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bakerstreet2025-06-01 10:01 am
indecisivesock) wrote in bakerstreet2025-06-01 10:01 am
Insomnia 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
• Post with your character (note the name and fandom in the subject).
• Other people reply to you by generating a number from 1 to 10.
• Have fun!
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.
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[He stands in the entryway of the room in the dark, completely still. He'd thought everyone had gone to bed for the night, but this group doesn't sleep much. One more more of them are up at all hours from insomnia, or nightmares, or both. It's taken some getting used to, not being the only one awake in the dead of the night.
He remembers it had been like this with the Howlies, too. The things they'd seen, the things they'd done, made it hard for them to sleep, and he'd taken his job as Sergeant seriously when it came to trying to take care of them. And it had taken his mind off his own nightmares and visions. If you live long enough, most things start to repeat, he's discovering. He doesn't mind this part, even if he worries about his new teammates.
He's mostly quiet, ever-observing, something that had fundamentally changed about him over his years with HYDRA. But it's made him a better listener, at least.]
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she turns halfway and offers a tired smile in greeting.] Was thinking hot cocoa, actually. It's one of those nights.
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Hard to beat hot cocoa. [He considers, though, her statement. It's definitely one of those nights.] You...up for company? If not, it's okay.
[He liked to ask. He's still getting to know this team, trying to sort out their quirks and personalities and needs. He doesn't want to impose if she'd rather be alone.]
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a pause, as she considers. she is groggy, even if she is feeling a bit wound up at the same time.] Well, as long as you don't mind me a bit irritable. Want some?
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Sure. Thanks, Ava. [He doesn't mind the irritability. He's getting used to that from all of them. Well. Except Bob. Bob's generally pretty quiet.]
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the whole learning to deal with compromise and conflict that doesn't end with her wanting to break somebody's neck is a learning process. but she is learning. and more often than not she just sticks to the back of the group, allows the others to do most of the talking.
she nods in acknowledgement as she gets down another mug. and snatches the kettle off the burner before it starts the high-pitched wailing. unfortunately her glitchy hands aren't quite cooperating, and she nearly drops the whole thing, managing to set it on the counter with only the smallest splash of hot water.] Ugh, can you hand me that towel?
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He's already grabbed the towel before she asks for it, handing it over easily, pausing after.]
Is that...happening a lot?
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she ignores the question at first, until she has the kettle settled back down onto the stovetop, and then further delays it as she searches the drawers for a spoon.]
When I'm out of my suit, yes. [which she isn't, all that often, around the rest of them.] Designed to help me hold things more reliably.
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He used to be good at this sort of thing. But that was a long, long time ago. He plucks a spoon out of the drawer and holds it out as he nods.]
Makes sense, then, why you wear it so much.
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she kept quiet when John and Yelena compared weapons in the back of the truck, figured nobody cared much about her suit or how it operated. she's not sure it's relevant to any of them anyway, when she's the one that has to wear it.
but she nods.] Have to. I don't... [she accepts the spoon, quietly stirs the powdered mix into the hot water, realizing maybe she should have done this in the reverse order but it's too late now.] Don't want to start disintegrating again.
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Can't blame you there.
[His voice is hushed.]
Does it hurt? When it happens? [His only basis for comparison, of course, is when he and half the planet disintegrated when Thanos snapped his fingers. It hadn't hurt, exactly, but it wasn't a pleasant feeling, either. Certainly not one he'd wish to repeat, let alone on any sort of regular basis.]
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Used to a lot more. Horribly, constantly. But my pain tolerance is all screwed up from it. It's negligible now, in comparison.
[a long pause punctuated only by the little clink clink clink of the spoon against the side of the second mug.] As long as I keep up with my treatments. Should be fine.
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He presses his lips together, nodding at her words. He's not surprised by it, but he doesn't like it. He can also kind of relate, even if he doesn't disintegrate.]
Okay. That changes, you let me know? [Because he won't hesitate to reach out to Wakanda for help, even if maybe they hate him at this point. Who knows.]
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and if something is impacting her, her health, then that could make her less reliable on the battlefield. and if something went wrong-]
Part of my chamber's power source gave out tonight. [she offers the mug over to Bucky, finally, topped with a couple small marshmallows.] But I already contacted somebody to come help with repairs. So. Not a big deal.
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Okay. Glad to hear that. [He takes the mug and he offers her a tiny smile in return, and a quiet thanks.] But if I can help somehow in the mean time, don't hesitate, okay?
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not her though. she's fine. she quietly lifts her own mug to her lips, glancing off.] Might be in a difficult mood, tomorrow. Given I probably won't manage to sleep all that well tonight. So, if if aggravates any tensions to the point of escalation, just tell me to go to my room for a bit.