Dialogue Jam 2025

(text-colour:yellow)[Got any ammo left?] [[Nope. I'm all out. ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[The barricades are only going to last so long. We're lucky if we even survive another half hour. ] [[How can you give up so easily?]] [[So, should I shoot you now or do we wait until those bastards come in? ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Blaire... I'm tired. The best you will find is a couple more bullets. We won't stand a chance against that swarm out there. ] (text-colour:yellow)[The barricades are only going to last so long. We're lucky if we even survive another half hour. ] [[How can you give up so easily?]] [[So, should I shoot you now or do we wait until those bastards come in? ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Yeah, me too. ] [[So, what? Is this it..?]] [[There has to be something around here, help me look!]]

(text-colour:yellow)[How can you have hope in the face of obvious demise? Doesn't that hurt you more?] [[I'm used to the pain of being too hopeful. ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[You're always such a ray of sunshine. I'm gonna to sit down and enjoy my last minutes on Earth. ] [[If you could have anything right now before dying, what would it be?]] [[Is this how you imagined it would go down for you?]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Do you think your naivety is what led you here? ] [[It helped me last this long, I suppose. I wonder if it was worth it.]] [[Hey! Having hope and being naive are too completely different things. ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[What was? ] [[Living. ]] [[Surviving. ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Eh, both get you killed in the end.] [[Well, if I'm the naive one, then what brought you here?]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Yeah, I've wondered that myself. What drives people to keep fighting for a future that we don't even know we will have? Was seeing this state of the world even worth it? ] [[I don't think I would've appreciated life before the Apocalypse had it not happened. ]] [[I would've wanted to keep my view of the world pure... ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[That's very respectable. I don't really know my true stance on it in all honesty.] [[Isn't it funny how when we know we're dying we want to have all the answers?]] [[Even if you knew, it wouldn't change anything about our situation. ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Yeah, I don't blame you. But what can you do? All there is now is acceptance. ] [[If you could have anything right now before dying, what would it be?]] [[Is this how you imagined it would go down for you?]]

(text-colour:yellow)[A good coffee.] [[Bahahaha! You're so simple-minded.]] [[I was not expecting you to be a person who is so easily content.]]

(text-colour:yellow)[I guess it's something I've had in the back of my mind ever since this shit started. Adrenaline and hope were always on the forefront, though. And you?] [[I'm just happy to not be alone at the end of it all. ]] [[I don't want to turn into one of those things...]]

(text-colour:yellow)[I'm simply a connoisseur of life's simple pleasures. ] [[You make it sound so noble. ]] [[Alright, when you put it that way... I'm a little jealous.]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Oh, yeah? What were you expecting?] [[Wife and kids, or something. ]] [[Can't decide between some weird sexual thing or a nuke to blow the zombies up. ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[And have them experience the same fate? No, thank you. ] [[Good point. ]] [[I don't know, could be worse... ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Hahahaha. It's funny how you put those two things on an equal pedestal. ] [[Don't most men think that way? ]] [[Don't say I was never funny.]]

(text-colour:yellow)[And what about you? What would you have with you if you could choose any one thing?] [[A shotgun with unlimited ammo would be nice. ]] [[Nothing. ]] [[Some music. The noises outside are unbearable.]]

(text-colour:yellow)[What could possibly be worse than waiting around to die?] [[At least we only have max half an hour...]] [[At least we're not in agonizing pain for months...]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Ah haha, I thought the point was something that would NOT aid in our survival. ] [[I never defined any rules.]] [[You just clearly were not creative enough.]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Huh, never would've taken you for a Buddhist. ] [[What can I say? I'm full of surprises. ]] [[Maybe I shaved my head and rejected society when I was younger. ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Yeah... My brain's been tuning them out for the most part but the occasional reminder of what awaits me sneaks through. ] [[I can't stand waiting around anymore.]] [[How much longer do you think that old door will last?]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Yeah, I feel my heart racing faster with every bang and growl... What do you reckon we do when they eventually break in? ] [[Fight our way out like 90s action heroes?]] [[I want to go out my own way...]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Not much longer... Any ideas for what we do when they finally break through? ] [[Fight our way out like 90s action heroes?]] [[I want to go out my own way...]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Feels pointless when you know how the battle will end.] [[What's your plan then? Lay down and take a nap as your limbs are being torn apart? ]] [[I refuse to go down without a fight. ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[God, I never thought suicide would be an appropriate answer... But the thought of all free will being stripped away from me... Killing and eating people...] [[Exactly. ]] [[I'll make it as painless as possible. ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[You seriously think we stand a chance?] [[Maybe we do...]] [[Instinct will kick in. Whatever happens, happens in the end.]]

