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HEURTISTIC

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.


Also, have some kickass music!

Date: 2006-12-21 08:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] squeemu.livejournal.com
Excellent! See, Nano was my first choice. Moose would be really cool, although I... I think I actually know someone who goes by Moose as well. I never knew moose were such popular animals. I want to do a survey of the Internet, now, and see how many people have a name that means "small moose." And we dont' even know how many people could have that same name in a different language, either. And yeah, Squeem's wait all my friends call me. Except when, you know, they call me "dumbface" or "luser." YES IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE WITH A U. I DON'T KNOW, I DIDN'T MAKE IT UP. I wish my country had a national song to the tune of thievery. I bet that would make up for a lot of the humongous national pride issues we got goin' on. What kinds of cultural traditions are you talking about? Just be warned that [livejournal.com profile] kadrin has lied to me one too many times about koalas for me to believe any outlandish traditions without first researching it on Wikipedia. OH MAN BUT THEY ARE SO CUTE HOW COULD YOU, YOU BRUTAL BRUTAL ...BRUTE!! Hang on, I know the answer to this one. Aren't koalas, like, endangered and stuff? I'm clearly a horrible human being, because I don't actually think they're outstandingly cute. (Now you do! It's actually rather interesting, because there's kind of a hierarchy of Yankdom. To people in the northern half of the U.S., Yanks are New Yorkers. To people in the southern half, Yanks are northerners, and to the rest of the world, Yanks are Americans. And, um, yeah. I think I'd be pretty pissed off if I were him too.)

I would suggest we try to sneak in (OMG WE COULD BUY A SECURITY BADGE OF THIS FIXER I KNOW) and spy on some of their Top Secret Decision Making Meetings, but, uh. That's a recipe for trouble. Did the guy ever come back to class? What was the teacher saying, that caused your brother to yell about ripping her heart out? Man, I want to hear all the stories from your childhood ever now. I've had some pretty cool teachers too. (...actually, um, I think I had a teacher who was in the Vietnam War and smoked a lot of marijuana. He was a history teacher, so we spent a day where he told us about it. But I also know he never actually saw any action, so hopefully there's no connection.) I also had a teacher this past semester who's been checked out by the FBI twice and offered to give our class bombs. The next day we had a new professor standing in front of us.

I don't know, something about him being "cute"? It's kind of sickening. Especially considering he, you know, tried to rape Buffy once. MAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH CUTER YOU CAN GET. So much agreement with the Mayor. I'm so jealous of [livejournal.com profile] thebaconfat, she got to meet him once. She said he's really engaging, which is completely unsurprising. And I loved his interactions with Faith. So much crazy. Hee. I really liked the Operative, actually, for being so human, and by human I of course mean having a lot of faults but still having depth. (I had to get it altered, so I didn't keep tearing up the plastic after two uses. I have this special metal keyboard, see.)

Okay, so I'll try this the official way. click here for BRAINS. Do you remember any of the stories? I'm a sucker for stories. Oh man! That would be so awesome, randomly wandering upon that. And no kidding, I'd love to do that even without a real reason. Nope, that's not what we did, although trying it nearly tied my tongue in knots. (It doesn't hang low, though, if you were wondering.) It went something like, "E-A bay, E-I bye, E-I bicca bye bee oh boe bicca bye boh bee ooh boo bicca bye boe bum." And then you'd repeat, but with c, and so on. And there was a tune it went to.

Date: 2006-12-21 08:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] squeemu.livejournal.com
Do you doodle, too? Because I try to doodle, and I just fail. I can never think of things to doodle, is my problems. (Also, you now, my utter lack of artistic ability.) It's a great word! I learned it in my art history class, which was a fantastic class. My professor was hilarious and awesome, and kept referencing "everybody's favourite Ninja Turtle," which would, you know, change depending on which artist we were talking about that week. And told us very interesting things, such as who was incredibly promiscuous, and who had to run from country to country because he could never finish a commissioned work (hint: his name was DaVinci). It's definitely more benign, and it actually would give you a better-rounded idea of the person's mind than Silent Hill. Because yeah, Silent Hill is all about the guilt and the darkness. Oh man, you're so right about Hester's far away world and Valentine. It could be something as simple as a portrait, or it could be his actual presence. And I can't decide if Shrike would have a lot of figments, or very few. Okay, so: the Prince and Psychonauts. I don't know about Raiden's swooshy hair, but I'm going to say yes anyway. Although now you're going to be disappointed when you see the actual tail, after all this build up. (Hee! I don't think I've done that yet, but I am so going to the next time I play it. I really have to finish that game.)

Oh man, all kinds of stuff. You find stim and trauma patches, sometimes medkits, although you usually get those off the guards (usually partially used, poor guys), grenades of all types, and occasionally a gun. No wonder, though, there are all those bloodstains on the walls. I think if I ever make the decision to read through a lot of Shakespeare, I'll want to take a good class at the university for it. I've heard that it helps get into the language, if you can submerse yourself in it and, you know, have someone to help explain what the hell everything means. (From what I've heard, a lot of it means "penis joke!" Oh, Shakespeare.)

I don't know if I've heard Tim Curry before. I mean, I'm sure I must have, but looking at IMDB, nothing's jumping out. Oooh, Jafar! Oh man, yes to David Hayter! I - I don't really know the others, so that is why I am not agreeing with you, not because I actually disagree. I'm going to add Chris Sabat, too. And of course Steve Russell, and so much agreement on the Prince and Farah (original style), and Raz! (Or both! Have you heard that the Janitor ad libs practically all his lines, because he never bothers looking at the script beforehand? Somehow, that just makes me love him more.)

That's true. I have this bad tendency of wanting to put crazy subjects in all of my emails, though, which could possibly lead to horrible misunderstandings, one day.

I think I have songs from approximately fifteen different video games and animes in my Shadowrun playlist. I would give you examples, but they're all on my other computer, so I'm not sure it would work very well. I have all these songs, though, that make me think of Shadowrun in general (there's one by The Faint called "Violent" that makes me think of run down apartments and everything, and there's quite a few that make me think of doing corp runs, or the heavy techno blasting through the speakers in the bars), and then I have quite a few dedicated to Joshua and Reckert and random other characters. There's another song by The Faint (I use a lot of their songs, actually, because they all make me think of the type of songs I picture playing at the bars) called "Take Me to the Hospital" that makes me think of Joshua and his stupidity because of lyrics like, hold my hand, it's shakin' bad/i'm going to the doc/I pay him, he'll fix me up/I think I've got enough. I can't remember where I stole all the songs from, though. Those lyrics work really well, and now I really want to go download it. Oh yes, Bang Bang. I think I have it dedicated to at least two different people at the moment, and it could definitely work for Hungry City, and OH MAN KATHERINE. AUGH.

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