UN: Former Pilot | Open Text

[skyward_eyes]

Having a bit of a problem getting to sleep, and I don't have access to the old methods of dealing with it here. Unless sleep powder is still a thing and people are hiding it.

Anyway, basically what I'm looking for is any remedies or advice people might have for getting to sleep. Or possibly a sparring partner to at least exhaust me to the point of passing out.

Or bedtime stories. There's no books, but bedtime stories are nice, good way to learn about other people's worlds and all that.

Comments

un: beverly crusher

[ethnobotany]

I have plenty of herbal remedies that could help with that. Is it just general insomnia? Are you allergic to anything that you know of?

[skyward_eyes]

General insomnia, may be caused by emotional distress? Definitely something akin to psychological shock going on here, added on top of stress.

Allergic to strawberries and dogs. I don't have any medicinal allergies that I know of but, well, where I grew up didn't use as much beyond antibiotics. We had other means of healing.

un: The Qunari

[ataashihunter]

I can help with the exhausting you or with the bed time stories.

[skyward_eyes]

Both sound like a good choice. I mean, if you don't mind telling stories.

What kind of exhaustion are we talking about here? I mean, a standard workout hasn't been wearing me out enough, but I don't have the equipment I used to use either.

[ataashihunter]

Well... There are other ways of wearing you out...

And well, that is the problem with using workouts to wear yourself out, you keep getting fitter, but I am sure we can figure something out. What kind of workouts have you been doing? Endurance or strength?

[skyward_eyes]

Sparring?

[The thing was, Nida would more likely than not consider taking someone up on that implication. If he realized what the implication was.]

My usual routine is a bit of both. I was trained as a polearm fighter back in my work, with some backup in smaller sticks called tambo. Lack either of them to work with. And I can't exactly do one of my fall backs of cross country training because I do not feel like going too far into the woods unarmed.

[ethnobotany]

[ well that just sounds like a recipe for disaster. good thing this person is reaching out before things get too bad. and honestly, beverly is really lucky and grateful that nana taught her everything she knew about medicinal herbs or things here in the villages would be so much harder. ]

All right, I've got an idea of what I can give you. If you're comfortable enough stopping by the hospital sometime, I can give you general directions along with the medicine. If not, I would be happy to meet you somewhere else.

[ataashihunter]

Well, then we should get you armed. I believe we have a few people here who can train you in various hand to hand or other weapons, Danny Rand or Altair come to mind. I'll train you too but... I am not exactly human sized and that can make things hard. There is also the patrols starting up, good way to get to know the woods more.

UN: duoexmachina

[constructionzone]

Herbal tea of some sort is usually a good bet. Warm drinks always get me, and if that doesn't work, then working out until you're too exhausted to sleep.

[skyward_eyes]

I've tried the hand to hand thing, sorta not my thing but I suppose I'll have to try again. And Danny already offered to look into a staff for me if possible. Altair suggested the same thing.

Which reminds me, I was supposed to look you up. Altair mentioned you were pretty core on this whole watch thing. Seems a fitting task for a trained mercenary.

[skyward_eyes]

[Sorry, Beverly, but this as actually just standard working methods for Nida, he was very used to high stress work. He just... he didn't even have a card game to play as a de-stress method.]

If the hospital would have a quiet place to talk, I might prefer that... But yeah, give me some directions, I haven't actually figured out where you guys are set up yet.

[He may have a bit of concern for Rinoa and Seifer. If he could find someone with mental healthcare experience he might point that person toward his people.]

[skyward_eyes]

Tried the working out thing, but there is only so much you can do with basic calisthenics. I'm used to daily heavy workouts so my stamina may be a bit skewed.

un: agent

[womanofvalue]

If it's a sparring partner you're after, I think I can be of some help.

Do you fight with any particular styles?

[skyward_eyes]

Yeah. I am formally trained with polearms, and can work with a basic bo. And before you suggest it, a number of people have said I should talk to a Danny Rand about that and I have. I'm also good with something call tambo, they're paired sticks made to the length of the user's forearm. I've got basic martial arts but I'm not as good there.

[womanofvalue]

I'm far more of a hand to hand sort of woman, but I assure you, I can be adept with any new weapon that I pick up.

You could always carved something out of some wood? I have a few blunt instruments sitting around just in case, made that way.

[skyward_eyes]

Never really tried carving myself but I'll probably have to do that for the tambo. Which of course means finding suitable wood. Wonder if there are any nearby oak saplings...

Still, I guess getting my ass kicked in hand to hand might help some.

[womanofvalue]

I mostly just kept whittling until it got to the right length, though I will admit, they kept snapping, so I'm not sure how strong the wood was.

I'm a very big proponent of fighting with the elements available to you. Hand to hand, for me, means using everything you've got.

[skyward_eyes]

That is part of the advantage of being trained in my weapon area. Pretty easy to improvise. I could just use a broom in a pinch, even if it was shorter.

[ethnobotany]

It does. I'll meet you outside and take you to one of the rooms we can use. It's across the street from the Inn, diagonal to the fountain. Right in the middle of the south village.

[ mental healthcare is, unfortunately, not entirely her strong suit, or at least not like it is deanna's. but beverly is good as moral support and she will always offer what she can of that. ]

[skyward_eyes]

Wow, talk about a nice convenient location. I'm in 16 so not too much of a walk. Is there a specific time that would be suitable to you, ma'am?

[womanofvalue]

I think I may have done the same, though I can say that when it comes to sheer fun, nothing quite beats taking a stapler to a man's head as a weapon.

Clumsy, but deeply thrilling.

[skyward_eyes]

Okay, now that is a story I want to hear.

Helps when you know how to break someone's jaw with a single strike.

[womanofvalue]

I can assure you that none of it was planned and desperate makes all office supplies bedfellows to a woman in need.

And who taught you that particular skill?

[skyward_eyes]

My weapons master. What's the point of the additional force from a staff if you aren't breaking a jaw?

I suppose I have to explain that my world has really abnormal creatures we call monsters. They come from the moon and want to kill just about everything.

un; Ratonhnhaké:ton

[winswars]

There is one which my mother told to me when I was young, if you would still like to hear it.