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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((can also be modern))

[ what is sleep? ]

Edited 2020-08-23 23:50 (UTC)

[ooc: Prefer shippy type prompts, please!]

[ooc: prefer the shippier side of things.]

( can roll with either side－ ok with both pre or post-timeskip. )

[ Nami isn't sure what wakes her. It isn't the tossing of the ship. The sea is rough as it swells and crashes beneath them, but not any rougher than expected.

Perhaps it would be easy to think it's the knowledge that they've set out to antagonize one of the four yonko, but if she let fear keep her awake at night each time Luffy threw them into danger with a maniacal grin she would have dropped dead of exhaustion long ago.

No, there's a quiet restlessness beneath her skin that drives her out of bed, a soft hum of energy that is out of place but not unpleasant. Nami slips from her bed silently, her years as a thief making her movements almost impossible to perceive as she remains mindful of the sleeping Robin.

When she steps out onto the deck, she's greeted with the briney scent of the ocean, sea salt kisses brushing against her warm cheeks and tangling her long hair. Acrid smoke curls around it, a scent that should be unpleasant but instead is reminiscent of lively meals filled with laughter and the most delicious food Nami has ever tasted.

Her sharp gaze scans the deck and her smile is soft and faint, still sleepy around the edges, when she spots the lanky frame leaning against the railing of the ship, the bright cherry of his lit cigarette one of the few lights. Nami pads to him quietly, arms wrapping around herself in lieu of the jacket she didn't grab as she joins him in staring out into the pitch darkness of the choppy waves. ]

Sanji-kun. [ Voice soft and sleep husked, she glances up at him briefly before looking forward again. ] Why are you up? It's not your turn to keep watch. [ She knows high above in the crowsnest a green haired swordman scans the impenetrable darkness, keeping them safe. ]