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Sometimes getting words out of Thoth was like getting blood from a stone.

After a moment, he brandished the copy of the Monitor that had started this. "Well, don't think I'm forgetting about your fish story. Or the brain, either, but you can keep that one. I'm pretty sure I don't want to know."

(( Sure, I could have let it end there, but I didn't. {= )

(( BTW, Animal Planet's Wolves and Warriors is somewhat relevant to our interests, I think! And also has gorgeous wolves and wolf-dogs that might as well be wolves, which is a selling point all by itself. ^_^ ))

GROOKEY IS MY BOI AND I LOVE HIM TO DEATH.

This fact may change depending on Scorbunny’s final evolution. My current bet is a Fire-Ground Soccer (or Football, in context) player. Though that may make him an excellent phys sweeper WHICH HAS ME FEARING FOR MY FAIRY-BASED LIFE.

Sobble is a Chao and you can’t convince me otherwise.

... but it's still an off-colour Hatchimal Chameleon.



I'm just saying, I've hurt my foot stepping on the little blighter often enough that I don't want to go visit PokeManchester with it.

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Personally, between Football Rabbit, Yet Another Monkey, and I'm Sure My Daughter Has That See-Through Lizard In Squishy Plastic Form, I'm glad not to have a Switch, because then I might end up playing it and I'm not taken by any of them.

I am amused by the Long Man of Wilmington homage, though. ^_^

hS

That's right, the new generation of Pokémon games, set in England the Galar region were announced today! Check out the video here!

If we don't get a Corgi-based Pokémon this generation I shall be deeply upset. :P Time to start saving up!

... would 'mini-Dragon' become a mini-Wyvern?

^_^

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Dragons are shared as the mini between way too many continua, and Wyverns would be a completely new one. I also agree that the collective Fire Emblem franchise should have a single mini type, so it makes sense to me to make the mini something that appears across the whole series.

Additionally, the only Boarder to have written FE missions has been gone for years, so the change wouldn't exactly affect any current spin-offs or writers.

—doctorlit, really wishing there were no repeat mini types

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZzQV8UQafIip06aGCVLOY7e0qOjZbB6DMJN8vI9Jikg/edit?usp=sharing

If you look at the last line of the A/N I said that SkarmorySilver was my beta reader. I'll have to be more careful the next mission I publish. Looking back I feel like I rushed this out and could have given it more time to bake.

As for the minis they each become a mini of the character they are supposed to be and this can include non-robot characters.

I was really fond of Kino's Journey and just down there I was talking about Invisible Cities, which all this kinda stuff reminds me of. I personally also, for some reason, tie Mushishi into all of it, as well?

Just, the simple idea of a series of small snippets exploring different places or people or cultures, connected only really by the main character who is doing the actual exploring, each snippet then representing its own story or parable or whatever, so on. It's a hard sort of genre to define because, of course, a lot of stories can be described like that.
I think they're defined by a sort of unique feeling of liminality, as it were. Which is a fascinating feeling that I'm personally deeply in love with because I'm a bit pretentious.

I mean I'd been thinking of writing something like that myself, but that's not really relevant. I'll write my one and you really ought to right yours!

Would it mostly be very much like the Speaker for the Dead novel? More of a sci-fi feeling kinda thing, popping around dead planets and the like in a ship? All I know of that novel is what I plied off Wikipedia.

1. Ahh yes! Welcome to the interview! Please introduce yourself: name, species, continuum of origin?
   
   I’m Colonel Caleb Bradbury, I’m human, and I unfortunately come from an unpublished fanfic from a comparatively small continuum.
   
   2. So, what department are you in, and who is your partner?
   
   I have the pleasure of being in the Department of Implausible Crossovers, and the even greater pleasure of working with the esteemed Rasputin Gibbs.
   
   3. Let’s start with the basic questions. How old are you?
   
   I’m fifty-six.
   
   4. Height and weight?
   
   I’m one point eight six meters tall, and I weigh one hundred and fifty-four pounds.
   
