bakerstreet | can't sleep, can't sleep

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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?

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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[Offering teenaged OoT, Wind Waker, Twilight Princess, and Skyward Sword Link. Just let me know which you prefer.]

[Would you be interested in doing something with OoT Zelda and OoT teenaged Link? Perhaps an AU where she doesn't send him back in time and he lives at the castle?]

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linksintime - 2015-09-03 14:54 (UTC) - Expand

princessofdestiny - 2015-09-03 21:43 (UTC) - Expand

sorry, my keyboard just kept going

linksintime - 2015-09-04 08:48 (UTC) - Expand

[Chances are this is the thing keeping your character awake. Could be prowling around someone's place or met in the dark. Otherwise, 2,5,8 or 9 would work.]

[Would Carl possibly be open to meeting a dead boy from another zombie canon?]

[ Autumn was making it's slow treck into Winter, which was why Periwinkle was in the world of humans, doing her job to frost trees, plants, and windowpanes as best she can. Unfortunately a sudden cloud cover, and the threat of rain keeps her stranded. She can't head back to wonderland until the sky clears and the threat of wet wings passes. Luckily, it's night, so she doesn't have to worry about humans sneaking up on her. Knowing that doesn't really help, though. She still feels exposed, restless and fearful. What if someone decides to go for a midnight stroll? Or a cat finds her?!

Peri takes a few deep breaths and decides to focus on something else. She wont be able to get to sleep, there's no way. She's too tense. So she decides to poke around and look for found things. A paperclip, a few small tools...something shines from a nearby pile of leaves, and she flutters over to see what it is, setting her other treasures aside. It's pretty big, this thing, but she can't really see what it is from the way it's sitting in the leaves. So, curious, she grabs hold and tries to pull it free. It's heavy though, a lot heavier than she thought it would be, and it feels like it might be stuck on or in something.

She gives another tug, hoping she can pull it free with willpower alone. ]

Come on, almost there...

[ Only, not really. She loses her grip on the mystery object, the force sending her flying. ]

nippy - 2015-09-09 03:28 (UTC) - Expand

ofthefrost - 2015-09-17 02:21 (UTC) - Expand

[Despite himself, Zexion can't condone actually going to sleep. Even Nobodies need their rest, but he was busy, for one. More research to do, more investigating into Castle Oblivion. What was this place, exactly? Where had it come from? The answers are as elusive as the Superior's memories.

...He has to give up. He's been reading the same paragraph for almost ten minutes, and can't understand a word of it. He closes it with a sigh and glances at their young captive.]

I take it you can't sleep, either.