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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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.
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bakerstreet2012-05-05 11:11 pm
09. This is happening.
She'd come back, done some big people things, gave him a cursory head pat, and gone to sleep. This was not kosher, no way.
He'd mastered getting out of his cage long ago, the ships were too much fun to play with, and he did it now. Escape artist that he was, his scrambling down across her desk and onto the floor made little sound beyond the scratching of his nails. The journey to the bed was long, as was scrambling up the sheets, but he was pissed and it was worth it.
Plus, it felt good to do something.
But look at her there, just...sleeping.
Nope. He wasn't having any more of this. He scrambled up the headboard and stared down at her. One second, then another ticked by, and suddenly he executed a flawless leap. He landed square in the center of her face. No more sleep. It was hamster time.
"Squeak," he added, just to make sure she got the message.
oh god
That had been until something tiny and furry landed on her face and squeaked. If she'd been less tired she probably would have had an automatic reaction to brush the hamster away, but as it was she just opened her eyes and frowned sleepily. After a second she slowly sat up, scooping the hamster into her hand as she shifted, so he wouldn't fall.
"What do you think you're doing out of your cage?"
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Did he sound like he was chiding her? Could big creatures understand chiding? He squeaked again for good measure and shook himself out. She was awake now, and it was her duty as his pet to entertain him. She usually got away with just providing more ships, but she had been very lax of late.
He jogged to the edge of her cupped hand and peered over it, ran to the other side and peered over that. It was a bit high for his preferences. He was still fairly close to her face. He settled for jumping onto her shoulder instead of jumping down.
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"Remind me to get you a wheel," she muttered to the hamster, taking the steps up to her computer terminal, pausing when she saw her new messages light was going off. Definitely not getting any sleep, now. "And maybe a padlock." She cupped her hand next to her shoulder to encourage him to get down so she could put him on the desk, and at least pretend like she was trying to get something done.
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He scurried across her shoulders and then back around as she walked back toward his cage. That light on the desk thing was flashing again, and he knew what that meant. She would sit there, ignore him, and stare at the desk thing for the next forever and a half. Unacceptable.
What was it about hamster time that she wasn't getting?
He ignored her hand and scurried up the back of her head. He made an absolute mess of her hair as he did, and took refuge in the center of her part. He was on top of the world and refused to be ignored for some silly little desk thing with a flashy light.