writing-prompt-s:
You die. As per your nerdy request, your tombstone is inscribed with “GAME OVER. CONTINUE?” with a little slot for coins.
One day, someone puts in a coin and you suddenly burst out of your grave.
You really meant it as a joke.
It was mostly to piss off your cousin, who always claimed you couldn’t game with him or game better than him. Except you definitely could game with him. Because you were better. He just didn’t like to lose. So you played games by yourself and let him brag to the entire family about his skills in CoD.
You prefer RPGs anyways.
So, when your mom decides that she’s going to honour the wish of her baby girl, it really shouldn’t mean anything.
Really.
But, well, you’re here now, standing in front of these dumb-ass kids, who appeared to be goading each other into putting coins in your tombstone.
“What.”
The first one screams. The second one falls over your great-grandma’s tombstone, which is probably a bad thing because you hear a crack and that was probably her head. You stop paying attention to the other three because you notice what you’re wearing.
“Why the fuck am I in this skimpy-ass clothing that pretends it’s armour?” Part of it is that you register the cold – its winter, it’s been either a month or a year, or a few – but the rest of you just wants to know why you look like, this.
The first kid looks at you. “Uh, is that not what you are supposed to be wearing?”
No. You’re supposed to be wearing either the clothes you died in or your Sunday Best. Because as much as mom was cool with everything, your grandma would have insisted.
“No. No,” you poke your right boob, it seems to be falling out of your, well, bra-thing. “I am not supposed to be wearing this. I’m dead. And I died in my favourite pyjamas because I knew I was dying. Fourth-stage cancer does that. I was okay with that. This was supposed to be a joke.”
The first kid – she should ask their name – blinks. “Well, welcome back to the spawn point?”
“I DON’T HAVE A SPAWN POINT.”
A groan stops you from yelling more.
“Please don’t. I think,” the girl-kid is hanging onto great-grandma’s tombstone, blood dripping down her temple. “I think I have a concussion? Or brain damage. I’m seeing a woman in skimpy, barely there armour. With a kicking sword, but your armour is awesome lady-who-is-not-there.”
The other three kids are staring opened mouthed at girl-kid. Because yeah, you are definitely there. Don’t know how, but well, you are and this girl-kid probably does have a concussion.
“Okay, first, I am here.” You pivot, pointing at one of the gawking kids. “You, with the curls and the Biebs’ sweater. Yes, you. You are going to take her to the hospital while I pick the brains of the rest of your Goonies. Because this was not supposed to happen and I don’t think I was the one who did anything. If it turns out to be one of you two, don’t go far. I have a sword and your friends.”
Curls makes a noise that sounds sort of like a whimper.
“And you know, I am in the mood I might use it.”
Their horrified looks kind of makes this whole thing a bit better.
Just a bit.