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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bakerstreet2016-05-28 07:14 pm
rng gave me 7 - sadness
The fact of the matter was, though neither Carolina nor Tex would speak of it, something had to have happened with Connie. York couldn't begin to guess what it was, but as he turned over in bed and tried to get comfortable, the thought assaulted him suddenly that she was never coming back.
It got late, and Delta's company, though appreciated, just wasn't cutting it. North had seemed to be sympathetic when they'd spoken earlier that evening and York just kept concentrating on it—maybe it would turn out that North needed him. It was a new thought, but it grew in York's consciousness until he couldn't help it anymore—he got up, stealing quietly down the hallway of the living quarters of the ship, and knocked on North's door. ]
Re: rng gave me 7 - sadness
Delta keeping you awake, or are you thinking about Connie?
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Little a' both, to be honest. Seems like you're awake, too.
[ Without invitation, he steps over to the bed and sits down. They'll end up there anyway. ]
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And I have a feeling it's only going to get worse from here on out. [ He dropped down to sit beside York once he'd settled on the bed. ]
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[ York looks at him. ]
How did you know I was thinking about Connie?
[ After all, the topic hadn't come up when they'd spoken earlier in the night. Maybe pointedly so. ]
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She was a member of the team, whatever else she did.
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[ He sighs and looks at his hands. ]
You know, we were sent after her, we didn't catch her, we didn't even retrieve her armor. With the way Carolina's been acting...
[ He frowns. ]
You know, I really ought to just ask her? But maybe...I'm afraid of the answer.
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If it had gone well, we would have had something...