driftfleet | video // gonna traumatize the MLP characters tonight

Who: Koala and you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: n/a (but can be used if you have an idea for something)
When: Today, at an ungodly hour on the planet.

Hello, everyone!

[Is it a little late right now? It's a little late right now. People are probably wandering off to sleep; adults, anyway. Now that they're stuck on a planet or float around one, day and night cycles seem all the more prevalent in their day-to-day lives. Unfortunately, Koala is finding that she's had a hard time sleeping as of late. Bad dreams, as they had before, still persist — but it's gotten worse, since Winter's rampage.

That's not even to mention her anxiety feels... off the charts. Anyone who has been around her has probably noticed she's a bit twitchy, especially as far as touch is concerned. She's been easily spooked, feels like any moment someone will grab her and hurt her (punish her, for what, she's not sure). Sorry, Winter... It's hard to turn off her restlessness.

She would hate to bring that up.

But on the flipside, she's really quite afraid of not getting enough sleep.

Because if she can't properly work and keep up, well... nothing bad will happen. But it's hard to shake that instinct.]

U-um, hello to everyone who is awake right now, I mean. I'm sorry if I interrupted your bed time. I just wanted to ask... What reason do you usually find yourselves awake longer than you should be...? O-or... do you have trouble sleeping? If it's not too forward to ask such a thing! I apologize if it's very personal information. I just... I was wanting to know if anyone here had any advice for someone who, um — for a friend who might have a difficult time sleeping!

[YES, MY FRIEND, THEY'RE THE ONES WITH THE TROUBLE.]

A-also...!

The tree gave me this very odd stuffed animal. It's a bit heavy, though...!

Did anyone else get something like this?

[Look guys, check it out:]

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I have trouble sleeping all the time. I used to just exercise til I was tired enough to sleep but I can't do that right now. It sucks. But I'm also on a lot of chems at the moment so I can't stay awake even if I wish I could.

Exercising... Ah... W-well, I do clean a lot when I'm restless!

... A lot of... chems?

[She smiles awkwardly, which is really just a knee-jerk response of hers.

Kind of hard to shake.]

Um. Medications, I guess? That's what people call them sometimes.

Anyway, I've had a lot of bad shit happen to me. That's why I have a hard time sleeping. If there's a good counselor around, that could help, but I don't think we have any.

Ah, I see! I've never been allowed medications before...

What is a counselor?

You should only take chems--um, medications--if a good doctor gives them to you, and then you follow their directions exactly.

A counselor is a kind of doctor that just helps your brain and feelings, I guess. Good ones you can trust are hard to find.

I see... Maybe we - we should try to invest in a counselor!

I think a lot of people would be very happy to have one.

Like hire one on a planet? I wonder if we can do that. Dunno if it would make people happy, but it's a necessary thing.

I don't know! Maybe something like that. Or maybe we could ask if anyone on the ship would be able to. Sometimes even just s-someone who can listen to us... would probably be very worthwhile!

I think it's worth looking around for. I hope it would really help you.

Thank you! But I would want to help everyone else as well.

My worries are s-so small, in comparison to what so many here struggle with!

Your worries are your worries. Just because it's not as messed up as something another person has going on doesn't mean it's not worth taking care of. It's not a contest.

Ah — s-sorry. People try to remind me, but I forget...

It's okay. It's just something you gotta remind yourself about sometimes, too.

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