the death meme

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the death meme

(CONTENT WARNING. This is a meme about death and may deal with suicide, depression, extreme violence, illnesses, etc.)

This is it. The final curtain. You're at the end of your life, and there's someone here you really, really need to say something to before you die.


CAUSE OF DEATH

1 - Accidental. Nobody meant for this to happen, but it doesn't matter now. Due to negligence, arrogance or just plain bad luck, you've become gravely ill or injured and are now in your last moments. This covers all kinds of accidental deaths--strangulation, drowning, car accidents, unintentional beheadings, whatever you can think of.

2 - Murder. Somebody really didn't like you. Enough to kill you, it seems. You're now dead by someone else's hand. (Maybe even the person replying to you?) As with accidental death, this covers all types of intentional, malicious murder, regardless of method--so poisoning, stabbing, shooting, etc., all work here. Same with all the below options: any possible variation you can think of on it will work!

3 - Suicide. There is no hope for you, and no way out. You've reached the absolute bottom pits of despair, and the only recourse you have is to take your own life. Someone shows up to stop you... but they're too late to help you now.

4 - Terminal illness. You have cancer, or tuberculosis, or cholera back when people got cholera. The doctors have done everything they could and it wasn't enough. The only thing to do now is give your loved ones the bad news.

5 - Starvation. So thirsty. So hungry. Maybe you've been traveling in the desert for hours, or maybe you're just really poor. Whatever the reason, it doesn't matter, because you're slowly wasting away until you're nothing but skin and bones.

6 - Death in battle. You've died a hero's death, and gone out in a blaze of glory. Or maybe you were a coward who got shot for deserting? Either way, you're now a casualty of war. Will you be honored with a parade or scorned as a traitor to your country?

7 - Natural causes. You've lived a long, happy life, and now your story is at an end. In a warm bed, surrounded by your family and friends, you peacefully drift off. Just make sure that you've made a will somewhere, or at least use your deathbed to set the record straight. Otherwise, who knows what kind of squabbles might errupt after you leave this world?

TIME LEFT

1 - A few minutes. You're fading fast and you don't have much, well, any time left. Better tell the person with you that you love -- or despise -- them with your last breath, because you'll never have the chance otherwise.

2 - A few hours. You haven't got much time left. Is there someone you still need to kill? To kiss? Better do it quick. (Note: last kisses not recommended for people dying of highly contagious illnesses.)

3 - A few days. The doctors have given you the news, and it's not very good. You've only got a couple days left to live. You should start trying to make peace with people and saying your final goodbyes with the days you have left.

4 - A few weeks. Take that vacation you've always wanted to go on but never had the chance to. Go do that thing you've never thought you'd be any good at. You've got only weeks left to live. Don't waste them.

5 - A few months. While you aren't quite on death's doorstep yet, your lifespan has still dwindled considerably from what you probably thought it would be. How are you going to spend your last few months on Earth? Making the world a better place and telling your family you love them? Or raising as much hell as possible?

RELATIONSHIP

1 - Lovers. This is your husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, mistress, whatever you call them they were the person you wanted to spend your life with. Too bad you don't have much of a life to spend with them anymore.

2 - Siblings. Your beloved little or older sibling is just standing there, watching you slowly waste away before their eyes. Can you say anything to comfort them? Note that it doesn't necessarily have to be interpreted literally; adopted siblings and friends so close they might as well be siblings work too.

3 - Parent and child. Nothing is worse than a parent having to bury their child... except, maybe, a young child now alone in the world after losing their parent. As with the sibling prompt, this can be expanded to include parental figures and people who are LIKE a father/mother to you as well as actual biological parents.

4 - Co-workers, teammates or classmates. You were fighting for the same side. Or you worked together in the same office for years. Or they sat behind you in biology all semester. However you met, how do your react when you find out someone who used to be a fixture in your life is going to die?

5 - Friends. You're the best of friends! You go everywhere together, know all each other's secrets, and are never seen apart. At least, you didn't use to be. Now one of you is dying and the other one is left alone in the world. Or maybe you're dying together. Wait, is that better or worse?

6 - Bitter enemies. You hate, hate, HATE this person. In fact, maybe you killed them. Or they killed you. Or maybe nobody killed anybody and they're just bitter that Mother Nature got to you before they did. Regardless, they want to confront you one last time before you bite it, if only to rub your nose in your imminent demise and their ability to outlive you.


HOW IT WORKS:
1. Post your character and preference
2. Respond to others.
3. Tell the person what you need to tell them before you bite it.
4. Have fun!



