Don't Panic, But...

[sockhopsolly]

Some of the coolest threads come from just putting characters in situations! This meme is a chance to do just that.

How to Play:

1. No blank top-levels. Put a "don't panic, but..." statement in your top-level. Examples:
   • "Don't panic, but my father's coming and I need you to hide me."
   • "Don't panic, but everyone's throwing up."
   • "Don't panic, but I think something just exploded around the corner."
   • "Don't panic, but there's someone following you."
   • "Don't panic, but your shoes clash with that purse really badly."
2. Respond to other people's statements. Maybe you can help them. Maybe you can make the situation worse. Maybe you can't help but panic.
3. ????
4. Profit

Comments

Randolph Waldstern | OC | OTA

[professorhex]

Don't panic, but I'm pretty sure that thing is cursed.

Ducky | Lavender Jack | OTA

[astraythought]

Don't panic, but I heard gunshots.

Rhyle Shavval ☆ Forgotten Realms OC ☆ ota

[silkenweave]

Don’t panic, but I might’ve summoned something with... more legs than intended.

Ri!Kusuriuri | Mononoke (2007) | OTA

[meds4sale]

Don't panic.








...It's behind us.

[meds4sale]

"...Haunted, actually."

He continues to handle the empty antique urn, inspecting every inch of it like he's appraising some new find at a flea market.

[professorhex]

"Oh, great, so long as you're already aware. None of my business."

Randolph stifles a bit of a self-conscious laugh. He'd been braced to have to defend getting bad vibes from the urn. Not having to explain leaves him a little off balance.

"Why are you considering the haunted vase?"

fabia julia neapolitana | original character | ota

[caeca]

Don't panic, but...

... I heard someone mentioning us by name just now.

[meds4sale]

"It is clearly a collectors' item," he remarks offhandedly, and then adds; "also to ascertain its Truths."

A beat and then;

"...Of the thing haunting it, not the vase itself."

Something in his medicine box rattles irritably.

[professorhex]

"Didn't Keats write a whole poem about the relationship between urns and Truth?" Randolph's eyes slip past the medicine seller to the box curiously.

Li Xiang (Rover) | Wuthering Waves

[outofmygourd]

Don't panic, but we're being watched.

castorice / hsr

[thanatus]

Do not panic... but you must maintain your distance from me. If I were to touch you, it would be lethal.

[meds4sale]

"Beauty is truth, truth beauty," he says quietly, turning the urn over once more. It's empty save for whatever lingers in its cracks, as a part of it as the particles of delicate porcelain or the elegant display of a peony.

"A pretty sentiment."

Truth, in his experience, is often quite ugly.

"Do you believe such a thing...?"

Libra Sforza (MBCC Chief) | Path to Nowhere

[shackledandbound]

Don't panic...

[There's a 'but' coming, regrettably.]

... but I'll need you to come with me, just for a little while.

[professorhex]

"No, but I'm also not just a pretty ornamental object."

Well. Not just. He is a magical construct, rather than a normal person, built of scraps and twigs and twine and wearing a very nice human illusion. Still, he's no urn.

Tessa | Tales of Legendia OC | OTA

[merinesexual]

Don't panic, but you need to refrain from making any sudden movements.

[Is that her sword she's d--Yeah, that's a sword, and she's looking at something behind the other.]

When I say to, drop to the ground.

[meds4sale]

"No," he agrees, "you aren't."

Whether he means Randolph is not 'pretty' or an 'ornamental object' or some measure of either/or, he does not elaborate.

"If you would kindly hold out a finger, palm facing up...?"

[professorhex]

Ah, specific directions from unusual strangers, his favorite.

...he does as instructed.

Okiie Shogo | Paranormasight

[lightbeckons]

Don't panic, but... I think we might be locked in.

[Despite that, Shogo is... remarkably calm, considering they're in a house that screams haunted complete with creaking floors and doors opening and closing on their own.]

[lightbeckons]

Do you think we can handle it?

I'm canonblind, but I'm sure we can make something happen!

[astraythought]

Am I under arrest?

[It's best to be sure what exactly her status is, before going with anyone. Ducky's voice is calm, but her dark eyes burn like coals as she rakes her gaze over Libra, trying to judge what sort of man he is, and who he might be working for.]

viktor | arcane | ota

[hiraut]

Don't panic, but you should put your goggles on, that's probably going to explode.

Ruby Rose | RWBY | OTA

[silver_eyes_rose]

Don't panic, but there's a Grimm at the door.

Amy Rose | Sonic Boom | OTA

[heart_of_the_boom]

Don't panic, but the kitchen is a real mess.

Iris | Mega Man X | OTA

[peacefulreploid]

Don't panic, but there was a problem with a Maverick. It's taken care of.

[She's hiding a beam blade]

"Marie" | OC | OTA (F/F pref)

[onewithwater]

Don't panic, but the water is draining.