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[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Don't touch anything. Leave the area immediately.

Call 911, report the event. Call a lawyer immediately. Right after 911. If there is time I'd notify my immediate family. Ask them to coordinate with the lawyer, and my work, in case I'm not available.

Wait until I have representation before giving a statement to the police. This will be super duper hard to do, but I'll just keep saying "my lawyer is XXX, I will only make a statement with my lawyer. I'm using my right to remain silent until then"

Have my lawyer contact the next of kin. Work with home owners insurance to iron out any issues.

If not in jail help organize the funeral arrangements with my friends family. Hire biohazard cleaners to clean house, stay outside the house until that's resolved.

Have a monk or priest come by to bless the house again and put any spirits to rest. (just in case)

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thorough! Jet's Checklist for Dealing with Spontaneous Combustion sounds like a lore item in a game.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Also very similar to a home defense shooting situation.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

why did this play out like the most bitchin suspense thriller in my mind just now?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

There's also an episode of Unsolved Mysteries where people reported spontaneous combustion.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Cordless stick vacuum. Roomba's don't do as well with ash because of the spinning brush.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Feel like thats a broom and dustpan situation, both due to likely quantity of ash, and wanting to preserve them with minimal contamination for a urn or just ash spreading disposal.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If I order urns on Amazon, does that send someone a red flag email you think?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Actually ordinary household vacuums are notoriously bad at sucking ashes from human remains. There are special vacuums for fireplaces and such that do way better job, Id recommend one of these

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

How do you know this?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Shit, you're right. Also, has this happened before?

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I would probably never invite them ever again

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Quite cheeky to leave behind such a mess.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I mean, they died in your house, the ghost lives there now. That's how it works.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Get a broom and a dust pan

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Glad I'm not the only twisted one.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

Google or ask on !asklemmy about the price of vampire dust and how to preserve it.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

If The Sims has taught me anything it's that you should A) Freak out, B) Cry over the tombstone that suddenly appeared out of nowhere, C) Flirt with the personification of death that appears to reap the soul of your guest, D) Rate the party as a real downer and belittle the person throwing the party.

Bonus points for wetting yourself at some point during the whole ordeal.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

No body, no crime. Scatter that shit and hit the bar.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

I would proceed to the kitchen and pour me a whiskey.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Look, I invited him in and we had a wonderful time until dawn. Is it my fault the blackout curtains weren't closed all the way? Yes. Will Dracula be pissed? Only if he can regenerate from being disintegrated. The relationship was just getting a little too claustrophobic for my liking.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Hi, i'm Saul Goodman and did you know that you have rights? The constitution says so and so do i.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Dustpan, then jack daniels

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I'd sweep them up before my dogs could eat them

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Freak the hell out cuz how the shit are the authorities gonna believe what actually happened?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

“Would any of the rest of you like to try the garlic canapés with holy water based dressing?”

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Oh right, electrolyte water + blessing at grace, that must have made it holy water.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Hopefully they're easy enough to vacuum out of a carpet...

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I would contemplate if anyone would think I murdered them and accommodate.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe steal a pinch or two and call 911. Eat some ashes with some mushrooms later.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What the... are you trying to become a vampire too or just a weird cannibal?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Option A. I mean if they have cool powers I'll take some.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I'd probably go to bed because I am clearly not awake and this must be a dream.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

"Hey Google, start the Roomba."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I open my eyes and wake up from the nightmare.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"God damnit, not again. " Proceeds to get broom and dust pan

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Wait, how many vampires have died in your house?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

freak out and talk about it with people before it potentially happens to me too and maybe start a livestream so if it does happen it'll happen on live even though nobody will probably believe it

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I would yell and scream because someone caught on fire in my house

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Scrape the food onto my plate.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd get a fork, a knife, and some BBQ sauce, duh.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Dang, Lemmy has some unusual cannibals lurking

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

What's their Ouija board number?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Drop a drop of blood on the ashes to resurrect them. And ask them to carry the vampire first-aid-kit next time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago