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nano_mooseHEURTISTIC
ALGORITHMIC
WHAT TASK PARAMETERS
PROGRAMMING TO SEE
DUEL APSECT THEORY
OH GOD
IT'S OVER
NOW I SLEEP FOR THE REST OF TIME
ETA more coherently: By which I mean, I sat my final exam before graduation, that being IPT. It was about the philosophy of robotics. Blarrrgh, I hate philosophy. In my opinion, anyone trying to argue their way out of existence deserves to instantly cease existing, vanishing in a puff of logic and leaving behind a note saying "PWNED, BITCH! - Signed, The Universe." It's all RIGHT HERE, you idiots. Enjoy it while you goddamn have it.
At any rate, YEAH BABY! Time to relax for a while. We still have Awards Night and the Formal, as well as a lot of celebration, but for all intents and purposes, my secondary education is done. When I was returning to the school for the exams, it was weird how it already felt like I didn't belong there anymore. I was apart from the lessons, drifting between classrooms full of girls who still had time to go. It made me remember when I was so much younger, thinking I wouldn't make it to Year Twelve - everything they did was so hard, I thought, they'd kick me out and process me into horse feed for not getting it.
Of course, given that people in my science class didn't spot 'moisture' spelt as 'mostur', sometimes I wish that happened. Not too often, though.
Anyway, the question meme! With new questions!
Choose twelve characters from your fandoms, then answer the questions under the link. Do not look at the questions beforehand.
1. Gordon Freeman (Half-Life. Oh man, I am off to a bad, bad start).
2. Jack Skellington (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
3. Devi (Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, I Feel Sick)
4. Xellos (Slayers. SHUT UP HE'S AWESOME OKAY).
5. Doctor John Dorian (Scrubs)
6. Farah (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. That version of her, actually).
7. Garrett (Thief. I think I can feel him glaring at me from the Astral Plane).
8. Freya Rasmussen (Hungry City Chronicles, Post-Predator's Gold).
9. Lirael (Old Kingdom Trilogy, 19-year-old).
10. Tess (Jak II)
11. Sasha Nein (Psychonauts)
12. Reeve (FFVII)
Also, have some kickass music!
ALGORITHMIC
WHAT TASK PARAMETERS
PROGRAMMING TO SEE
DUEL APSECT THEORY
OH GOD
IT'S OVER
NOW I SLEEP FOR THE REST OF TIME
ETA more coherently: By which I mean, I sat my final exam before graduation, that being IPT. It was about the philosophy of robotics. Blarrrgh, I hate philosophy. In my opinion, anyone trying to argue their way out of existence deserves to instantly cease existing, vanishing in a puff of logic and leaving behind a note saying "PWNED, BITCH! - Signed, The Universe." It's all RIGHT HERE, you idiots. Enjoy it while you goddamn have it.
At any rate, YEAH BABY! Time to relax for a while. We still have Awards Night and the Formal, as well as a lot of celebration, but for all intents and purposes, my secondary education is done. When I was returning to the school for the exams, it was weird how it already felt like I didn't belong there anymore. I was apart from the lessons, drifting between classrooms full of girls who still had time to go. It made me remember when I was so much younger, thinking I wouldn't make it to Year Twelve - everything they did was so hard, I thought, they'd kick me out and process me into horse feed for not getting it.
Of course, given that people in my science class didn't spot 'moisture' spelt as 'mostur', sometimes I wish that happened. Not too often, though.
Anyway, the question meme! With new questions!
Choose twelve characters from your fandoms, then answer the questions under the link. Do not look at the questions beforehand.
1. Gordon Freeman (Half-Life. Oh man, I am off to a bad, bad start).
2. Jack Skellington (The Nightmare Before Christmas)
3. Devi (Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, I Feel Sick)
4. Xellos (Slayers. SHUT UP HE'S AWESOME OKAY).
5. Doctor John Dorian (Scrubs)
6. Farah (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. That version of her, actually).
7. Garrett (Thief. I think I can feel him glaring at me from the Astral Plane).
8. Freya Rasmussen (Hungry City Chronicles, Post-Predator's Gold).
9. Lirael (Old Kingdom Trilogy, 19-year-old).
10. Tess (Jak II)
11. Sasha Nein (Psychonauts)
12. Reeve (FFVII)
01. Who would make a better college professor, 6 or 11? What subjects would they teach?
Sasha already IS a teacher, and hell, psychic headlasers! What more do you need? Farah would probably be the PE teacher that everyone expects to be the standard woman-with-a-moustache except wow, not. And she teaches archery. ...Oh heck, I can't choose. Sasha has experience, though.
