We were made to suffer

[yourotherleft]

Who: yourotherleft & OPEN
When: IC 9/13-9/20 aka the event
Where: his apartment, Dojo or Diejo, and the mean streets of Cerealia
What: the implant short has made Zoro 100% insomniac, which for a guy who only sleeps 3 hours a night anyway, is kind of bad. Open log for anyone who wants to encounter him while he gradually loses his mind from a lack of sleep and intermittent loss of his haki.
Rating/Warning: nothing? idek

[The only good thing Zoro could say about the momentary blackout was that it seemed to signal and end to the headaches? But what came after that turned out to be much worse. He didn't notice anything terribly wrong with being unable to grab a nap all day, but once night fell and he was still tossing and turning all the way through to dawn, the grump began, and the grump was by no means the worst of it. Besides being simply unable to sleep, he also had trouble focusing his haki here and there, resulting in people sneaking up on him when he should have sensed them coming, among other things.]

Day 1-2 - Sleepless

[What? He's only a little grouchy. Zoro does his best to go about his day like normal, which means training, sparring, and then trying to make his way back home without ending up on the far end of the colony first. He has completely abandoned ViViD, even though he really loved the gravity room - he's not going to risk any more glitches or anything, and seriously, fuck CERES entirely. Dojo or Diejo is the place to be, and the insomnia has made him a little more aggressive than usual, harshly turning down anyone too weak to face him and openly seeking stronger opponents. If they aren't at the dojo, maybe he'll meet someone in the streets...]

Day 3-4 - Reckless

[By now Zoro is undoubtedly fatigued, he's never gone this long without a wink of sleep. But he's a stubborn asshole who insists he's fine and can still go about his routine regardless of whether or not he's compromised. The dojo is a dangerous place to be when he's there, someone might have to force him to submit before he'll stop challenging everyone. Fortunately, with his haki occasionally vanishing, some of his advantages have been removed, but not his monstrous strength. He shifts to actively hunting down people he knows who can take him, which given his poor sense of direction, means he literally roams the entire colony from one end to the other for 24 hours straight, never resting, never sleeping. By the end of day 4 there may be rumors of a green-headed monster in the entertainment and pleasure districts.]

Day 5-7 - Senseless

[the aggression has given way to pure fatigue by now, so while Zoro isn't as angry and frustrated, he can hardly move. Sitting on the couch or on a park bench doesn't constitute rest, not when he can't sleep. Even walking is hard, so by the end he doesn't even leave the apartment, though he will still take calls and visitors. The hallucinations start late on the 17th, caused by the insomnia rather than the implant, so for a while he does manage to get out and can be found walking up and down the streets calling for Luffy - he swears he saw his captain, there he is again swinging from the lampposts! Don't you see him? Don't you hear the ocean? I have to get to it! Someone please escort him safely home. Don't let him sit on that park bench in the gardens, with his back to the lake and the monsters he can no longer sense looming up behind him, ready to take his head off with one bite...]

Comments

day 3!

[adornmental]

[Kashuu is here as the general overseeing trainer today! Lucky for everyone, he's also not dealing with any side effects that he hasn't already been dealing with for a while, so he's able to function at almost 100% capacity while the entire dang colony is going up in proverbial (and sometimes literal) flames around him.

It also means his head is on relatively straight when he finally moves to approach Zoro after his own lessons are over, since it's pretty hard not to notice the dangerous aggression.]

Hey, you okay? Is something bothering you? We got a complaint the other day from some new guy that you scared off.

[And as wild as Zoro can be, Kashuu knows enough to know that's pretty unusual.]

[yourotherleft]

[it's true, he's usually a lot kinder about turning people down who might lose a limb at his hands. On top of everything else, Zoro is entirely unapologetic about scaring people.]

I'm fine. I'm just trying to get a proper workout in, it's not my fault all the weaklings keep coming at me.

[but wait, this is Kashuu!]

...you ready to take me on?

[adornmental]

[There's a little beat as he thinks that over, and then:]

Will it make you less cranky if I say yes?

[He's not going to actually say yes right away though, if only because the sudden differences in behavior are a little worrisome, especially with the way the whole colony is collectively losing its shit again. Some things never change...]

[yourotherleft]

[it is a far cry from being a happy drunk, so Zoro wouldn't blame him if he was in his right mind. Still, that gets a slightly too-eager grin out of him.]

Hell yeah it would. You can keep up with me, I'm not worried.

[adornmental]

[That's a little closer to what he's used to seeing, if nothing else...! Zoro being way too excited about a potential throwdown.]

I guess I can take a little time out between classes, then. Outside'd probably be better than inside though, since you're getting a little rough and all.

[yourotherleft]

Me, rough? Nah. [yes] But there's more room out there, so sure. Why not?

