insomnia

[forfun]

the i n s o m n i a 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.

Comments

[thetenthstorm]

What he wants to say is that humans do ooze, women especially, but he's 100% sure that it'll get him knocked out of his own bed, and he really doesn't want to hit the floor.

"Yes, you are much less gross than giant space worms."

There. That'll keep him in bed, he thinks.

[aproperdoctor]

Forget being knocked out of bed, he'd be punched if he said that. Either that or Martha would die from embarrassment, and he'd regenerate from embarrassment, and the whole thing would just be completely awkward and someone would have to figure out how to wipe their memories so they could act like it never happened in the first place.

"That didn't even sound convincing," she teases him. "I'm not sure you believe it." Besides, 'you are much less gross than giant space worms' is probably the least flattering thing that's ever been said about her, and while Martha doesn't have the Doctor's ego, she does possess a certain amount of self-esteem. Plus she would rather have her ego stroked.

[thetenthstorm]

It might be unflattering but it is actually honest.

"I'd not be sharing a bed with a giant space worm," he replies. He thinks that should be considered a compliment, at least for his standards.

[aproperdoctor]

"Because it wouldn't fit in your bed," she points out reasonably. "And because it would get ooze everywhere."

If you even make any comments about women and ooze, Doctor, you will end up with a broken nose.

"Also," she adds, "the giant space worm wouldn't pet your hair because it hasn't got any hands." Apparently hands are just about all she's good for.

[thetenthstorm]

"It could sprawl out across the floor and coil it's upper-half around the bed," he reasons.

Why are they still talking about this they really need to stop.

"I think some of them had tongues. Or... something. Teach it how to groom people."

He makes a face. He has a clear image of it in his head and it's not pretty.

"I ought to just stop trying, I think," he says at last.

[aproperdoctor]

Well, it's probably better than talking about Jack seducing them and/or the TARDIS. Although that's debatable; if not for the awkwardness, Martha would definitely prefer the latter.

"For once, I think you're right," she agrees amiably. Because, really, thinking about being groomed by a giant worm is even more gross.

The only problem is, she doesn't know what else to talk about, and without ridiculous conversation to fill the silence, Martha feels a little awkward pressed up against the Doctor the way she is.