02. Do you think 4 is hot? How hot?
Er - not very? He's got that whole androgyny thing going on for him, and his eyes are creepy. Makes an incredibly hot woman, though.
03. 12 sends 9 on a mission. What is it, and does it succeed?
Reeve sends Lirael on a mission to save the world friggen' again, this time from Hojo's investigations into the Lifestream, which resulted in: a) a dimensional portal opening and b) zombies. And of course she succeeds! Abhorsen!
04. What is or would be 9's favorite book?
She can't pick a favourite. She's a librarian. She has a stack of favourites that has become so teeteringly high that the Dog has taken to actually tip-toeing around it, for fear that it will fall and crush her bones. I can relate.
05. Would it make more sense for 2 to swear fealty to 6, or the other way around?
Hmm...for some reason I'm thinking Jack would swear fealty to Farah, with the royalty thing and all. And she probably reminds him of Sally, except, well, human.
06. For some reason, 5 is looking for a roommate. Should s/he share a studio apartment with 9 or with 10?
OH MY GOD. BOTH, BOTH. JD and Tess and Lirael except er – oh man, Lirael would freak him out, probably. But he'd invite her anyway because SHE OWNS A TALKING DOG. A TALKING GODDAMN DOG. Actually, I'm imagining him talking to Tess and he can't get out the first sentence (which is "Your ears are awesome,") because he's staring at her chest, and it comes out finally as "Your chest are awesome." Poor JD. Cue fantasy sequence where Tess's sunny smile withers, and she orders Lirael's dog to bite his butt. Snaps out of it to encounter Tess's big concerned eyes. "Are you okay?" Awww, it'd be adorable.
07. 2, 7 and 12 have dinner together. Where do they go, and what do they discuss?
Jack, Garrett and Reeve.
...It'd be the worst dinner ever, because Garrett would toss down a flashbomb and sprint for the shadows so he can take a shot at Jack with a holy water arrow. Reeve takes it all in stride (though he does pinch the bridge of his nose) and eventually coaxes them both to stop glaring at each other. They go to some ghastly novelty pub with a Halloween theme, which Jack chose, and it restores his good humour, though he still talks only to Reeve, while Garrett is occasionally bitingly sarcastic. Eventually Garrett skips out the bathroom window to avoid paying, although he does take the time to thank Reeve. The remaining two begin happily discussing costumes and how to build robots.
08. 3 challenges 10 to a duel. What happens?
Sasha ends up inside Devi's head, which is this awesome whacked-out Jhonen-y artworld with a shadowy Nny-demon and a head-critic a bit like Jasper, only he looks like the head of the publishing company she uses. He eventually turns out to be Sickness in disguise. Sasha blasts it down and Devi finishes it off. It would be glorious.
09. If 1 stole 8's most precious possession, how would she get it back?
Freya is very understanding about it all, especially when Gordon explains quite seriously about the alien thing. However, she does patiently point out that there are other, more willing and likely more capable soldiers than Caul ("Hey!"). Gordon apologizes and they part good friends.
10. Suggest a title for a story in which 7 and 12 both attain what they most desire.
A Man Who Resurrected Midgar As A City Of Peace, Happiness and Renewable Solar Power And Another Man Who Somehow Stole It, Fenced It, And Lived On The Proceeds For The Rest Of His Life On A Quiet Island Far Away From Any Possible World-Saving.
Long title.
11. What kind of plot device would you use if you wanted 4 and 1 to work together?
Whee-hee, portals!
Actually, if I spin this right, I could make it about how Xellos and the G-Man are friendly rivals ("Let's see how we can fuck with 'em this time..."), and how the G-Man is actually this world's equivalent of Shabranigdo (i.e. a bringer of chaos). Xellos turns up every now and again to confuse the absolute heck out of Gordon, but is also responsible for many of the insane lucky streaks the guy has. But my god, those two universes are completely incompatible.
