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Stephanie Butler {Walking Dead OC} ([personal profile] wasjustlucky) wrote in [community profile] bakerstreet2012-06-12 08:57 pm

Apocalypse Meme

Taken from here

 


Welp. However it happened there goes the neighborhood. And the world. Drat it.

Time to survive! Good thing you've got that one other person there at your side to do it with.

Step 1: Post your character name and canon, plus any apocalyptic preferences you have (or things you'd rather not do, like...strange...things you'd rather not do.)
Step 2: Someone else tags your character and rolls up a setting. Optionally they could roll up a relationship role, too, if they haven't already got one in mind.
Step 3: GO FORTH AND SURVIVE! YOU CAN DO IT! 
 
1 Zombies ate our neighbors - It finally happened, the zombies came shuffling to war and ate everyone. Now it's just you and...you and maybe a small group of yous surviving. Are you safe somewhere? Are you holed up fighting them? Are you looking for the cure? Surviving as long as you can? Or have you finally stopped the invasion and now it's time to rebuild?

2 Robots enslaved our neighbors - I TOLD YOU THIS WOULD HAPPEN! Someone made an AI that finally got offended by all the porn it was forced to filter through and decided humans were good for one thing: target practice. Or, possibly, slaves to work for it, or even slaves to 'protect' them. Whatever the reason, the population is miniature, life sucks, and the only good machine is a broken machine. Are you workers looking for a way to survive or escape? Are you the resistance, fighting the good fight? Are you staging a coup and nearly complete? HAS JOHN CONNOR FINALLY SUCCEEDED?

3 A giant...cosmic obliterated our neighbors - What do you know, it really wasn't a speck on the telescope, and exploding the meteor may have just made it worse. Or the high solar flare activityreally was indicative of something horrible. HOW did that black HOLE get near enough to wreck havoc on the planet yet conveniently leave it passably livable on? Are you lucky enough to have won one of those lotteries for a shelter that actually survived and are hiding out? Did running for the hills really work? Is it time to regroup and rebuild? Have you already started? ...Where did the moon go?

4 World War III wiped out our neighbors - Someone finally fell asleep on the big red button that must never be pushed and rained fiery death on the world. There...may have been politics involved, it's all a bit fuzzy now. But the fighting has finally stopped only because there's no one left to hold the weapons any longer. Humanity is left in pockets which were too small and out of the way to bother to blow up. How are your supplies? Is everyone around you friendly, or are you on a border? Are there borders left? Has it been ages now and you've settled in and started up a new life?

5 Aliens got our neighbors - Oh snap they were RIGHT, the truth really WAS out there. And now it's come to Earth for resources or slaves or a quick snack or a woefully inadequate challenge. There's only a few of you left now, are you alien slaves? Cattle? Are you hiding out in tiny groups waiting until they get bored with the planet and leave? Are you rallying to drive them out--or lead a suicide charge? Have they been repelled or buggered off on their own now and it's time to rebuild with some added alien tech?

6 Natural disasters swept away our neighbors - Oh man, there goes the North Pole. Something has gone wrong, maybe volcanoes have decided people ignore them too much in horror movies lately, maybe the Earth's decided to give the macarana a try and pulled a few things along the way. A few gigantic fissures enveloping most of humanity. Is the disaster ongoing? Will it ever end? Has everything calmed down now (has it?)? Did you get to safety or just weather it out? What do now? Who managed to survive all that?

7 Disease killed our neighbors - No not the RED PILL! After all that effort keeping people away from the vial marked 'zombies' someone went and spilled 'eerily specific contagion'! This super virus has annihilated most of humanity through one way or another, perhaps by transmorphing them into horrible monsters, or perhaps by turning them into goo. Maybe only certain types of people or certain ages went down, but the point is, they're down. Did you make it to a safe area? Is everyone really clean here? Are there plans being made to release an antigen to the people? Or is there no hope for it and you'll have to make do with your life inside a sterile and safe place forever, or possibly go and make friends with the new, hungry locals?

8 Culture collapsed on our neighbors - It was bound to happen eventually. Someone finally did something dumb enough to get culture to implode on itself. Or more likely, something atrocious happened which may or may not have involved a creepily detailed plan by an ambitious governmental official with a beard that happened to land the position of Supreme Director Highness of the World when it's all said and done. Is all of culture completely annihilated now? Or are you trapped in a freakishly totalitarian world where no one really quite realizes how little freedom they have left, because freaky striped beard highness is keeping them safe from a long dead threat? Do you realize it? Do you have a plan to show the world, or are you just trying to survive and find some semblance of your old freedoms in your daily life?

9 The Earth exploded our neighbors - Well, snap. Something actually happened so terrible there IS NO EARTH left. Not enough to survive anyway. Probably. Assuming you haven't been blatantly lied to. Anyway, now you're in space on a shuttle or a space station. Possibly with just one other person or a handful, or maybe even a group of similar survivors. There may not be atmosphere, but there's air, and there may not be day and night, but you get a spectacular view of stars and the sun at any time of the day...and if you're lucky, maybe the moon. Are you still shell-shocked? Is this normal for you now? Are there plans to return to Earth? Or might there be a nefarious plot behind all of this that you just might be accidentally stumbling upon?

