Roused out of a warm bed by visions of sugar plums dancing in his head?
No, his eyes stung and tried to close as if someone had squeezed lemon juice on them.
Feeling in the dark for the switch…nothing found. No luck in the hallway either.
Finally, his eyes opened wide. Everything became clear. Well, at least the cream-colored carpet on the stairs became visible.
He took one bold leap for humanity on to the first step.
Thud!
He landed good and hard to make sure he’d made contact with Earth.
“What was that?”A voice whispered, but it didn’t travel far as the dark hallway swallowed it whole.
“Get the bat!”
“No, no it’s just Sam.”
“I don’t believe it. What on Earth would he be doing at this hour?”
Sam heard this, or, in his drowsy state, might have dreamed that he heard it.
But he kept moving.
Boldly, he moved:
Left foot forward
Right foot forward
Left foot
Right foot
Left
Right.
By now he was awake as the adrenaline shot through his body.
He approached a large, black object in the living room that looked like something from Planet of the Apes.
But it was an earthling’s TV all along.
“What’s he doing down there?” Someone asked from upstairs.
“Who cares! Go back to sleep.”
Nothing in the house stirred, not even the pet mouse.
Then he picked up a controller and started to play.
What do you do at night when you can’t sleep? Eat or read? Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night just to play a video game?
Video Games Nebula 
I woke up to play video games once in high school. Had the volume too high and got in trouble. These days I just stare at the ceiling. Though I’m sure I’d indulge in a quick level of something if I had the space. Do games still have levels?
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Oh many do still have have levels. 🙂 Ah, the volume! The bane of every kid who is trying to hide his game playing from parents.
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Yup. Mute can only get you so far, especially when you need to hear the enemy attacks coming.
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And a lot of games have great music nowadays too… By the way, you got me thinking of this funny story that happened one time in my grade six class. That’s what triggered my latest post.
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That was a funny story. There’s always that one kid that gets caught with a loud device. Totally agree about the music too. A few old games had amazing soundtracks that I’d love to get my hands on. Specifically, Chrono Trigger.
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Ah, yes, a good choice. 🙂
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I try to avoid gaming during bouts of insomnia. Sometimes listening to a podcast or watching videos on Youtube helps me go back to sleep.
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A sensible and reasonable response.
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I’ve woken up plenty of times, to play a game. Its a bad habit, but I can’t resist lol.
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I’ve never quite woken up to play in the middle of the night, but I have stayed up until the sun shines to play. lol
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