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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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Voice

[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?

Voice

[indestructigirl]

The first night I showed up here. I've maybe gotten twenty minutes, here or there, every few days since then. [She hesitates. No mentions of random bleeding so okay, there's that.] But I'm really not worried about the symptoms for me. I don't get headaches. I was just curious.

Voice

[servant]

I don't understand, how is that you seem so-

[What's the word he's looking for.]

You look well.

Re: Voice

[indestructigirl]

Genetics.

[What? It's not a lie. It's not terribly informative either.]

Seriously. It's this ability I have. I was born with it. I don't really get tired the way other people do, or at least show the physical symptoms. [Most of them, at any rate.]

Voice

[servant]

I'd say you're very lucky to have such a strong constitution.

Voice

[indestructigirl]

It's one of those blessing and a curse things, really. But I guess it's coming in a little handy, now.