10 Guys WHERE ARE OUR NEIGHBORS? - WAIT WHERE DID EVERYONE GO? NO SERIOUSLY, I HAVE NO IDEA. So pick a scenario or make something up.


Optionally

1 - Uncanny allies: You never would have ended up working together before, but now there's not much choice, so maybe it isn't so bad.
2 - The last two on Earth: So when you said "I wouldn't date you if you were the last person on Earth" you were kidding, right? Babies? Survival of the species? Yes? ....No...?
3 - Old enemies: You hate each other, but problems are bigger than who stole your girlfriend and who drowned your cat or accidentally murdered the love of your life. There's the entire species and your own survival to think about. Maybe you should shelve trying to kill each other? Maybe?
4 - Star crossed lovers: It'd figure the only time we'd meet is at the end of the world, we're just too perfect for each other for the world to let it happen any other way.
5 - Makeshift family: Everyone's family is probably dead, everyone's friends are gone, all you've got is each other. Maybe you're not so bad, chum. I'm gonna call you sis from now on, okay?
6 - Suddenly equal: Maybe one of you were boss, maybe one of you haappppenned to be in handcuffs when the world inconveniently exploded or something, maybe one of you were royalty of some sort but that's all irrelevant now, and you're going to have to work and live as equals now if you expect to survive. Deal with it.
7 - Ex-friends/lovers: Once upon a time you guys were inseparable. Someone made fun of a lost button, someone else might have cheated, and the two of you just kind of drifted apart. Now you're inseparable again, because there's nowhere else to go. Can you maybe get over your squabbling now and see that the person you cared about is still there underneath the bickering?
8 - Two...people...who have met: Figure it out, mix up one of the above or something. 
markofthewise: (Distant Horizons)

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[personal profile] markofthewise 2012-06-13 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
[The war had ended in a way no one could expect. Despite the loss of Ba Sing Se, Aang had managed to unlock his blocked chi during their journey through the Fire Nation. When the day of Black Sun came, the Fire Lord was going to fall. And he did fall.

But not before taking out Katara with a bolt of lightning. Aang, having no method to redirect it, could only watch as the girl he loved fell. In his Avatar State, he brought the Fire Nation to ruin. Only a few managed to survive it.

A month had passed since then. Rumors abounded that the Avatar remained locked in a state of pure rage. Instead of liberating Ba Sing Se, it and the rest of the Earth Kingdom purportedly suffered the same fate. For those still alive in the Fire Nation, it was a far off rumor. No one knew what was true.

Sokka was among the survivors. In the aftermath, it didn't matter whether you had been one of the invaders or part of the Fire Nation. All that mattered was survival. Sokka had been the lone survivor of the Avatar's friends. Armed with only the clothes on his back and a few weapons, he'd managed to survive. Always looking for some sign that maybe he wasn't the only one left. Someone from the Water Tribe, his father perhaps, might still be out there. Or Toph. Anyone.

One month later, Sokka stood in the ruins of the capital city. Empty. Quiet. Everything of value had long been looted. But somehow he felt like if he was going to find any of his old allies, then this would be the place. He couldn't be alone, right?]
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[personal profile] unstable 2012-06-14 01:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He wasn't alone. The Fire Nation was almost completely obliterated, all of her own allies were gone as well. It was hard starting from absolutely nothing, but rebuilding her home and the world that she wanted was going to be virtually impossible like this.

It was easy to live on her own, mainly because the resources in the city were practically all hers. There was no one else around, at least no one else that she could find that she let live very long. And the Princess had little intentions of leaving her home-- mainly because she doubted any other country was faring that well, anyway. Besides, this was her home. This was her country. She would stick by it, even when it was nothing.

She had convinced someone to teach her how to garden, one of the few survivors that she let continue to live, which was surprisingly easy due to the rich soil now abundant in her nation. Right in the middle of the city, where her palace used to be. Which is where she's going now, strolling aimlessly to pluck a few peppers up for dinner.

But she stops as she sees the back of an unfamiliar form. ]


Hello?
markofthewise: (Losing it)

[personal profile] markofthewise 2012-06-15 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Someone behind him. He felt foolish for letting himself get distracted. Had he been unlucky, someone could have already taken him down. More than that, there was a brief flicker of panic as he whirled around, sword immediately drawn, expecting a foe.

It was a foe alright. Just not one he expected. Someone he never thought he'd see alive again. Or would want to for that matter. Eyes narrowed, he assumed a defensive stance.]


Azula.
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[personal profile] unstable 2012-06-15 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
I have no reason to hurt you, stop acting like I'm going to snap your neck.

