The room erupted in clanging and banging, with five consecutive sounds of heavy collisions before it finally quieted down.
I felt the Mercury Lamp in my embrace make a small arch with its soft little body, straining to poke her tiny head out from underneath, "Stupid human! What's with the sudden hug?"
Her voice was filled with seven parts anger and three parts happiness; it seemed my subconscious action had indeed successfully garnered a considerable amount of favor. Had it been before when I hugged her without permission, this little lass would've already struck with her steel teeth through my carotid artery.