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[linefacingforever]

[ Yu made a face at the mention of parties at the manor. Well, at least some things never changed; Yu was still as shy as ever. ]

[ He hesitated a moment, before glancing up at him again. ]

...is... it okay for me to be here?

[chaostic]

[ The logical part of his mind knew he should say no. But then there was the voice in the back of his mind reminding him of a promise he had been very determined to forget.

What was Yu even thinking? How was Loki supposed to just be okay with starting this whole charade all over again? What's worst is he is obsessive enough to do it. ]

Of course it is. Did you think I would just kick you out onto the street?

[ A half smile. ]

[linefacingforever]

[ A grateful look crossed Yu's face, before he gave a small bow. ]

I'm sorry to impose, but... thank you very much.

[chaostic]

[ Loki isn't quite so sure he will ever get used to Yu bowing to him, even if he knows Japanese customs by now. ]

Don't worry about it. [ A brief pause. ] Can I ask--what was the last thing you remember before you showed up in Eros?

[linefacingforever]

[ Yu pulled himself back up, giving him a curious look at that question. Of course, if he had known a version of him, he'd know about his timeline. ]

...my friends and I were in the city. We were decompressing together after... well, dancing all night? Heh...

[ He couldn't help but let out a nervous half laugh at that. How to even explain all that was the Midnight Stage and everything that surrounded it? ]

[chaostic]

I'm just curious. You don't have to act like I might find something out. [ that he doesn't already know but that's beside the point. ]

Anyway, make yourself at home. I have a few things to take care of.

[linefacingforever]

S-sorry, I'm just still a little wired from that and... all of this.

[ He motioned absently to the mansion around them, just as Fenrir let out a loud yawn in his ear. Yu smiled softly, reaching over to pet him as he glanced around, looking for a place to sit so he could look through the things that Loki handed him. ]

[chaostic]

It's my house. [ Their house, but he has to be careful. He doesn't know if he wants to fall in love with him again. It's so very easy. This Yu is so much like how his Yu used to be. Should he be disgusted with himself he is even contemplating as much?

Loki shakes his head, chuckling. ]

Don't get any bright ideas and start ferreting things to sell for money.

[ He isn't gone long. Just about twenty minutes to put away what was left of Fayt's belongings in a storage space along with some of Yu's old things.

By the time Loki gets back he has the other cat in the house, Hela, tagging along with him. Unlike Fenrir, Hela is chatty. Meowing at this or that and usually purring. Often times it sounds like she is complaining at Loki until he bothers to pick her up. ]

Did you find anything you wanted to keep in that bag?

[linefacingforever]

[ Yu turned red at the suggestion he would even try to take anything to sell, shaking his head without a word as Loki left. ]

[ He had gone through most of the things Loki gave him by the time he returned. Most he didn't understand the significance of, or why he'd even have as much jewelry as there was in the bag. They were mostly passed up for more important matters, and when Loki did come back, he was more preoccupied with the Compendium, frowning over it like he couldn't make heads or tails of it. He looked up at his question, letting out a faint noise. ]

Ah... I'm still not sure about some of these things. I've been more preoccupied with this.

[ He glanced over at the book again, flipping through some pages that were blank. ]

You're sure this was mine? It's not complete.

[chaostic]

A lot of them have magical properties you--your other self--collected.

[ He sunk down into his usual chair not too far from Yu. ]

Yes, though I have only seen it once or twice. I know I'm in it, but you seemed to value it for whatever reason. I was never under the impression any pages would be missing.

[ Almost as soon as he says that he can probably guess why considering the Yu he knew thought his world ended. ]

Traitor. [ He murmurs under his breath as Hela promptly leaps out of his lap to go cuddle Fenrir. ] Anyway, I think it has most of the Personae in there. I've only ever seen four of them in person.

[linefacingforever]

[ Fenrir had relocated to curling up by Yu's feet by then, and Yu smiled softly at Hela, reaching down to gently pet them both. ]

That's strange. There are at least three Arcana missing from here, and...

[ He trailed off, flipping over to the familiar sight of the Jester Arcana. That hadn't been that way for him in a long time, not since... ]

...this other me. What... point was he from?

[chaostic]

I don't know.

[ Loki lied smoothly, his gaze down on the two cats. He might be a little contempt at how easily they're getting along now that any version of Yu is back in the house. ]

I asked, but I wasn't ever told. I just made my own assumptions about his...reservations toward certain things. Why?