[ There really wasn't a reason to attack unless he went first. He deserved to live just as much as she did, and she was certain he wouldn't stick around here for much longer. The princess moves past him, cautious in case he tried to attack, and crouches down to her little vegetable plot so she can examine the vegetables. ]

What brings you to the city, or did you want to end my line once and for all?
markofthewise: (Good grief)

[personal profile] markofthewise 2012-06-17 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
[He didn't trust her. He couldn't trust her. But she wasn't trying to attack. And though he wasn't foolish enough to drop his guard, he at least lowered his sword. No longer threatening or wound up ready to attack.]

I figured you were dead already. I was looking for someone.
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[personal profile] unstable 2012-06-17 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
They're probably dead already.

[ Azula picks a few peppers and rubs them with her sleeve, setting them in her lap. She plucks a squash from the ground and tosses it at him. ]

Hungry?
markofthewise: (That's bull)

[personal profile] markofthewise 2012-06-17 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
[He catches the squash. Scowling. Yes, they probably are dead. But he doesn't want to accept that.]

How do I know this food is safe? [Because. He is hungry. He hasn't eaten since yesterday morning.]
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[personal profile] unstable 2012-06-17 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ The princess gets up, carrying her vegetables with her as she moves over to him. She pulls a knife out from inside her sleeve, takes the squash from him and shoves the peppers in his arms so she can cut off a piece of the squash and shove it into her mouth. ]

Happy?
markofthewise: (Couldn't care less)

[personal profile] markofthewise 2012-06-17 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
[He's on guard for a moment when the knife comes out. But. Shes made her point. He's too hungry to argue.]

I'm never happy. [But he'll take the squash now. Given how hungry he is, he's not too concerned about making a mess.]
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[personal profile] unstable 2012-06-17 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
That makes two of us. [ Azula rips off a good portion of the bottom of her skirt to make a make-shift bag to tie the peppers in. ] Who were you looking for?
markofthewise: (Disappointment)

[personal profile] markofthewise 2012-06-18 05:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Dad. Bato. Anyone from the tribe. Toph... There's a length pause as he stares down at the squash he was given.]

Anyone.
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[personal profile] unstable 2012-06-18 01:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Anyone. [ Ah, he was still hopeful. ] I haven't seen anyone in a long, long time. It's just been me and the occasional traveler in this city. You're the first face I've actually seen in a little over a month.
markofthewise: (Looking away)

[personal profile] markofthewise 2012-06-18 02:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not surprised.

[A sigh. Okay, he's going to sit somewhere. He's been walking such a long time now. And it's been weeks since he talked to anyone.]

So why aren't you attacking me yet?
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[personal profile] unstable 2012-06-18 08:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Why would I? You are no use to me alive or dead, it would just be a waste of the effort. [ Why was he sitting down? Was he intending on talking to her? The princess eyes him curiously, tilting her head to the side. ]
markofthewise: (Good grief)

[personal profile] markofthewise 2012-06-18 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
We were enemies before. [A moment as he watches her warily. For any change in mood or response.] And my friend did this to the whole country.
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[personal profile] unstable 2012-06-18 09:20 pm (UTC)(link)
He did, and you're just as devastated as I am. There isn't a war anymore, there isn't even much of a planet left. Am I supposed to kill everyone left?
markofthewise: (I see you)

[personal profile] markofthewise 2012-06-19 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
Revenge is all some people have left.

[She wouldn't be the first person he ran into that just wanted him dead because of his association with the Avatar.]
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[personal profile] unstable 2012-06-19 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
It's not what I have left. I've killed a lot of people, I've went through a lot of revenge. I'm trying something a little different with my life at this point. [ Yeah, gardening and fending for herself. Real A+ work right there. ] What are you doing?
markofthewise: (That's rough)

[personal profile] markofthewise 2012-06-19 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
... I don't know. [Looking. Just looking.] There's no boats off this island. I don't even know if there's anything left in the South Pole.

[Part of him hasn't looked too hard. Because the thought that maybe someone back home is still alive is what keeps him going.]
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[personal profile] unstable 2012-06-19 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
You thought you would come here before you would venture off to the South Pole? [ Azula made a face before she turns to go. ] I would go start making yourself a boat then. There's nothing here that you want.
markofthewise: (Keeping it serious)

[personal profile] markofthewise 2012-06-19 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
[... she's leaving. Normally, he'd be relieved. But after everything that's happened...]

Wait.
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[personal profile] unstable 2012-06-19 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
[ Her feet stop moving, her head turning so amber eyes can peer over at him. ] Yes?
markofthewise: (Seriously?)

[personal profile] markofthewise 2012-06-19 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
[He's not even sure why he stopped her. She's his enemy. He should hate her.

But she's all that's left.]


What are you going to do?
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[personal profile] unstable 2012-06-19 04:58 am (UTC)(link)
I killed a boarcupine this morning. Fauna has seemed to survive better than our population has, it seems. I figured the meat would do nicely in a nice stew. [ She shakes her little makeshift bag of peppers. ] Which is what I was coming here to get the last ingredients for until you interrupted me.
markofthewise: (Looking away)

[personal profile] markofthewise 2012-06-19 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
I don't mean today.

[Though he's impressed. He never figured the princess to be a capable hunter. But then, he supposes circumstances has left her no choice.]

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