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
<3 MATCHMAKER MATCHMAKER MAKE ME A MATCH
[He holds out his arm; no reason not to be gentlemanly, even if they're just going to go climbing around places that are a little less clean than his clothes should tolerate.]
Milady?
...AND THEN MY MULAN MUSE TWITCHED OUT OF FEAR.
Such chivalry.
[Taking his arm now.]
awww, poor bb. NO MATCHMAKING FOR YOU, PROMISE.
[...It's a joke. But he leads her down the street and around towards one of the higher buildings, one of those art-decco things built in Gotham's heyday that mostly just looks out of place these days.]
WOOOO THEN THE MATCH MAKING IS UP TO US!
[Teasing of course. And she's just going to follow willingly!]
HOORAY!
[And not much later they come to the entrance, and from there it's a subdued break-in (which looks like he just let himself in because...that's really pretty much what happened.) and a trip in the elevator up to the roof! Oh man. How exciting. ...It pays to have Connections.]
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For most people. But old fashioned guys are cuter in my opinion. [Especially getting them riled up and flustered.]
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[Ohhh and here's the charm. It's reflex, hard-won, and he escorts her out onto the roof when they get there. It's not much, maybe, there's no table or chairs or really much of anything that indicates people come out here, but step out a little and she'll see why he brought her here.]
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She hadn't been in Gotham long, not long enough to take to the roof tops at least (plus there was the fact that she wasn't entire sure she wanted to risk that considering the night crowd). So this. This was new.]
Whoa.
[She walks out, closer to the edge.]
When's someone like Bruce Wayne got time t'find something like this?
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[Not even close to an answer, but he can't give her the real one anyway. He follows her, careful to watch her as she gets close to the edge in case she loses her footing -- habits, and all -- but he's grinning. Really grinning, not just the mask he shows the world when he doesn't want them to look too closely. It was worth the chance, clearly.]
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You're tellin' me there's more t'Bruce Wayne then a vapid airhead? Who woulda thought?
[Clearly teasing. She did her best not to pay attention to the rumor mill about any celebrity... As vast as it may be.]
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[Bah, like he minds the teasing. He's amused.]
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[Still she creeps closer to the edge, leaning over the railing, letting her hair get ruffled by the wind]
So, whaddyou have to think about when y'come up here?
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[He follows, taking up a spot next to her, hands on the railing as he looks out at the view. He seems almost peaceful, the light demeanor muted somewhat.]
Airhead, remember? What makes you think I have any thoughts to begin with?
[The smile fades into something more somber, but he only shrugs.]
That's kind of the point of the view. To not think. To just...be another part of the city.
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What, like you're a gargoyle or somethin'?
[Then her view turns back to the city, eyes looking at some far point on the horizon.]
But I get whatya mean. I like the feel of th'wind. It's like... losin' control for just one second helps me forget everythin' else.
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Something like that, sure.
[He nods in understanding at her assessment.]
Exactly. It's like looking up at the night sky and getting lost in the stars. It puts everything in perspective.
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I dunno about everything. But it does put a lot int'perspective.
[Careless decisions. Mindless actions. She's not sure she could wrap her mind around a few key moments in her life.]