(text-colour:yellow)[You're crazy. ] [[Nobody is sane when they come face to face with death.]] [[I'm open to alternatives.]]

(text-colour:yellow)[What if we just knock each other out? At least we won't be conscious for it. ] [[That... doesn't sound as bad.]] [[I'm fighting my way out. I can knock you out if you want but... ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[The door is nearly broken down... ] [[Thank you... For everything. ]] [[Nice knowing you.]] [[See you on the other side.]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Not a chance. What kind of man would I be if I left you to fend for yourself? We're in this together now.] [[OK, tough guy. Let's do this. ]] [[Wow, chivalry isn't dead, after all. ]]

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(text-colour:yellow)[Have you ever killed anyone before?] [[They weren't human anymore...]] [[I don't want to talk about it. I'd rather spend my last moments with positive memories. ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Who kills who first then?] [[We could try to time it simultaneously?]] [[Do you have the strength to take your own life? ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[That's not possible and you know it. We don't have any ammo so we would have to resort to other methods. ] [[I don't want to die alone...]] [[Could break a table leg, and try to stab each other?]]

(text-colour:yellow)[No. But do you?] [[I've come close before. ]] [[I'll manage.]]

(text-colour:yellow)[*sigh* I guess it's pointless to argue with you, isn't it? ] [[Don't complain. I'm doing you a favor. ]] [[It always is. ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[The door is nearly broken down... ] [[Thank you... For everything. ]] [[Nice knowing you.]] [[See you on the other side.]]

(text-colour:yellow)[My animal instincts pushing me to survive, I guess.] [[And yet, you still ended up here. Spending your last minutes on Earth with a naive girl. ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[You really won't let that comment go, huh? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to insult you.] [[Yeah, you better stay on my good side if you want some pleasant company before we die. ]] [[No use keeping a grudge now. But don't use this as an excuse to bash me more.]]

(text-colour:yellow)[I'll be on my best and friendliest behavior, promise. ] [[If you could have anything right now before dying, what would it be?]] [[Is this how you imagined it would go down for you?]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Aw, come on. I'm not that cruel.] [[If you could have anything right now before dying, what would it be?]] [[Is this how you imagined it would go down for you?]]

(text-colour:yellow)[I suppose you're right. Don't you think there's a point in philosophizing about seemingly pointless minutiae? ] [[Not when your life is on the line...]]

(text-colour:yellow)[I guess it's our last chance to really question anything, right?] [[I dunno, maybe there's something after all this. We'll know more then. ]] [[I wonder if philosophers ever put themselves in near-death situations just to see how it feels.]]

(text-colour:yellow)[So, what? You want to just sit in silence next to each other?] [[I'll stay silent forever real soon anyway, so...]] [[No, that'll get boring real fast. ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[OK, I'm glad we're on the same page with that. ] [[If you could have anything right now before dying, what would it be?]] [[Is this how you imagined it would go down for you?]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Or maybe it's just a conscious-less void. Personally, I won't let fantasies about an afterlife affect the way I live now. ] [[I'm with you on that. ]] [[To each his own, I suppose. ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[I'm picturing Plato skydiving now haha. ] [[He's secretly an adrenaline junkie. ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[OK, now it's your turn to hit me with a useless question. ] [[If you could have anything right now before dying, what would it be?]] [[Is this how you imagined it would go down for you?]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Because it is! People struggle their whole lives appreciating the little things.] [[I guess you're right. ]] [[That's true. You just had a very arrogant way of saying it. ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Of course I am! So, what's your answer? What is something you would want with you right now? ] [[A shotgun with unlimited ammo would be nice. ]] [[Nothing. ]] [[Some music. The noises outside are unbearable.]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Ouch. Sorry, not my intention. I don't mean to preach. And you? What would you want to have right here right now?] [[A shotgun with unlimited ammo would be nice. ]] [[Nothing. ]] [[Some music. The noises outside are unbearable.]]

