A Night of Lost Sleep

[August Jax Robinson 0]

A Night of Lost Sleep

A Swiss Family Robinson Presentation

August sat in the dark and listened to everyone as they slept. She had been trying to relax and fall asleep but every time she closed her eyes she could only worry about waking up and *everyone* being gone and she was the only one left. She had never really cared either way about being alone, but this wasn’t the place where you wanted to end up alone. With a long sigh she sat up and counted everyone again, knowing she was being over paranoid she lied back down and closed her eyes, then opened them and looked at Will. She knew he was awake; his bull frog snore wasn’t consuming the place… “Are you awake?” she asked knowing the answer.

 

“How can I sleep with you getting up and down every five minutes. Either get up and pee already or go to sleep.” He grumbled without moving.

 

August rolled her eyes and closed them, “I don’t have to go” she whispered “I was just making sure everyone was still here… they are if you care.”

 

Her comment made him move onto his side and prop his head on his hand, “I do care but I am not going to stay up all night worrying about it or drive everyone crazy either.”

 

“I am not driving everyone crazy; just you.”

 

“I know!” he replied a little too loud, he looked around to see if anyone woke up, “That is one argument we don’t need to have, because you are right. Now go to sleep”

 

“I was thinking about some of what Commander Kawalus was talking about and the prophets or higher beings in the wormhole.” She glanced at him.

 

“Great a late night theology discussion.” He grumbled and plopped his head down, “let's have it.”

 

“OK… I am not a believer in higher beings, but if I was why would they do this? Is torturing people really something that is supposed to make you believe? Or conform into their way of thinking?”

 

“1: We are not being tortured here. And B: I can’t see anyone making you think anything without an argument and night of lost sleep.”

 

“No *we* aren’t but the Bajorans were… if we are to believe they are wise and God like, then why would they just sit by and do nothing? It doesn’t make sense.”

 

Will gripped his head and exhaled “Jax, you're making my head hurt, can we finish this talk tomorrow?… we both need sleep. So shut up.”

 

“But”

 

“Shut up”

 

August frowned and stopped talking then rolled over and to fake sleeping, still not hearing Will snore.

 

Will glanced at August and sighed; now he couldn’t sleep. He couldn’t help buy lay there and think about the points she made and how she was right… “Damn it.” He grunted and rolled over, tossing the blanket over his head. "This sucks."