As the adrenaline of his success faded, George felt a wave of fatigue wash over him. The events of the day, combined with the mental exertion of his experiment, had left him drained. He knew he should probably try to rest, to prepare for whatever challenges tomorrow might bring.
But as he looked around his quiet living room, George couldn't shake the feeling that he was standing on the threshold of something monumental. His life had changed irrevocably, and he was only beginning to grasp the extent of his new abilities.
As the night wore on, George went through his usual bedtime routine, trying to maintain some semblance of normalcy in his rapidly changing world. He brushed his teeth, changed into his pajamas, and settled into bed with a book he'd been meaning to finish for weeks. The familiar words on the page provided a brief respite from the supernatural chaos of his new reality.