The Mouse and Mike

The mouse stares at Mike. Mike stares at the mouse. He has seen this play out in movies: a man sat awake in the quiet of the night, connecting for a moment with a little creature that cannot comprehend him but somehow seems to. Usually the man speaks some pithy quip or weary solemnity, but Mike's mind is blank. He is no better at talking to mice than anyone else. The mouse gives a little squeak, and turns away. Yet again, Mike feels that he is not the hero of the scene.