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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).
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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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( good with any of the prompts! cross-canon/cross-medium/assumed cr and the like are loved. )

( f/f were it to get shippy )

[ m/m preferred for shipping, but ota for gen! ]

[Background music.

Now, Gepard hadn't left Belobog for good. He is a Silvermane Captain, he's sworn to defend his planet, those are his people, that is his home. But he was talking with his sister, Serval, and Serval thought that while Gepard would be a terrible Nameless (and he fucking agreed) it would actually be good for him to go on a quick trip aboard the Astral Express (he disagreed). He said he had a job to do, and she said that the Astral Express doesn't spend too much time at each stop. She'd apparently talked to Himeko. She'd learned a few things.

And Serval insisted on it, she talked to Lynx, Lynx thought it was ~~funny~~ also a good idea, one thing led to another, and he found himself aboard the Astral Express on a quick two week trip. It was supposed to be straightforward. He'd just go with them, see a new planet, learn a few things, and return to Belobog a wiser and better man.]

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[Anyway, there's a bug infestation going on and they got separated from the others and they're squashing bugs. Long term fine, short term bugs, and nobody's getting any sleep tonight.]

Does this sort of thing usually happen? [??? Serval the fuck did he ever do to you if you set him up for this knowing that this usually would happen, sis, sis why.]