But everyone who posts in this thread is going to be banned.
Why doesn't Card Captor Sakura have a ruro in it somewhere? >:(Laconic: Not flexible enough.
>What is your favorite piece of fiction of all time?Laconic:
>Preferred method of reading a book?
Laconic: Nothing.I dare you to try.
No, really. I'm not sure what'd happen.
If you could go back in time and change one historical event, what would it be?Laconic: Just one?
If you could live in any place in any period of history, where would it be?Laconic: Earth.
What's your favorite book(s)?Laconic: All of them, except Twilight.
What's your favorite film(s)?Laconic: Indiana Jones and Fiddler on the Roof.
What's your favorite flower(s)?Laconic: The white rose.
What do you think the greatest invention/innovation is, throughout history?Laconic: Writing.
If history forgotten is doomed to repeat itself, what is one thing you would want everyone to remember, no matter what?Laconic: Treat others the way you would want them to treat you.
Yoko Nakajima and Utena Tenjou get into a swordfight. Who wins?Laconic: I do.
I finally updated Satori Maiden's Christmas Wish. Can we say it's no longer neglected forever? :<Laconic: No.
Why am I your favorite?Laconic: Because we bros.
Why are you my favorite?Laconic: Because I am the greatest.
Laconic: All of them! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs81r8rgXD4)What kind of dance do the two lovers do?
What is your favorite era in history, and how does it contrast with your least favorite era in history. More importantly, how many swords does each have on average?Regular: Favourite era... to study, or to live in? I'll pick the latter, so that's Al-Andalus. My least favourite era of history was actually at the exact same time-- the Dark Ages of Europe, a time of ignorance and general horribleness. Ironically, the Dark Ages might have had more swords (even if they were all off in Jerusalem), but quantity does not equal quality-- I'll take a scimitar over a European broadsword any day.
What is your favorite anime that you've never watched?Laconic: Ghost in the Shell.
What is your opinion on repetitive motion rides?Laconic: My opinion is that I hate you.
If me and Matsy got into a lightsaber fight, who would win in your opinion?Laconic: Matsy.
How much you bench, bro?Laconic: 75 lb, at last count.
As someone who writes and draws, would you say any of the two is harder? And if so, how?Laconic: Both are difficult.
What got you into fiction writing?Laconic: Reading.
How do you pick people to mine for research ideas? :3cLaconic: Areas of interest.
What literary genre or styles do you like best?Laconic: Epic adventures.
How do you choose to pass your free time?Regular: Reading, writing, doing jigsaw puzzles, drawing, biking, exploring, photography, and hanging out with friends.
When you want to write, how do you go about it?Regular: I force myself to write every day, even if I eke out just a little or I go back later and delete it. The point is to keep going. Reading a lot tends to help the inspiration come, as well. More specifically, I work with dissonance, so when I want to write a tragic death scene I put on something absurd like Britney Spears and when I write a happy scene I put on some tragic violin solos. It's a matter of finding what works.
?En qu? has estado ocupada las ultimas... semanas? Casi un mes.Regular: He estado en la universidad, tomando un curso de escritura. Tambi?n he estado leyendo y explorando como loca, absorbiendo toda la informaci?n que puedo contener.
?Porqu? soy tu favorito?Regular: Eres mi favorito porque tu tambi?n puedes apreciar que tan fascinante son las espadas. 8)
?Donde estan las casas de nieve del a?o pasado?Laconico: Las casas de nieve del a?o pasado est?n en mi refrigerador para protegerlos del verano.
?Porcentaje de masculinidad? 8)Regular: ?Porcentaje de masculinidad? Hmm... no me recuerdo del numero exacto, ?pero no es algo as? como 90%?
Do you regret this? (http://usuallydead.com/archive/stories/askyuyuko/07042008.html)Laconic: Not in a million years.
How big is your harem now?Laconic: Big enough that I had to install another wing to the main building for them all.
What've you been busy with lately?Regular: Like I said to Zengar, I'm also taking a summer college course so I can graduate this upcoming fall semester, and also taking CLEP exams for credit (next exam is on drugs and addiction). And obsessive, almost excessive research on international finance-- but not the boring kind those poor suckers/economics majors take. I study the exploitation of the developing nations of the world by the industrialized countries. And this summer, I have also switched my political leanings from mildly progressive liberalism to taking a flying leap off the cliffs of anarchism. In the span of days. My mind is in tumult!