12. If 7 visited you for the weekend, how would you get along?
Hide the valuables. Actually, fuck the valuables. He'd find them anyway. Erm, he probably wouldn't like me at all. As much as I love his character, he's a pretty scary guy, and he'd probably conk me over the head to shut me up whilst robbing me blind. Although, he wakes me up to ask me what all this stuff is, pointing to the computer. I completely melt his brain by finding him a fic where he's paired with Karras. He then knocks me out again, and leaves after putting a message over my face that says, "You're lucky you're still alive. Gotta say, though...Never thought I'd see anything that scary. Don't expect congratulations."
13. If you could command 3 to perform any one task or service for you, what would it be?
I'd commission a picture from her, and then I'd hang it up on my door to scare the crap out of people.
14. Does anyone on your friends list write or draw 11?
Er...do you? I know some of you guys like Psychonauts, and of course Sasha is awesome, but I'm not sure if you've written or drawn him.
15. If 2 had to choose sides between 4 and 5, which would it be?
Dude, JD. Jack scares people for a living, but he doesn't like it when they get hurt, and Xellos is not a nice guy. The resulting fight is awesome and ridiculous and involves prank-dueling.
16. What might 10 shout while charging into battle?
"Gonna blow you up good! Hee hee!"
It's terrifying because she really does giggle, and she spends the whole battle with this sweet, horrifying, blood-thirsty smile.
17. If you chose a song to represent 8, which song would you choose?
You're Not Here, Akira Yamaoka. Her thinking about Caul, poor dude.
18. 1, 6, and 12 are having dim sum at a Chinese restaurant. There is only one scallion pancake left, and they all reach for it at the same time. Who gets to eat it?
Gordon and Reeve both try to blind each other with science, and while they are reciting equations Farah rolls her eyes and takes it. When they both protest, she points out that they can't take it back now because, obviously she needs the food and she'd have them beheaded.
19. What might be a good pick-up line for 2 to use on 10?
"Hello, my dear! How are you today?" He'd just act all dashing and stuff while Tess would sit there amused. Aaaand there's an awful, awful joke here to be made about swapping one kink for another, but I'm not that horrifying.
20. What would 5 most likely be arrested for?
Public nudity, after a long and very convoluted sequence of events orchestrated by the Janitor.
21. What is 6's secret?
She really hates the skimpy outfits she has to dress up in, but finds their effect on any men she happens to fight funny, and also useful.
22. If 11 and 9 were racing to a destination, who would get there first?
Sasha beats Lirael, but only because he can levitate. Although, the Dog might convince her to put him out with Ranna or make him walk the wrong way with Kibeth.
23. 1 (Gordon) and 9 (Sasha) reluctantly team up to save the world from the threat posed by 4's (Xellos’s) sinister secret organization. 11 (Lirael) volunteers to help them, but it is later discovered that she is actually a spy for 4 (Xellos). Meanwhile, 4 (Xellos) has kidnapped 12 (Reeve) in an attempt to force 1 (Gordon) and 9 (Sasha’s) surrender. Following the wise advice of 5 (JD), they seek out 3 (Devi), who gives them what they need to complete their quest. What title would you give this fic? Name three people on your friends list who might read it. Name one person who should write it.
...THAT IS SO COOL.
OH MAN. ALL OF YOU SHOULD WRITE IT AND ALL OF YOU SHOULD READ IT AND IT WOULD BE CALLED THE MOST KICKASS FIC EVER!!!11111 WITH ALL THE ONES INCLUDED.
GOD, IT EVEN MAKES SENSE. SCIENTISTS WHO SAVE THE WORLD. I WANT IT.
24. If you had to walk home through a bad neighbourhood late at night, would you feel safer in the company of 7 or 8?
...Garrett's one of those people you really don't want to end up in a dark alley with, because not only is there the possibility that he'd attack you himself, but also because he attracts lots of very indiscriminate assassins. People have died just because he happened to know them vaguely on a rather worrying number of occasions. Also, Freya is so motherly and comforting, and she'd probably totally kick a mugger's ass.