   5. Sexual orientation?
   
   I’d say I’m straight.
   
   6. IQ?
   
   I’ve never checked.
   
   7. Boxers or briefs?
   
   When you’ve lived like I have, you come to realize that the best kind of underwear is the kind you have.
   
   8. Let’s cut the boring questions. Firstly, how many weapons are currently on your person?
   
   Just one, a Browning Hi-Power. I got this back in twenty-two, and it’s just as lethal as the day I was given it. The straight razor in my pocket is a beloved family heirloom and definitely not a weapon, and I would only use it as one if someone did something very mean to me or my friend...
   
   9. Are you wanted for any crimes?
   
   Forgery, fraud, grand larceny, petty larceny, smuggling, highway robbery, misuse of government property, corruption, theft of government property, in case this my Browning Hi-Power… I could go on.
   
   10. And the age-old ‘Are you a virgin?’
   
   Nope.
   
   11. Do you ever fantasize about same-sex relations?
   
   Just give me a moment... hold on… now I have.
   
   12. Lovely. So, what is your favorite curse word?
   
   Shit. It was the first English swear world I learned, and my ability to swear in English made me seem pretty cool in high school.
   
   13. When was the last time you threw up?
   
   I think it was back in forty-five. It’s a long story, but the upshot is that a guy stuck his fingers down my throat at a charity event.
   
   14. Have any mental illnesses?
   
   Nope.
   
   15. What is your biggest phobia?
   
   Impotence, in both senses of the word.
   
   16. Do you crossdress often?
   
   Nope.
   
   17. Have any addictions?
   
   Only adventure.
   
   18. What is the closest you have ever been to dying? Or have you ever died?
   
   Brazil, twenty twenty-nine. Me and the rest of the platoon got caught in a roadside bomb, and the medics had to patch up my skeleton with cybernetics.
   
   19. Have the FicPsych nurses ever taken you away?
   
   Nope.
   
   20. Are the FicPsych nurses after you?
   
   Nope.
   
   21. Do you snore?
   
   I used to.
   
   22. Are you drooling right now?
   
   Nope.
   
   23. Let’s say that HQ was about to explode, and you could save one other person in here. Who would you choose?
   
   Who’s in HQ at the time? What kind of explosive? Why’s it about to explode? I need more information.
   
   24. When was the last time you used the toilet?
   
   About forty five minutes ago.
   
   25. Have you ever kissed a boy?
   
   Yes.
   
   26. Did you like it?
   
   Also yes. Oh... to be young again...
   
   27. The little voices in your head. Do you talk to them?
   
   Sorry, I was somewhere else. The voices? No, I just hear the dull thud of mortar fire.
   
   28. Were you made fun of in school? Why?
   
   Nope. Teenage me did a lot of things got me respect at the time, but that I now regret.
   
   29. I can’t think of a question to ask you. Have any comments?
   
   It should be established that I’m wearing a suit. I think more people should wear suits for interviews.
   
   30. This interview has ended? Are you gleeful? Or would you like to complete our 100 question survey over thumbtacks?
   
   Let’s see the hundred questions.

1. Ahh yes! Welcome to the interview! Please introduce yourself: name, species, continuum of origin?
   
   Rasputin Gibbs, draconian, world one point nine six three.
   
   2. So, what department are you in, and who is your partner?
   
   Implausible Crossovers, Caleb Bradbury.
   
   3. Let’s start with the basic questions. How old are you?
   
   Twenty four.
   
   4. Height and weight?
   
   Six foot eight, two hundred and eighteen pounds.
   
   5. Sexual orientation?
   
   You can’t say it in a human language.
   
   6. IQ?
   
   One twenty.
   
   7. Boxers or briefs?
   
   I’m a lizard.
   
   8. Let’s cut the boring questions. Firstly, how many weapons are currently on your person?
   
   I just have my flashgun. It’s a multi-function personal energy sidearm with three power levels and three different modes of operation: less-than-lethal, telekinesis, and Bad News. It is, quite simply, the finest weapon ever invented.
   