Based on a question for Purvis, I got the impression you have an interest in the royalty/leadership of a nation, right? Why's that, and where's it originate from?Laconic: That is true.
Have you forwarded any devious yaoi ideas to VIVI lately?Laconic: HEY VIVI: MYOUREN x YOUKI.
Laconic: Because we bros.Why am I your favorite?
Do did the line drawing? It's good.Laconic: Nope.
What do you consider the greatest achievement in your life so far?Laconic: IB.
Similarly, what do you consider your greatest failure?Laconic: Ow.
What is, to you, the true essence of a Rurouni?Regular: Heavy question.
If you could punch anyone currently living on earth into the face, who would it be?Laconic: James Dobson.
Why do you like Shikieiki so much? What started it all?Laconic: She's awesome.
What's the best advice to give someone on writing stories?Laconic: Read a lot.
Top 5 memorable moments on MotK that you either saw or took part in. ^^Laconic: Oh dear.
You and Komachi have a fight. Who wins? Or, what happens in said fight? :3Laconic: Truce.
How long do you plan on White Rose being?Regular: The first part started in May 2009-- earlier, technically, since the posting date in the thread is not the actual date of first installment (the original version of White Rose went down with the old forums, though my general fiction thread archives of Poosh have the original posting date). It has taken me two years. There are at least five more planned, with the possibility of one or two more if I have so much story that I cannot cram it into the outline. However, the first part was by far the lengthiest because it needed to set up the entire premise, so... hm. About as long as it took me to get my IB diploma, I guess! ^^'
Pyromania?Laconic: Fire is interesting.
?Porqu? espadas??Por qu? Maria? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gneFBppU9LE)
?Porqu? flores?
?Porqu? pasto?
?Porqu? espadas?Lac?nico: Porque son muy simb?licos.
?Porqu? flores?Lac?nico: Porque son muy bellas.
?Porqu? pasto?Lac?nico: El color verde simboliza la vida.
?Por qu? Maria? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gneFBppU9LE)Laconic: Hahahahah.
When can the Librarians go on break ;-;?Laconic: Back to the galley, slave.
What is your thoughts/viewpoints on paranormal traits - telepathy, telekinesis, clairvoyance, precognition, and the like?Laconic: They may or may not exist.
A close friend comes to you for advice. Do you give advice based on a gut feeling in response to their situation, do you analyze it from every different angle, or do you confer with others anonymously to get multiple viewpoints and solutions to their problem?Laconic: All of them.
What's your zodiac? :3Laconic: Sheep, Aquarius.
Pick one: Super-strength, perfect proprioceptive senses, or unrivaled agility and dexterity.Laconic: Unrivaled agility and dexterity.
If a Chicken with a Naginata fought a Sea Bass with a Halberd, which would win?Laconic: Not vegetarians.
How do you approach issues of moderation?Laconic: Check rules, then evaluate.
Why am I your favorite?Regular: You, too, have a great appreciation for history! I'd love to go back to taking lessons from you someday or somenight when we both have time.
What is the region of the world you know the least about?Laconic: Oceania.
What do you think the biggest problem the forums ever had was?Laconic: April Fools' 2010.
Reals or Supers?Laconic: Guh?
If you could change one rule here, what would it be?Laconic: Can't think of any rule.
It's sort of obvious you're a Doctor Who fan. Favorite Doctor/episode/whatever?Laconic: The First Doctor.
You've mentioned a few times you're a vegetarian. Is that for health reasons or ethical ones?Laconic: Not quite true, and not for either reason.
You have a strong interest in history, but what about the future? Are there any emerging technologies or trends you're interested in?Laconic: The future is interesting, and I like some things about it.
You seem to have a strong respect for the public library. Does me planning to work as a library professional affect your opinion of me any?Laconic: Yes.
...actually, what's your opinion of me in general (I understand if you don't want to answer this one)?Laconic: Good, improving.
Who's that Ruromon?Laconic: It's Tenshi Ruronai! (http://i.imgur.com/H2t1x.jpg)
Did you ever get around to reading that paper?Laconic: I read it the very first day. Didn't I tell you?
