*Creak of door* darkness...
[echo] Hello? ...... hello? ......[echo]
*flicks lightswitch*.... single overhead flourescent tube flashes into action then settles down to a hum.
Hmm. Spots kettle. Cups left to drain on the rack are still damp, the kettle has a residual warmth. *click*
The room has a cozy feel, like a clubroom or common room. Wanders over to coffee table which is surrounded by sofas and easy chairs. *click* turns on the reading lamp beside an Eames chair in the corner. Turns off the main light on the way back to the boiling kettle. Fumble around in cupboard.
Tetleys tea bags catering box, hmm. A beaten up old caddy half full loose earl Gray. White tea. Green tea. Several boxes of assorted fruit tea bags. Silver leaf tea, empty box, chucks it in the recycling box. At the back under a split bag of demarera sugar, result! a box of Chai tea bags, one left, into a big mug.
The light of the fridge illuminates a solitary pecan pastry. It stays where it is, someone will be looking forward to eating that.
An Eames chair? in here? shrugs. Settles down with steaming mug. On the coffee table; the latest Velovision, Road Bike Action (featuring the Ferrari Colnago), a dog-eared copy of Zinn, a Pashley brochure. Picks up A to B magizine.
Sips tea.
Someone'll be along in a minute....