the cursed gift meme

[c6h12o6]

THE CURSED GIFT MEME



Everyone loves to give gifts, right? Whether it's for a birthday, Christmas, a wedding shower, or a housewarming gift, it's time to get caught up in the spirit of love, joy, and generosity. Not all gifts are very nice, though. Someone might make you brownies while you're on a diet, or you'll get a gift card to someplace you've never even heard of. And then there are these gifts, the gifts so horrible no one should ever give them...

But for some reason? You just received one. Good luck with that, and try to survive the occasion!

Rules:
1. Post your character and list any preferences you have
2. Use a random number generator to pick a scenario (1 - 5) and a gift (1 - 20) to decide what you're getting! Or...
3. ...Wait for someone to reply and just plot it out. Go nuts!
4. Play nice and have fun. Respect people's preferences and all that.
5. Consider rule 5 a trigger warning? Some of this stuff might be uncomfortable, so please be clear about what you do/don't want!


Possible Scenarios:
1. Someone is upset with you, and they either sent you the gift or delivered it personally. You know who the gift is from, though!
2. The cursed gift is anonymous. It's just a package left on your doorstep, or maybe it was already on your table? Creepy...but friendly! What could possibly go wrong?
3. The gift wasn't mean for you. Maybe you were supposed to deliver it yourself or it just ended up in the wrong hands...either way, you're using it.
4. You bought it for yourself/yourselves! There are some strange things on Ebay, right? And there's nothing wrong with spoiling yourself once in a while.
5. You found it! Finders keepers, losers...are probably better off. Who can resist free?
6. Make your own!

Cursed Gift:
1. Perfume/Cologne: Some people just want to be irresistible, don't they? Whoever uses this gift will find that they're suddenly just that. Only...it might not work well at all. You might only attract animals, or you might attract the opposite of your desired gender. Or maybe even worse, it will work on everyone...too much of a good thing, right?

2. Lingerie: Oh, these look nice. Silky and black, or maybe they're lacey and red? Either way, someone probably wants you to wear them...and it might not be your special someone. Wearing the gift (or maybe just touching it for too long) will make you fall head over heels for the person who gave them to you...even if you hated them before, even if they're disgusting. At least you'll be happy about it?

3. Dollhouse: You're never too old to play with dolls! It's even more fun collecting them, and you're just about to get another one: You! You could end up any kind of doll; porcelain, plastic, rag...you're about to have plenty of time on your hands. Maybe someone will play with you?

4. Board game: This one seems normal...at first. What's this card, though? Go to jail? Well, here come the police, and they just found that body you hid. Oh, this space says "In the jungle, you must wait, until the dice read 5 or 8." Better hope everyone keeps playing, because in this game, reality warps to match what the cards and spaces tell you they do!

5. Rings: Diamonds a girl's best friend, and they look pretty fly on your guy, too. Once you slip your new ring on, you won't be taking it off ever again. Why would you want to? As an added bonus, you're now linked to whoever wears the other ring! You can feel what they're feeling, hear what they're thinking, see what they're seeing...don't get too close, though. You might end up as one...permanently.

6. Cutlery: Everyone can use a good knife every now and then. For cooking, right? Right. Except when you pick up one of these knives, you start feeling extremely angry...extremely violent...they just have to pay for what they've done to you, right? Or maybe you'll take it out on the next person you see...

7. Leather collar: Well, getting gifts for your pet is certainly...normal. Who's to judge? Only, when you pick up this collar, you have the strangest feeling that it's for you instead. Wearing it will make you completely submissive. Maybe you'll gain a tail or two, or maybe you'll wake up the next morning as an alligator. In every scenario, though, you're no longer a person. You're a pet. Enjoy it.

8. Flash Drive: For the computer geek or student in your family! Just use it once, and all of your memories will be nicely stored on it. Good luck getting them off! Funny how some things only work once, huh? Maybe someone can get them off for you, or maybe they're all gone for good. Hopefully, you can trust the next person you see...

9. Camera: Perfect for a party! Everyone needs to upload these to Facebook, pronto. Only...this camera...was there a sixth person in this picture before? Whoever uses this camera will start seeing things they shouldn't. Are they ghosts or illusions? They seem to want you to join them...better be careful, because you're more accident prone than before, too.

10. Toy soldiers: Everyone loves the nutcracker! ...Or maybe not. How about those little green army men? Or those action figures? Play with one of these, and you'll finally have a perfectly sculpted body...of plastic! Complete with a duty to serve whoever owns you, these toys are perfect for those who don't want to play with the dollhouse.

