Aves was laying on the couch with a cat figurine on top of her. She scratched at its ears while she listened to a TED Talk by her favorite speaker. He just had a soothing manner of speech. She was pretty sure he was talking about ethics in engineering when someone knocked on her door. With a sigh, she gave the figurine a pat on the shoulder. It hurried to the door and managed to open it, then happily greeted the visitor, reaching up for pets.
"Hey, Noah!" Aves said, sitting up now. "You want some cherry coke?" She'd gotten a few cans after pizza and fondue. She'd also gotten a small bottle of hot sauce.