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]

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

[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.))

Oliver Queen / Green Arrow | Arrowverse | M/M

[something_else]

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

[adamantiumbub]

Dean Winchester | Supernatural | M/M

[unmarkedman]

[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! :)]

[royalroseofearth]

((Awesome! :)b Just let me know if you need anything changed.))

Mamoru heard about Minako's troubles thru Usagi. Apparently, she's having trouble finding a good collar for Artemis - mainly because the white cat is unsurprisingly reluctant to be collared to begin with. Mamoru can easily tell what the issue is - Minako is going for girly and cutesy types of collars.

So, he got a simple, leather collar that one can hang medical tags from. A simple phone call results in the man sitting on a park bench waiting for the (other) blonde girl to arrive, box in hand.

[ainotenbatsu]

Artemis might hate the idea of wearing a collar, and Minako didn't really blame him, but with how much he was out and running around it was really necessary. After all, if he was picked up by someone thinking he was a stray cat, he couldn't exactly switch to human form and get loose or anything, and paws weren't really good at opening things.

Still, when Mamoru called to say he had something that might work, she decided it would be best to go on this little errand without the cat. Minako could look at the collar he'd selected and decide if it would work, then take it back and convince Artemis to wear it somewhere he couldn't charge off and hide quite as easily. And so she came wandering up the sidewalk, waving enthusiastically to Mamoru as soon as she spots him on the bench.

"Hey there!" she says cheerfully, dropping to sit beside him as she absently fans herself with one hand. "Hope you weren't waiting too long."

[royalroseofearth]

Mamoru smiles as soon as he spots her, and waves back in greetings. He shakes his head at her question. "Not very long, no. Thank you for meeting with me today."

He had the foresight to let Usagi know of his plans for that afternoon - plans that she had given her approval for. He's dealt with one too many jealousy moments to risk it getting in the way of her friendships. Well, their friendships.

"Here." He hands the box over to her. "I hope this would work. It's not fancy, but it will at least let you put any veterinarian licenses on it." It's a rather nice box, really, and the logo belongs to a long-established shop - no mysteriously new and improved products here.

[ainotenbatsu]

One can never be too careful, especially with the kinds of things they've run into. Best not to go buying something from some shop that just opened and is amazingly popular, right?

Minako opens the box and pulls out the collar, nodding with approval. Nothing girly or fancy that would make Artemis object, just a nice white (to match his fur, of course) collar with a little gold loop to attach tags. Exactly what she needs.

"It's a bit big, though," she observes, holding the thing up and squinting at it, trying to estimate just how big around Artemis's neck is. At a sudden impulse she doesn't stop to question, she holds it up to her neck with a giggle. "I might have to adjust it a bit for him, I bet it would fit me."

[royalroseofearth]

"It is? Ah, I'm sorry; I thought I got the right size..." Mamoru still smiles at her last remark, however. "Just don't go borrowing it too much." It's not a great joke, but it's there.

Still, he really did thought that he got the right size for a cat. And it leaves him looking a little puzzled. "However, I'm not sure if it would fit you, even with your figure..." He's being very polite right now, almost complimentary in an underhand way. He may be marrying Usagi someday, but even he can't deny that Minako's very pretty.

[ainotenbatsu]

"No, really, look!" Minako giggles again, pulling her hands away to display the collar neatly fastened around her neck. It had been awfully easy to do, no need to fumble with a buckle she couldn't see or anything, like it had been trying to fasten itself in place.

Maybe that should have been weird to her, but she didn't even stop to think about it. The collar really is awfully comfortable, so she doesn't understand just why Artemis kept objecting to the idea. "Maybe I will need to get another one for him," she suggests, eyes narrowing thoughtfully. "I like this one."

Yes, she really does. But she gives Mamoru a look that says she's worried about what he thinks about it, too. Hopefully he doesn't object.

[royalroseofearth]

Mamoru's surprised that it actually fits around her neck. Perfectly so, in fact. He knew that the collar was a little big, but that was only to help guarantee room on Artemis' neck, not hers. It's rather suspicious - alarmingly so "How did you--"

He then winces a little at the idea of having to get another collar for the cat. "Minako-san...why don't I show you where the shop is, and that way you can get one for yourself? Besides, isn't that a little tight around your neck?" He reaches for the collar - both out of concern for her neck, and also to see if his unique ability can pick up anything strange about the collar itself.

After all, he's never touched the collar before himself. He just wants to make sure that he simply made a mistake on the sizing - and that there's nothing else wrong than that.

[ainotenbatsu]

It should be really suspicious, yet for some reason Minako doesn't register that fact in the slightest. Which, really, should also be suspicious.

But she just lowers her eyes as he speaks, lifting her chin to show him that no, the collar isn't tight at all. In fact, it's a perfect fit, encircling her neck like it was made for her. And, in what should register as a massive super huge warning flag, the buckle seems to have vanished entirely, leaving just a smooth white band.

"I really like it," she says, her voice softer than before. "It's very nice."

[royalroseofearth]

That is a major warning flag, seeing that the buckle has vanished completely. That, and the fact that it's perfectly fitting her neck as if it's custom-made for her and not for a feline. His eyes widening in shock, he looks up at her to see how...demure she's acting.

That's also alarming. She's been known to grow not as rambunctious when she has to take the leadership roll - in fact, he's seen her become understandable serious about her role at times. But eyes lowered, voice softer? That's a little unlike her, in any case.

"Minako-san...are you feeling alright?" He puts a hand to her forehead, checking her temp and also to see how she would react to that kind of gesture.

[ainotenbatsu]

Minako smiles just a little as he touches her (completely normal and non-feverish) forehead, bumping her head lightly against his hand like an affectionate cat. "I'm just fine," she assures him, even as her downcast eyes say exactly the opposite.

And really, she does feel completely fine. After all, he is right there and hasn't told her otherwise, so there's no reason she wouldn't be.

[royalroseofearth]

He feels that slight bump, and concern wells up inside of him. This really isn't like her at all; he had expected her to be much more adamant about her health - and louder in volume as well.

"Well, then..." He couldn't just let her go back home; he's pretty sure that her parents are going to wonder why their daughter's wearing a collar around her neck. "Why don't I drop you off at Rei's place, then? I think you girls supposed to have a meeting today, if I remember it right."

And hopefully, Rei can figure out what kind of power, if any, is causing this sudden change. He really only plans to explain what's going on and then leave Minako in her fellow Senshi's capable hands before going back to the shop that he bought the collar at.

[ainotenbatsu]

"If that's what you'd like." Although Minako does feel a twinge of disappointment that she's just going to be dropped off and left behind, she doesn't let that feeling last very long before firmly squelching it. It's his decision to make, not hers.

Although she does absently lift one hand to scratch at her head, where she's suddenly starting to itch. On both sides of her head, actually, where she can feel little bumps forming. That's odd.