[linefacingforever]

[ Yu didn't answer immediately, staring down at the Jester Arcana. It made him thing of a choice he had been presented, one that had been very difficult for him to make. Adachi had been part of his family... still was, really, the way Dojima talked so fondly about how much of a model prisoner he was in jail. It was the right thing to do, but... he could have kept his mouth shut, back then on that day in the winter snow, when he stood between Naoto and Yosuke, puzzling out who the murderer could have been. ]

[ He could have easily stayed silent that day... ]

Nothing.

[ He closed the book after a moment, a bit shaken. Could he have actually made that choice? It was hard to imagine, but... ]

Sorry, it's fine. Really.

[ He's still a terrible liar. ]

[chaostic]

[ That told him what he needed to know. This Yu chose a nobler path which meant Loki wasn't flying blind anymore. It meant he didn't have to worry about how this might pan out. Yu wouldn't have any sympathy for him, or so he thought, no matter how much he flirted with him.

After all, Adachi murdered a few people.

Loki has tried to destroy entire planets. ]

Obviously, it's not. You might as well be honest if you're going to lie poorly.

[ He summoned a glass to his hand to drink from. Just water. ]

Anyway, shouldn't that book change now that you have it?

[linefacingforever]

[ A guilty look came to Yu's face at being called out, and he glanced away, his face turning a bit pink as a result. ]

Sorry.

[He glanced down at the book, uncertain. ]

I don't know. The Velvet Room and things from it work differently than things from the real world.

[ He didn't even know if he could make use of his Compendium himself. Obviously not, if Loki had only ever seen him summon four different ones. ]

[chaostic]

Don't apologize. I'm not scolding you. [ He smirks behind the brim of the glass. ]

Hm? Not exactly. Go ahead. Summon a persona. I've seen it done before and not just by you.

[ The real world doesn't factor in, in Eros. ]

Here, I'll even give you an excuse.

[ He drained the glass of all it's water before crushing it between his fingers. Portions of the glass cut into his skin, causing his blood to flow. Yu has healed him more than once in the past. ]

[linefacingforever]

[ Yu near jumped out of his seat in alarm. Why would he do that?! What was he even thinking?! He was shooting over to him in the next moment, calling on the Aeon Arcana as he went without a second thought. A feminine figure with bunny ears and a strange cape appeared, worlds different from any other Persona that the other Yu had called on. The healing light was the same however, even as Yu knelt down to check on his hand. ]

Are you okay?

[chaostic]

[ He was used to seeing a vision of Isis, a goddess he had actually met in his boyhood, and yet here is a completely different persona healing his hand. It would have healed on it's own in just a few minutes, honestly. He was more interested in how Aeon looked them Yu kneeling down by his side until he came to his senses. ]

I'm fine. I am an Asgardian. [ Even now he still claims as much. Even if he knows differently. The skin of his hand hasn't even scarred. ] Don't look so concerned.

[linefacingforever]

But...

[ Yu tried to protest, even as Kaguya-hime returned to the sea of his unconscious. He fumbled for words for a moment, before a stern expression came to his face. ]

You shouldn't do things like that to prove a point. I was worried.

[chaostic]

[ Worried? He couldn't fathom it. Not from someone who hardly knew who he was and yet he felt flattered. He squashed that feelings under his own pride. ]

I do whatever I please. You'll have to get used to that if you plan on visiting often.

[ A half smile as he pulls his hand back. ]

Don't waste your time. I'm not the most careful person you will ever meet, regardless.

[linefacingforever]

[ Yu let out a faint noise, looking like he was scolding him with his eyes, before he relented. He backed off a little, giving him a bit of space. ]

I guess I should have Kaguya-hime on standby then.

[chaostic]

Oh, c'mon. [ A snort. ] You've known me for a grand total of a day. You'd be better off with--

[ Loki roll his eyes. ]

Nevermind.

[ He leans back in his chair. ]

At any rate, I'll be fine without your assistance. I've never much liked magic different from my own. [ He flexed his hand, examining it. ]

You'll get used to that, I suppose.

[linefacingforever]

[ Yu didn't look very certain about that, but he gave a small nod in response, glancing back at the book, before turning his attention back to him. ]

That's fine. But... if something happens, I'm going to help.

[chaostic]

[ He laughed. ]

You do know who I am, don't you?

[ Considering Yu is about the only person who flat out believed Loki is Loki upon hearing his name--why help a god of mischief? ]

Don't trouble yourself with my safety. [ Especially in Eros where gang violence is sort of status quo. ]

[linefacingforever]

Yes.

[ Some things never changed, and Yu being blunt was one of them. ]

I know you're a trickster god that's often painted a villian because you're only interested in your goals.

[ He gave a small shrug. ]

I don't really see how that's villianous.