   9. Are you wanted for any crimes?
   
   No.
   
   10. And the age-old ‘Are you a virgin?’
   
   No.
   
   11. Do you ever fantasize about same-sex relations?
   
   No.
   
   12. Lovely. So, what is your favorite curse word?
   
   By Yark’s flaming spear!
   
   13. When was the last time you threw up?
   
   Two years ago.
   
   14. Have any mental illnesses?
   
   I’m not going to answer that.
   
   15. What is your biggest phobia?
   
   I’m not going to answer that.
   
   16. Do you crossdress often?
   
   No.
   
   17. Have any addictions?
   
   No.
   
   18. What is the closest you have ever been to dying? Or have you ever died?
   
   I’m not going to answer that.
   
   19. Have the FicPsych nurses ever taken you away?
   
   Yes.
   
   20. Are the FicPsych nurses after you?
   
   No.
   
   21. Do you snore?
   
   No.
   
   22. Are you drooling right now?
   
   No.
   
   23. Let’s say that HQ was about to explode, and you could save one other person in here. Who would you choose?
   
   Bradbury.
   
   24. When was the last time you used the toilet?
   
   This “morning”.
   
   25. Have you ever kissed another species??
   
   No.
   
   26. Did you like it?
   
   You’re reading off of a cue card, aren’t you?
   
   27. The little voices in your head. Do you talk to them?
   
   No.
   
   28. Were you made fun of in school? Why?
   
   Only a little. It happened to me because it happens to everyone in draconian public school, including the teachers.
   
   29. I can’t think of a question to ask you. Have any comments?
   
   No.
   
   30. This interview has ended? Are you gleeful? Or would you like to complete our 100 question survey over thumbtacks?
   
   No.

Peregrin:
1. Ahh yes! Welcome to the interview! Please introduce yourself: name, species, continuum of origin?

I am Agent Peregrin, formerly Fraa Peregrin of the Fifth Sconics at the millenarian math at Savant Rambraf's in a universe near Anathem. Oh, and my species is Arban, but human is close enough.

2. So, what department are you in, and who is your partner?

I am in Mary Sues, and my partner is Taq. Nice fellow, overall

3. Let’s start with the basic questions. How old are you?

Oh, 247. Or maybe forty-eight. Or forty-six. I cannot quite remember, and time in Headquarters is an absolute mess.

4. Height and weight?

I would have to go check medical records. And find out how to check medical records. "Short and on the thin side" is probably a reasonable description though.

5. Sexual orientation?

Heterosexual, unless something changed since the last time I was actively interested in that sort of thing.

6. IQ?

No idea, and the idea of a single intelligence score seems limited. I am pretty good at theoretical physics though.

7. Bra size? / Boxers or briefs?

[several paragraphs about various clothing styles among the avout and Peregrin's preferences omitted]

8. Let’s cut the boring questions. Firstly, how many weapons are currently on your person?

That really depends on what you consider weapons. If we are only counting primarily intended to be used as weapons, then none, but if things I could reasonably use as a weapon count then about two&emdash;a remote activator and a book.

9. Are you wanted for any crimes?

No.

10. And the age-old ‘Are you a virgin?’

Also no. Those were some very enjoyable evenings.

11. Do you ever fantasize about same-sex relations?

I do not remember, so very likely not.

12. Lovely. So, what is your favorite curse word?

Bull[crap].

13. When was the last time you threw up?

A few days ago? Not sure where or why though.

14. Have any mental illnesses?

General absentmindendess and politics resistance, if those count

15. What is your biggest phobia?

I will have to think about that one.

16. Do you crossdress often?

That term does not apply in my case.

17. Have any addictions?

Coffee, and possibly Bleeprin.

18. What is the closest you have ever been to dying? Or have you ever died?

Closest would be after I fell into Headquarters, I think. I was not adapted to the oxygen.

Though being in close proximity to radioactive waste on a regular basis might be a close second.

