The sun pried open Amando's eyelids, much to his regret. He pulled his comforter over his head and tried to go back to sleep, but it was too late; he was already awake. He threw off the bedclothes and got up, not bothering to make the bed. Amando shuffled towards to door which led to the main room of his small house, thinking about how these late-night meetings were really taking a toll on him.
Even before he opened the door, he could hear the voices, and moaned inwardly. He was not in the mood for this.
The first thing Amando heard was, "Well, Sleeping Beauty finally awakes."
"Shut up, Pigface," Amando muttered. Calling one of the many masks hanging from the walls "Pigface" wasn't an insult; it was his name, and not out of spite, either. He really was the face of a pig. Pigface was the first quality mask Amando had made, keeping it out of sentimental value. Sometimes Amando wondered if that really was the wisest choice, as Pigface wasn't exactly a joy to be around all the time...or even most of the time. Of course, that was Amando's own fault.
As he grabbed some sort of breakfast drink, Amando heard another mask speak. It was Galetzia, saying, "Oh, you're just jealous. It's not like you have any beauty, Pigface!" She laughed as Pigface muttered something vaguely insulting, and Amando smiled slightly. Galetzia, a white mask with extravagant eyelashes and makeup painted on, was one of his favorites. Talking to her was always flattering. Various other masks chattered in the background as Amando's bedroom lamp sulked in the corner, a rather unfortunate result of using his power to turn it off too many times.
Amando sat in his armchair, silently praying it wouldn't be alive now. When most people sit in an armchair, it makes a soft noise. Amando's either said "Oof!" or "This is the worst job in the world," or both. Today, it said both.
"Oof!" it complained. "This is the worst job in the world." Amando ignored it and looked at his newest creation, still sitting on his worktable. The mask was deceptively simple, nowhere near as impressive as his complex character masks. The material was red and plain, though it had a quiet luster to it. It was carved through in complicated designs, showing a shining gold material beneath it, one that caught the light as if to reveal hidden life and fire within. Golden feathers fell from the sides.
Amando would never use his power on this mask. It wasn't it character; this mask was he.
((Woohoo, long ramble! xD Sorry, I had fun with the talking masks and such.))