Hermitcraft Inktober: Writer's Addition

13★A Midnight Garden

While all the hermits slept, one stayed awake.

Cleo.

Cleo, being a zombie, didn't need to sleep. Now, some people believe that this to be a positive. However, some people see it as a negative, Cleo being one of them.

Now, don't get them wrong, they don't hate being a zombie. She just hates when night comes. While all the hermits are asleep, she's forced to stay awake, not having anyone to talk to and running out of things to do.

Well, that was up until Stress went to Cleo with an idea.

"Hi Cleo" Stress smiled, walking over to the zombie.

"Hi Stress, what can I help you with?" Cleo replied, returning the smile back to the brunette.

"Well, you know how you tell me that each night you're bored."

"Yeah?"

"Well, I got an idea of something you can do."

"Oh?"

"So, you know how you've mentioned that you want to take up gardening to help with the aesthetic of your base."

"Where are you going with this idea of yours, Stress?"

"I was thinking, we build you an area for you to start your gardening journey and you can tend to the garden during the night as something to do."

"That's not a bad idea. How did I not think of that."

"So, what do you say? Shall we start finding an area to build your midnight garden."

"Sure, but midnight garden?"

"Well, you'll be tending to it a night so it kind of just felt like a fitting name for it."

"Huh, I suppose it is."

"Well then, let's get to work."

With that, Cleo and Stress got to work with building up an area for the garden. Stress worked on building up some basic walls and adding lighting. Meanwhile, Cleo worked on incorporating, what Stress built, into the theme of her base.

Once the basic perimeters of the garden were complete, the two hermits stood back to admire their hard work, happy with the final outcome.

"Well, that's that. All that's left now is for you to fill the garden with whatever you desire" Stress smiled, turning to the zombie.

"Yeah. Thanks for helping by the way, I don't think I would have ever started something like this if it wasn't for your help Stress" Cleo smiled back.

"Of course luv, what are friends for. Now, I should probably get going, all this hard work has made me tired. Have fun gardening" Stress said, gathering up her supplies.

"I will, thank you again and sleep well" Cleo replied and with that Stress flew off, waving goodbye to Cleo as she did so.

As soon as the sun had set for that night, Cleo immediately got to work with filling their garden, pleased that they finally had something to do while all the hermits slept.