19. Have the FicPsych nurses ever taken you away?

I did get escorted down there for some explanations and an evaluation a few days after I arrived, if that counts. I also got led out of FicPsych a few times because I had wandered in there.

20. Are the FicPsych nurses after you?

I do not believe so.

21. Do you snore?

If I do, no one has complained about it.

22. Are you drooling right now?

Why would I be doing that?

23. Let’s say that HQ was about to explode, and you could save one other person in here. Who would you choose?

Hm. Good question. Serendipity, maybe. Or possibly Taq. In reality, it would be a snap decision at the time.

24. When was the last time you used the toilet?

Is this a magazine interview or a medical examination? Either way, not too long ago is probably a reasonable answer.

25. Have you ever kissed a girl? / a boy? / another species??

Yes, as implied by previous answers, no, and no, respectively.

26. Did you like it?

Oh, definitely.

27. The little voices in your head. Do you talk to them?

Talking to whichever part of my brain inspiration and intuition comes from did not seem useful.

28. Were you made fun of in school? Why?

People have been laughing about my trouble with physical work like cooking for centuries, if that counts.

29. I can’t think of a question to ask you. Have any comments?

The interview was somewhat redundant. You could stand to work on htat.

30. This interview has ended? Are you gleeful? Or would you like to complete our 100 question survey over thumbtacks?

I hope this was helpful for your work. I do not think I have time to answer more questions at the moment, though.

Taq:
1. Ahh yes! Welcome to the interview! Please introduce yourself: name, species, continuum of origin?

Hey, I'm Taq. I'm an orc from Lord of the Rings. You?

Interviewer: I'm the interviewer, from somewhere.

2. So, what department are you in, and who is your partner?

I kill Sues with Peregrin.

3. Let’s start with the basic questions. How old are you?

25, if I got my birthday right when I joined.

4. Height and weight?

Five foot three and about 150 pounds,

5. Sexual orientation?

Something's up with the language changing thingy. Were you tryin' to ask me out?

Interviewer: No, not at all. Let's try to move on

6. IQ?

Dunno.

7. Bra size? / Boxers or briefs?

Kinda personal question, that.

8. Let’s cut the boring questions. Firstly, how many weapons are currently on your person?

I've got a really nice sword now.
[pulls out sword]
And a knife on my belt.

Everything else's back in the RC.

9. Are you wanted for any crimes?

Nope.

10. And the age-old ‘Are you a virgin?’

Nah.

11. Do you ever fantasize about same-sex relations?

There were some guys in the big army that were kinda good-lookin'. Didn't really think about [bang]ing them though. Definitely didn't want to date them. Not my type.

12. Lovely. So, what is your favorite curse word?

[a rather choice bit of the Black Speech that doesn't quite translate]

13. When was the last time you threw up?

First mission. The time jumping got to me. It sucked.

14. Have any mental illnesses?

I ain't crazy.

15. What is your biggest phobia?

Thing that scares me the most ... wizards and people like that.

16. Do you crossdress often?

Not really, no.

17. Have any addictions?

Nah.

18. What is the closest you have ever been to dying? Or have you ever died?

I've been in a bunch of pretty close fights, hard to pick just one. They're all good stories.

19. Have the FicPsych nurses ever taken you away?

Nope. Had to take someone down there once though.

20. Are the FicPsych nurses after you?

No, unless I've missed them.

21. Do you snore?

Nope

22. Are you drooling right now?

Why'd I be drooling?

23. Let’s say that HQ was about to explode, and you could save one other person in here. Who would you choose?

Peregrin. He knows what he's doing and he's my boss.

24. When was the last time you used the toilet?

Eh, what? I think you read that one wrong.

25. Have you ever kissed a girl? / a boy? / another species??

Yeah, no, and no.

26. Did you like it?

It was nice, but we didn't really work out.

27. The little voices in your head. Do you talk to them?

Like I said, I ain't crazy. Not sure why you insisted on that.

28. Were you made fun of in school? Why?

I didn't have school back home, and over here they were pretty nice and helpful.

