the apocalypse meme

[loregasm]

it's the end of the world as we know it


and damn do i feel fine.
Apocalypse meme for all your apocalyptic scenario needs.

HOW TO PLAY:
- Comment with character. Add your preferences, possible plot ideas, maybe some brief information on the character.
- Comment to others. Mix and match your preferred scenario or RNG it if you can't choose.
- Have fun and play nice!

PROMPTS:

TIMEFRAME

1. Impending doom. Patient Zero is loose, something was sighted off the Atlantic coast, a prophecy from on high - it's the beginning of the end, and only a few people know. There's not much time left, so best get preparin'.

2. Falling apart around us. You were there when it began, and now you're in the thick of it. The natural, the supernatural, or even your fellow man are against you now, and the only thought on your mind should be survival.

3. From the ashes. Whether you remember peaceful days or not, it's over now, and this is your life for good. Whatever happened has changed your world forever, and whether you choose to adapt or rebuild, nothing will ever quite be the same as it was.



CAUSE

1. Natural disaster. Storm's coming, water's rising, earth's shaking. Whether it's the whole world that's in danger or only a piece of it, you're in the line of fire and this one's gonna be a doozy.

2. War. World powers collided, or maybe everyone thought there was something worth fighting for. Then the swords flashed, or the bombs fell, or the dragon knights swarmed the villages, and now everyone's asking - was it worth all this?

3. Disease. Infection's in the air (or the water, or the bugs, or the mana.) When the doctors drop dead, who's left to fight the plague? Can't trust anyone to come near you, not even your friends, and especially the mysterious immune.

4. Monsters. Zombies, demons, kaiju, titans, Elder Gods? They're not human, they're not happy, and they're coming soon to a city near you.

5. Aliens. Monsters are scary, but aliens are organized. And they have cool spaceships. Can the human species stand together in the face of this threat?

6. Dystopia. Surely, this isn't the end. Why, it's a whole new beginning! Peace and prosperity...so why does it feel so wrong sometimes?



RELATIONSHIP

1. Buddy system. Stick together for safety and try not to kill each other while you're at it. You might even get to liking each other after a few years of this.

2. Enemies. Whether you're competing for resources or on opposite sides of a conflict, you've got reason to hate each other.

3. Friends to the end. Or siblings, or family, or lovers, or whatever. You knew each other before this, and now you're each others' emotional (and possibly moral) anchor. Death flags abound.

4. Let's be heroes. You hold the cure, the secret weapon, the map to paradise, and whether you're on your own or part of The Resistance, your mission is to save lives. All of them, preferably.

5. Let's be villains. You're in this for the fun of watching the world burn. Why? You tell me, you twisted little fucks. Can come in "co-conspirators" and "facing down the mastermind" flavors.

6. Rock bottom. Prisoners, slaves, soldiers, infected. The two of you have been through hell and have yet to come back - might as well wallow together. Or maybe you had the guts to fight back?


SCENARIO

1. Fighting to survive. Watch each others' backs! (Or try to put a knife in them, if that's your thing.)

2. A quiet moment. Swapping solemn stories around a campfire while you nurse each others' wounds - treasure these moments, because they don't come along too often.

3. Death...or worse. Goddammit you said you weren't going to get bitten and now look what happened.

4. Letting loose. Laughter is good for the soul, especially in times like these. Surely, you can recreate the things that used to delight you in the world before the end.

5. Future in your hands. You're in a situation to uncover all the sordid details of how the end of the world began - and you've got what you need to change it all, for better or for worse. The question is, are you willing?

6. Love in a hopeless place. Nobody's an island, and these are tough times on even the most hardened heart.

7. A day in the life. Anarchy isn't the only outcome - maybe there's an force trying to stop the disaster, or control it, or perhaps advance it. As members of this organization, you're not always in the thick of things, giving you plenty of time to watch the world fall and ponder your contribution .

7. Other. There's a whole world of apocalypse tropes out there. Go nuts.

Comments

idek have some tldr

[oceanfloor]

[ few people are immune. chuck doesn't know what's made her and her old man immune whereas her mother died the moment the neurotoxin was released. she wouldn't have thought it possible that there are enough people who not only believe that humankind is killing the earth but also that all humans must die so as to save the planet, who believe it to the point that it is possible to release a toxin on all continents, in all big cities around the globe at almost the same time.

the terrorists had probably not counted on immunities, but given that there are barely a handful of survivors, it probably won't make much of a difference in the long run. what's worth, instead of banding together, too many survivors have panicked and fought one another, reducing their own numbers further.