:sword!: ?Laconic: :sword!: >:D
You've discussed androphobia before - how do you deal with encounters with men, when they are unavoidable? And do you find the androphobia fading with time, getting stronger, or pretty much staying the same? If there has been any change, can you explain why that might be?Regular: If possible, I avoid them-- I don't like this bias in myself, and I resist this when necessary, but if it's not worth fighting with my brain over, I just go with it. But when such encounters are unavoidable, I tend to become much more withdrawn than I normally am, not drawing attention to myself. I find, however, that it is fading with time, and I welcome this change. I think it began when I joined IB, and while IB was predominantly female (to the point of calling ourselves International Bachelorettes as a parody), there were still a handful of guys in IB who were smart, funny, and friendly. And selfless. I was once having fun in a snowball fight when I slipped on some ice and ruined my ankle yet further (it had already gotten injured when jumping over a hurdle on the track earlier that year) when a male friend helped me up and supported me as I limped off. Over a long enough period of time (longer than it should have been tbh), I came to grow more accustomed to the idea of men around me, and while I'm still not entirely comfortable with it, I can live with it.
Who got you into photography? I remember showing you some old Mexican photos that you'd said you were familiar with. Do you have any photos that inspire you in particular?Regular: My IB English teacher, who was also my yearbook teacher. Sent out to cover stories for the yearbook, I found that I much preferred taking photos of sports and animals to actually writing the articles. I liked it so much that my graduation present to myself (putting my graduation gift money to good use) was a Canon Rebel XSi, because I had already learned how to use the very similar XTi for yearbook class.
Cilantro: yes or no?Laconic: Yes. Very yes.
Where do you see yourself in ten years?Laconic: Hoo boy.
Laconic: Who wouldn't be?Aren't you glad you live in Denver instead of the Springs?
As opposed to your "favorite" piece of fiction, of all the fiction you've read, what piece do you think has the highest literary value?Laconic: Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness.
If you could change one event in history, what would it be?Laconic: See above.
When was the last time you received a handwritten letter?Laconic: Last year.
(Ryougi) Shiki is now the ruler of the world, and you're her right hand. She gives the first move to you. What do you do?Laconic:
Texas weather and Colorado weather get into a fight. Who wins?Laconic: Texas.
Why am I your favorite?Laconic: You're a wonderful person~
What is your favorite thing about legs?Laconic: Their grace.
Favorite Quad City DJs mashup?Laconic: Never heard them, much to my embarassment.
Serious: Why is that, while you're surrounded by many many friends and loved ones, basically having the one thing I always lacked, yet you still yearn to be a lone wanderer and to be living alone? I can understand people like me, we have barely anything to lost, but not you.Laconic: They have nothing to do with each other.
Not-so-Serious: Are you really a Cherokee Warrior in secret?Laconic: I can neither confirm nor deny this statement at this time.
Why do I feel the urge to change my nick/avatar to Tomoyo right now? (Except that damnit, Matsuri beat me to it.)Laconic: Switch to Syaoran! :]
How do you interpret Shiki's power to see things in black and white?Laconic: Chiaroscuro on every level.
How can you trust the history that you read? What about fictional portrayals of historical eras, which may not hew to pure factual accuracy but can instead convey cultural insight?Laconic: Research, research, research.
Read any Latin American literature? If so, what are your favorites?Laconic: Definitely not anything by Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez.
Why the laconicism?Laconic: Instinct.
And you are referring to the Archivo Casasola (http://dcc.unilat.org/VirtualeMuseum/Datas/Expositions/Casasola/indexEs.htm), yes? I plan to someday make a pilgrimage to the Fototeca Nacional in Pachuca to see the archives in person. To your second question-- this (http://i.imgur.com/DtanG.jpg) is a Time Magazine photo, from the Second World War. There is more information here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acerno) if you are curious. It is one of the few photographs that really stands out in my mind.
Laconic: I read it the very first day. Didn't I tell you?No, as a matter of fact you didn't! I recall you saying you were busy at the time. How was, if you remember?
Colorado weather is extremely tsundere.
Lac?nico: El color verde simboliza la vida.Supongo que entonces esto no est? muy lejos de la verdad. Huh. (http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/9618/rurojoke.jpg)
Regular: Por muchas de las mismas razones que me gustan las flores, me gusta el pasto. Verde no es mi color favorito-- eso es rojo-- pero sigue siendo el color del poder de la naturaleza, y debe ser respetado.
