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From: Eos
Date: October 12

[ Good morning, citizens of the Far Shore! It's your resident dawn goddess, up bright and early and looking... surprisingly neither bright-eyed or bushy-tailed. She looks pretty tired actually. ]

I have a question, and I thought someone here might be able to help me. Ever since I arrived here, I've noticed that I haven't been able to sleep past a certain time of day. Usually early in the morning, around five or six. Maybe it has something to do with the goddess I'm supposed to be substitute for? I don't know. But I've never been good with mornings, and this is really starting to get to me.

[ She punctuates that point with a yawn hidden behind her hand. ]

Does anyone have any advice? I mean, other than going to sleep earlier, of course.

[ Help a girl out? ]

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You are...Eos? She is the goddess of the dawn, is she not? (Sansa has read about many pantheons out of curiosity.) I do not know if you can rectify the problem. I believe your body will eventually adjust.

[ She was afraid of that. Sighing a bit, her shoulders slump slightly. What to do... ]

How long do you think something like that will take? I don't think people will take a dawn goddess who isn't bright and chipper in the morning very seriously.

I cannot say for sure. A week, perhaps? (That seems a good amount of time to her.) I had to adjust my sleeping schedule often and I had no choice but to look and sound my best. It can be difficult, but it is not impossible.

[ It is, but at the same time that begs the question: ]

You mean back home? Or is that something you've had to do here as well?

Back home. (Her expression tightens.) I was in a dangerous position. If I overslept, I would have been punished.

Congrats on being one of many being screwed over in some way by the god you are.

I can't go around horses because they think I'm the greatest thing in the world, and I do not need to be crowded by critters that can crush me. I'd rather keep waking up at dawn.

I'm not sure if it's gratifying or not knowing that I'm not the only one who has similar issues. At least we can stick together, I guess?

It does give you something to have in common with everyone else, so if that makes you feel better, go for it.

I'm not sure if I should be gratified or if I should feel sorry for everyone involved. Maybe we should get a support group together, what do you think?

I've been waking up that early every day for years. It's not so bad once you get used to it, and you can get a lot accomplished while it's so quiet.

I suppose you don't need to worry about monsters attacking in the morning as much as at night, so that makes sense.

[ That's the logical leap you're making here, Serah? ]

That's... not exactly the reason, but I suppose that's true as well.

[ Safety is important! Things weren't exactly sunshine and rainbows on Gran Pulse, you know! ]

Then what is the reason?

Actually, it's just that it takes that long to fix my hair every day.

Unfortunately, I can't help you much there. I'm afraid you'll have to get used to it in time.

Just drink some coffee or possibly take naps in later on in the day if you can.

[He can sort of relate but since he doesn't really sleep either....well, that's not important.]

I don't know what people would think of a dawn goddess who naps during the day, but I guess there are worse things to be known for. That might work.

No one will blame you for wanting to nap.

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What about my followers? I wouldn't want to let them down.

[ Serah, they probably won't blame you for catching a few z's. ]

Considering you're a goddess of the dawn, I doubt they'll put up much of a fuss if you decide to take a nap during the day.

Probably not, but I don't want to disappoint them if I can avoid it.

I take it that you're a god as well?

I'm sure you'll be fine.

And I am. My name is Izumo Kusanagi, standing in the place of the goddess, Xihe.

Just embrace it? Or do you need to sleep until longer?

I guess I don't have as much of a reason to stay up later here. It's not nearly as dangerous.

Yeah, going to bed early can be really nice. Was it very dangerous to not stay up before?

The monsters back home were more aggressive at night, so we had to keep watch to make sure that no one got hurt.

Oh, yeah that's not that uncommon or strange, that's why fires are so useful against a lot of animals.

Have you considered buying some blackout curtains or a face mask?

I don't think it's the light that wakes me up. I'm usually awake well before it, actually. But I might try that, just to see if it works.

[ Circadian rhythms of a dawn goddess are weird. ]

Before first light, or before sunrise? First light might be disturbing you!

I'd try the face mask first. They're much cheaper, after all.

Usually about a half hour before sunrise. I'm not sure if it's the light, but that might not be a bad idea. I guess I could try it and see what works. It can't hurt, right?

Not at all.

Of course, if it turns out it has something to do with your new divinity, going to bed early might be the superior choice.

I'm afraid it might have something to do with that. I guess I'm not the only one to have this issue, so it wouldn't be surprising if that was the case. Still, it's going to take a while to change my schedule, even if it was mostly out of necessity.

I'm glad not to be associated with any particular time of day. Suddenly, it feels freeing.

In the meantime, I suppose my recommendation is coffee.

Well, did you try drugs?

[ Hey, you wanted advice past sleeping earlier. ]

I've just been having coffee to deal with the extra hours.

[ Then again, Judar seems to be the type that doesn't sleep much at all. Though that could just be the way his look, with that extra ring in them. ]

Drugs?

[ She's... not sure what to make of that suggestion, actually. She hasn't, and honestly that hasn't occurred to her—but isn't that a little extreme? Blinking a few times at the camera, she tilts her head, looking up. ]

I wonder if coffee would help. I know we used to have it back home, but it never felt like it did much good. But if you think it might work...

[ Mornings are tough for her all around. ]

Yeah- One of the things I've learned about this world since showing up is that there's drugs for everything.

[ It may be called medicine for some things in particular, but it's all drugs in the end, right? ]

Well, there's no harm in trying any of it, right? Seeing as it sounds like you can't really just go back to sleep after all that.

I don't think I want to become dependent on something like that. It doesn't sound healthy.

[ Besides, putting it like that makes it sound like a bad thing. Maybe he doesn't realize it? ]

No, not really. I've tried to, but once I'm up, then I'm up. It's really annoying.

I mean, you're the one that wanted other options. It's as healthy as you let it become.

[ So if you're the type that's weak enough to get hooked on drugs that are sold in stores, then maybe it's something you deserve. Though if he said that, he'd definitely get chided to learn to say things with more tact. ]

Then the best I've got for you, after all of that, is taking naps.

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