29. I can’t think of a question to ask you. Have any comments?

Nah, I'm good.

30. This interview has ended? Are you gleeful? Or would you like to complete our 100 question survey over thumbtacks?

Thumbtacks, no. But if you want to hear some good stories, we can head out to Rudi's later.

Farah and Kkukttak:
1. Ahh yes! Welcome to the interview! Please introduce yourself: name, species, continuum of origin?

Farah: Hi there! I'm Farah Tahar, a hani, from the Chanur verse.
Kkukttak: I'm Kkukttak, a kif, also from the same verse.

2. So, what department are you in, and who is your partner?

Farah: We're in crossovers.
Kkukttak: [nods]

3. Let’s start with the basic questions. How old are you?

Farah: Almost twenty
Kkukttak: Twenty-seven

4. Height and weight?

Kkukttak: Five ten and about around 150 pounds
Farah: Five six and around 160. Huh.

(( Answers tentative and subject to change ))

5. Sexual orientation?

Farah: Pretty straight? Though some of the fanfic I wrote wasn't. I was more of a books person than a dating person, though.
Kkukttak: Why should I answer that, exactly?
Interviewer: I'm just curious.
Kkukttak: Then I'm not saying anything.

6. IQ?

Farah: Not too shabby, I guess? Like, people were wiling to let me run the commn on a merchant ship, so.
Kkukttak: Again, I won't be answering that.

7. Bra size? / Boxers or briefs?

Farah: Uh, that doesn't, like, really apply to hani?
Kkukttak: Still not answering that.

8. Let’s cut the boring questions. Firstly, how many weapons are currently on your person?

Kkukttak: [showing a few more teeth] I have enough to deal with reporters if they ask too many nosy questions.
Farah: [checks the holster on her belt] Just this pistol. Hope you don't mind.

9. Are you wanted for any crimes?

Farah: Nope
Kkukttak: Piracy, but I don't think the changes will stick if anyone does come after me. They usually don't.

10. And the age-old ‘Are you a virgin?’

Farah: Uh, well, yeah. And it'll probably stay that way. [sighs]
Kkukttak: [puts hand on pistol] Am I being unclear about not wanting to answer these questions?
Farah: Hey, you shouldn't be threatening to shoot the interviewer. The Flowers wouldn't like it.
Interviewer: [looks around nervously]
Kkukttak: [removes hand from gun] Right. Sorry.

11. Do you ever fantasize about same-sex relations?

Farah: [quietly] Do my old badfics count?
Kkukttak: [takes a few deep breaths to try to calm down]

12. Lovely. So, what is your favorite curse word?

Farah: Gods rot. Really useful, even though I don't, like, use them much.
Kkukttak: [swearword; translator database incomplete]

13. When was the last time you threw up?

Farah: Not sure if it was a couple of missions ago or that or when I went to Rudi's a bit after that.
Kkukttak: Kif don't really do that.

14. Have any mental illnesses?

Farah: Uh, that's kinda personal.
Kkukttak: By our standards, I'm fine. By human standards, I'm paranoid, self-insterested, and antisocial or something like that.
Farah: [muttering] Yeah, sounds about right.

15. What is your biggest phobia?

Farah: I really don't want to go into that.
Kkukttak: Being actively on the wrong side of a coup attempt.
Farah: Ouch

16. Do you crossdress often?

Farah: Disguises count, yeah? If not, then no, I don't do that.
Kkukttak: No

17. Have any addictions?

Kkukttak: No, I don't.
Farah: No, definitely not. Sure I drink but I don't, like, have a problem or anything.

18. What is the closest you have ever been to dying? Or have you ever died?

Farah: Next question please. I really don't want to go into this.
Kkukttak: When my ship got blown up while—
Farah: Next question, please.

19. Have the FicPsych nurses ever taken you away?

Farah: I haven't, like, snapped yet, or anything.
Kkukttak: The DIA took me away after I got here, and then they sent me to FicPsych, so yes.

