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the horror movie/location meme

WARNING: THIS MEME DEALS WITH DISTURBING/GROSS TOPICS. PROCEED AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Use random.org to decide on a movie and then one of the prompts that follow. Or just choose one and play it out! Or, if you want to cover all the prompts in a movie subject, feel free! Additionally, if you want to use any of the locations provided, go ahead! If you just want to play in those settings, go right ahead!

If there's something on here that you don't see listed and you want to play it, go ahead!

01) SAW:

a) You and a friend/relative/acquaintance have woken up in a dark, dingy room and are chained together - quite literally. Will you be able to get out or is this your final moment? Better hurry up because the clock's ticking.

b) Perhaps you decided to lock this person up and test them to see if they really do appreciate their life. Will you listen to their pleas for help or just sit back and watch them suffer?

c) Congratulations! You survived your trap! Now, how has your life changed or are you still committing the same crime you were judged for months later?

02) Final Destination:

a) You have just seen your friends/loved ones die in horrific ways in the area you're at. Do you try to save who you can and be labeled as batshit or do you just accept your fate?

b) It seems like Death is claming its' victims one by one and you two are next. Do you try to outrun it, thinking you can escape Death or decide that it's your time to go?

c) Lucky you. The two of you have managed to elude Death for all this time. But, it seems like Death has other plans for you. Better watch yourself.

03) The Ring:

a) You've received a mysterious tape from a friend. Do you decide to watch it with a friend or try to destroy it? Though, a phone call will result with someone saying, "Seven days..."

b) Thought it was just a fluke? Guess again. A creepy girl starts to climb out of your TV and wants to kill you. What do you try to do?

c) You've survived! But, wait - someone's deciding to watch this very same tape! Stop them before it's too late!

04) Battle Royale:

a) You and someone else have just woke up in a strange room on the promise you're going on a vacation. And now, someone's telling you that this is a game for a television show and you're the star. You're given a weapon, but do you decide to go through with killing everyone else in this room or try to fight through the influence?

b) You've decided to go through with killing these people. After all, all you want to do is go home to your family, right? But, your best friend is your target now. What will you do?

c) Good luck on surviving the program! Or is it really the end? It seems like The Program isn't done screwing with you yet. Do you take who you can and hightail it to another country or resign yourself to another round of it?

05) The Birds:

Oh no, the birds have gone batshit! Do you try to deal with them yourself like the badass you think you are or do you take cover and hide?

06) A Nightmare on Elm's Street:

a) Last night you had the craziest dream! You were stalked through a dark boiler room by a severely burned figure with sharp knives attached to the fingers on a glove on his right hand. Your pursuer closes in and slices you, but just as he's about to do you in you woke up. But wait, why do you have cuts in your pajamas? That didn't really happen, right...? Maybe you should talk to a friend about this. Hope the same thing didn't happen to them....

b) So you've succesfully managed to pull the psycho killer out of his dream world and into reality. He's only human. Hope you have a good plan and those booby traps you and your friend set up around the house will get the job done.

c) Congrats! You survived and your friends who were all brutally murdered have magically come back to life! How do you cope with this? At least it will be safe to sleep now. Or is it...?

07) Paranormal Activity:

a) A good friend of yours recently told you that they've been haunted by some sort of presence for as long as they can remember and... it's not exactly friendly. Problem is, they just moved and they're pretty sure whatever it was has followed them to their new home. They sound pretty worried, but there's no way any of this is real, right? Maybe you should head over and set up some cameras. If anything it'll make your friend feel better and you can both get a good laugh out of it.

b) So. Something actually showed up on that tape and you've been told that this presence isn't a ghost. Oh no, it's something much worse. You've got a demon after you. It feeds off of negative energy and is intent on tormenting you no matter where you go. You probably shouldn't provoke it. Who knows what'll happen.

c) You and a friend have come across a series of tapes. They look to be home videos, amateur paranormal investigations of someone's home. What you see on them is... disturbing to say the least. Deformed shadows on the walls, doors opening and closing on their own, screeches and screams coming from something that is clearly not human. The more you watch, the worse it gets and it quickly becomes apparent that whoever filmed this is most likely dead. What do you do with this information? Do you go investigate yourself? Turn the tapes over to the police? Or maybe just write it all off, believe it's not real. It's gotta be an indie film or something, man.

08) Silent Hill:

a) You've just received a letter from a friend/sibling/parent/lover/significant other. Problem is, they're, well how to put this gently... they're kind of dead. The letter tells you to meet them in some town you've never heard of. Maybe you feel guilty, maybe you think it's some sort of sick trick and want to go punch whoever sent the letter in the face, or maybe... maybe you're just curious, but whatever your reason, you do as the letter says. Upon your arrival you run into someone who looks oddly familiar...

b) It's been hours and you're no closer to finding out the truth behind this letter than you were when you arrived. You decide to explore an abandoned hotel and as you search it you come across a videotape. You're hesitant to watch it, but this could give you more information. But... wait... is that you? And this other person... it's the one who sent you the letter. Wait. Wait. Why does it look like you're killing them?

c) Oh, crap. Pyramid Head is around the corner. Better start running!

01) Graveyard: Pretty spooky place to be at this time of night, huh? Hopefully this place isn't haunted by evil spirits or inhabited by a serial killer on the loose!

02) Mental Institution: Even with this place being abandoned, you can't help but hear the moans and screams of previous patients in these walls. Perhaps there's some deep, dark secret you can uncover here or maybe you'll also end up losing your own mind.

03) Abandoned Theme Park: Everything here is rusted completely, but you swear you can hear the screams of children on rides, among other things. Do you decide to investigate the place and try to figure out the secrets or do the sounds of kids screaming spurs something deep inside you?

