Captivity Meme, anyone?

[gibken]

THE CAPTIVITY MEME

You've been captured -- or maybe you've been held captive for a while now. Whatever the case, you've lost your freedom, and there's a specific person responsible for that. You might be a prisoner, a mental patient, a kidnap victim, or someone's pet. Maybe you're there willingly, or maybe the choice has been taken away from you completely.

Both smut and non-smut scenarios are possible. If you don't want to play smut, please indicate so in the title line of your tag.

1. Leave a tag with your character. Be sure to include any limits on what you are willing to play, as this meme has the potential to be triggering.
2. Someone else tags in and uses RNG to generate a number between 1 and 9 (or pick your favorite). The second character is holding the first character captive now.
3. ???
4. Profit!



1. For their own good. Does this person really think they could make it on their own? It's a big, scary world out there, and you need to protect them from it, whether they like it or not.

2. For the good of society. Forget protecting this person -- it's your duty to protect the world from them! Maybe they committed a terrible crime, or maybe they were falsely condemned, but it's your job to keep them locked up where they can't do any more harm.

3. Because they're not well. How's your bedside manner? Whether you're Florence Nightingale or Mildred Ratched, you're in the position of ministering to the mentally ill. Maybe this person genuinely needs your help, or maybe you're just turning a blind eye to their true sanity.

4. For the money. Higher aims? What higher aims? This person is your meal ticket, and they're staying put until their loved ones pay up.

5. For their love. It might be a case of yandere, or it might be a consenting BDSM relationship. Whether it's by mutual agreement or by force, you're keeping them simply because you love them.

6. Because they're cute and fluffy. Who's a cutesy wutesy? They are! Yes, they are! This person is your pet now. Maybe they're a different species from you, or maybe you just don't care that you're both people. Maybe you're even an alien zookeeper looking after a new acquisition.

7. Because they're your property. Slave? Livestock? Who cares what they think - they're your property, and you decide their fate.

8. For the lulz. Hey, what's a little bondage between friends? You'll let them go, once you're done laughing and snapping photos... maybe.

9. Choose a scenario, or combine several.

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[surprisingwolf]

He doesn't know what to make of me. I don't mind as long as he doesn't rip his ropes off and try to attack me.

I shake my head. "I'm interested in making sure you stay alive."

I wonder what he thinks I am.

[gibken]

I'm not sure if I believe him, but then again, I'm not sure why he'd lie. If he's lying about this, he's probably also lying about being affiliated with Zangyack.

I think maybe I'm screwed either way, but I don't have the energy left to keep struggling.

"Where's the rest of my crew?"

[surprisingwolf]

"Crew?" He'd been alone when I found him. I shake my head. "You were muttering something about 'Marvelous' when I found you, but you were alone. I started to bandage you up when you attacked me."

I do know enough to look for medical help, but when he attacked me, I couldn't risk endangering them. There's no Horror here, but he was still talking and moaning.

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That... doesn't sound good. I shake my head again, trying to clear it, but nothing's working. Everything's still hazy. Confusing. Frustrating.

Why was I alone? How often does that really happen.

"Is this Earth?" I ask finally.

[surprisingwolf]

I'm not sure why he'd be asking that, but I answer him anyway, if only to hear what he says next. "Yes. Why shouldn't it be?"

I'm sure the confusion shows in my voice. He's delusional. He has to be.

[gibken]

He thinks I'm insane.

Fair point, I am not exactly stable.

But I'm not delusional.

"Because I'm not from Earth, originally, neither is most of my crew."

It's the truth, though, damn it.

[surprisingwolf]

I know better than to disbelieve him. There are pathways that I know about that most people don't. His people may not call their world "Earth", but that doesn't mean he isn't.

Or he could still be delusional. But as long as he's not hitting me, it's not something I have to deal with. "Most of your crew?" I repeat. I want to listen to him more before I loosen the ropes.

[gibken]

He makes no move to free me, but if our roles were reversed, I'd probably still be standing over him too.

I don't feel injured, so there's a small blessing. "Well, there's six of us, and only one is an Earthling, I think that constitutes 'most'."

[surprisingwolf]

He is delusional. I cradle the bloody rag in my hands, wondering if he'd be in danger if I let him go. There are Horrors who consider delusional people their favorite snack.

But at least he can't leave the room.

"I'll let you up if you promise not to attack me and let me finish binding your wounds," I tell him.

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Is all that blood mine? Probably. That would explain a lot, actually.

But not what I'm doing here. Or why he thinks I'm insane.

He's never heard of Zangyack.

Time slips are one thing, but I'm really hoping against hope that there's no multi-dimensional portal shenanigans going on here.

"I won't attack you." I promise softly. "Where's my Mobirates?"

[surprisingwolf]

I point towards the bedside stand. There had been an object in his pockets - two, actually. I'd stuck them there because there was noplace else to put them. "Is that it?" I ask.