20. Are the FicPsych nurses after you?

Farah: I'm still coming in every week, so no?
Kkukttak: They keep wanting me to show up more often. No one's come after me yet, but it's only a matter of time.

21. Do you snore?

Farah: Nah
Kkukttak: I don't either, and I can confirm she doesn't.

22. Are you drooling right now?

Farah: Uh, no!
Kkukttak: ...

23. Let’s say that HQ was about to explode, and you could save one other person in here. Who would you choose?

Farah: [stares at Kkukttak] I'm not sure, but it's probably not him.
Farah: Sorry, but, you know, that thing...
Kkukttak: I'd save whoever's most useful. So probably not the even more irrational than usual hani I'm partnered with.

24. When was the last time you used the toilet?

Farah: That is such a weird question. Are you with biohazard control or sometihng? Like, why would you ask that?
Kkukttak: She's got a point.

25. Have you ever kissed a girl? / a boy? / another species??

Farah: I don't think family counts, no, and ew, no!
Kkukttak: [swearing, complete with the implications that the interviewer's parents were rat-equivalents of below-average intelligence]

26. Did you like it?

Farah: I didn't do the romantic kisses thing, so I'm not sure I liked it.
Kkukttak: We're still not going into this.

27. The little voices in your head. Do you talk to them?

Kkukttak: I'm not answering that. Don't want to give the FicPsych people more to use against me.
Farah: [a while later] ... I try not to listen to their voices much. I don't want to remember.

28. Were you made fun of in school? Why?

Farah: A- a- bit, but not much. People just thought I was a weird space nerd.
Kkukttak: That doesn't apply.

29. I can’t think of a question to ask you. Have any comments?

Kkukttak: Next time, send more competent interviewers. You clearly don't know how to drop a subject.
Farah: Yeah, kinda what he said. This was getting close to some really personal stuff.

30. This interview has ended? Are you gleeful? Or would you like to complete our 100 question survey over thumbtacks?

Kkukttak: [strides out the door] Goodbye.
Farah: I'll, just, y'know, leave, thanks.

So in a roundabout way that involved Argonians and some very questionable biology Speaker for the Dead came up in the Discord today. And... well, Speaker for the Dead... Well, we can safely say it's the second best Ender book. I think. Any Xenocide fans in the audience? :-P

Anyways, that got me thinking. The best part of the SFTD, IMHO, was... y'know. The actual speaking. And the leadup to that. Which gave me an idea:

We have a lot of universes with interesting humans and aliens and civilizations and opportunities for those cultures to mash up in interesting ways and create planet or realm-local cultures and worlds. Heck, inventing one could be fun. The idea is what comes after: a series of fics documenting the travels of an itinerant speaker, traveling from place to place, learning their customs, doing their best to understand every world and person as they try their hardest to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves (because, y'know. They're dead). The actual excitement would come from seeing all these different ideas, and places, and people, but cast through the lens of an outsider whose job it is to understand their perspectives.

You could do a lot of really cool stuff with that! Even the most boring and basic setup is interesting in and of itself: interpreting the wishes and desires and intent of the dead is pretty hard. But combined with other interesting aspects... just... man, I want this to be a thing. So much. I might actually write it. I dunno.

Also, yes, I was kind of inspired by Kino's Journey when coming up with this, why do you ask? :-P

I was also inspired by Kung Fu, which more people should watch, if only to know the origins of the line "patience, young grasshopper." Why that show? It's just the first one my brain jumps to at the words "man travels around getting into trouble."

1. Ahh yes! Welcome to the interview! Please introduce yourself: name, species, continuum of origin?
   
   It's good to be here. Jack Barkley, human, World One.
   
   2. So, what department are you in, and who is your partner?
   
   Department of Mary Sues...for now, anyway. My partner is Harvey Calhoun.
   
   3. Let’s start with the basic questions. How old are you?
   
   Sixteen, unless my author decides I'm older.
   
   4. Height and weight?
   
   *scowls* Do we really have to talk about this? Okay, fine. My author is terrible with this kind of thing, so I'll just say that I'm short for my age and skinny. And I am definitely not insecure about my height.
   