11. Cigars: For the more refined gentlemen and madames on your Christmas list! Except...how odd, these seem to be handed out more often to the younger audience. No matter. Whoever smokes one of these cigars will find themselves aging. Maybe they'll gain a few years of weight, or lose twenty years of their life. It will show, though. Hopefully, being young was fun for you!

12. Pacifier: Haha, what a mature gift. Instead of growing older like the cigar, you're suddenly growing younger just for touching the thing. You won't become an infant (not unless you want to, at least) but you could become a young adult, a kid, a teenager...you might not want to try driving anytime soon.

13. Down Pillow: It's so soft! It's firm, too, somehow...just perfect for anyone. Why would you (yawn) ever want to sleep with anything else? For that matter...why would you ever want to wake up? (Yawn) Sleeping is just...too perfect...wake me never...

14. Red Wine: Everyone needs a drink, especially during the holiday season. It's a bit strange-tasting, though...and isn't that a bit too off-color? This gift is perfect for the blood-lovers, because there's a bit of blood in that glass you just drank. Enjoy the new fangs and the bloodlust, and try to hold onto your sanity. Some might say this is the best gift of all...!

15. Voodoo Doll: Now, this is a cute doll! Don't worry, you're not going to be played with. Just try to keep this doll in a safe place. I wouldn't throw it away if I were you. Ouch! Your cat's fangs are certainly painful, aren't they? Only, the cat is biting the doll, not you. ...Wait! No, Fluffy, no! Don't throw the doll into the fire! Can you be trusted with your own fate?

16. Monkey's paw: Your wishes will all come true, your wishes will all come true~! This thing may be gross, but that million dollars you wished for? Congratulations, you just had someone give you a million dollars...as a result of a money laundering scheme. Enjoy prison. You want to be fit and have people look at you? You might just "wake up" as a mannequin. All of your wishes will go horribly wrong, even the innocent ones.

17. Genie's lamp: It's all about the wishes, isn't it? Only...this lamp is empty. Oh well, guess whoever rubs this lamp will have to take care of that. People who receive this gift will become genies/djinn and serve their masters as best they can...and then the next master...and the master after that...won't anyone free you?

18. Wind Chimes: These are lovely. They make the sweetest sound when the wind jingles them just right...it's a good thing, because it's always stormy out. It's much safer inside, you'll start to realize. Hanging up these wind chimes will make you never want to leave your house again. You can tell what the weather's like just from opening your window and looking...right at those chimes...

19. Scarf: Hasn't it been extra snowy lately? This gift is extremely thoughtful! Wearing something like this will make the cold feel like nothing to you. And...it will make everything else feel like nothing, too. Your sense of taste and smell will slowly vanish, as will your ability to feel temperature or things you pick up with your own hands. Soon, you won't be angry or sad, either...but that's alright. Just let me know--is the coffee hot? Or is it cold?

20. Marionette: An old puppet doesn't make for the greatest gift, but it will certainly keep things lively...because it's alive! It moves when you aren't looking, and sometimes? It moves when you are. It won't be long before it's chasing you, trying to kill you, or turning you into a puppet like himself...puppets are never lonely when they come in a pair.

21. Make your own! There are plenty of awful gifts out there, right?

Original meme credit hateshumans

Comments

yosuke hanamura | persona 4

[resentir]

Michiru Kaioh | Sailor Moon

[watersrundeep]

[No 11 or 12, otherwise ota!]

Shirley Fenette | Code Geass | ota

[afterclearskies]

Minako Aino | Sailor Moon

[ainotenbatsu]

[especially interested in receiving 1, 2, 3, 7, or 10, but pretty open]

[royalroseofearth]

((If you don't mind a Mamoru, how about her receiving 7? Maybe Mamoru was trying to be a helpful friend and sent Minako a leather collar for Artemis to wear, not realizing that it's been cursed.))

[ainotenbatsu]

[don't mind a bit! i could go for catgirl-minako or just human pet-minako, whatever you'd like]

[royalroseofearth]

((Catgirl-Minako would be great, tbh! Would you like me to start, or do you have a starter in mind?))

[ainotenbatsu]

[go for it! :)]

Elijah Mikaelson | The Originals

[negotiates]

[m/f for anything shippy, ota otherwise!]

Pagan Min/Farcry 4/OTA

[kingpaganmin]

Got scenario 1 and gift 2

hit me

Oliver Queen / Green Arrow | Arrowverse | M/M

[something_else]

James "Jimmy" "Logan" Howlett / Wolverine | Marvel | M/M

[adamantiumbub]

Dean Winchester | Supernatural | M/M

[unmarkedman]

Nagito "The Servant" Komaeda | Danganronpa: Another Episode

[thisobediantservant]

(OOC this may contain Danganronpa 2 spoilers. No smut, please.)

varge ( oc ) ota

[somniarius]

( probably the one who made the gift. )

Black Knight | Granblue Fantasy | F/F

[ebonyknight]

[Not really interested in 4 or 8.]

