Life After Death

[crocodile]

Maybe it's just because I'm more morbid than the average person, but I think about death on a semi-regular basis. Specifically I often think about what would happen if I died unexpectedly. I guessing not very many people have made any designations or plans for after their death. I guess my love of planning and knowledge that anyone could go at

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[vector_the_croc]

I always like how you talk about your characters. I'm deeply connected to mine and I perfectly understand what you can feel about them.

You have the chance to have many friends close to you and I guess it won't be difficult to have the memorial you want.

I'd love to see my characters continue to "live" without me but I have no idea how I would achieve that : I have no clear idea of the people who could perform them, yet.

[crocodile]

Thanks for commenting, and for always paying so much attention. You are the kind of person I would probably want to hang out with if you didn't live on the other side of the world.

Let me know if you use AIM or Skype and would like to chat sometime.

[anonymous]

Flint here. Don't have a LJ anymore and trying to format what I think into 140 characters is a right pain so anonymous posting a-go

[crocodile]

Heh, funnily enough I hadn't even considered my parents because I expect that unless I die soon neither of them will be around for it, and the rest of my family I'm not terribly close to. Maybe I'd let family hold their own thing and then my friends have the memorial that's more like what I'd want.

And maybe it didn't come through in my post but I'm terrified of death too, but I guess not so much that I don't want to have some kind of minor plan in place in case of it.

[shannonkahn]

Having experience with someone who recently passed and had a rather large collection of critters, I can say that I'll take pride in preserving the memory of one of his characters. Even though it "won't be the same", so to speak, the character is just another way to keep the memory alive of the soul and spirit who brought it to life.

You were one of the first friends I made when I joined this racket all those years ago, pal. I'd consider it a privilege and a sign of your trust to carry on your memory in the same way, if the need ever arose.

[crocodile]

Thanks, this is a very touchy and personal subject and I know that the bond I have with my characters is out of the ordinary even for the fandom.

I guess I'd rather be guilty of caring too much rather than too little.

[eligecos]

Not a lot of people like to plan for these things. True, worrying about them can put you in a downer. But nothing wrong with planning.

It's very admirable to keep the characters living onwards. If I had a Keel suit, I'd let anyone I know and trust to use it. I often imagine other people romping around as him, even if I'm not around. I know people love my character and I don't want him to be gone too if I'm not around. Its funny how even my own dad is starting to become a fan, asking for a sticker of him to put on his truck.

I can understand your perspective. You want comfort in knowing your characters keep bringing happiness and are still having fun. I wish I had the honor of knowing you longer on a personal basis. We've only met briefly at FC in person. But I would be honored to carry on that legacy. I'm no DJ, but I guess I'd have to learn.

Again, this is all probability! You're still alive and I hope you plan on staying that way as long as you can. And I think you have many friends who would respect your wishes.

[crocodile]

I know that Croc is typically mainly seen DJing but honestly in the future it's more likely that he'll appear not DJing. My new controller is going to make it challenging to do that for a while and he doesn't really get out enough anyway. So no one needs to learn to DJ in order to be green and scaly. :)

My folks are fine with my characters, so I guess that's enough for me. I wouldn't want either of them going to a convention or getting too involved anyway. :)

[thump]

My first reaction to this was, of course I would bring one of your characters to life at a memorial! I know which one I would want to also!

But then I wonder. I thought I could keep my composure at funderals for family members and lost it, what makes me think I could go to your memorial and not break down? Being a character is the embodiment fun, joy and inspiration, I wonder if I could muster that in a time of loss and grief.

I could certainly bring the character alive later, at cons and such ot commit him to charity work, but I don't know if I'd have the strength to do it at a memorial for you.

My bigger concern would be the burden of knowing how hard it would be to retire him at some point when the suit was wearing out or whatever...

[crocodile]

Well, I think that if my characters were at a memorial, they wouldn't really be bouncing around cheerfully. Remember when Mel Blanc died, there was the art of all the characters standing around a lone microphone stand with a spotlight on it and it said "Speechless"? So I think even cartoon characters can understand that different situations call for different behavior.

I don't think it would remotely be a problem if the person involved was emotional. I'm almost certain it would be for anyone close to me. Maybe in some way it would enable you a different perspective on how you felt, or help you come to terms with it in a way that you might not have if you had just come as yourself.

I got chided for even thinking about death when I posted this but I really try to be prepared and knowing that you would want to be involved - well, that's really important to know. You have my blessing and gratitude, come what may.