   5. Sexual orientation?
   
   Bisexual and proud of it.
   
   6. IQ?
   
   Don't know. Probably higher than average.
   
   7. Bra size? / Boxers or briefs?
   
   Would you like to find out?
   
   8. Let’s cut the boring questions. Firstly, how many weapons are currently on your person?
   
   A switchblade, but I won't tell you where. *grins*
   
   9. Are you wanted for any crimes?
   
   Not that I know of.
   
   10. And the age-old ‘Are you a virgin?’
   
   *laughs* No way.
   
   11. Do you ever fantasize about same-sex relations?
   
   All the time.
   
   12. Lovely. So, what is your favorite curse word?
   
   I've never met a curse word I didn't like.
   
   13. When was the last time you threw up?
   
   The last time I had the stomach flu, whenever that was. I don't get nauseated easily.
   
   14. Have any mental illnesses?
   
   I'm not answering this question. Next!
   
   15. What is your biggest phobia?
   
   That's none of your business.
   
   16. Do you crossdress often?
   
   It's on my list of things to try. Sounds like fun.
   
   17. Have any addictions?
   
   Chocolate and pain.
   
   18. What is the closest you have ever been to dying? Or have you ever died?
   
   I almost died. Once. I don't want to talk about it.
   
   19. Have the FicPsych nurses ever taken you away?
   
   No.
   
   20. Are the FicPsych nurses after you?
   
   I don't think so, but you never know, do you?
   
   21. Do you snore?
   
   Harvey's never complained about it, so I guess not.
   
   22. Are you drooling right now?
   
   You'd drool, too, if you were thinking about chocolate ice cream.
   
   23. Let’s say that HQ was about to explode, and you could save one other person in here. Who would you choose?
   
   I'd probably be the one blowing up HQ, but just in case I wasn't and I couldn't find a way to stop it from exploding, I'd save Harvey.
   
   24. When was the last time you used the toilet?
   
   Right before this interview started.
   
   25. Have you ever kissed a girl? / a boy? / another species??
   
   Yes, yes, and not yet.
   
   26. Did you like it?
   
   You bet I did!
   
   27. The little voices in your head. Do you talk to them?
   
   Sometimes, when I get really lonely.
   
   28. Were you made fun of in school? Why?
   
   Some people did, but I never paid them too much attention. I knew they were just jealous of me.
   
   29. I can’t think of a question to ask you. Have any comments?
   
   You have beautiful eyes.
   
   30. This interview has ended? Are you gleeful? Or would you like to complete our 100 question survey over thumbtacks?
   
   Excellent! Now, if you don't mind, I have a carton of chocolate ice cream waiting for me back in the RC. Bye!

1. Ahh yes! Welcome to the interview! Please introduce yourself: name, species, continuum of origin?

Turff-Croft, Lupin, I am told I am from a homebrew D&D setting.

2. So, what department are you in, and who is your partner?

The talking flower seemed to think my talents were best suited to the Department of Mary Sues. My partner is a human by the name of Larkus Grun. An agreeable enough man, I must admit, in spite of his regrettably hidebound former occupation.

3. Let’s start with the basic questions. How old are you?

Roughly fifty-two. Spending time in the Feywild and like realms tends to complicate such things.

4. Height and weight?

Am I being interviewed or tailored? Hmph, if you must know, Six foot seven, one hundred seventy pounds.

5. Sexual orientation?

I have had little interest in intimate relationships of any sort since my last lover attempted to poison me. Before then, however, I preferred the courtship of women.

6. IQ?

I have no idea. Perhaps after I am finished wasting my time on this interview someone can instruct me on how to waste it finding the answer to this question.

7. Bra size? / Boxers or briefs?

I have little interest in discussing my undergarments.

8. Let’s cut the boring questions. Firstly, how many weapons are currently on your person?

Four. The dagger on my belt, the staff in my hand, my fangs, and the ability to reshape reality to my will. You would do well to remember that last one.

