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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?

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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.

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[John groans and rolls over. Who is knocking at his peppermint candy door? He's making strudel in here!

...Oh, no, that was a real knock.

John gets up and opens the door, rubbing at his eyes.]

Dave? Something wrong?

[Aw, damn, he did interrupt John's sleep. Damn.]

Nothin' huge, but my mind's goin' a mile a minute, so I thought I'd see if you were up. Obviously you were sleepin', so I can just leave you to that.

[ThisisawkwardforDave.]

[Slow. Blink.]

Something's wrong.

And that'd be? Please enlighten me to what's wrong.

I don't know. I can just tell something's wrong.

[Sigh.]

Can I come in, then?

[He let's Dave pass and soon they're both sitting on his bed, probably hugging pillows and shit.]

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine. It's just like I keep thinkin' about random shit. My mind won't fuckin' rest so I can actually get a decent amount of sleep for the first time in at least a month.

[He's certainly hugging a pillow, if only because he has this urge to do so.]

[John scoots over and trades his pillow for Dave. Squeeze.]

What're you thinking about?

[Yes, this is good, he likes this better than the pillow. Discarding it for cuddle session.]

Random shit like what I'm gonna do for next year's Christmas, Valentine's bullshit, things like that.

But sometimes I start thinkin' about what we're gonna do if I disappear for a week again. Or if you do that.

Oh. Right.

[John goes quiet, considering it himself.]

I...I guess we can promise that, um. That if one of us goes and comes back and doesn't remember, the other won't just stop caring but-- but we'll take it easy? I mean, I'll probably scare a Dave that doesn't know we've been together, and well, duh, I'd freak out too. But we're still us, right? And...and I don't think even me at my most gay panicky would ever do anything to hurt you.

But...I might be upset if you kept it from me that we were together.

[He burrows his face into Dave's chest.]

Promise you'll tell me?

[He holds him for a moment, considering.]

Yeah. I can promise that. Might wanna lay it to the other Dave about it, too, so that he's prepared.

[Damn it's sad when you can easily think of yourself in the third person.]

But me right now will always care about you, even though I'll forget. The feelings are still there, even if the memory's not.

[John's chest bubbled up with warm feelings and he shifted a little, not sure how to deal with them until the burst out in nervous giggles.]

Y-- yeah, okay.

[He's quiet for a moment, thinking extra hard.]

I...I think the feelings are there for me too. Just. So are all the fears and the-- the confusion. I'm too dumb to know how gay I am for you without some help.

Well, hopefully we're not stupid enough to let it sit too long after Sburb's over.

[Okay, John is going on his lap, now. His grip on the other is loose enough to let him move around if he wants, but firm enough to make sure he doesn't fall.]

[Oh. This is kinda nice.]

Maybe we can communicate some cosmic message to our other us's.

[He grips Dave's head and presses his forehead against Dave's.]

Other Daves. Listen to me. John is less straight than he thinks he is. Make him kiss you.

[Dave can't help chuckling at this.]

Ten-four, Operation: Make Egbert Fuckin' Swoon is in its plannin' stages.

[John giggles too.]

He likes your hair wet for some reason! Use this to your advantage!

Oh, really? Just have to make sure I take a shower every other day when you're visitin'.

Hehehe. [Blush.]

Okay, okay, what should hypothetical-real-other-Johns do?

[Dave will do it, too!]

He should go with what feels right, and he should know that he can always talk to me about anythin' to do with sexuality, no matter how stupid or rude or harmful the question might sound.

Dang, now I'm wondering if I've asked anything that was "harmful".

Coverin' our bases, here. You like to hold back when it sounds to you like it's way outta line.

I guess. But okay, I'll tell all the other Johns.

I'm holdin' you to it.

[He sighs a little.]

Mind if I just stay here for the night?

Okay. But no funny business! I'm a decent lady. Hehehehe.

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