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Life after others

There's a CORe version at the bottom.

Well, Hell is other people said Sartre once. Yet, man is a social animal, so it's a price we pay for a choice of ours. But, it's such a natural choice that we hardly ever think of it as being a choice — until we hear about hermits for the first time.

What if one day you woke up and realised you're the only person around. Family, friends, lovers, strangers... all gone. You don't know how it happened: they could've just vapourised while you were asleep. What matter is that they ceased to exist... and, for some reason, you didn't. Under such circumstances, what would you do? You've probably thought about it at some point in your life.

The fact is that a friend of mine's just asked me this question, and I thought her answer was really interesting. She too would relentlessly look for other people - even if she had to travel to distant cities and all that. However, she would also take her time and see what the life of the people she knew was like. She would break into their homes, see their pictures, notes, and whatnot.

In my case, I'd wander around Brasília for a while in order to check whether I was really the only person alive. If I turned out to be the only person not to have vanished, I'd go to the bus depot, "borrow" a bus, raid supermarkets and libraries, find a weapon (I proably wouldn't think of firearms because I can't shoot and the tought of learning how to shoot might not even cross my mind)... and I'd then travel around the world, searching for someone else I could share my existence with. I mean, we never know.

I'd probably also try to leave as many hints that I exist as possible, so others could find me.

What about the lot of you?

CORe version: Everyone (seems to have) disappeared but you. What would you do?

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Everyone (seems to have) disappeared but you. What would you do?

skeet skeet

Try and find a Wilson of my own.

F'real, I'd question if I've gone insane and if I'm imaging it all.

rename the city to PKCville. population: awesome.

do everything you're not allowed to do normally. like go on a tour with a massive wrecking ball in the city.

I'd go to Pkcville and shit and piss all over everything.

Oh, Tricia, I forgot to mention that only humans disappeared. You can still have pets.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN rename the city to PKCville. population: awesome. do everything you're not allowed to do normally. like go on a tour with a massive wrecking ball in the city.

I think I'd be too scared of dying to do that but I'd certainly streak around whenever I felt like it.

Anyway, would you really be able to rename the city? There's no one else you can talk with, so you probably will never be able to refer to the city again in a conversation. In that sense, you could rename Hobart right now and never tell anyone else about it.

I'd save that bacon, goddamnit.

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Originally posted by Lira Oh, Tricia, I forgot to mention that only humans disappeared. You can still have pets.

It's ok. Wilson is a volleyball.

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Originally posted by Frenchie It's ok. Wilson is a volleyball.

I thought you meant Wilson from Home Improvement.

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Originally posted by Frenchie It's ok. Wilson is a volleyball.

I know, from Castaway. It's just in case you'd rather have a pet that could actually interact with you and stuff.

But a volleyball, not a cat, is fine too

I'm not so sure it would phase me. At least not for a long time.

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Originally posted by jennypie I'd go to Pkcville and shit and piss all over everything.

good to see youre back to normal after your 'day of making shit threads' ended

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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov I'm not so sure it would phase me. At least not for a long time.

Wouldn't the circumstances cause you to freak out right on day one? You wouldn't have to go to school/work... yet, you can't just chill in a bar/club/whatever because no employee will be there.

I should add that my response comes after spending the last hour in the PDD.

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Originally posted by Lira Wouldn't the circumstances cause you to freak out right on day one? You wouldn't have to go to school/work... yet, you can't just chill in a bar/club/whatever because no employee will be there.

the thought that i would never ever have to work again would see me through it

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN good to see youre back to normal after your 'day of making shit threads' ended

OH YEAH!

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Originally posted by Lira CORe version: Everyone (seems to have) disappeared but you. What would you do?

Sooner or later if the plot pans out there will be zombies.

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Originally posted by Lilith Sooner or later if the plot pans out there will be zombies.

Haha, yeah, when my friend asked me what I'd do, "28 Day Later" was the first think I thought of

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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov I should add that my response comes after spending the last hour in the PDD.

I used to joke about it, but im now fairly convinced that he has sincere psychological problems. Probably harmless, but fuck, imagine being that narcissistic. Its ridiculous.

I'd probably focus on trying to secure basic needs first. I don't really see myself going off and doing a lot of unnecessary things in that situation.

I imagine that traveling with many belongings would become cumbersome rather quickly. Once the electricity went off (which would probably not take long) gas pumps wouldn't work, so you'd have to look elsewhere for fuel. Switching vehicles might be the easiest solution, at least in the short-term. You wouldn't be able to get water out of the tap for very long with no one running the utilities either, so you'd want to stay near stores of bottled water or some other source of clean water. There would probably be a fair amount of non-perishable food around, but it would be best to try to create some sort of sustainable food source just in case; to that end, staying in one general area would be preferable.

For the most part, I suspect that my actions would be dictated by circumstances that would arise and create needs. I might make some effort to find out of anyone else is around, but nothing too extensive.

Pfft, shut up Arbiter. What do you know?

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Originally posted by Arbiter I'd probably focus on trying to secure basic needs first. I don't really see myself going off and doing a lot of unnecessary things in that situation. I imagine that traveling with many belongings would become cumbersome rather quickly. Once the electricity went off (which would probably not take long) gas pumps wouldn't work, so you'd have to look elsewhere for fuel. Switching vehicles might be the easiest solution, at least in the short-term. You wouldn't be able to get water out of the tap for very long with no one running the utilities either, so you'd want to stay near stores of bottled water or some other source of clean water. There would probably be a fair amount of non-perishable food around, but it would be best to try to create some sort of sustainable food source just in case; to that end, staying in one general area would be preferable. For the most part, I suspect that my actions would be dictated by circumstances that would arise and create needs. I might make some effort to find out of anyone else is around, but nothing too extensive.

Arbiter: taking the fun out of everything since 1984 (sorry if youre older/younger than that i just had a guess.)

Pfttttt. You know, you can put down your " I'm too sophisticated for this to give a funny answer" shield.

i'd probably go and have a fap in the middle of a main road

that'd be kinda cool i guess

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Originally posted by Arbiter Once the electricity went off (which would probably not take long) gas pumps wouldn't work, so you'd have to look elsewhere for fuel.

Nice reminder, I had completely forgotten about how dependent in electricity we are (a sign that I take it for granted).

Which takes us to another problem... for how long could we survive under those conditions? Even if you spared your energy?

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