April challenges: fool and savior

[joyfulfeather]

The March challenge amnesty is now over. We have new challenges!

Our April challenges are: fool and saviorToday is April Fool's Day! What kind of jokes have you seen played? What kind of prank could you see Harry pulling? Or Bob? Can you imagine someone pulling something on Morgan or Ancient Mai or even Michael? The bad guys, too, might get

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[joyfulfeather]

Absolutely! :D

[gehayi]

"Savior" is very religious, isn't it? Yeah, the characters spend a lot of time saving people, but the connotation of "savior" goes way beyond mere rescue and into Messiah territory. I can't imagine how it could be used as a prompt, save in a religious--and specifically Christian--sense.

[joyfulfeather]

Hm, I don't really take it that way -- obviously that's one connotation, but I've certainly heard/read it used in non-religious ways. "Salvation" doesn't have to be spiritual/religious.

I did debate between "savior" and "saved" (or some variant thereof); would that be preferable?

[gehayi]

I've never heard or read the word "savior" used in a sense that didn't involve Jesus. I've heard "salvation" used in a hyperbolic sense of being rescued from certain doom--but again, the religious connotations are definitely there.

Maybe "save" would work. There are a lot of different uses for "save." Or "holiday," if you want to be topical.

[joyfulfeather]

I've been thinking about this all evening, and I've talked to a number of people about it. Everyone I've talked to agrees that "savior" does not have to have a religious connotation. Capitalized, yes, but lower case, no.

I'm going to leave the prompt as-is. Remember that you're free to interpret the prompts however you like -- some people may decide to look at in a religious light while others don't. Obviously, if it doesn't speak to you, you don't have to use it. That's part of why we have two prompts for each month. :)