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

@maverick

[deploy]

I've got an idea.

video @frankenstein

[jolting]

I used to have insomnia all the time. Usually I just rode it out and kept myself busy with reading or working in my lab. But it's not really a healthy solution in the long run.

Who's your regular doctor at the Riverview Hospital?

@a.parrish; text

[antietam]

What do you do for work or exercise?

text → wild.flower

[hasitsthorns]

i'm just gonna camp in this post
look for whatever solutions you get

video; un:sage

[muskeg]

[ it takes him a moment to respond but--]

I have some potions that might help. I mean, I know how to make some potions that might help, I used to use them all the time back home.

[ a pause as he runs his hands through this hair, half smile on his lips. he isn't quite desperate enough for sleep yet here to make them for himself, but if there are others that would benefit from them then he will look into making them.]

It might take me a few days to get a decent batch brewed but, uh, I can if you want? They are non-addictive, and usually guarantee dreamless sleep too.