A Small Follow-up To This Post

A small follow-up to this post

forever thinking about D-16’s “I want to kill him.” monologue. that initial line hit so hard. it was a line that made me think There He Is. because, yeah, that’s the megatron we know. that’s the megatron that worked in the mines, and when cybertron’s government turned its back on him, his rage won out. he devoted his life to something for nothing, for a world that didn’t give a damn about him. the story may have changed, but the essence of his origin is still there.

You’ve been tasked with seeking out new food sources for your village. Food is scarce, but thankfully, your community isn’t picky. You can’t afford to be picky.

One day, you find it: a miracle food source hidden away in ruins no one goes in anymore. Everything about it is strange— the terrain is unfamiliar, the food is delicious and plentiful, the circumstances suspicious. Could this be divine intervention? You decide it doesn’t matter much.

Your squad feasts. You eat well. With your bellies full of food and your hearts full of joy, you carry as much of the food back with you as you can carry. You feel very confident for the first time in a long while that your community will be fed.

Your village feasts. The banquets are endless. Squads are sent to continuously replenish this wondrous food supply. Everyone is fed and happy and it is good.

And you almost don’t notice at first, but you very, very slowly fall ill.

You don’t immediately connect it at first, blaming it on this and that. You’re just more tired than usual, is all.

But all of your squad members fall ill, too. The oldest one dies.

The plague (curse?) spreads throughout the entire village. Being well-fed isn’t enough to stop it. More and more families fall sickly en masse.

The squads are hit the hardest. That’s when you finally make the connection. The food is bad.

But it’s too late.

No one can recover fast enough. Everyone has eaten the food.

When the beloved matriarch falls ill, you know this will be the end for your village. There’s no way to recover enough people, especially without any proper leadership. You know your village will silently disappear, and you know you won’t be around enough to see if any survivors will make it out ok.

If only you could be there to warn them not to eat the mysterious food in the future. If only you could warn them that it’s a trap.

What are some characters that have some great parallels or just give you a good sibling vibe. I'll go first.

Young girl who has suffered or is suffering but still sees the good in life all the while befriending a genetically modified artificial lifeform who later after her death goes on a rampage but soon realizes their mistakes due to the franchise protagonist.

What are some chronic illnesses that can only occur in a fantasy setting?

He would be the guy to lie bleeding on the beach, crying for his mother at the top of his lungs.

I try to not watch a lot of youtube shorts but I came across this guy and his face just has such remarkable "twink squadmate who bleeds out in your arms in Bayeux" features that I can hear his 19 year old pregant widow crying when I come to the door and tell her the bad news