Four Painful Years

>Look around studio apartment. Gotta distract yourself some more.

You may be able to make a distraction out of cleaning your apartment, but honestly, you could barely muster the motivation to get out of bed a moment ago. You'll stick with enjoying your sandwiches for now. You'll also eyeball the model mat in the center of the room in an attempt to remember what page of the instruction manual you were on.

>Pop on the radio or telly, and listen to the news.

You don't normally listen to the news. Current events don't interest you, and any major scientific breakthroughs or political reforms that may be in the works won't be around long enough for you to be affected by them. You suppose that could be a good thing? World's going to crap either way.

Still, it might be nice to be a human being for once and glimpse out into the world, even if it's through a screen. Might give you something to talk about at work. You open the radio app on your phone and wait through an obnoxious advertisement for a restaurant chain.

Actually, that reminds you. You're supposed to collect your bonus check from the warehouse today. A couple-hundred extra dollars is nothing to sneeze at. Maybe you'll say hi to the guys while you're there, provided they're not too busy. On the way you could also pick up your prescription. Pain's not gonna stop itself...

You listen to the radio for a bit while you finish your sandwiches. Some car accidents, a break-in closer to the city, a human interest story about cute animals. Same ol' same ol'. Though, that story regarding the recent string of suburban disappearances did manage to catch your attention and make you shiver. You don't know, there's just something about being swept away that both frightens and intrigues you. Something you'd both hate to run afoul of... but you'd kind of like to experience just once? Just for a change of pace.

Wow, what the hell are you talking about? You finish your last sandwich.