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.
10 • WILDCARD. Choose one of the options above, or make up your own scenario. |
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Asami skitters out the door and back out onto the porch, closing the door silently behind her.]
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He flattens himself again the door, pushing his ear against it. Whoever is following them has either stopped pursuing them (hopefully) or is very light on their feet (more likely, since this is an air temple.)]
And if we get caught, how good are you at covering?
[Because they both know that he's no good at it.]
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[Asami presses her own ear against the door, trying to get an inkling of a sound.]
Just say that a weird noise woke you up or something. That would explain why the both of us are walking around.
[That, or there was the old standby of "I'm thirsty."]
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[He's always left the covering up to Mako. Or, more recently, Korra, who can get away with things based solely on pure authority and confidence.
He gives Asami a thumbs up to signal that he'll follow her lead. She's definitely a natural at getting out of trouble.]
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I can handle myself, I guess.
[She crouches down so that her tall figure doesn't show up in the windows as they move.]
Come on, we may as well move back to the dorms, unless you have some other adventure planned. [She laughs quietly. Asami knows she's doomed at this point- all that sugar and she's not getting to sleep any time soon.
And she would rather distract herself from her thoughts, right now, than slip back into that mood.]
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[He spots the pile of food that he had initially set down on his way back to his room. His eyes light up at the sight of it. Tons of good food and all still perfectly good for a late night snack!]
Unless you'd like to have a midnight feast with me.
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[And, leave it to Bolin to go right back to food. She smiles, giving an affectionate roll of her eyes.]
I guess a midnight feast sounds good. You're sure you don't mind sharing your winnings?
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[He gathers his sizable pile of food in his arms cheerily.]
We'll eat like kings! [He pauses. Something's not right there.] Like king and queen.
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Of course we will. We just need to hope that Pema doesn't realize that half of the food is gone, tomorrow morning.
[Asami rubs her hands along her arms. It certainly gets chilly along the water.]
And we need to find somewhere else to sit, because pajamas don't do too much against the cold.
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However, lacking a coat to give, he has to improvise.]
If you don't mind breaking a few more rules - [Because, really, they've already broken curfew and the no-stealing-food rule and probably a rule about being quiet at night.] - you are welcome to dine in my room.
[He supposes that inviting her to break the rules with gentlemanly intent counts for something.]
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No, I don't mind. [She laughs a bit.] We just need to be extra careful not to get caught. [Asami hesitates a moment.]
You and your brother don't room together, do you?
[It isn't that she's avoiding Mako. She just... doesn't want anything to be potentially awkward. They're on good terms, now, but her own wounds aren't completely healed, yet.]
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[He loves his brother more than anything, but he can understand why Asami would be uncomfortable with him around. And this night is all about making Asami feel better, so Mako will have to stay blissfully unaware in his own bedroom.
Also of note, Mako would not approve of all this late night rule-breaking and pantry-raiding.]
He's next door, but we won't wake him up. Promise.
[He begins to sneak down the hallway to where he left his door open - easier access and less noise!]
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[Her words are warm and genuinely thankful. He gets it. He's been there, really, even though it hadn't had such a long term effect like it was with Asami.
So she sneaks off after Bolin, following him on tip-toes to the boys' dorms. They're essentially the same as the girls', she notes. Asami closes the door silently behind her when they're both in Bolin's room. She has to hold in a smirk upon seeing the various articles of clothing strewn across the floor. What else did she expect from a sixteen year old boy, really?]
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You get first pick.
[While she gets full reign over the food pile, he quickly darts around to pick up some of his clothes and toss them into his dresser. It doesn't make his room look that much neater, but at least it clears some of the space on the floor.]
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Pema really is a great cook. [Asami scoots back to lean against the wall, finishing up the treat.]
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[Satisfied with his tidying up, he flops onto his bed carefully so as not to disturb his food pile. He takes a dumpling, too, and bites into it heartily.]
Though I gotta say, I miss meat.
[The all vegetarian diet is perhaps the only downside of living at the air temple. Bolin's a growing boy! He needs his protein and... whatever other good stuff is in meat.]
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Of course, what kind of a man doesn't need his meat? Unless you're an airbender, of course.
[Even she occasionally has the craving. It's a small price to pay, though, to be able to have a home.]
Maybe we can go out for something a bit heartier tomorrow? [She finishes off the dumpling.]
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I could take you to the best dumpling cart in Republic City!
[He hopes that she didn't mean somewhere fancier. Not that he would mind - after all, his suit has just been sitting unused in his drawers - but he really thinks she'd enjoy some good street vendor food.
And if that's not her style, he'll think of something else. He wonders if she'd like Fire Nation food, or maybe Narook's...]
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[She chuckles quietly at Bolin's enthusiasm. No, Asami wouldn't mind street vendor food. She does enjoy dressing up and going out somewhere nice, but something new sounds like a good idea.
...And Bolin might get looks, if his table manners are anywhere near what they are, here. She manages to contain a smirk.]
Thank you, Bolin. [She relaxes against bed's adjacent wall. Yes, Asami is feeling much better. And much less alone.]
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You are so welcome! [He stuffs the rest of his dumpling in his mouth, not wanting to accidentally lose it in his excitement. He likes this idea even better than late night tea times. Air temple island is great, but being out in the city, eating from food carts... something about that just feels like home. And it'll be nice to show that to Asami.] We're going to have a great time, promise.
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I'm beat, Bolin... I think I'm going to head off to bed. Don't want to be tired for our dumpling run, tomorrow. [She smiles.]
...Thanks, though. For the food, and the company.