04) Haunted House: Oh, boy! Let's go exploring! It seems like the wallpaper is already peeling and... what's that metallic smell coming from the basement? And what's with the doors opening and slamming closed? Hope you have a flashlight handy to make it through the night.

05) Church: Such a beautiful place, isn't it? But, are you sure you aren't hearing voices in an area where it's supposed to be quiet? Or, for that matter, are you sure you're not hallucinating seeing a god? And, it seems like the doors are closed already...

06) Random Area: You wake up in an unfamiliar location with there being no one around. The sheriff isn't in town, nor is the mayor or, quite frankly, anyone but another poor sap that woke up in this area. Hopefully you two can make it out of here alive before becoming a part of the town like the other visitors.

07) Hotel: There was nothing in sight for miles, so you and a friend decided to stop by at this rinky dink motel with the lights flickering every so often and everyone else just seeming complacent about being stuck in such a place. Perhaps there's something omnious about the bathroom's smell or what reeks in your room. At least there's HBO.

08) Zombies: Looks like popular media wasn't kidding when they said the undead would rise again in your town. Hope you have what you need to fend off the zombies and know what to do against them!

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It was supposed to be a one night stand. And then he kept popping up in Paris.

[Her hand stays tight around her gun but she does sit. Sigh. Run her thumb over the cylinder of her revolver.]

Irving Adenauer. The Lord of War.

Awfully dramatic title. Is he a military general?

International arms dealer. We met at a gala my family hosted in Paris. He managed to find a way to be invited. We spoke. Drank. Danced. He met my nieces and nephews on accident. Mortified my ex-husband.

That must have really endeared him to you. [And, without so much as a shift in expression:] When did you start sleeping together?

It did.

...

The second time I saw him, three months later. It was at a medical conference in Geneva...I was thirty two.

What were your reasons for doing that?

He was attractive, I was feeling dissatisfied and bored, and I was fairly certain that I would never see him again.

..

He had a talent for making me feel beautiful.

[A nod. This is good--the reflection she's doing.] Something you hadn't felt in the latter years of your marriage.

How many times have you slept with him since that?

That depends on what it is you wish to count. Nights spent in coitus or the actual amount of times we had sex?

[He almost rolls his eyes. Almost. He's sorely tempted.] Would it suffice to say 'frequently'?

Not at first. But over the past five years? Yes.

Does Mr. Adenauer sleep with other women as well, to your knowledge?

[She laughs. She can't help but laugh.]

Of course he does. It's a purely physical relationship. I have no claim to him and am more than aware of his status as a man-slut.

So he has other women, but he's the only man you're sleeping with. Do you ever wish it was more physical?

Of course not. I don't have the time or patients for a romantic relationship. I barely have the time for sleeping with him. It's satisfying a basic, human need. Nothing more.

If you did have the time for one, would you be afraid that it would turn out like your marriage?

I'm certain it would end badly.

I don't need a romantic relationship. I have my work, or rather had my work. Whether or not I'll ever be able to work again is up for debate. I have Remy, when he is around. I have Henri and Fleur. That is more than enough.

Do you think it would end badly because of the type of man you'd end up with, or because of you?

Any relationship where one member of the party has no time for it ends badly. Any relationship where one member cannot bring themselves to trust the other entirely will end badly. I do not have the time, the mind, or the trust for a relationship Doctor.

Ordinarily, when someone begins a sexual relationship shortly after a divorce or breakup, the need to feel valued and loved is one of the primary motivators. Spite or vengefulness may play a role, as well as simple physical longing, but more often than not an individual starts one to fill an emotional void left by the destruction of their previous relationship.

You said yourself that he makes you feel beautiful. What he's doing is giving you back a vestige of the self-worth your failed marriage took from you. He's filling part of the void, but not enough to convince you of your desirability. The guilt you harbor regarding your ex-husband is still very present, and it's convincing you that you're inherently unfit to try again, to experience romance. It's effectively causing you to settle for something that can't be more than physical. You need to understand that you're not as much to blame as you feel you are, that you can move on from your mistakes, and that you're worthy of being loved.

How well does Mr. Adenauer treat you? Is he respectful of your desires?

How am I not at fault for the issues that destroyed my marriage? [That was the easiest question to ask, at least while she tries to think back. Was Irving respectful? ...once she agreed to cooperate, yes. Once she had told him she would do what he wanted? Yes.]

He pestered me, on occasion, if I was not immediately receptive to his advances or suggestions to spend time away from work with him. But once I agreed, or once he'd kidnapped me anyway, he was very respectful. And treated me well. So long as we did what he wanted...Irving is not accustomed to not getting his way.

You can't be at fault for someone's latent alcoholism and impotence. I doubt you had a thing to do with his inability to find work as well, if he's a musician. He brought a great deal of baggage into the relationship, far more than you, and you did say you tried to get him help. I'm sure you've learned from the mistakes you did make, so you're ready and capable of moving beyond them.

That behavior is a little disturbing to hear about. Have you gotten angry with him before for not listening to you?

...I will have to consider that. [Well, what else was there to do here but think? Consider what it was she could change in herself, what she could put aside without ignoring as she has been? Nothing, really.]

I've cut off all contact with him on multiple occasions when he pulled his worse stunts. I didn't speak to him for four months after what he did at Fleur's birthday party.

[Oh, dear.] What did he do?

He enticed Fleur's mother, Isolde, to drink to the point of intoxication and proceeded to fondle her in front of Fleur. Who was turning eight. He wasn't invited, he wasn't wanted, and after that? He wasn't welcome.