{ the "train to the afterlife" meme }

[luft]

The Train to the Afterlife Meme

congratulations: you are dead! maybe you know how, maybe you don't. perhaps the memory is fuzzy, or perhaps it's crystal clear down to the look in your comrades' eyes. maybe it was your time; you've done all you wanted to. or maybe you weren't at all ready to go, maybe you went out kicking and screaming -- but none of it matters. you know you're dead, and the train is taking you to an afterlife. perhaps an afterlife of your choice; you might've earned that heaven. or perhaps you've earned something else entirely.

it'll be a bit of a journey, though, so you might as well take your time and talk to the other people in your coach. death knows no place: most of them are strangers, even from faraway worlds. but death knows no time either, so who knows, some of them may be people you know, even if last you knew, they were alive -- or long gone.

oh look, here comes the snack cart.

the usual;

➝ post with your character's name, canon, and preferences.
➝ said character is now dead for whatever reason -- canon, au, what have you. they are on a train with other dead people from many other times, places, and worlds.
➝ characters don't know for a fact where they're headed -- just a general awareness that they're going to some kind of afterlife. whatever they think it is is up to the player.
➝ tag around and play nice!

TRIGGER WARNING!! this meme obviously deals with death and may deal with other unpleasant themes as a result. please be cautious.

Comments

Nina Sayers | Black Swan

[swansings]

[smotherswithlove]

[ He really wasn't sure what he was expecting. Not this. Maybe. He still remembers the cold water flooding in, the blues of the lake sinking into darkness. The sweet caress of death...after everything he's been through. The fog surrounds him. It crushes his spirit. Not again. His steps hasten to an aimless fast walk. Where was Mary? Shouldn't she be here with him?

James meanders through the fog. He sifts through a hurdle of tantalizing thoughts. Maybe he didn't leave. Maybe he's still in Silent Hill.

Maybe he's in Hell being punished for his sins.

He spies a silhouette in the distance and the accumulating dread peels away to a faint, flickering hope. Mary? Is it really you? He steps out of the fog into a train station. The fog swirls in his wake, filling the void he left. His unwavering gaze fixated on the woman's back as he approaches. ]

Mary?!

victor frankenstein \ frankenstein [modern au]

[pyr]

((ooc; aus.))

"the continental op" ( red harvest )

[cda]

((ooc| aus.))

hayley ☾ the vampire diaries

[feralis]

dorcas meadowes ✣ harry potter

[meadowes]

Clove ✄ The Hunger Games

[sharpened]

the man with no name | dollars trilogy

[ex_cigarillo577]

Sabriel | The Old Kingdom Trilogy

[bybell]

[ What is a train? She was expecting a river. ]

lisbeth salander || millennium trilogy

[eidetics]

Re: lisbeth salander || millennium trilogy

[idkworldruler]

So...enjoying the train ride? [May as well try and make small talk.]

peter rumancek || hemlock grove

[armaya]

britta perry / community

[ftws]

((ooc| aus.))

Sirius Black | Harry Potter

[grimolddog]

[hatesthemoon]

[ Remus is just holding onto that thin strap of leather as he smiles over at his old..friend.]

You know, I should have expected you'd be waiting for me here.

ernest frankenstein ; frankenstein [modern au]

[lurched]

steve rogers / captain america ( mcu )

[carob]

((ooc; pre-serum!steve also available.))

kíli | the hobbit

[bowmaster]

( book spoiler warnings, ota. )

Re: kíli | the hobbit

[sonof_thrain]

[Was this happening? Thorin didn't want to believe it.]

Kili?

booker dewitt • bioshock infinite

[persolvo]

[ Bound to be spoilers! ]

Spoilers? WHAT SPOILERS (no seriously. lots. don't read)

[unbrokencircle]

[A hand over Booker's. Soft and a bit unsure.]

Booker?

[Was this her's? Or another?

They had crossed through so many worlds, seen so many things-- she could hardly tell up from down anymore.

And now she was stuck in a space in between, waiting for fate and time to sort itself out. What would have happened if Comstock didn't exist, if she hadn't.

If all there had been was Booker and Anna.


Such a bittersweet taste filled her mouth and heart, she could only cherish these last moments she could possibly have with him.]

Fujiwara no Mokou | Touhou Project

[failblazer]

[Will start the thread if desired.]

[shipwrecking]

[[lllazy, you can start]]

Ichirin Kumoi | Touhou Project

[cloudnun]

[Will start the thread if desired.]

Cirno | Touhou Project

[9ball]

[Will start the thread if desired.]

LOKI ♚ marvel cinematic universe

[snowborn]

→ original or alt universes ok;

thor odinson | mcu

[mjollni]

the problem with games that have a respawn system...

[obeyseventually]

[Jack stumbles when he appears on the train, looking confused. After all, he was just in Arcadia, wasn't he? What's a train doing here at the bottom of the ocean?

And then, he gets the feeling that maybe this isn't the bottom of the ocean. Maybe this is something else. He looks around, and sees he's not alone.]

Hey - hey, where am I?

Slowking | Pokemon the Movie 2000

[icouldusepants]

Aisling || The Secret of Kells

[thisismyforest]

Akemi Homura | PMMM

[chainedclock]

time travelers unite

[has_a_blog]

[Dude sitting across from you looks annoyed that his iPod's batteries just died. Also he's got a huge slash wound where his throat should be. Doesn't seem to be stopping him from talking, though.]

Damn pos battery...

Probably not getting off of here for a while. What's your deal?

Grantaire | Les Misérables

[unaccepted]

[centres]

[ “Courfeyrac and Bossuet, whose brave good humor increased with the peril, like Madame Scarron, replaced nourishment with pleasantry, and, as wine was lacking, they poured out gayety to all.”

It was not so bad, if he did not think of it, if he did no more than unconsciously finger his blood-soaked doublet. It was not so bad, if he smiled at everyone he saw, if he winked at every pretty, grief-stricken face. It was not so bad, if he kept walking through the train, if he tallied every car that lacked a friend, if he thought of the people who might very well still be living in a free world, elevated beyond his hopes and dreams.

It was not so bad, when he saw Grantaire. One of many is not so bad, he thought. So far, the dead did not outnumber the living in his count, which was enough, for now.

Courfeyrac approaches, grin as wide as ever, though his eyes betray a little pain. With a laugh, he slides next to his (almost) friend with all the grace of an alley cat. ] There is no wine here, friend, and yet here you are. I had not thought you could exist without its presence, or it without yours. Dionysus will be terribly disappointed in you.