Jocasta Larksworth (1927–1989)
Out of office. Permanently.
was outlasted by a candle they lit for "just five minutes"
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Out of office. Permanently.
was outlasted by a candle they lit for "just five minutes"
Told you they weren't feeling well.
fell asleep during a mandatory HR training and never woke up
Out of office. Permanently.
lost an argument with gravity, and gravity was not even trying
This was not part of the five-year plan.
was politely disqualified from life for excessive stubbornness
They never did read the fine print.
lost a fight with a self-assembling bookshelf
This was, in fact, not fine.
wandered into an escape room and, poetically, never escaped
Snoozed one too many times.
tripped over their own dramatic exit
Left on read, by the universe.
was crushed by the sheer disappointment of a series finale
Told you they weren't feeling well.
was politely asked to leave this mortal plane
Autocorrected out of existence.
tripped headfirst into a cautionary tale
They finally stopped multitasking.
lost a fight with a self-assembling bookshelf
Told you they weren't feeling well.
tripped over their own legend
Gone, but the group chat lives on.
wandered off mid-lecture and achieved permanent tenure elsewhere
Beat the traffic, for once.
perished mid-nap, achieving their life's dream
Officially out of chances.
died mid-sentence explaining why they were "totally fine"
They said "see you later." Bold of them.
was undone by their own "reply all"
No notes.
was outsmarted by a "Are you still watching?" prompt
Never did find the other sock.
succumbed to chronic main character energy
Retired undefeated, mostly by default.
was outlived by their houseplants, out of spite
Their last words doubled as their best joke.
wandered into a Terms & Conditions and did not return