Today's Truth or Dare Results:
alliyachatari : What's the nicest thing you've ever done for anyone?
Wow, that's a tough one, and really good. We tend to remember our misdeeds, not our good deeds. And of course, nice is different than good. And there's the whole relativity thing. Hmmm.
The first things that jump to mind are too dramatic to qualify as "nice" in my opinion. So I think the nicest thing I ever did was offer to room with my roommate Casey and pay for most of the rent. We were both wanted by various authorities (mine more law-abiding than hers), but more importantly, she really needed someone who understood how the weird and magical side of Tokyo worked, so she could hide there. Casey believed she was cursed with bad luck (which was only true from a certain point of view), and tried to distance herself from people for a long time, but eventually I think she realized I was both too durable for her luck to wipe out and fun to hang out with.
I wonder how she's doing. I'm sure Masha's taking good care of her, to the extent that a kitty that shy can. And of course Cerberus, but he's just a dog.
Edit: Oops, got too excited about the squirrel thing to finish deciding how to answer this.
((John's dare is going to have to wait a little while, unfortunately, as my author will be offline temporarily for the weekend)).
holly_carroll : Dared me to pretend to be a squirrel in public. Ironically, this lined up with certain investigations on my part, and so I was happy to do it.
So, I go onto the main quad start climbing. I've obtained some stickyfoot potion and rubbed it on my hands and feet to make climbing easier and more squirrel-like. I ascend slowly, trying to get into character. Impersonation's practically second nature for me at this point.
(Apologies for poor image quality)
That's when Professor Jakovic notices my somewhat undignified position, and the following conversation ensues:
Prof. Jakovic: "Miss Ash, would you care to explain to me what exactly you are doing in full view of the student body?"
Me: "Research. I've nothing to hide."
Prof. Jakovic: "Are you sure? Because it looks like you're sitting in a tree, gnawing on a nut."
Me: "Professor, you of all people should know that not everything is what it appears to be."
Prof. Jakovic: "So even though you appear to be immitating a squirrel, you are in fact... carrying out... research?" he asked.
I pivoted to face him, acorn still clutched between my hands. (note: I was just miming eating it, not actually gnawing. It was on the ground. Yuck! Anyway...)
Me: *accusatorily* "Interesting that you should choose the word squirrel, professor."
Prof. Jakovic: *not fazed* You're clinging to a tree using a stickyfoot potion, pretending to chew on an acorn. How is that not a squirrel?
Me: It could be a chipmonk. But you said squirrel. Professor, did you know that just last week, some of the students in my lecture class were transformed into squirrels by some irresponsible magician?
Prof. Jakovic: I was the one who had to change them back, remember?
Me: When confronted with it. Wouldn't you think parents would be upset to learn that their children had been transformed into small, vulnerable rodents in a campus full of magical cats and owls?
Prof. Jakovic: Are you... threatening me?
Me: Do you find me immitating a squirrel threatening?
Prof. Jakovic: ...
Me: *victorious grin*
Prof. Jakovic: I think I'm going to have a talk with the headmaster about this.
Me: That would be an excellent choice. While you're talking to him, if you could kindly mention that I'm having my class look for more transformed students around campus today? And perhaps inquire why nobody in the faculty seems to be doing anything visible about the disappearing students, not even to calm the student body down? And perhaps mention to him the heretofore-unexplained absence of Professor Jones, as well?
Prof. Jakovic: So you're saying... *furrows brow* that perhaps someone else on the faculty should've climbed trees and chewed on nuts earlier?
He's stone-cold, but I can tell he's lying. Still feigning ignorance, but he should've been righteously indignant or at least have a legitimate explanation for obviously troubling events.
Me: *sarcastically* Yes, professor, that's exactly what I'm saying. Now if you'll excuse me, I have an experiment to conduct.
And I scampered further up the tree, wondering if any other faculty would be guilty enough about the transformations to make fools of themselves in front of me. Unfortunately he was the only bite. It's possible my accusation scared the others off. Going to ask my parole officer for an RFID to attach to his robes. I want to see if he goes into the offensive magics building.
