Spek.1.
Waktu: A
Niskala menyiapkan tali gantungan yang sudah dia hitung setiap presisinya (lihat puisi pada Chapter II), proyektor berputar…
Method: Hanging
Recommendation: ***
Effort required: requires some preparation to accomplish cleanly.
Messiness: not very messy to clean up after.
Pain factor: quite unpleasant if you don't hit the rope hard enough to snap your neck, otherwise nearly painless.
Drama: very traditional and dramatic, unless someone happens to see you flailing away because your neck didn't snap.
Certainty of death: quite high unless your set up is cheesy.
Wimp option: very small chance of backing out once the rope is tight.
Other points: I've heard that your neck is more likely to snap if the knot is on the side of your neck instead of behind you. Make sure the drop is at least 6 feet before the rope goes taut. Don't use a stretchy or weak rope.
…dia digantung kaki ke atas kepala ke bawah gara-gara mengganggu teman-teman nya di panti asuhan saat makan.
Spek.2.
Waktu: A
Dia mendapatkan ShotGun itu dari salah seorang temannya, Kimung, pagi tadi. Moncong Shotgun dimasukan ke mulutnya, jari menyentuh trigger pembantai masa hidupnya. Visual di belakang kepalanya bermunculan…
Method: Shooting
Recommendation: ***
Effort required: if you already have a gun, almost none. if you don't have a gun I think there will be a waiting period and you have to be 18 to keep things legal. if you can get a gun illegally, then you know better than I.
Messiness: gloriously messy. most reliable weapons will destroy your face and remove the back of your head. even a mouth shot will mutilate your whole head more often than not.
Pain factor: none if you shoot to the head. if you survive, however, you will be permanently scarred and disabled.
Drama: awfully dramatic depending on where your brain plume ends up.
Certainty of death: quite high, but not absolutely certain. it depends on the weapon, but people have survived point-blank shotgun blasts to the face, so keep this in mind.
Wimp option: sure, until you pull the trigger.
Other points: Try to use the most powerful bullet you can. A shotgun is usually ideal, otherwise you will probably want a hollowpoint round. Keep in mind that handgun rounds regularly bounce off of skulls, especially if they strike at an angle. For some reason, people usually aim for the roof of their mouth. I'm guessing that the skull is thinnest here, but I'm not sure. Otherwise I've heard that the temples are thin also. Make sure that your intended bullet path will end up killing you and not just blow out the back of your throat. Remember that your gun may go off again when it hits the ground (potentially hitting anyone within a mile), and that it will be lying around after you die (people may decide to steal it, kids may play with it).
…tembakan yang telak di ulu hati saat mengetahui bahwa Dyah adalah kakak kandungnya.
Spek.4. Waktu: A
…dia sangat teliti dan hati-hati, memperhitungkan setiap detil kemungkinan, agar sangat efektif dan masih terlihat indah dalam kamera…
…lantai 6 sudah cukup, dan yang jelas kehebohannya akan dirasakan hingga sepanjang tahun. Dia akan menjadi legenda…
Method: Jumping
Recommendation: *********
Effort required: probably not too much, although a really dramatic end may require you to do a bit of trajectory physics as well as a bit of climbing.
Messiness: variable. if found soon after hitting a river, you will probably be pretty intact. if it takes a bit longer than that, you will look really gross. a long, hard building jump on the other hand...
Pain factor: none if you die upon impact. if you survive you could be paralyzed, brain damaged, drowning, etc.
Drama: risky. can be quite high if planned well, but can also be humiliating if you float to the surface and survive. points for being steeped in tradition, though.
Certainty of death: if you don't mind a head first drop, pretty darn high. if you aren't sure if you can maintain that attitude, or if you want to fall feet first, pick a tall structure.
Wimp option: I don't know. bring a parachute?
Other points: I'm sorry, I don't have any reliable figures on heights, nor any idea of the security at the top of skyscrapers. Make sure you don't accidentally hit anybody. If you can die from a fall, whoever you hit can die as well.
…dia masih sangat ingat adegan itu, saat dia kecil, meloncat dari pohon bambu ke tengah-tengah sawah, kepala duluan. Kepalanya nyungsep kedalam lumpur sawah musim tanam.
Spek.5.
Waktu: A
…dia membersihkan suntikan itu dengan alkohol, dia tidak mau mati karena kuman-kuman atau virus yang ada di suntikan itu yang akan membunuhnya. Dia ingin mati karena ada cairan yang disedotnya keluar hingga habis dan tubuhnya langsung mati karena tidak memiliki cairan itu. Di membenamkan ujung logam tajam itu kedalam kulitnya. Menyedot cairan itu pelan-pelan…
Kepalanya mendenyarkan gambar-gambar bergerak…
Method: Water Ingestion
Recommendation: ****
Effort required: massively, uncomprehendably great. unless you are insane, you will probably not want to bother.
Messiness: as far as I know, pretty darn clean.
Pain factor: incredibly, exquisitely painful.
Drama: arguably very high if someone fully understands what you did.
Certainty of death: well, I've actually heard of at least one guy who pulled it off, but I wouldn't count on it.
Wimp option: awfully good, in fact you will probably have a hard time not aborting the operation.
…ketawa habis hingga hampir mati saat menghisap ganja dengan teman-teman bandnya dalam sebuah after-party. Saat itu Niskala merasakan ada gairah tertahan di mata Ervi, kerinduan akan Sex di mata Yanne, kebosanan di mata Erva, kesabaran di mata Karna, cinta (entah pada siapa) di mata If. Niskala ingin memenuhi semua harapan sahabat-sahabatnya. Dia layani mereka satu-satu, memenuhi keinginan itu dengan sepenuh hati…
Spek.6. Waktu: A
Justru karena dia tahu bahwa wanita itu HIV positif maka dia mau tidur dengannya.
Niskala membuat malam itu menjadi sangat temaram dan berbau melati dan cempaka, gadis itu sudah terlentang di atas ranjang, telanjang, siap menerima terkaman tubuh Niskala di atas tubuhnya. Gadis itu tahu dia sedang berbagi, berbagi virus-virus yang ada di tubuhnya kepada lelaki yang sudah menjadi teman baiknya sejak lama dalam scene indie di Bandung…
Method: Screwing
Recommendation: ********
Effort required: quite a bit, but most of it fairly enjoyable
Messiness: eventually this will get to be quite messy as you are hospitalized and slowly lose your health and faculties.
Pain factor: quite painful if you eventually do succeed in succumbing to a venereal disease. your death will be humiliating, and slow enough so that you will probably have worked out all of your problems by the time you actually do die.
Drama: there are two ways to look at this. on the one hand, you will be acting extremely nihilistically and self destructively. on the other, you will have a much better chance of succeeding if you screw nasty mounds of oozing sores.
Certainty of death: not very good unless you get AIDS. all other diseases can be treated to prevent you from dying.
Wimp option: well, it's hard to tell for sure, but your chances are pretty good if you quit early on.
Other points: Try to shoot for either AIDS or syphilis. AIDS will kill you almost for sure after 10 to 20 years. Syphilis is really cool. It can mimic the symptoms of almost any other disease, but will often eventually drive you insane. Neat or what? Keep in mind that you'll probably transmit your disease to lots of other people in the course of your actions.
…keluarganya sudah lebih dulu menularkan penyakit-penyakit itu kedalam tubuhnya, pikirannya. Ibunya, ayahnya, kakak-kakaknya, bahkan adiknya…aku memang sudah sakit jiwa sejak masih dalam kandungan…
Spek.7.
Waktu: A
Salah satu hal yang paling tidak dia sukai adalah kebut-kebutan, dia lebih senang menjalankan mobil atau motor dengan lambat. Menikmati perjalanan, katanya.
Tapi siang ini dia menjalankan motor itu pada kecepatan 200 km/jam di sela-sela mobil yang berseliweran berlawanan arah.
Motornya dengan telak menabrak sebuah pick-up yang terlambat mengelak. Tubuhnya terlempar, slow motion, berjuta-juta gambar seperti slide show berputar dengan cepat…
Method:
Auto Accident
Recommendation: ****
Effort required: none to some. you may want to scout a good position though.
Messiness: extremely messy. if you suffer enough damage to die, you will be splattered all over.
Pain factor: not too bad. even if you have to bleed to death, you probably won't feel all of your injuries very much.
Drama: so-so.
Certainty of death: not very good. make sure you are going to impact at a high velocity and remember that the only injuries that really matter are head wounds.
Wimp option: fine until you actually hit.
Other points: Don't slam into someone else with your car unless you mean it. Keep in mind that stepping in front of a bus will likely mentally scar the driver forever. This is one of the few ways to kill yourself 'accidentally' for insurance reasons, though, hence the points. Above all else , remember to check for air bags!
…karena inilah, kenapa aku ingin sekali membuat perubahan yang besar, dimana tidak ada lagi korban yang tidak menyadari bahwa dirinya adalah korban. Ini bukan cuma tugas orang-orang yang meneliti dengan metode analisis wacana kritis saja, tapi kaum positivis harus kembali bangkit dan kaum konstruktivis terus melakukan gebrakan-gebrakan baru, katanya suatu hari dalam sebuah seminar yang terpaksa dihadirinya.
Spek.8. Waktu: A
Pisau belati itu nyaris menancap di leher If, Niskala membiarkannya lama hanya pada titik nyaris. Hingga Polisi berdatangan. Pistol-pistol terhunus tepat pada bidikan kepala Niskala…
dari kepalanya muncul gambar-gambar bergerak dari masa lalu…
Method: Cop
Recommendation: *********
Effort required: sort of a lot. depends on your natural tendency toward violence.
Messiness: really messy.
Pain factor: if you aren't killed by a head shot this could be pretty painful. remember that these are sudden wounds though, thus more than likely not too bad.