(chuck remembers clinging to her mother's dead body and screaming and crying and her dad hadn't been there, he'd been training with the us airforce and chuck had clung to the body for hours until her mother's mobile had rung and it had been herc trying to reach them, frantic and worried because people were dying all around the world, almost everyone on the training mission had died, too.

she still hasn't forgiven him for not being there.)

chuck's story is not unique; it's all too common among survivors. she knows that raleigh lost his brother. mako had lost her entire family but had the good fortune of being picked up by one stacker pentecost who now runs their group of survivors, banded together so that they can withstand attacks, whether they should come from the remaining terrorists or from other survivors. they have food and a semi-functional structure to live in. they call it the shatterdome.

the end of the world? fucking sucks balls.

it's not entirely safe and she knows that her old man would blow, but what does it even matter? what does anything matter anymore? (chuck wants, desperately, to live; the fierce determination with which she clings to life surprises her sometimes because she hates it so much.) she climbs atop the roof of the shatterdome and settles there, max by her side because the toxin doesn't attack animals and herc had found max on his way back to sydney and brought him to her. (the time waiting for her father had been one of the longest in her life and she'd barely survived the experience.)

she doesn't expect anyone to find her. her father's always busy, helping pentecost out with this or that. max is a comforting presence by her side and so she flops onto her back, legs dangling over the edge of the roof, and looks at the stars. ]

[exhort]

[ raleigh didn't just lose his brother when the toxin hit. he was losing the last of his family. mom had been dead for a few years at that point, dad had gone away and good riddance to him. there had been a rift between the boys and jazmine. sometimes raleigh thinks about googling her, seeing if there's an obit anywhere. but he never does. instead, he clings to the desperate hope that maybe she's still alive out there somewhere.

he didn't lose everything he ever had. there were a few friends he and yance had made that were immune. tendo was probably the one he was closest to. they'd gone to the shatterdome together and they were still pretty close. tendo still calls him brother. but there's no denying that the tenor of their relationship had changed.

raleigh had changed, really. he was always a bit introverted--vastly preferred small groups of people he could be boisterous around rather than people, people everywhere. he'd always needed downtime with no one but himself to really feel content. now, he's introverted to the extreme. quiet most of the time except for a few wry comments when he can't help being a little snot. tendo's one of a handful of people he'll initiate conversation with. he's a bit of a loner who keeps to himself as much as possible in a place like the 'dome.

it's just easier that way. if he doesn't get attached to anyone, then he doesn't run the risk of getting hurt even worse if they leave suddenly the way yancy did.

the roof is probably his favorite place in all of the shatterdome. it's usually empty, and it's just far enough away from all the hubbub that he can observe it without being wrangled into it. it's also a pretty decent place to have a smoke. ( yeah, smoking killed mom. and, yeah, if yancy were alive he would be so disappointed in his little brother for slowly killing himself the way mom did. but it's calming and it gives him something to do when the silences get to long and he doesn't know what to do with himself. ) but the best part of the roof is the usually empty part.

which means he's incredibly surprised when he tromps up there and finds chuck and max. the door to the roof creaks and slams behind him, so there's no hiding the fact that he's standing up there now with an unlit cigarette between his fingers. ]

Uh, sorry. Didn't think anyone else would be up here. [ he pauses and fidgets with the cigarette. ] I can go if you'd rather be alone.

[ please don't make him move from his favorite spot, chuck. then people might actually talk to him and he'll have to put up with them. ]

[oceanfloor]

[ chuck doesn't care for most people. she loves her dad fiercely, but it's buried underneath layers and layers of anger and resentment. she respects pentecost for what he's done and how he keeps them all together and in line. she can take or leave mako — sometimes they get along, sometimes chuck just wants to scream at her because why the fuck is mako so respectful and meek?

raleigh doesn't say much, but they've fought once when chuck called mako a bitch and, yeah, he's a good fighter. if nothing else, she can respect that.

(what chuck needs is a purpose, but there isn't anything. the toxin isn't something that they can fight, there's no monsters at their doors because this is man-made, this is a catastrophe of humanity's own making.

there is nothing chuck hates more than feeling useless, helpless.)

the door creaks and slams and the only reason chuck isn't on her feet a moment later is that the shatterdome is safe. it is, right? she sit up, though, turning.

raleigh. she's not sure how she feels about that. she's not even sure whether she wants to be alone or not, but it's not like there's many people she'd willingly seek out. ] Roof's big enough.