Fourth (lack of) sleep note. Video, at a normal time of day.

[11calls]

[Alex looks pretty much like crap. She's got multiple mugs in front of her, and she's sitting at her desk at work. There's dark circles under her eyes, and she's definitely missing some of her normal spark.]

Okay, so the worst thing about being a kid for a few days is that you get to sleep like a kid for a few days. Which was pretty amazing. But now it's just making this whole lack of sleep thing all the more pronounced and I'm definitely not loving this.

So, I'm opening the floor for suggestions. Back home, I actually have a sleep specialist, but honestly she's not all that helpful. I do all the things I'm supposed to: no electronics for two hours before bedtime, progressive muscle relaxation, the "the" game, pot... Basically you name it and I've tried it.

[Alex is going to shrug and not actually list all the things she's tried because well, open channel and all that. But she actually has tried basically everything she can get her hands on, including medication.]

But my world is limited in what it has, so I'm willing to try basically anything within reason at this point. Sleep potions? Spells? Weird tech? Whatever. I have just got to get some sleep, and they don't really have Casper mattresses here. [That's a joke and comes with a thin smile. Casper mattresses are something that her insomniac self plugs on her show all the time.]

Comments

[muskeg]

That could be good. Anything that helps really, the more personal a sleep potion can be the better it works. Are there things that you know help you sleep in general?

[ Sage has pulled a leather-bound notebook out and is scribbling a few notes in it now. ]

[11calls]

Nope. And I've tried so many things. Camomile, melatonin, all sorts of sleep drugs and tired time teas. Lavender everything too. That just made me sneeze.

[muskeg]

...okay so no lavender. [ a twitch of a smile. ] Unless sneezing helps with sleeping somehow?

[11calls]

Not so far! [Alex is just going to grin back.]

[muskeg]

You never know, there are some weird things that help people sleep. I knew a fae that could only sleep after knitting, which I guess is kind of like counting sheep in a sense but-- more productive?

[ Sage doesn't know, he doesn't have the patience to knit. or just doesn't want to. ]

[11calls]

Huh. I've never tried knitting, even though all of my friends back home do it.

[Or did, the last time Alex talked to them. But:]

I never took it up myself. And I mean, I'd probably get really into it at night which wouldn't help with the whole lack of sleeping thing. Just give me another reason not too.

[muskeg]

Mmm, it's mindless enough I guess, but never managed to get into it. But you might be right, maybe not the best idea to get into it when you are trying for actual sleep.

But yeah, I will look into some potions for you, anything you can find out about what helps you sleep will totally be helpful though.

[11calls]

Trust me, this is the best news I've had in months. I will certainly keep you in the loop!