16TH ♫ | carbon my body a billion years of time

[torya]

THE POST-APOCALYPTIC MEME HOW TO PLAY - comment in the subject line with your character's name and canon. - state any preferences you might have. - choose a scenario or use the number generator. - have fun! SCENARIOS 1. Alien Invasion ▸ Aliens have taken over the earth. 2. Climate Change ▸ The climate of our planet has shifted suddenly. 3. Cybernetic Revolt ▸ Technology has turned against us. 4. Impact Event ▸ A meteor struck the Earth. 5. Nuclear Warfare ▸ They dropped the big one. Enjoy that fallout. 6. Pandemic ▸ A disease is threatening to wipe out human life on earth. 7. Resource Depletion ▸ There are no longer enough resources to support life. 8. Zombie Apocalypse ▸ A classic, zombies have invaded and destroyed everything. 9. Other ▸ Combine several scenarios or come up with your own! (x)

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Fujinuma Satoru | Boku Dake ga Inai Machi (Erased)

[timeslipped]

[DID SOMEONE ELSE SAY SMALL CHILDREN]

RNG gave me 3

[ratkicker]

[It all started with the power regulator. The electricity would shut down and turn on at random times, sometimes causing small appliances to catch on fire. The Hyllis government was having a hard time figuring out the cause, which didn't ease the unrest and the suspicion that this was all a plan for the most powerful people in the country to get richer. Then Secundo started glitching. While an AI, Jade trusted him like a dear friend, which made the transformation into an entity out to destroy the lighthouse even worse.

Then the robots came. Despite all her efforts, despite how stronger she had become, she couldn't save any of them. Pey'j, Hub, the kids...they were all gone. Jade escaped to the mainland with the ones that survived the first few attacks, but she couldn't protect any of the kids.

Useless.

While crawling through the rubble of the city in search for medical supplies, she spots Satoru walking through the empty streets. Where was his family? Was he alone, too? Before she can get up and ask, a threatening red glow lights up in a darkened room behind the boy.]

Get down!

[ROBOT'S NOT GONNA HURT HIM ON HER WATCH. Jade leaps out from her hiding place and swings her metal staff at the robot's red glowing eyes.]

An excellent choice, RNG. Bear with me, I'm completely new with this guy

[timeslipped]

[For a second, Satoru's sure that's his mother's voice, and he dives without thinking about it, covering his head. Then there's the crash of glass and a metal shriek, and even as his heart leaps into his mouth, he realizes, no--that voice is too young to be his mom, even this far back in time, even when he was this small.

He flips over onto his back as the robot rears, eight, nine feet tall, one optic sensor smashed, head dented but not fatally. Its laser targeting is offline, but it's pissed. Shit.

He could run. He still needs to find his mom, to find Kayo and Kenya and Hiromi and prevent what's going to happen.]

Look out--duck under, it's swinging!

[He scrambles to his feet, because he remembers these older models, he drew so many of them for child-safety informational pamphlets. They all have a fatal weakness, and if he can just get at it, at the back of the neck where so many important wires are exposed...

Something sparks in his hand: a makeshift taser built out of a disposable camera.]

Totally fine. Jade's a bit rusty for me

[ratkicker]

[Jade stumbled back a step after the reverb from hitting metal against metal. She caused more damage than he would with her usual staff, but it's not enough. Jade curses under her breath, wishing she had a gun or some kind of projectile to use as a distraction during the fight.

Satoru's young voice grabs her attention, and she rolls onto the ground to avoid the attack. This part feels more natural. It's just another spar: Hub taking a practice swing above her as she dodgerolls in an attempt to get behind him for a sneak attack. If the robot had any weak spots, it had to be on its back.

If only it would let her get there. While it can't see as well as before, it can still sense her location with its infrared sensors and turns around to face Jade again.

It's not time to attack again, she tells herself. With on last roll, she ends up in a crouching position and waits for the robot's next attack. There's another swing, lower this time, and she evades that by flipping backwards. The landing is awful: her right foot catches a loose tile and she slips, managing to catch herself with a bloody scraped palm.

But that's enough time for the robot to reach her and pull back an arm for another punch.]

[timeslipped]

AaaaAAAAAAH!

[It's hard to close the distance with such short, little legs, but Satoru is nothing if not filled with determination, and he was more fit at this age, more active. While Jade has the robot's attention, he dashes straight up to the back of the robot, climbs it's body with two legs and one arm like it's a jungle gym, and jams the taser into the back of its neck just as it starts to turn, recognizing the danger.

The whole machine convulses in a crash of blue sparks, and Satoru's flung off, landing on concrete with a pained yelp. But then, there's another surprisingly quiet pop as several important wires short out, and the robot shudders to a stop, arm still lifted to strike. But it's dead. All its lights are out. Phew.]

Ow ow ow...

[Satoru rolls over and puts his hand on his butt, hissing curse words for a second before raising his voice.]

Are you all right, oneesan?

[ratkicker]

[Jade raises her arm in self-defense just as Satoru jumps onto the robot. She can't find it in herself to do anything other than to watch as the robot convulses into a standstill, but the moment it goes silent, the most important thing comes to mind.]

Kid! Are you okay? [She rolls onto her belly and pushes herself up, first with one arm, then the other, stumbling across the broken ground to get to Satoru.] Don't worry about me, I'll went through worse.

[She holds him by the arm and gently leads him up into a standing position.] That was really brave of you. [A small smile, reserved for the kids she used to look after.] You save my life.