Sasha already IS a teacher, and hell, psychic headlasers! What more do you need? Farah would probably be the PE teacher that everyone expects to be the standard woman-with-a-moustache except wow, not. And she teaches archery. ...Oh heck, I can't choose. Sasha has experience, though.
02. Do you think 4 is hot? How hot?
Er - not very? He's got that whole androgyny thing going on for him, and his eyes are creepy. Makes an incredibly hot woman, though.
03. 12 sends 9 on a mission. What is it, and does it succeed?
Reeve sends Lirael on a mission to save the world friggen' again, this time from Hojo's investigations into the Lifestream, which resulted in: a) a dimensional portal opening and b) zombies. And of course she succeeds! Abhorsen!
04. What is or would be 9's favorite book?
She can't pick a favourite. She's a librarian. She has a stack of favourites that has become so teeteringly high that the Dog has taken to actually tip-toeing around it, for fear that it will fall and crush her bones. I can relate.
05. Would it make more sense for 2 to swear fealty to 6, or the other way around?
Hmm...for some reason I'm thinking Jack would swear fealty to Farah, with the royalty thing and all. And she probably reminds him of Sally, except, well, human.
06. For some reason, 5 is looking for a roommate. Should s/he share a studio apartment with 9 or with 10?
OH MY GOD. BOTH, BOTH. JD and Tess and Lirael except er – oh man, Lirael would freak him out, probably. But he'd invite her anyway because SHE OWNS A TALKING DOG. A TALKING GODDAMN DOG. Actually, I'm imagining him talking to Tess and he can't get out the first sentence (which is "Your ears are awesome,") because he's staring at her chest, and it comes out finally as "Your chest are awesome." Poor JD. Cue fantasy sequence where Tess's sunny smile withers, and she orders Lirael's dog to bite his butt. Snaps out of it to encounter Tess's big concerned eyes. "Are you okay?" Awww, it'd be adorable.
07. 2, 7 and 12 have dinner together. Where do they go, and what do they discuss?
Jack, Garrett and Reeve.
...It'd be the worst dinner ever, because Garrett would toss down a flashbomb and sprint for the shadows so he can take a shot at Jack with a holy water arrow. Reeve takes it all in stride (though he does pinch the bridge of his nose) and eventually coaxes them both to stop glaring at each other. They go to some ghastly novelty pub with a Halloween theme, which Jack chose, and it restores his good humour, though he still talks only to Reeve, while Garrett is occasionally bitingly sarcastic. Eventually Garrett skips out the bathroom window to avoid paying, although he does take the time to thank Reeve. The remaining two begin happily discussing costumes and how to build robots.
08. 3 challenges 10 to a duel. What happens?
Sasha ends up inside Devi's head, which is this awesome whacked-out Jhonen-y artworld with a shadowy Nny-demon and a head-critic a bit like Jasper, only he looks like the head of the publishing company she uses. He eventually turns out to be Sickness in disguise. Sasha blasts it down and Devi finishes it off. It would be glorious.
09. If 1 stole 8's most precious possession, how would she get it back?
Freya is very understanding about it all, especially when Gordon explains quite seriously about the alien thing. However, she does patiently point out that there are other, more willing and likely more capable soldiers than Caul ("Hey!"). Gordon apologizes and they part good friends.
10. Suggest a title for a story in which 7 and 12 both attain what they most desire.
A Man Who Resurrected Midgar As A City Of Peace, Happiness and Renewable Solar Power And Another Man Who Somehow Stole It, Fenced It, And Lived On The Proceeds For The Rest Of His Life On A Quiet Island Far Away From Any Possible World-Saving.
Long title.
11. What kind of plot device would you use if you wanted 4 and 1 to work together?
Whee-hee, portals!
Actually, if I spin this right, I could make it about how Xellos and the G-Man are friendly rivals ("Let's see how we can fuck with 'em this time..."), and how the G-Man is actually this world's equivalent of Shabranigdo (i.e. a bringer of chaos). Xellos turns up every now and again to confuse the absolute heck out of Gordon, but is also responsible for many of the insane lucky streaks the guy has. But my god, those two universes are completely incompatible.
