INSOMINA MEME

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It happens to everyone - sometimes, you have nights where you just can't fall asleep, no matter what you do. It could be for a number of reasons, or no reason at all. And this is what's happened now: you've been laying in bed for what feels like hours, just tossing and turning, and nothing seems to help. So what's left to do? Get out of bed and go wake someone else up, of course. If you're not getting any sleep, then why should they?

i n s t r u c t i o n s

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o p t i o n s

01 • FEAR. Maybe you're hearing strange, indeterminable noises; maybe there's a severe storm happening outside; maybe you watched a scary movie before bed? Whatever the reason, you're terrified and it's keeping you awake. You just want to wake someone else up so they can protect you from the monster in your closet.
02 • HUNGER. Your stomach is growling and it just won't stop. Or perhaps your throat is so dry you could cough up a tumbleweed? Well, you've gone to the kitchen to remedy this and hey, that was a pan that just dropped on the floor. It was loud enough to wake the dead! Oops.
03 • PAIN. Your body is completely worn out, be it from exercise, battle, sickness, or what have you. Either way you're in enough pain to keep you from sleeping, so maybe someone else has a home remedy or something, or can at least help you take your mind off of it.
04 • SOLITUDE. For some reason, your bed just feels so empty at the moment. You're feeling terribly lonely and really just want someone to keep you company for a while. Maybe it'd be easier to fall asleep if you're with them...
05 • DISCOMFORT. Your room is an oven. Either that or a freezer. Or maybe this bed is just really uncomfortable? Who knows why you can't get to sleep, it feels like it could be anything. Why even bother trying? Maybe someone else can preoccupy you until you feel tired enough to ignore your discomfort.
06 • PENSIVE. Something's on your mind, and no matter how hard you try to focus elsewhere, it's just not going to work. Your body may be tired, but your mind is incredibly busy and it's virtually impossible to get to sleep. Surely, talking it out with someone else will help?
07 • SADNESS. Something terrible has happened that day, perhaps; or you could just be severely depressed. Either way you're trying your hardest not to cry yourself to sleep, and it's not working at all. Better find a way to get it out of your system somehow; you need a shoulder to cry on.
08 • ANGER. You are just... fuming. Who knows why - that annoying dog is barking again, or maybe the people next door are getting busy and keeping you awake. Whatever the reason for your ire is, you'd better put an end to it so you can get some damn rest already! Go wake up a friend so you can complain to them.
09 • RESTLESS. You're far too energetic to sleep right now. Maybe you're just trying to do so out of necessity - you have to be up early tomorrow! But you just don't think you'll be able to fall asleep for a while now, so why waste the time trying to sleep when you could be doing something else? Namely bothering someone else - you're totally jealous because they're getting more sleep than you.
10 • WILDCARD. Choose one of the options above, or make up your own scenario.

Comments

[urnewkingbitch]

5

[hamburellakind]

[Who put all the freaking peas under his mattress tonight?

Goooood.

Hopefully Dave's bed is more comfy. John knocks, nearly falling asleep against the door. Yes, the door is more comfortable!]

[urnewkingbitch]

[Dave is always up. He's the king of insomnia, that's him.

As such, he's not used to getting visitors at piss o'clock.

The Strider answers it, and...oh, hi there.]

Hey, Egbert. What's up?

[hamburellakind]

My bed sucks, Dave. I want it to die.

[urnewkingbitch]

Well, shit, I could slice it in half, I guess, but that'd be a waste of a perfectly good mattress.

[He moves aside to let John in, and will close the door behind him if he enters.]

[hamburellakind]

[John walks in and collapses face first on Dave's bed.

Shift.

...

Shift shift.

......

Shift.]

AUGH, this isn't better!

4

[turn4bout]

[ For once in her life, she's knocking at the door. ]

Hey, Dave? You awake?

[urnewkingbitch]

[Dave is almost always awake. He's surprised that Terezi is knocking, but answers it quickly.]

