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eise ([personal profile] eise) wrote2012-01-13 01:11 am

INSOMINA MEME

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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• Other people reply to you by generating a number from 1 to 10.
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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.

10 fuck yes

[personal profile] urnewkingbitch 2012-01-13 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[Normally, Dave deals with his nightmares by ignoring them and distracting himself before going back to bed. This one, though, almost sends him rushing to the bathroom so that the toilet can be acquainted with what he had last eaten. Luckily, he manages to keep it down.

No comfort baking tonight, he thinks.

The Strider stumbles out into the hall to wander aimlessly, hoping that maybe it'll help keep his mind distracted. But he still feels sick to his stomach.]

[personal profile] coolstriderbro 2012-01-14 11:31 am (UTC)(link)
[Bro's been wandering himself, not quite ready to turn in for the night, when he catches sound of movement. He lurks in the shadows, watching, before sending Cal in to take a closer look.

By which he means, to chill on a nearby window ledge]

[personal profile] urnewkingbitch 2012-01-14 02:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[Something's not quite right. Instinctively, Dave looks over by the window and holy shit there's Lil Cal. Bro can't be that far, then. A part of him is relieved, not really wanting to be alone right now, and the other part doesn't necessarily want to admit his current weakness.

He knows Bro is going to figure out that something is wrong eventually, though.

After a moment of debate, he decides to wait and see if his big brother will reveal himself.]

[personal profile] coolstriderbro 2012-01-14 02:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Not as such. But Cal will suddenly move from the window to Dave's shoulder. Come on, Dave. Tell Dr Cal your woes.]

[personal profile] urnewkingbitch 2012-01-14 02:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Dave will admit that if Cal isn't even making him flinch, then yeah something's wrong. Reluctantly, he decides to spill a small part of the problem.]

It was just a nightmare. ...Okay, maybe more of a night terror.

[personal profile] coolstriderbro 2012-01-14 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[Okay, much as he likes to pretend otherwise, psych problems are a strict bro to bro affair, though the fact that Cal ends up on Bro's shoulder anyway kinda negates that point. All the same, Bro is suddenly at his side]

All right, out in the halls, not the best place for this discussion. Come on.

[Time to find somewhere quiet for this discussion]

[personal profile] urnewkingbitch 2012-01-14 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh, thank God the nightmare didn't make him jumpy. Dave simply nods and follows his Bro.]

[personal profile] coolstriderbro 2012-01-14 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[Pfft, a little scare tactics won't hurt!

Bro leads Dave to a room where they probably won't be disturbed, gesturing for Dave to sit]


Now. Tell big brother what happened.

[personal profile] urnewkingbitch 2012-01-14 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[He sits down, one leg over the other and his arms crossed against his chest.]

I don't really remember what it was about, but...there was a lotta blood. Like, I could actually taste and smell it, even after I woke up.

[personal profile] coolstriderbro 2012-01-14 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[Bro nods, considering a moment]

Anything else you remember?

[personal profile] urnewkingbitch 2012-01-14 03:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Made me sick, but that's all that stands out.

[He can think of several reasons why already.]

[personal profile] coolstriderbro 2012-01-14 03:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[Bro walks over, giving Dave's shoulder a reassuring squeeze]

But it's over now. It's just a dream. All right?

[personal profile] urnewkingbitch 2012-01-14 03:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah.

[Not too keen on returning to dreamland, though.]

[personal profile] coolstriderbro 2012-01-14 08:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[Bro knows. He can tell these things]

Wanna come chill out in my room for a bit?

[personal profile] urnewkingbitch 2012-01-15 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
Sounds good to me.