9. Are you wanted for any crimes?

Undoubtedly. I have had a long and storied career.

10. And the age-old ‘Are you a virgin?

I am not. Kindly leave it at that before I become irritated.

11. Do you ever fantasize about same-sex relations?

Do the words 'irritated' and 'reshape reality' mean nothing to you?

12. Lovely. So, what is your favorite curse word?

Are you referring to profanities or dark magic? In the former case I am quite fond of a dwarven pejorative roughly translating to 'one who will be crushed by their own poor works'. It bears a pleasing auditory resemblance to cracking stone.
As for the latter possibility... well, best not speak it here. Such things have power even in the merest utterance.

13. When was the last time you threw up?

Last winter. I spilled a decanter of truly noxious liquid. This nose is not simply for show, you know. The smell was unbearable.

4. Have any mental illnesses?

My former comrades would say paranoia and obsession. I prefer to think of it as self-preservation and dedication.

15. What is your biggest phobia?

Phobias are by definition irrational, my fears are well founded.

16. Do you crossdress often?

I have never done so. Never, do you hear me? ...Tch, fine, once. It was necessary. No one else was tall enough to--Oh, by Renard, it doesn't matter! We are moving on now.

17. Have any addictions?

None. I am master of my mind and my body.

18. What is the closest you have ever been to dying? Or have you ever died?

I have little interest in reliving such an experience, so I shall simply say that my fur only acquired its present ashen gray coloration after my party's expedition to a place known as Dragon Mountain.

19. Have the FicPsych nurses ever taken you away?

They have little reason to, but I should like to see them try should that change.

20. Are the FicPsych nurses after you?

Have I not answered this question?

21. Do you snore?

Certainly not.

22. Are you drooling right now?

I am seated directly in front of you, make your own observations.

23. Let’s say that HQ was about to explode, and you could save one other person in here. Who would you choose?

I know no one here well save Larkus, so I imagine I would choose him.

24. When was the last time you used the toilet?

Do you enjoy annoying people?

25. Have you ever kissed a girl? / a boy? / another species?

I have.

26. Did you like it?

If such acts were not enjoyable none would participate in them.

27. The little voices in your head. Do you talk to them?

I do not talk, I listen.

28. Were you made fun of in school? Why?

I did not attend a true school until I joined the Ashen Hill after I came of age. I encountered certain rivalries, but a place of magical learning is an unwise place to deride one's peers. Unkind words in a place where words can shape the world around you are a recipe for disaster.

29. I can’t think of a question to ask you. Have any comments?

The Saints themselves weep at the precious moments of life wasted in this room.

30. This interview has ended? Are you gleeful? Or would you like to complete our 100 question survey over thumbtacks?

Have you ever been to the elemental plane of Ash? I am unsure if I have the power to banish you there in my present state, but I am willing to try if you do not leave.


OOC: Well, that was fun. Came off a bit more hostile than I expected, but it makes sense. Curff is a grumpy old dogman.
Also, thanks for the nostalgia bomb. I actually had to dig up Curff's character sheet to answer some of these. Lotta good memories in that old thing.

I've been looking around the wiki to make sure I've got my facts straight when writing, and one of the snags I've hit are the Minis for the continuum I'm starting out in.

As in, there are recorded Minis for it, but only sorta.

For those unfamiliar with Fire Emblem, for the most part the games don't affect each other, or only one or two are connected to any specific storyline. One game has an officially recognized Mini (the mini-Dragon), but that Mini doesn't work for all of the games. Hence the snag.

The least convoluted solution I can think of is to switch the Minis from Dragon to Wyvern, since the two are similar enough it wouldn't be too jarring. Both are generally associated with enemies, but Wyverns are native to all the games instead of the specific enemies that the mini-Dragon is based on.

Of course, this isn't just a decision I can make, so I thought I'd bring it to the Board for debate. So what do you all think?

I never knew that the pyramids were mountains, or that Spain had an Armadillo!

I can't remember the last time I laughed this hard. Thanks for the plug. XD