[he turns on his heel and out he goes, cracking his neck and stretching his arms before immediately drawing two swords. His sense of restraint is all but gone and he's a little, uh, thirsty maybe.]

[adornmental]

[HE'S DUBIOUS...

But he'll trail along after anyway, albeit with a little more wariness than usual. Gotta protect the dojo first and foremost, okay.]

Ready to go? You can start.

[yourotherleft]

[with pleasure! Zoro doesn't even pause for a little light-hearted banter or anything, he simply pivots on his heel and comes straight for Kashuu with both swords swinging. There's not even a warm-up period, he's at full strength in seconds flat, cutting swiftly with an alternating pattern.]

[adornmental]

[LORD. At least Kashuu's pretty well-versed at dealing with sudden attacks. He gets pushed back pretty thoroughly, but he's able to draw his sword in time and parry away the strikes with the kind of neat efficiency that could be expected from a living blade.

He also still has the time and energy to talk, apparently...]

Woah—! See why I said outside?

Day 4

[theshiningone]

[Now Hiro had been catching onto the rumors about a green-headed monster in the entertainment district and his paranoia and curiosity was telling him that it had to be a demon. Since he felt obligated to check this out, he's peeking through alleyways or anything that looks suspicious enough for a monster to pop out.]

Let's see... [A hero had to make himself known.] OH NO! LOOK AT ME! I'M A COMPLETELY OBLIVIOUS AND HELPLESS TARGET TO BE EATEN!

[He sounds a little too easy-going for tension around here.]

[yourotherleft]

[shame it isn't a real monster, then, just a metaphorical one. Zoro hears that shout all the same, and comes wandering out from an adjacent alley, looking like he's seen better days]

What the hell, are you some kind of weird...oh.

[this guy. It's been a while but Zoro doesn't forget.]

What do you want?

[theshiningone]

Wait... Lawnhead? You're the monster?

[He's not sure how to feel about this! Hiro knew that he looked like a strong guy, but still.]

I was expecting a demon that was harassing people. Kicking them to the curb is kinda my thing.

[yourotherleft]

Eh? What are you talking about? [Mr. Oblivious] Is there something out here I should be hunting down?

[his hand falls abruptly onto his swords with a clink] ...because if I'm missing out on some action, point me to it.

[theshiningone]

[Yikes.]

Someone's bloodthirsty today. [Umm...] How many people did you fight today, big guy?

[yourotherleft]

Dunno... [let him count on his fingers] Most of the people I challenged just ran away, but there was that one big alien guy who thought he could take me. And the fight club guys...they're not even hiding it anymore.

[theshiningone]

Does it feel lonely? Being this strong and you've got no one to fight against?

[yourotherleft]

Huh?

[the question totally throws him, for a minute Zoro just boggles at him with three fingers raised. And then, because insomnia does a lot of shit to your brain including eliminating the brain-to-mouth filter]

I...yeah, it kinda is. [whoa. deep thoughts, man. deep]

Day 2

[hopetype]

[Whatever was going on, Takeru was sure having a hard time adjusting to everything. While he knew that CERES had something to do with it, it was a little bit different when he could barely see what was in front of him. With his sight taken away from him, the only thing he had was Patamon telling where to go.

Of course, even then, things didn't exactly go as well as he wanted it to. Hope Zoro doesn't mind Takeru bumping right into him!]

[yourotherleft]

[nah it's all cool, he's big and tough and probably didn't even feel it]

Whoa. Oi, Takeru, watch where you're going, there.

[insensitive as ever!]

[hopetype]

[when Takeru heard who it was, all he could do was give an apologetic look at him]

Sorry, Zoro-san, I hope you're not hurt! I didn't see where you were going!

[Pause] Or anywhere actually.

[yourotherleft]

[that takes some of the irritation right out of him]

Huh? What do you mean - you can't see anything?

[testing, by leaning down and waving a hand in front of Takeru's face. Shh Patamon, he's not going to slap him or anything]

[hopetype]

[As Patamon kept a good eye on Zoro, Takeru didn't even seem to notice the hand in front of him. Instead, with the silence between them, the boy simply tilted his head]

No, not at all. But...is everything okay? You seem like you're pretty angry.

[yourotherleft]

Me? No, fine. [a bit too curtly, so yeah, it sounds snappish] I just haven't had a good night's sleep lately. The hell, kid? You can't see anything at all and you're just shrugging it off?

[hopetype]

Of course it bother me but I'm not even sure what to do right now!

[Although, he was pointing to Patamon even if he was nowhere near where his Digimon was!]

And I still have Patamon with me so it shouldn't be too bad! ...Hopefully!

[yourotherleft]

[facepalming just a bit]

Kid, you're gonna get yourself hurt. No offense to... [he looks at Patamon] ...your seeing-eye whatever. But everything's still messed up around here. There's trash and shit everywhere.