I make it a point to not fall asleep until at least four in the mornin'. What's up, TZ?

[turn4bout]

Can't sleep. [ She moves directly for Dave's bed and begins piling the blankets and pillows up at the foot of it. Like a boss, she climbs onto the newly formed pile, curls up, and tilts her face towards Dave (in her mind, she is a dragon on a massive pile of gold right now, and it is awesome).]

So, what's up?

[urnewkingbitch]

[Dave takes out a clipboard so that he can compose while sitting down next to Terezi.]

Nothin', really. I'm figurin' out some new tunes, but that's about it for my night.

How 'bout you?

[turn4bout]

[ She uncurls from her gold and snuggles up to Dave. He is her new gold. ]

Dunno. It's just kinda quiet. [ ... ] I don't really like it.

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[itsahotone]

[Every so often, Santana might feel a little scared about something. The idea of people bullying her for liking girls, the abstract fact that many people die because of alcohol-related accidents while she herself is hungover...

Anyway. She feels that way now. Who can say why it's Dave she comes across.]

................

[urnewkingbitch]

[Dave's always doing something late at night, and right now he's out in the halls for no real reason.

He doesn't expect to see Santana up, though.]

Yo, Lopez.

[itsahotone]

[Oh good, time to JUMP IN FRIGHT like a moron.]

God! Watch where you're...going...

[urnewkingbitch]

[Okay, that's new.]

Nah, too much like work. What's got you up and about?

[itsahotone]

...No reason. Just couldn't sleep.

[Liiiies. First there was the nightmare, then all the ~noises~.]

3

[coolstriderbro]

[Like Bro sleeps much anyway.

On this occasion, however, he's struggling to get even what he normally does because damn it, he thinks he's pulled something in that last roof-top battle and that makes it hard to get comfortable.

Obviously wandering the corridors is the best way to fix that]

[urnewkingbitch]

[Yeah, they're alike in that way.

Dave is on his way to go do some baking to kill his boredom when he stumbles across Bro.]

Hey, Bro. What's up?

[coolstriderbro]

[Shit. The one person he didn't want to run into right now because he's supposed to be indestructible and admitting to pulled muscles doesn't gel with that.]

Not much. Just wanderin'. You?

[urnewkingbitch]

On my way down to the kitchen to see what I can find.

[Dave can kind of tell that something is off, though. He seems a little stiffer than usual.]

Want me to get you anythin' while I'm down there? Or do you wanna join me in bein' a vulture?

[coolstriderbro]

[Internally, he frowns a little at that. On the one hand, the longer he's with Dave the more chance there is he'll figure something's wrong.

On the other hand, declining outright will make him suspicious anyway]

I'll walk with you a bit if you want. Better than walking these halls solo.

2

[thisisherson]

[Kurt's just kind of given up on sleeping tonight. He tried, really. So, he's decided that it's now breakfast time. 3AM is the best time for breakfast, obviously. Besides, he's really craving French Toast at the moment, and he's pretty sure he's crossed the line from "eating too late at night" to "eating first thing in the morning".

He's also decided that it's a good morning for tea, which he has warming up on the kettle. And wow, that kettle is really loud when it whistles.]

[urnewkingbitch]

[Luckily, Dave doesn't usually go to bed until about four or five in the morning. He hears the whistling in the kitchen and takes a look inside to see what the hell is gooh hey there sexy Kurt.]

Tea already? [Sniff.] Oh, man, that better not be french toast I'm smellin'.

[thisisherson]

Why not? I can't sleep, so I might as well start my morning.

[He smiles at the mention of his delicious masterpiece though. He sounds so proud when he talks about it!]

It's not just french toast. It's my famous mascarpone-stuffed french toast.

Do you want some? Or some tea?

[urnewkingbitch]

Makes sense to me.

[Oh dear Jesus that sounds delicious.]

I never turn down french toast and tea, man. Don't think I've had mascarpone-stuffed before, though.

[Dave will gladly set the table while Kurt is doing the cooking.]