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evil is a point of view ([personal profile] iamthesockpirelestat) wrote in [community profile] bakerstreet2024-01-29 09:57 am

Insomnia

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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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[ Zane hums.

The melody is one that has no song that accompanies it. Unfortunately. He hasn't yet been graced to have the Old Gods of Asgard sing for him. But maybe one day. Wouldn't that be a spectacle to witness?

He pauses as he catches the sight of someone familiar. Well, it's hard not to recognize the Alex Casey when Alan is always plastering his image over the Dark Place in movie posters and the like. ]


It's rare to find such a stable Overlap. Usually, it's all static. [ He wiggles his whole body and arms. ] But guess that's what someone gets for not sleeping. [ The jokes he shares is like they're old friends. There is no sleep in the Dark Place - not really, nothing that a person could hold onto and call rest. Fortunately and unfortunately. ]

Well... uh oh! [ Zane starts to walk forward before taking a few steps back. ] I forgot. Alan hates having his creations messed with by others. He gets quite worked up about it! Wouldn't want to get on his bad side. [ Even as he says this, he chitters away with the same smile, like the two of them are sharing a joke. ]
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Rose had found her way to a sort of agreement with the TARDIS, or so she liked to consider it. Connecting with the TARDIS had been slow going, in Rose's mind, and she was working hard to get the immortal ship to be half as fond of her as she'd hoped the Doctor was.

As the days turned into weeks and months, there were positive signs. Late at night, or perhaps early in the morning, Rose often lost track of time. She probably needed to sleep every 16-20 hours but rarely could. The universe was calling! And the subtle glow of the corridors to keep Rose company when her sleep went awry was always appreciated.

It felt funny, at first, to thank something inanimate. But Rose realized quickly how alive the TARDIS was. The ship had saved them, take them to the ends of the universe. The TARDIS bore witness to every moment Rose spent there. Sometimes she'd hum a little more loudly when she wandered, just in case the ship liked music. And yet somehow the TARDIS still felt like less of a mystery than the Doctor.

Barefoot, in sweatpants, a tank top, and a haphazard zip-hoodie, Rose plopped down ungracefully by the doors. Nestled sideways in the doorframe, she propped her feet up against the opposing trim before gently pushing open the doors a crack. It felt rebellious, like sitting and sneaking a smoke on the roof of the estate council building. Rose loved the beauty though and the novelty of every skyscape was likely an addition to the reasons she never slept enough.

In time, Rose let one leg dangle. She sang to herself pleasantly, going back across time and space to Earth pop music. The soft, hummed slightly out of time, tune of 'Weatherman' by Bewitched floated across the console room, accompanied only by the gentle whir of the TARDIS engines.

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[ Spend enough time in enough all-night dives around North America with even a little awareness of the dead, and it's easy to learn to spot Hitchers like Rose. They're the ones hurrying in behind other people, looking oh-so-cold and lost until someone, intent good or otherwise comes along to offer their coat.
Tonight's rendition of the parking lot blues have gotten her a hoodie and a cup of coffee thus far from a trucker who she's pretty sure isn't about to die, but might still be willing to drive her somewhere. Despite her personal reputation as a death omen, she's pretty harmless as far as living dead girls go, capable of taking only what the living willingly give her and leaving behind only the borrowed coat.
She also hasn't noticed John come in yet, too focused on her mark to register being made. ]

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[ demigods rarely sleep well.

part of the territory. if it's not glimpses of enemies and friends, weird prophetic visions, or visitations from immortals, it's nightmares of the totally ordinary kind. percy's pretty used to the whole spectrum of disquiet at nights, and he figures the same goes for pretty much any other half-blood that's survived as long as he has. since the war with gaea, since finally coming home, he's been relieved to find that nightmares of the supernatural variety have been few and far between. he's been less thrilled to discover the normal kind taking up space in his mind.

that just seems unfair, if you ask him. not that, say, hypnos or morpheus ever did.

(far be it from him to tell the gods how to do their jobs, besides when he does, but also? he has notes.)

all this to say, he isn't surprised to be startled awake, but it still sucks. especially because opening his eyes reveals a quality of darkness that tells him it's the hour of night where really late blurs together with really early. he sighs, rolling over onto his back, and considers the ceiling of his bedroom.

what he wants, of course, is to talk to annabeth. (not about the dream, of course. just to hear her voice.) there's nothing that makes him feel better faster, calm down more completely, from pretty much anything. but he isn't willing to wake her up in the middle of the night just because he wants company. it occurs to him, after a minute, that there's an easy way to reach out without being too disruptive.

iris messages tend to be quiet, gently flickering lights. if annabeth's awake, which is entirely possible, she'll see it. if she's not, there's a good chance she'll sleep through it. he still feels selfish for calling, but...hopefully he won't be waking her, at least. ]

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