12. If 7 visited you for the weekend, how would you get along?
Hide the valuables. Actually, fuck the valuables. He'd find them anyway. Erm, he probably wouldn't like me at all. As much as I love his character, he's a pretty scary guy, and he'd probably conk me over the head to shut me up whilst robbing me blind. Although, he wakes me up to ask me what all this stuff is, pointing to the computer. I completely melt his brain by finding him a fic where he's paired with Karras. He then knocks me out again, and leaves after putting a message over my face that says, "You're lucky you're still alive. Gotta say, though...Never thought I'd see anything that scary. Don't expect congratulations."
13. If you could command 3 to perform any one task or service for you, what would it be?
I'd commission a picture from her, and then I'd hang it up on my door to scare the crap out of people.
14. Does anyone on your friends list write or draw 11?
Er...do you? I know some of you guys like Psychonauts, and of course Sasha is awesome, but I'm not sure if you've written or drawn him.
15. If 2 had to choose sides between 4 and 5, which would it be?
Dude, JD. Jack scares people for a living, but he doesn't like it when they get hurt, and Xellos is not a nice guy. The resulting fight is awesome and ridiculous and involves prank-dueling.
16. What might 10 shout while charging into battle?
"Gonna blow you up good! Hee hee!"
It's terrifying because she really does giggle, and she spends the whole battle with this sweet, horrifying, blood-thirsty smile.
17. If you chose a song to represent 8, which song would you choose?
You're Not Here, Akira Yamaoka. Her thinking about Caul, poor dude.
18. 1, 6, and 12 are having dim sum at a Chinese restaurant. There is only one scallion pancake left, and they all reach for it at the same time. Who gets to eat it?
Gordon and Reeve both try to blind each other with science, and while they are reciting equations Farah rolls her eyes and takes it. When they both protest, she points out that they can't take it back now because, obviously she needs the food and she'd have them beheaded.
19. What might be a good pick-up line for 2 to use on 10?
"Hello, my dear! How are you today?" He'd just act all dashing and stuff while Tess would sit there amused. Aaaand there's an awful, awful joke here to be made about swapping one kink for another, but I'm not that horrifying.
20. What would 5 most likely be arrested for?
Public nudity, after a long and very convoluted sequence of events orchestrated by the Janitor.
21. What is 6's secret?
She really hates the skimpy outfits she has to dress up in, but finds their effect on any men she happens to fight funny, and also useful.
22. If 11 and 9 were racing to a destination, who would get there first?
Sasha beats Lirael, but only because he can levitate. Although, the Dog might convince her to put him out with Ranna or make him walk the wrong way with Kibeth.
23. 1 (Gordon) and 9 (Sasha) reluctantly team up to save the world from the threat posed by 4's (Xellos’s) sinister secret organization. 11 (Lirael) volunteers to help them, but it is later discovered that she is actually a spy for 4 (Xellos). Meanwhile, 4 (Xellos) has kidnapped 12 (Reeve) in an attempt to force 1 (Gordon) and 9 (Sasha’s) surrender. Following the wise advice of 5 (JD), they seek out 3 (Devi), who gives them what they need to complete their quest. What title would you give this fic? Name three people on your friends list who might read it. Name one person who should write it.
...THAT IS SO COOL.
OH MAN. ALL OF YOU SHOULD WRITE IT AND ALL OF YOU SHOULD READ IT AND IT WOULD BE CALLED THE MOST KICKASS FIC EVER!!!11111 WITH ALL THE ONES INCLUDED.
GOD, IT EVEN MAKES SENSE. SCIENTISTS WHO SAVE THE WORLD. I WANT IT.
24. If you had to walk home through a bad neighbourhood late at night, would you feel safer in the company of 7 or 8?
...Garrett's one of those people you really don't want to end up in a dark alley with, because not only is there the possibility that he'd attack you himself, but also because he attracts lots of very indiscriminate assassins. People have died just because he happened to know them vaguely on a rather worrying number of occasions. Also, Freya is so motherly and comforting, and she'd probably totally kick a mugger's ass.
Also, have some kickass music!
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Date: 2006-11-13 06:15 pm (UTC)