Fuwari Midorikaze | PriPara

[priforpalps]

for thirdbeauty - 7

[priforpalps]

[ Well, this is curious. Normally the presents that are delivered to Tricolore's dressing room in PriParis are for Hibiki-san or Falulu. This is the first time a box has been delivered for Fuwari, and it doesn't have the sender's name on the tag!

"Throw it away," Hibiki-san had advised. "Anyone who hides behind the mantle of anonymity bears no good will."

This had excited Falulu. "Fuwari likes bears. How lucky!"

Fuwari had cleared up this misunderstanding, but she's still sitting on the floor, surrounded by her goat friends, unsure what to do with the package. When the door slides open, she looks up in surprise. ] Ah!

Natsuru-san, I'm so sorry....Hibiki-san isn't back yet. There was a problem with a camera while she was rappelling down Mount Prushmore....

[ Hibiki-san's new movie is set in the USP. It's very exciting. ]

[thirdbeauty]

[Natsuru blushes so hard at how immediately she was called out like that. As if Hibiki is the only reason she'd come here! She had expected both her and Fuwari to be here, though... possibly even Falulu too. Still, it can't be helped, and she's happy to see Fuwari at least.]

Ah... it's okay! Hibiki-sama was doing something like that, though...?

[The details of Hibiki's latest movie still haven't sunk in for Natsuru. Some kind of exciting action movie this time? She can't wait to see it, regardless of how it turns out.]

Is it okay if I'm here, then, Fuwari-san? I don't want to be in the way.

[There sure are a lot of goats for Natsuru to navigate around. And she's only just noticing that box, too... she'll ask about it once she's sure it's okay for her to stay.]

[priforpalps]

You're quite welcome!

[ There's no shortage of places to sit even with the herd here, but Fuwari will move over on the floor anyway. ] Please, make yourself comf---ah, you mustn't!

[ That was to one of the baby goats, which had taken hold of the ribbon on this present and pulled it. Fuwari gently extracts it, then pats the goat on the nose. ]

Eating presents is rude to the sender, so let's leave that alone, okay?

[ A happy bleat from the goat. Nose pats are better anyway. ]

[thirdbeauty]

[Oh! She's surprised at the sudden shift in Fuwari's tone, but then realizes it's because one of the goats has tugged the ribbon on the present. That... was an awkward interruption, but she smiles shyly and moves to scoot in next to Fuwari on the floor.]

There really are a lot of them in here, huh? ... Who was this from, anyway? Hibiki-sama?

[No, she's not jealous! Much. She reaches for the box, just curious to get a closer look at it, and with the slightest touch the ribbon falls the rest of the way away. It causes the box to fall apart and the contents to spill out. It's... a blue leather collar, and it lands haphazardly onto Natsuru's hand.]

Eh?! Fuwari-san, do you have a pet that needs a collar?

[Natsuru can't stop staring at the object, though, her fingers unconsciously closing around it. It was obviously meant for Fuwari, but something about it feels right being in her hand.]

15

[nyan_nyan]

[ Ranka can't exactly blame any of Tricolore for missing a package - swankier digs mean more space mean it's easy to just not notice, and Ando is so occupied with Hibiki being herself that it's normal to have no time. Still, it's unlabeled except as a gift for Fuwari, which means someone has to have dropped it off by hand themselves.

Pretty normal stuff for idols, though, all told. Ranka brings it in - it's pretty small - as she makes her way around looking for Fuwari.

Probably she should just follow the scent of farm. ]

[priforpalps]

Uhuhu ehehe ahahah, with a gentle o-ho-ho~

[ Faint strains of music can be heard from this practice room. Peering inside will reveal - Fuwari. Teaching a dance class. To goats.

The goats are hopping in time to the music. ]

Very good! Keep that up, everyone.

[ A chorus of happy maas. ]

[nyan_nyan]

[ Fuwari's voice is always so cute! Just like the rest of her, really.

Ranka smiles as she opens the door and

is tempted to turn around and wait somewhere else. Instead, she stands outside the door, looking very awkwardly out of place. She's a Disney freaking princess. ]

sorry for slow i hate all fansubs lyrics so i had to figure out how i'd translate this dumb so

[priforpalps]

Better, better, best bosom buds, friends as friendly--

[ Oh, but was that the door? Fuwari breaks off to look up. ]

Ah, it's all right! You can come in.

[ In fact, since she's reached that line in the song (the music was still playing) - ]

Come and join this song, lay hee!