but somehow it wasn't cold in here.
Kai and his sister, Kaylie, had an extra room, so he did not need to live in the Inn. Suddenly, something started to mist and darken. Then, it shifted and twisted, taking an amorphous form. And finally, it grew limbs, and skin, and eyes, and hair. It became Cliff.
Cliff perched at the edge of the bed, holding a cigarette in his mouth. "Good morning, kid."
Jin, eyes still fuzzy, looked at him. "Morning."
"What's the plan for today?" Jin asked.
