the hitchhiker's guide had it right

[mcmemeface]

DON'T PANIC


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

Matt Murdock | MCU | OTA

[thedevilsworkisneverdone]

Don't panic, but you're going to need a lawyer.

[wealldosillythings]

I....hate every part of what you've just said.

tristan | an oc

[numinousname]

Don't panic, but... That plant you touched is very poisonous.

[hooked_on_kaballin]

Ha! No worries. I was wearing gloves. Thanks for the heads up, though.

[herbeapuce]

I don't think I'm in any danger.

Sephy Sinclair | Original | OTA, voicetesting

[noclipped]

1. Don't panic, but you're not in your own universe any more.
2. Don't panic, but we're going to have to run for our lives.
3. Don't panic, but that's not really a dog. It just looks like one.
4. Don't panic, but if you wander too far into the library you'll never find your way out. It's not worth the risk.

Re: Sephy Sinclair | Original | OTA, voicetesting

[fathersonspirit]

Far from the first potentially haunted library I've wandered into.

[ Still, he pauses, turning towards her. ]

... What's the risk, exactly?

Edwin Payne - Dead Boy Detectives - OTA (M/M for romantic/smut but anything goes for platonic)

[technicallyhellbound]

1: "Don't panic, keep quiet, keep low. We'll get out of this."
2: "Don't panic, it's just a lesser imp, and it's contained."
3: "Don't panic, the effects are only temporary."
4: "Don't panic, I shan't hurt you."

Ariel 'Cap' Wilson | MCU (rule 63) | OTA

[imadebreakfast]

1: "Don't panic, I'm here to help."
2: "Don't panic, give me a nice deep breath, in, then out."
3: "Don't panic, he's with me."

Charles - Dead Boy Detectives - OTA

[just_aces]

1: "Don't panic! I can't do this if you're yelling at me!"
2: "Don't panic, yeah? It's just a bit of dirt, it'll be fine."
3: "Don't panic, I'm going to need you to keep your focus on me and don't look back."
4: "Don't panic, but I might have just triggered a trap."

Eve Munson - Stranger Things AU - OTA

[not_011]

1: "Don't panic, but when I say drop, you hit the dirt."
2: "Don't panic, they can't find us in here."
3: "Don't panic, this is easy, clean, disinfect, then bandage."

Patrick | Companion (post-canon AU) | OTA

[piecedit_together]

1: "Don't panic, it's just me."
2: "Don't panic, it's not my blood."
3: "Don't panic, just hold on tight. I've got you."
4: "Don't panic, we can figure this out."

Sherlock Holmes | BBC Sherlock | OTA

[highfunctioning_sociopath]

Don't panic.... Actually, go ahead and panic, what do I care?

[fillinfortheskull]

[dryly] Thank you ever so much for your consideration. What exactly is it that I should choose my own emotional reaction to this time?

Because it has been a million years plus a day...

[morphant_master]

D'you know, it's funny -

[A very slight pause, a finger raised while he lifts his glass.]

Not 'haw haw' funny, really. I tend to create panic in others. This situation is hardly one worth getting too excited about.

Oh - but do tell me there's a ticking clock on this one. I do love a good ticking clock, literally or metaphorically.

Azune Nayar | Critical Role | ota

[sunsetsorcerer]

Don't panic or we will get caught.

Logan | Fable 3 | OTA

[ridofthethrone]

1. Don't panic, but my sister was asking about you.
2. Don't panic, but your shirt has a tear in it.
3. Don't panic, I won't let anything happen to you.

1

[maltesefalcon]

Your sister, you say? What specifically was she asking?

rowena macleod | spn

[blackgrimoire]

Ach, don't panic. The spell wears off in a few hours.

[pink_is_back]

What am I supposed to do until it does?

Angel | OC | OTA

[graveling]

1. Don't...don't panic. I'm not here to make any trouble.
2. Don't panic. It's supposed to be glowing, that means it's healing.
3. Don't panic, I can deal with the fire.

Chris Redfield | Resident Evil

[promisekeeper]

Don't panic; we're going to make it out of this.

Dr. Rodney McKay | Stargate Atlantis

[ingeniouser]

Don't panic, there's only a slim chance that star will explode.

[logicalities]

I require further clarification as to what is considered a "slim" chance.

Star Butterfly | Star vs the Forces of Evil

[starfishtsunami]

Don't panic but we're all out of nachos.

[stepbystep]

...Okay.

As long as we have doughnuts I think we'll be fine.

We haven't run out of doughnuts, have we?

Ben Solo | Star Wars AU

[flyboytwopointoh]

-Don't panic and they won't notice us.
-Don't panic, it's just a light blaster wound.

Jack Abbott - The Pitt - ota

[comfortindarkness]

1. Don't panic, but I think we're in for a rough shift.
2. Don't panic. I know what I'm doing.
3. Don't panic, it's not as bad as it looks.

3

[redhoodedgirl]

"Okay but actually not as bad as it looks or 'keep this chick from panicking and maybe passing out' not as bad as it looks?" The cage fights were technically illegal, which meant that the on-site medic could only do so much, and for something like this the competitor in question usually just got dropped off at the nearest ER, which was the case here.

"Because I'm definitely not the panicking kind, but I'm feeling real chatty, which usually only happens when I'm about a pint low, and that means I might be the passing-out kind. But not on purpose." The cut down her side was clean, at least, and not too deep, the one along the outside of her thigh was deeper, but still clear of anything vital, and both had been sprinkled with quick-clot and loosely bandaged with gauze and what appeared to be gaffer's tape before she'd arrived.