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The Last Words Meme

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. 


(TRIGGER WARNING. This meme deals heavy with death and also possibly with strong violence or with suicide/depression. If you are not comfortable reading about that, please PLEASE do not proceed further.)



HOW IT WORKS:
Getting your numbers from RNG (or pick your own), the first character to post rolls for their cause of death and how long they have left to live. They then post to the meme with their name, canon and the results of their roll. (For example: "Jane Doe | That One Series | 1 2" would mean Jane Doe from That One Series died of accidental causes and has a few hours left to live.) 

Responding characters then roll for the relationship between the two of you. Optionally responding characters can also share your cause of death/time left to live or roll for their own, but that's not required. A living character caring for (or horribly mutilating) a dying one is fine, too.

Tell the person what you need to tell them before you bite it. 

As usual, all meme's are open to interpretation. If you want to play an AU immortal, yay. If you want to be sucked into another dimension or shoved into a tiny glass box, also fine. YOUR PLAY, NOT MINE.



CAUSE OF DEATH

1 - Accidental. Nobody meant for this to happen, but it doesn't matter now. Due to negligance, 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?

Comments

[uncertainty]

[ wheeling carefully into the bedroom and putting her down in her crib. he comes back around to bring cal in. ]

[turntables]

[ Once again Cal has a youngster to look after. Bro is so proud of him. He is just filled with purpose.

You go, Cal. Raising what is now five kids so far and probably still counting. ]

[uncertainty]

[ Tavros comes back in once she's down for sleep, offering a faint smile. ]

I introduced her, to her dad today.

[turntables]

[ A half-second pause before he realizes what he means. ]

She didn't cry, did she. "What is this bullshit," and then the gale force of an unprecedented tantrum, unleashed in the face of a nondescript urn.

[uncertainty]

No. She just... [ Looked like a dumb baby. ] She looked like, she was impressed.

[turntables]

[ Oh. ]

She should be.

[uncertainty]

Yeah.

[ smiling weakly. ] I wish he'd, gotten to meet her.

[turntables]

Would've taken a shine to her.

[ He's a little stiff, talking about Dave. He tries not to be, it's typically fine, but it's still a little sore. Dave was kind of his favorite. ]

He thought he'd get around to having his own eventually, since it turned out he liked kids so much. Tried to act like he didn't, but. Y'know.

[ Rubbing the back of his neck. ]

[uncertainty]

[ His smile falters a little. ]

I didn't even know... I mean, uh... I guess, he wouldn't have discussed with with me... Since, we thought we couldn't..

[turntables]

Yeah. Might've been a little more keen to the subject if he'd known.

[ Maybe. He just always said he hadn't found the "right one" yet and Bro just sort of figured he knew why already. ]

[uncertainty]

[ Shaking his head slowly. ]

They never, mentioned that trolls could have grubs like that. I, had no idea... let alone we could even, breed with humans.

[turntables]

I've heard of live troll births before. Just not with dudes. Let alone cross-species dudes. That passed way under my radar somehow.

[uncertainty]

Oh. Uh.

[ Rubbing... the back of his neck... ] All trolls, have the same, uh... equipment. But, uh... Sex dictates, which parts are more prominent. That's why, females have rumble spheres, and males don't.

[turntables]

[ Give him a second to get the hilarity of "rumble spheres" out of his system first.

Ok we're good. ]

Explains a lot, I guess.

[uncertainty]

Yeah.

[ it didn't really come up before because, well, dave liked bone bulge. he liked the bulge a lot. ] Daevyd seems to have, human anatomy, though. So, uh... yeah.

[turntables]

[ Shrug. She's kind of a freak and she'll never fit in but he's never seen a more perfect little baby. Not since, like, some 40 years ago. ]

Kid left his mark whether he meant to or not. She even drools the same way as him.

[uncertainty]

I only hope, the media never finds out about her...

[turntables]

They will. [ I mean let's be real here. ] Maybe not for awhile, but there's no way it won't come up eventually. Hopefully not 'til she's old enough to deal with it.

[uncertainty]

[ worrying his lip. ] They might just think, she's yours.. But I guess, that would be even worse...

[turntables]

If it comes down to it, I'll set 'em straight myself. Dave would've been proud of her no matter what the fuckin' status quo is.

[uncertainty]

Yeah.

[ She'll never fit in. She might grow into her looks but trolls will still want to cull her and humans will fear her and he worries for the child he's brought into this world. But she's all that's left of Dave and he hopes she inherited his tenacity. ]

[turntables]

[ He's fully prepared for another lifetime of cracking the skulls of people who pick on his misfit kids. He's getting up there in age (nearly 60, christ) but he still functions like a goddamn teenager. Not enough arthritis in his hands yet to stop him from laying a few more smackdowns. ]

Just love her while you can, kid.

[uncertainty]

[ She'll be an orphan before she's even in school. Tavros nods mutely. ]

[turntables]

[ giving his shoulder a squeeze and then heading off to go do Bro Things. like pester his baby mama and whatnot. ]

[uncertainty]

[ bro srsly.

tavros putters around and does a little more housework before taking nap 2.0 of the day. ]