#i think sausage also finds it eaiser to sleep when they're talking in the background

[whimsicaltwine]

thinking about sausage falling asleep at inopportune times and the wra letting him rest

Between ptsd nightmares, weird spirit realm visions, and trauma-driven irrational fear, Sausage finds it very hard to get a decent amount of sleep. The first time Gem caught him nodding off in a meeting, she kicked him under the table to keep him alert, used her best diplomacy skills on the people they were meeting with, and then tore into him afterwards about public image and respect and really, sausage, you know you can't afford to slight people like that right now, not after what you did.

That's when she learns that he's gotten only about five hours of sleep in the past two nights and that that's not that out of the ordinary for him, nowdays. (She can tell he's a little bit teary-eyed. It stings, to know she almost made him cry. She tries her best not to think about it).

Gem passes the knowledge off to fWhip, who knows his way around pulling an all-nighter or two. (Gem does as well, but she likes to pretend she's above that and more responsible and has a normal healthy sleep schedule all the time). He takes to setting up diplomatic discussions where it's harder to fall asleep - a walk though the gardens instead of sitting around a table does wonders, as long as there aren't any documents to deal with.

When it's just them, though, when fWhip is tossing around ideas for rebuilding what the corruption has destroyed and Gem is pouring over maps, it's different. They let Sausage lean on the table and rest his head on his crossed arms, and then when he starts softly snoring, Gem starts writing her notes in more detail so he can read over them later. And when they're hanging out and find he's passed out curled up on the couch, snuggled into a throw pillow, fWhip drapes a blanket over him. They know he needs the rest. They let him have it when they can.