If he isn't delusional, or even if he is, I might be putting myself at a disadvantage. But then again, I have my sword and my brush.

I reach for the ropes and start working him loose. I know he's not going anywhere.

[gibken]

I settle down and let him untie me. I feel a lot more at ease knowing my Mobirates is at hand. "Yes, that's it." Maybe once he's done bandaging me, I can try to get a call through to Marvelous or one of the others and figure out where I am.

"Who are you?"

[surprisingwolf]

"Fudou Leo." I bob briefly in his direction. His back was in better shape than his front, but I had to put cleaning it on hold when he attacked. Once he sits up, I'll work on it. "Let me look at your back. You were injured badly."

I'll get his name later, when I'm sure he'll give me a real one.

[gibken]

I wish I knew where I was. Why I attacked him. How I got injured in the first place.

"Yeah, alright." I wince a little as I sit up. That definitely does not feel good.

[surprisingwolf]

"Your shirt's a loss," I tell him. I'd had to cut it off. "And of course it's hot for a jacket." He'll have to be topless for a while.

I settle down and look at his back. Several of the cuts look red and infected, and I'm not surprised that he was in bad shape. I take a fresh cloth and dip it in water, making sure he sees what I'm doing. He might have to go to a doctor, when he's not likely to blurt that he's not from Earth.

I wish I knew a doctor who could deal with such a patient. But then again, I don't deal with regular doctors much.

[gibken]

"That's fine." It's just a shirt. As long as my jacket's not destroyed. I hope.

I let this Leo sit behind me, glancing over. He's just cleaning the wounds. No big deal. I grit my teeth against the pain.

"You think I'm delusional." I point out. I'm not the type to beat around the bush. "I promise you I'm not."

[surprisingwolf]

How does one shatter a delusion? How does one prove that something isn't there?

I'm not sure.

At least he's letting me wash and dress his wounds. "These are infected," I tell him gently. "You'll want to see a doctor."

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Infected with what, I wonder. I've never caught an Earth illness before, but I suppose there's a first time for everything.

"If you think so..." I suppose I should trust him. "I don't know any." I point out. I bite my lip thoughtfully. "There's possibly a precedent of interdimensional travel, where I come from." I admit. This isn't something I want to end up true, but he has to know about the possibility.

[surprisingwolf]

"I'm afraid I don't know any doctors either." Kaoru-san and Gonza-san might know, as they're not Makai. But they're not here, and I wouldn't endanger them.

"I've heard of interdimensional travel," I tell him. It would explain things, but I'd need to do some magic to make sure he's an accidental traveler. And I don't know how well he'd take the existance of magic.

[gibken]

"I'll live." I insist. And I most likely will. A little infection, at worse, will knock me down a few pegs, strength wise, for a couple days. Maybe hit me with a fever or some chill. No big deal.

"Well, good. I've never experienced it personally, at least not that I know if. But that might explain why I'm here, and why you don't know about Zangyack. I mean, they are trying to take over the Earth or destroy it trying."

[surprisingwolf]

"What kind of monsters are they?" I ask. I pick up my case, the one I carry on my back, opening it up. I don't know if I can be subtle, but at least I can get ready just in case I can convince him to let me cast a spell on him.

I have to admit that I do need to reorganize my case a little. Kaoru-san teased me a few days ago that it looked like I was a technical geek and not a Makai Priest.

[gibken]

He starts pawing through some kind of case, and if I didn't know better I'd assume he was going to bandage me up or something. But no, I think he'd probably be less concerned about me seeing a doctor if he had that kind of confidence. Oh well, it doesn't really matter.

"They're not really monsters." I admit. "Well, metaphorically speaking they are. And they're not human. They're from other planets. Space Empire Zangyack."

Leo did forget the bandages, didn't he? Ooops.

[surprisingwolf]

"In our world," I tell him, "There's no intelligent life in outer space." At least none that we know of.

"But maybe I can help you find your way home. After I finish bandaging you up." I inspect my brush briefly, or rather let him see it so he knows I'm not going to stab him with it.

It's forgivable, hee. ;)

[gibken]

I stare at him for a long moment, they break into a weak smirk. No wonder he thought I was delusional at first.

"That would be ideal." I duck my head. "Thank you." I raise an eyebrow at his... brush? What exactly is he going to do with that?

[surprisingwolf]

I resist the urge to ask him his name. Instead, I put my gear down into my pouches and bandage the wounds on his back. "This will help until you find a doctor."

Pulling my gear out, I activate various devices with my brush before putting them in various places in the room. The ritual soothes me, and my mind is calm as I trace the desired effect in the air with the glowing brush, seeking his tie to this world or another.

After a moment, I have my answer. He's not delusional, not completely. The spell tells me he's not of this world. I might even find his for him.