(text-colour:yellow)[I don't know. Certainly not me. So then, what's your answer to the question?] [[A shotgun with unlimited ammo would be nice. ]] [[Nothing. ]] [[Some music. The noises outside are unbearable.]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Let's just say it's a bit of a hidden quality you have. So then, what's your answer to the question?] [[A shotgun with unlimited ammo would be nice. ]] [[Nothing. ]] [[Some music. The noises outside are unbearable.]]

(text-colour:yellow)[I'm sensing personal territory.] [[Yeah. So, stop pushing. ]] [[Well, we're dying anyway... Might as well share my woes. ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[OK. Changing the subject right now. What would you want right now? ] [[A shotgun with unlimited ammo would be nice. ]] [[Nothing. ]] [[Some music. The noises outside are unbearable.]]

(text-colour:yellow)[What a strange privilege it is to be dying with you. I get to hear all your secrets. Like a demented slumber party.] [[And the most grotesque pillow fight. ]] [[Who would've thought, right?]]

(text-colour:yellow)[So, tell me. Spill the beans. ] [[Uh, the beans are not that fun. Someone close to me died of cancer. I don't know what was worse: the treatment or the illness itself...]] [[It was the love of my life. Before any of this. Months of hell, and an untimely demise. ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Shit... Saying that's a nightmare is beyond an understatement, I know. But... Why did you say you'd rather have stayed in life before the Apocalypse? Wasn't it an apocalypse of its own?] [[You're right the world was ending for me already then. But at least I still had her with me.]] [[I've thought many times about pulling the plug on both of us. End her suffering and mine.]]

(text-colour:yellow)[I guess you'll see her soon, right?] [[I hope. I do feel a sense of relief that this hell on Earth will soon be over. ]] [[I don't know if I believe in any of that. ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Hm... So what would you have here with you then?] [[A shotgun with unlimited ammo would be nice. ]] [[Nothing. ]] [[Some music. The noises outside are unbearable.]]

(text-colour:yellow)[I guess we'll see soon enough... Alright, but what's your answer? What's one thing you wish you had with you now?] [[A shotgun with unlimited ammo would be nice. ]] [[Nothing. ]] [[Some music. The noises outside are unbearable.]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Ha, I guess in that way we're lucky, aren't we? Your company isn't half bad. ] [[I'm scared. ]] [[Thanks.]]

(text-colour:yellow)[What will we do when they eventually break in? ] [[Fight our way out like 90s action heroes?]] [[I want to go out my own way...]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Me too... But what will we do when they eventually break in?] [[Fight our way out like 90s action heroes?]] [[I want to go out my own way...]]

(text-colour:yellow)[What will we do when they eventually break in? ] [[Fight our way out like 90s action heroes?]] [[I want to go out my own way...]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Ha. Ha. Funny.] [[I know, humor is an underrated quality of mine. ]] [[You're just jealous of my wonderful brain. ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[You're right, how could I ever compete? But... What are we going to do when those bastards eventually break in?] [[Fight our way out like 90s action heroes?]] [[I want to go out my own way...]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Aren't we all... The things I've done to survive... Somehow still alive after all that.] [[Not for long...]] [[The end of the world truly brings out the rawest expressions of human nature...]]

(text-colour:yellow)[I would not put it past you. ] [[Eh, maybe in the next life.]] [[I should've started a cult, honestly. Would've been fun. ]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Yeah, speaking of... What do we do when those things out there eventually break in?] [[Fight our way out like 90s action heroes?]] [[I want to go out my own way...]]

(text-colour:yellow)[Amen to that. So, what do we do when those things out there break in sooner than later?] [[Fight our way out like 90s action heroes?]] [[I want to go out my own way...]]

(text-colour:yellow)[So, what do we do when they break in sooner than later?] [[Fight our way out like 90s action heroes?]] [[I want to go out my own way...]]

(text-colour:yellow)[You would've done great. Do you wanna try brainwashing the already braindead zombies? Or what do you suggest we do once they enter the house?] [[Fight our way out like 90s action heroes?]] [[I want to go out my own way...]]