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[indestructigirl]

[The young woman's face that appears on screen doesn't look nearly as exhausted as it probably should. Her voice, however, is as weary as she's pretty sure everyone is feeling.]

So I'm curious. Does anyone out there know the side effects of not getting any sleep? [She pauses to consider something.] Or maybe how long they'll take to start showing up? [Another pause.] I just think that might be some useful information for people in general to have and, well, like I said. I'm curious.

[For the record, Claire hasn't been sleeping pretty much at all. However her ability is working overtime to keep circles from appearing under her eyes as well as countering the other, less pleasant, side effects that come with not getting enough rest. There's still the random, occasional bleeding that she can't explain but that's neither here nor there, right?]

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[servant]

Headaches, hallucinations, confusion. And that's only the beginning.

[And he's sure Gaius taught him more, he's just having a little trouble remembering at the moment.]

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[indestructigirl]

Okay. Any idea when those symptoms really start?

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[servant]

The headaches can start quite soon. Within the first twenty-four hours for a lot of people.

When's the last time you slept?

[cargojet]

I once discerned the meaning of life itself after three days on an hour's sleep a night, but I'm guessing that's not the sort of side effect you're thinking about, is it?

[ A tired sigh. ]

I'm sorry your first month here isn't going better.

[indestructigirl]

I think that side effect might be even scarier, here. I've already been up to my eyeballs in a discussion about laws. Debates about the meaning of life itself? Thanks but no.

[A pause; she gives a slight shrug.]

It's not so bad. Being tired isn't great but it's not like I have to worry about headaches or hallucinations or anything. [Her tone and expression turn concerned.] How are you holding up?

[majestyofthethrone]

After 24 hours without sleep you run at the same level as having the legal limit of alcohol in your system. Slurred speech, poor logic, and blackouts can occur after that timeframe.

[indestructigirl]

I see. What if alcohol normally doesn't affect you like that?

[northerner]

I imagine most of us would show signs already, though the maesters in the medical bay should provide you more concrete answer.

[indestructigirl]

It's just idle curiosity because I'm bored and can't sleep. There's no need to go taking up space in the medical bay for something that people can answer here.

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[helpmeguideit]

It is seriously detrimental to your health to not sleep at all. I'm fairly certain everyone knows about the madness it causes, though.

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[indestructigirl]

[See, that's the thing. Madness. Going crazy. Sure, her body heals the physical stuff but what about losing her mind? Is it even possible?

She tries to keep her voice even as she replies but it still falters a bit.]

Yeah. Though, I mean, the hallucinations and stuff have to be part of the cause of that, don't they? It's not like you just go for weeks without sleeping then, boom, you wake up crazy. Right?

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[organfarm]

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Don't they say you drop dead if you don't sleep for like two weeks?

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[indestructigirl]

The only thing I know about sleep deprivation is what they said in Fight Club and that was that you couldn't die from it. No clue if that's true or not, though.

[voice]

[doggedly]

Why are you asking, when you're looking fresh and lovely and a list of other positive fitting adjectives, which I will supply at a later date, once--

[That sentence is going nowhere. Right.]

It's unfair.

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[indestructigirl]

[Claire snorts softly.]

It's not my fault I have good genes. [A pause.] And I'm mostly bored so I figured I'd ask and see what kind of answers I got.

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[acapriciousthing]

[Death looks well rested, but she's having the same problems as anyone else]

A lot of mental effects. Humans go mad if they go long enough without dreaming. It gets harder to concentrate.

[Which is one she can definitely attest to right now]

And then it gets physical. Headaches. Problems with growth. Troubled healing. It's a mess.

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[indestructigirl]

The mental is what worries me the most. [A pause; headtilt.] Is that really true? That people will go crazy if they don't dream?

[thatsaflaregun]

Think everyone may have covered the basics. [He's pretty damn used to not getting any sleep.] Can't say what it means for the ones of us who weren't decent sleepers to begin with.

[indestructigirl]

Maybe it just means there's a higher tolerance for people who don't sleep as much?

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[look]

Not getting any sleep is itself a side-effect.

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[indestructigirl]

A side-effect of what, then?

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[askedtobe]

[ Nathan had mentioned, but still-- well, believing is a hell of a lot different from seeing. But around here the rules are a tad different and he still hadn't managed to run into her yet because life is complicated, and Claire generally doesn't make things any less complicated. ]

By the time you're hallucinating, things've gotten pretty bad.

[ ... which is to say hi claire, this is your uncle speaking. He hasn't seen you in a billion months.]

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[indestructigirl]

[Whatever face Claire was expecting to show up on her feed, his wasn't it. Yes, Nathan had mentioned Peter had been on the ship but she's pretty sure the way it was worded made it seem like he wasn't there anymore.

Then again, Claire hasn't slept very much and isn't going to trust her own memory at the moment. Instead she pushes her surprise away and smiles.]

If I start hallucinating, we're all in trouble. [A beat.] It's really good to see you, Peter.

/lays a super late tag on this

[iceboxed]

[it's the fact claire doesn't look completely dead on her feet that has him replying. even werewolf healing has its limits, so he's definitely curious.]

They could've just killed us in the pods.

[...yeah, there may be part of the conversation missing. whoops?]

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[indestructigirl]

[Claire's brow furrows. Either he forgot to say something to go with that or she's thinking at a slower rate than is normal... which is a terrifying thought in and of itself, really. She's not exactly known for being the sharpest tool in the shed, after all.]

Well, they could have done a lot of things. But this whole no sleeping thing is still pretty awful.