Wow, that's a tough one, and really good. We tend to remember our misdeeds, not our good deeds. And of course, nice is different than good. And there's the whole relativity thing. Hmmm.
The first things that jump to mind are too dramatic to qualify as "nice" in my opinion. So I think the nicest thing I ever did was offer to room with my roommate Casey and pay for most of the rent. We were both wanted by various authorities (mine more law-abiding than hers), but more importantly, she really needed someone who understood how the weird and magical side of Tokyo worked, so she could hide there. Casey believed she was cursed with bad luck (which was only true from a certain point of view), and tried to distance herself from people for a long time, but eventually I think she realized I was both too durable for her luck to wipe out and fun to hang out with.
I wonder how she's doing. I'm sure Masha's taking good care of her, to the extent that a kitty that shy can. And of course Cerberus, but he's just a dog.
Edit: Oops, got too excited about the squirrel thing to finish deciding how to answer this.
((John's dare is going to have to wait a little while, unfortunately, as my author will be offline temporarily for the weekend)).
holly_carroll : Dared me to pretend to be a squirrel in public. Ironically, this lined up with certain investigations on my part, and so I was happy to do it.
So, I go onto the main quad start climbing. I've obtained some stickyfoot potion and rubbed it on my hands and feet to make climbing easier and more squirrel-like. I ascend slowly, trying to get into character. Impersonation's practically second nature for me at this point.
(Apologies for poor image quality)
That's when Professor Jakovic notices my somewhat undignified position, and the following conversation ensues:
Prof. Jakovic: "Miss Ash, would you care to explain to me what exactly you are doing in full view of the student body?"
Me: "Research. I've nothing to hide."
Prof. Jakovic: "Are you sure? Because it looks like you're sitting in a tree, gnawing on a nut."
Me: "Professor, you of all people should know that not everything is what it appears to be."
Prof. Jakovic: "So even though you appear to be immitating a squirrel, you are in fact... carrying out... research?" he asked.
I pivoted to face him, acorn still clutched between my hands. (note: I was just miming eating it, not actually gnawing. It was on the ground. Yuck! Anyway...)
Me: *accusatorily* "Interesting that you should choose the word squirrel, professor."
Prof. Jakovic: *not fazed* You're clinging to a tree using a stickyfoot potion, pretending to chew on an acorn. How is that not a squirrel?
Me: It could be a chipmonk. But you said squirrel. Professor, did you know that just last week, some of the students in my lecture class were transformed into squirrels by some irresponsible magician?
Prof. Jakovic: I was the one who had to change them back, remember?
Me: When confronted with it. Wouldn't you think parents would be upset to learn that their children had been transformed into small, vulnerable rodents in a campus full of magical cats and owls?
Prof. Jakovic: Are you... threatening me?
Me: Do you find me immitating a squirrel threatening?
Prof. Jakovic: ...
Me: *victorious grin*
Prof. Jakovic: I think I'm going to have a talk with the headmaster about this.
Me: That would be an excellent choice. While you're talking to him, if you could kindly mention that I'm having my class look for more transformed students around campus today? And perhaps inquire why nobody in the faculty seems to be doing anything visible about the disappearing students, not even to calm the student body down? And perhaps mention to him the heretofore-unexplained absence of Professor Jones, as well?
Prof. Jakovic: So you're saying... *furrows brow* that perhaps someone else on the faculty should've climbed trees and chewed on nuts earlier?
He's stone-cold, but I can tell he's lying. Still feigning ignorance, but he should've been righteously indignant or at least have a legitimate explanation for obviously troubling events.
Me: *sarcastically* Yes, professor, that's exactly what I'm saying. Now if you'll excuse me, I have an experiment to conduct.
And I scampered further up the tree, wondering if any other faculty would be guilty enough about the transformations to make fools of themselves in front of me. Unfortunately he was the only bite. It's possible my accusation scared the others off. Going to ask my parole officer for an RFID to attach to his robes. I want to see if he goes into the offensive magics building.