Drama: usually awfully dramatic. even if you get caught, admitting that you were just trying to get yourself killed is still pretty dramatic. make sure to use a gun without bullets. this will look really cool in the investigation, especially if you had acted really menacing.
Certainty of death: not real great. some loser is always trying to knock you down without killing you.
Wimp option: pretty poor once you become a threat. the best case scenario would get you a lot of time in prison.
Other points: It's not that hard. Pull out a gun and point it at someone at some dramatic point. Keep this up until cops start training their weapons on you. Whenever you are ready and have said your piece, throw the hostage down and point your gun toward a cop. Police training is to never shoot unless lives are definitely threatened, then shoot to kill. Wounding shots will be accidental. Be sure to check behind you though, they won't want to shoot if there are civilians behind you. Remember that notes on your person could easily be destroyed by gunfire. If you are only wounded, keep making yourself a threat but don't give your intentions away. This can be combined with mass murder, which I talk about later on.
…dia terus berlari dan terus berlari dikejar hunusan golok, pentungan, pisau, teriakan-teriakan kasar, kunci rem mobil, stik soft ball, linggis, kapak, gergaji.
Dia terus berlari tanpa melihat ke belakang. Bang Budhi dan Mas Teddy menghentikan histeria massa dengan menghadang mereka tepat di depan hunusan benda-benda mengerikan tadi.
Spek.9. Waktu: A
…dia terus berjalan, di atas batu terjal, di atas pasir, di pinggir danau, hingga dia menemukan sebuah gua. Dengan tidak membawa apa-apa dia duduk di gua itu, di bawah tetesan air. Menunggu…
Ingatannya mengalun pelan menjelma pada layar saat proyektor berputar.
Method: Starvation
Recommendation: *******
Effort required: quite a bit. probably one of the hardest things you will ever do.
Messiness: quite clean. in fact, this is one of the few methods that won't leave you with messy underwear.
Pain factor: the first day will be the hardest. after that you will lose most of your hunger pangs, but will soon get severe stomach cramps and lots of other problems off and on until you die.
Drama: way dramatic. if you can pull it off, you will be guaranteed the admiration of anyone with a clue.
Certainty of death: well, ultimately you will die, but people have a tendency to accost starving people and stick nutrient tubes down their noses or in their veins.
Wimp option: no problem. you should be fully recoverable until quite close to your death. this should take approximately 3 months.
Other points: Quicker than starvation is dehydration, but this won't be quite as fun. You won't get super skinny and you will probably have all sorts of disgusting sensations before you go. For example, a dry mouth tends to breed bacteria, resulting in hideous breath.
…para raja dahulu, saat sudah tua dan tidak produktif lagi, maka mereka ngahyang di tempat sepi, bermeditasi, menunggu, hingga ajal datang dengan sendirinya. Inilah kenapa para raja dulu sering kali dikatakan menghilang, menjelma menjadi harimau atau buaya.
Hal inilah yang dilakukan Niskala Wastukencana di masa tuanya. Ngahyang di Nusa Larang, Panjalu. Kematian seperti ini juga kerap dilakukan kucing, mati di kesepian dan tak ada seorangpun akan menemukan jejak kematian itu.
Dia menutup matanya, membukanya kembali, memandangi kuburan leluhurnya. Rajanya. Menutup buku cerita tentang leluhurnya itu.
Spek.10.
Waktu: A
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Method: Alcohol
Recommendation: ****
Effort required: fairly low
Messiness: not too bad. you'll probably urinate on yourself, though.
Pain factor: strong alcohol tastes just godawful. I can't say for sure, but it doesn't sound like much fun.
Drama: not incredibly dramatic, but there isn't anything too tacky about the process. just make sure you can keep your drink down.
Certainty of death: I really don't know, but I've seen lots of cop shows where they say "His blood alcohol level was high enough that he should have been dead, I'm not sure how he drove home."
Wimp option: I would guess that you could be revived if your stomach is pumped quickly enough.
Other points: I've been told that Everclear is the way to do this. Apparently it only takes a couple of shots before you are risking your life. All in all, it doesn't sound like a terribly reliable means.
…urinate…teguk…urinate…teguk…urinate…teguk…kacang mede…enak…dasar beer sialan, siapa sih yang nemuin beer? Kok bisa bikin minuman seaneh ini, rasanya, sensasinya, efeknya, obrolannya…
Obrolannya dengan Samantha.
Niskala : Rasamu mengingatkanku pada keriangan gelap masa kecilku.
Samantha : Rasamu sama saja dengan rasa Joey, rasa biseks.
Niskala : Ha..ha..ha.. aku suka humormu yang seperti itu. Membuatku kangen terus-terusan sama kamu.
Samantha : Niskala, sudahlah…temui If, berhenti mabuk. Dia sangat mencintaimu.
Niskala : Tapi kau akan menemui aku lagi kan?
Samantha : Iya, gimana nanti… ayo sekarang kamu tidur dulu. Janji, kamu besok harus temui If.
Niskala : Ya, aku janji. (telunjuk dan jari tengahnya terangkat, jumlahnya delapan)
