Drabble Meme

[voiceofserenity.livejournal.com]

THIS IS HOW WE DO IT.


1) Post with your character.
2) Others will reply with short PROMPTS, like a word, phrase, song title, lyrics, other characters in the drabble, etc.
3) Write a short drabble of your character inspired by the prompts you get.
4) LEAVE PROMPTS FOR EVERYONE ELSE. Enjoy the drabbles.
5) ??????
6) Learn more about your character than you ever wanted. 8D


Taken from thewake_rp

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[thethirdhalfa.livejournal.com]

Afterlife.

I REFUSE TO BELIEVE HE DOESN'T HAVE ONE!

LATE AND DEPRESSING AS HELL. ...sorry? Dx

[brainy-bot.livejournal.com]

"What happens when it all stops?"

"What do you mean?" Brainiac 5 didn't look up from his work, though the Legion had long since learned that hardly meant he wasn't paying attention. In fact the Coluan was almost one hundred percent positive that Superman knew he had his almost undivided attention.

He heard the other superhero moving around the laboratory and unconsciously tracked all the sounds, building an accurate image of Superman - red and blue costume a constant reminder of everything a hero should be - walking around, bending over various projects and trying to act nonchalant as he continued speaking.

"I'm talking about..." Superman trailed off and tried again. "The other day, when Cham and Element Lad were discussing religion and started asking everyone else about what they thought happened when they died, you didn't really answer."

Brainiac 5 turned his head to fix the Kryptonian with an almost perplexed look, though his fingers continued to dance across the computer controls just as easily as if he were paying attention to the displays. "Yes, I did. I said Coluans don't have any concerns with such things. We don't have a belief system like that, nor any concept of an afterlife. I'm sorry, Superman, but as far as Coluans are concerned, since there's no proof of there being anything else after death, it's believed that once you die that's it. There isn't anything else. You're just gone."

"But Brainy, isn't that kind of depressing? You can't really want to think that there's nothing else, can you?"

There was an almost pleading sound to his voice that made Brainiac 5 uncomfortable for some reason, and he glanced away, using the computer controls as an excuse to avoid his friend's gaze. "What I do or do not want doesn't change the likely outcome, Superman. I'd rather try and do the best with what I have at any rate. Holding out for something afterwards seems... strange to me."

"You don't really believe that, Brainy."

Brainiac 5 sighed. "Why are we even having this conversation?" he said evasively.

"You know why," Superman said, and the soft working noises from the computer seemed louder somehow. "Because you're not willing to accept that, Brainy, and you're not... letting go."

And Brainiac 5 looked up at the program he was running for the first time. A self-diagnostic on his own systems. Over and over and over... Like it would somehow come back with the results he wanted.

"...I'm not in the Legion's headquarters, am I?" he said quietly.

"No."

"And you're not really here, are you?"

"I'm sorry, Brainy."

The Coluan nodded to himself. In a way he'd known; this was just his mind trying to find a way to comfort itself one last time on the brink of...

He closed his eyes, his hands still running the self-diagnostic because he couldn't stop just yet. There was silence between them for a long moment before he spoke again. "...I'm afraid."

It was little more than a breath, and he swallowed and spoke louder. "This is... final. I know the backup disc was too corrupted to be salvageable by any normal means. I won't be coming back, Superman. I don't know what happens next and I don't...

"I'm a program, to put it simply. Computer files don't have an afterlife. There's nothing else after and..."

A hand dropped onto his shoulder and Brainiac 5 glanced up at Superman, not sure if it helped or hurt to see his friend's sympathetic smile. "You'll be fine, Brainy. You're strong and I know that if there's something else out there, you'll find it." He chuckled softly. "And probably research it until you know everything about it.

"So don't let fear stop you."

Brainiac 5 sighed, relaxing slowly. "Thank you, Superman." His hands slowed and stopped running the endless diagnostics and he looked up to match the Kryptonian's smile as the scene around them began to slowly fade and he felt himself letting go.

"I'll let you know what I find."

And I just HAPPENED to be in her journal too.

[thethirdhalfa.livejournal.com]

*Crying. So much.*

You'll find an afterlife Brainy! You're human enough to get one!

It's like it was destiny! ...really depressing destiny!

[brainy-bot.livejournal.com]

Though I like imagining if anyone else ever goes there for whatever reason (MAYBE TO DRAG HIM BACK?), he's sitting there and being all 'What took you? I've nearly discovered everything here.'

Extremely depressing! And kind of funny it was her talking to her Yeerk buddy.

[thethirdhalfa.livejournal.com]

I like this scenario. I like this scenario a lot.

IT IS NOW MY HEADCANON! At some point in the future, someone drags him back from the afterlife! Maybe after they beat the Ohm or something.