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the WATERWORKS meme

WHAT TO DO:

▶ post a comment with your character(s).
▷ others respond with a character of theirs.
▶ either pick a scenario below or roll a number, whichever is more fun!
▷ the thread-starter is now crying, and the responder has stumbled upon the scene.
▶ attempts at comfort, ridiculing and/or fights ensue.

SCENARIOS:

① SADNESS     your sorrow is so overwhelming that it has driven you to tears. it could be sadness about anything - a recent loss, a not-so-recent one. spurned love. maybe you're just depressed about life in general.
② ANGER     sometimes you get so angry that you just can't hold it in. whether it's bottled-up rage, righteous indignation or plain old frustration, it is all bubbling over and some furious tears are happening.
③ FEAR     terror can be pretty intense, and at its worst will lead to a breakdown. waking up in the middle of an awful nightmare - or feeling afraid of something much bigger. there are a lot of things to be scared of.
④ JOY     tears of happiness come in a lot of different forms! when you scrape by something terrible and you're just so relieved; when something wonderful happens to you, or someone you love; when you laugh so hard you cry.
⑤ HURT     physical, emotional, mental - it doesn't matter. the response to any sort of pain is, often, tears. the source could be anything; an injury, some harsh and cutting words that were said to you, even acute stress.
⑥ FEELINGS     you have so many feelings you're just going to explode. it could be you're watching the lion king and you just can't take mufasa's death scene. maybe you're just overwhelmed in general, but bring on the tears!
⑦ VERGE     you're not crying. not quite, and not yet. but you've got all the tell-tale signs; tightness in your throat, burning eyes, and some tears might already be gathering. are you going to break, or can you hold back the flood?
⑧ OTHER     obligatory wild card option, for any combinations or other scenarios that weren't detailed here!

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You shouldn't need to apologize. I'm sorry if I disturbed you.

[Lancer took a seat beside her, and though there was obvious concern on his face he hesitated to speak for a moment.]

...Could I ask if something is bothering you?

Just a... [ She looks away for a moment, back to the papers. A finger taps on a sheet. Well, it would be easier to talk to someone. ] ...sometimes it's difficult, knowing that failure carries so much.

....It's a lot of pressure to bear sometimes, isn't it?

[ A nod. ] I have to stop thinking of the could-be's. The hypotheticals are almost... [ Crippling. ]

I'm listing, if you wish to talk about it.

Edited 2013-01-02 03:47 (UTC)

[ Another pause. ] ....He's only a child. [ Meaning the patient. ] And... what he's suffering from-- I had to do with the cause of it, many years ago, possibly before he was even born. Knowing that it's still around, doing this to people--

[ A hand goes to her mouth. She can't finish her sentence but without a sob. ]

But you are working to help people like him, aren't you?

[ She feels as if she really can't face him right now. ] ...What I do now-- to help against this factor--... it's all I live for, Diarmuid.

[ No, not even her child could compared to the responsibility she feels for undoing what she's done. And admitting that fact to him, she feels even worse. But it's the truth. ]