meme; truth or dare

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Truth or dare? is a mostly verbal party game requiring two or more players. Players are given the choice between answering a question truthfully, or performing a "dare", both of which are set by the other players. Players must perform the dare they are given, or answer the question asked, quitting the game to avoid a dare or question is not allowed, or switching the choice with the other.


How to play -

1. Top-level with your character.
2. Others make them choose between truth or dare.
3. Play till you tire.

meme; handholding

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handholding meme

ONE: comment with your character and preferences. is that ever not the protocol?
TWO: reply to others.
THREE: your character. that character. holding hands.
FOUR: comfort somebody! reach out for emotional support! keep a kid from running into the street! escape certain death, saving another hapless victim along the way! confess deep-seated feelings! get closer on a date! intimidate your opponent! ...hold their hand for no reason at all, since you don't l-like them or anything.
FIVE: this can be a gen meme. it can also be a romantic meme, if you're a filthy pervert. gross. how can you be so lewd?

meme; camshow

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  the ( camshow ) meme

Camming, verb, is when someone is requested to perform certain activities, often sexual, in front of a webcam for clients.

how to play

1. Comment with your character and preferences.

Set the scene with details of what viewers might see when they stumble into your character’s chatroom, or leave it up to the imagination. Is this a one-off thing, a quick way to make ends meet before rent is due, or is this the new 9-to-5?

2. Comment around, explore the selection of cam streams. Did your character accidentally find themselves on this page, or do they have their favorite cammer’s stream schedule memorized?

3. Make special requests and leave tips. Remain anonymous or expose yourself as your cammers number one fan.

meme; at first sight

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  AT FIRST SIGHT MEME

Love at First Sight. It's a staple of Fairy Tales, love songs, and the Disney Animated Canon. Two characters meet, and fall deeply, madly, passionately in love with each other immediately. This is one of the most common and oldest story archetypes.

- TV Tropes

PROMPTS

1. Meet-Cute
A chance meeting has brought you together, and the chemistry is instantaneous.

2. Blind Date
You've been set up! Blind dates can be an utter disaster, but maybe you'll get lucky this time.

3. IRL
You've been chatting online for a long time, and now you're finally meeting in person.

4. Your Perfect Match
In this world, an advanced algorithm identifies your ideal mate based on a number of factors. Did the computers get this one right?

5. Arranged Marriage
The first time you meet is also your wedding day.

6. Soulmate
Whatever your trope of choice is, the very moment you lay eyes on this person, you know that you're meant to be. How do you react?

7. Roleplay
This isn't actually your first meeting, but sometimes it's fun to pretend it is... if just to relive (or redo) that magical moment.

8. Missed Connection
You didn't have the courage to approach them before, but you just can't forget about them. Now you're determined to find them again.

9. Subversion
You've got strong feelings at first sight, all right, but it isn't exactly love. You can't explain it, but this person just grinds your gears!

10. Wildcard
Anything goes!

meme; hurt / comfort shipping

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  the hurt/comfort shipping meme

In order to avoid long extrapolation, I'll say one thing: I've noticed that people like what I call "h/c shipping kink." Kink may not be the right word - sex need not be involved - but essentially, crappy things happen to our characters in their crapsack worlds in canon all the time. Sometimes, we like to see them happy. Or relatively happier. And less evil and more adjusted, for those of us who play those types. It's all very self-indulgent.

And, as you can tell from my username, I'm going to be compiling memes that have, for some reason, got micromanaged into ridiculous niches when they should all be under one umbrella. This first project is to wrangle up all the "caretaking" themed shipping memes. Basically, one character cares for the other, be it physically, emotionally, or otherwise. There is also shipping.

The end goal is to weed down redundant memes and, maybe, make this an all-purpose post!

HOW TO PLAY

• You know the protocol.
• Comment with your characters and preferences. Also, be sure to include whether your character would be the caretaker, the cared for, or if you can play either.
• Reply to others.

PROMPTS

1. Physically Hurt: The traditional h/c scenario. Your partner is hurt, and you break out the bandages to patch them up and give them a shoulder to lean on. May also come with the Florence Nightingale effect, where the "patient" falls in love with the "nurse" thanks to their care.
2. Emotionally Hurt: You can't put bandages on wounded egos and souls, but you can try your best.
3. Illness: You're with someone who's sick - maybe even with a long-term, chronic, or mortal illness.
4. Trauma: Like emotional hurt, this is not an easy cure, and it's even deeper. There will also be blowback on the one trying to care for their traumatized loved one.
5. Mortality: You're struggling with the fact that one partner may die sooner than the other because of lifestyle or species reasons.
6. The One Left Behind: One side of the ship is the person left at home to wait and worry.
7. Triumphant Return: They're finally back and in one piece! Celebrate in the way you two deem best.
8. Changed by Your Love: You're finding yourself a better person now that you're with them.
9. Pulled from Depression: You saw no reason to live before you met them.
10. Physical Protector/Bodyguard: It started out as protection. It became more.
11. Pure/Impure: You two have varying alignments and varying experiences. Does this affect your relationship?
12. Remember: Or actually, you can't. You've lost everything about your identity, including your past memories. Needless to say, you may cling to the one person who's helping you. You also may not want to remember your old life.
13. In a Bad Situation: You're in a dangerous scenario - being hunted, prisoners, bruised and beaten and brought to a strange place - and all you have to rely on is each other. You've been thrown into the fire together and you have to survive.
14. Inexperienced: Whether it be in romance, sex, or the world in general, one part of the pairing is teaching the other part the ropes. This can encompass so-called "innocence kinks" or age differences.
15. I Thought I Lost You: Their injuries were so substantial that you thought they were done for. Now, you have to deal with your own emotional
16. Gentle, Loving Smut: AKA sexual healing and all gentle smut memes or memes that focus on emotional attachment.
17. Bad Sexual Experience: Similar to the above option, but including sexual baggage that one partner must prove does not always apply.
18. Trust Issues: One of you has a hard time trusting the other. There may be jealousy involved here.
19. Unexpected Caretaker: You'd think the sweet one would take care of the dour one, but it's the opposite way around. This is the "surly badasses take care of the one they love" option.
20. Unwillingly Cared For: You don't need to be coddled. They should leave you alone!
21. Hurt by You: You have to pick up the pieces of what you've done, thanks to an argument or your temper.
22. Draining: Caring for them is damaging you and your relationship with them.
23. Mutually Beneficial: There's not one set "caretaker." You both look out for each other.