[The tapping does rouse him from one of his many horse naps, sitting up abruptly and calling-- well, croaking --out:]
Hello--oh, fuck--!!
[The book that had been draped over his face falls into his lap, startling him into spiking the whole thing to the ground. He can hear the melodic voice from the other side of the door, but his half-asleep brain is not processing the words right now, and this equine jumpiness surely isn't helping him pay much attention. He clears his throat and tosses his legs over the edge of the bed, wobbling over to the door to pull it open and make sure he wasn't just hearing things-- ]
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Hello--oh, fuck--!!
[The book that had been draped over his face falls into his lap, startling him into spiking the whole thing to the ground. He can hear the melodic voice from the other side of the door, but his half-asleep brain is not processing the words right now, and this equine jumpiness surely isn't helping him pay much attention. He clears his throat and tosses his legs over the edge of the bed, wobbling over to the door to pull it open and make sure he wasn't just hearing things-- ]
C-coming! I'm coming, one sec.