insomnia;

[gameofsocks]

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.

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[fallensparrow]

[For a long moment Genji remains silent and still. He observes 76, takes in his words, trying to suss out whether he's being deceived. Tense, poised to attack at any second if he finds himself dissatisfied, but finally he moves: he straightens from his aggressive stance and sheathes his sword.

Despite how inherently shady the man is, being a vigilante and all, there's nothing Genji can read off 76 that tells him that the answer he's been given is a lie. There is, however, something that draws his curiosity. Might as well be me.]

Why you?

[Who are you?

It's impossible that 76 isn't someone with a connection to Overwatch at this point. But the single-minded conviction he's displayed in his efforts thus far, the tone of his words, says he has a far deeper connection than that of any simple agent who had once worked there. Why is he so dedicated to this cause, is this someone Genji once knew?]

[mylawn]

[That's a question he can't answer unless he wants to give himself away. He's already shared too much and he has no idea how many pieces Genji has put in place. When the sword is sheathed, he looks a little defeated, shoulders sagging a little. He lowers his gun in return and takes a step, testing the waters to see if he'll be let past.

The real answer to why him is that it was his fault in the first place. The least he can do is set the record straight for the rest of them.]

Who else is gonna do it?

[Not Winston, who's already too caught up in his own idealism and the "new" Overwatch to investigate what ruined the original endeavor in the first place.]

[fallensparrow]

[The sudden slack in 76's shoulders creates an odd look for him. Genji has never seen him in any state but tense and ready, or at least alert. Now he looks... tired. The exhaustion of someone who's been through too much. If he was there for the fall of Overwatch, it only makes sense; it's obviously affected him deeply, far deeper than anyone Genji knows, if it's sent him chasing leads like this. When 76 steps forward, Genji doesn't move to step in front of him. All he does is track the movement, the burning neon green of his visor shifting just slightly with 76's change in position.

The question Genji gets in response to his own doesn't satisfy the itch that's been brought up, but Genji accepts it out of respect. He's gotten the answers he came for: 76 is diving into these ruins of the past in order to find out what happened. The fact that he didn't pull the trigger on Genji, or even curl his finger around it, once during their short skirmish speaks volumes by itself as to the threat 76 is likely to be to Overwatch agents in the future. Genji will take satisfaction in what he's learned.

For now. He already knows the question of 76's identity is going to be burning bright in his mind from this point on.]

Very well. [A bow of his head, and Genji takes a step back. He's gotten what he's came for; he can leave 76 be.] Then I hope you find some luck in your endeavor. I... [A pause, brief but palpable, before Genji finds his voice again:] I would like to know what happened as well.

[He lowers his head and the lights of his armor go out at once, returning him to shadow and leaving 76 alone once more.]