You want to see the world, but the world is large, and you only have the chance to go in a circle (as in one on every continent, US states can be chosen) and see only five countries/states. Which would they be?There is only one country in Australia.
Koishi is awesome. Why is koishi so awesome? :3Laconic: Top three.
Also, Koishi?
What's the most fun you have ever had playing Touhou? Specific incident, if possible.Laconic: Playing with friends.
If all cellphone cameras had the functionality of Hatate's, would you respect them more?Laconic: Yes.
How is the cat yodeling going? >:DLaconic: Meow.
Why am I your favorite?Laconic: We bros.
No, as a matter of fact you didn't! I recall you saying you were busy at the time. How was, if you remember?Laconic: Good.
How can I be your favorite?Laconic: You're more interesting when you're not reducing yourself only to the RAAAAAAAAAAGE gimmick.
Do you ever plan to move away from Aurora? If so, where? You don't have to be specific to a city if you don't feel like it, but if you're comfortable enough saying that you live in Aurora, CO, I don't know why you wouldn't be comfortable saying where you might want to move.Laconic: No, not really.
Laconic: Because you live in the same city as Focus on the Family and haven't spray-painted the buildings yet.Also, why am I your most hated enemy?
Why am I the best? :smug:Laconic: You are just too confident. I like that. <3
Laconic: Poor girls.What are your opinions on the girls in Xenophilia?
Is there anywhere that you would like to travel to, or visit someday?Laconic: Everywhere.
Any book recommendations?Laconic: Heart of Darkness.
i become meguca?Laconic: DO NOT THROW SOULS
Supongo que entonces esto no est? muy lejos de la verdad. Huh. (http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/9618/rurojoke.jpg)Laconic: Ahahahah why do you still have that
Do you swear, or use soft swears ("fiddlesticks"), or none at all?Laconic: All three, depending.
It seems the number of people asking your opinions of them is steadily increasing. How do you feel about this?Laconic: Pleased and intimidated.
You want to see the world, but the world is large, and you only have the chance to go in a circle (as in one on every continent, US states can be chosen) and see only five countries/states. Which would they be?Laconic: Hmm.
You were always like figure of someone in the middle-20ths to me, and you always baffle me when I remember that I'm older than you. How do you do this?Laconic: If it makes you feel better/worse, I am regularly confused for a 16-year-old in person and asked for my ID.
Why no like video games. :(Laconic: Skinner boxes that you have to pay for.
Why am I not your favorite? :PLaconic: You use "I'm Hungarian I can't help but feel ____" as a catch-all excuse for everything. Not cool.
Chaore is maintaining enough velocity and grip to wall-run down the stacks. Roukan attempts to divert Chaore with a thrown quill-needle-shuriken, but Chaore leaps from one aisle to the next and rebounds off the stacks there.Regular: The Ruro in Sakura Rurouni's name is homage to Rurouni Kenshin, wherein the protagonist uses his "God-Like Speed" to take down his foes.
How quickly does Ruro lash both of them to a chair and engage in Punishment Time <3?
There is only one country in Australia.Laconic: I think my answer from above still stands.
Change to:
Top 5 cities in the world?
As much as I'd like to simply criss-cross the continents, there are surely some places it would be dangerous for me to wander into. That said, I'd jump at the chance to visit Europe, and hopefully I will get my chance next year!
If you do, any plans to stopover in:VIcelandGermany?
Skinner boxesI've never heard anyone express that kind of view on video games. It's interesting.
If you do, any plans to stopover inIcelandGermanyCanada?
Laconic: Ahahahah why do you still have that?Dile gracias a la rata gorda!
Buenos Aires, Argentina.Tan cerca pero tan lejos. :qq:
most likely BoulderWhat are you, some kind of college hipster? I hate that damn place.
I've never heard anyone express that kind of view on video games. It's interesting.
Laconic: You use "I'm Hungarian I can't help but feel ____" as a catch-all excuse for everything. Not cool.
http://www.cracked.com/article_18461_5-creepy-ways-video-games-are-trying-to-get-you-addicted.html
I very much like your avatar and signature images, by the way.Thank you! I extracted them from the beautiful doujin Yume Yume Sakura (http://oreno.imouto.org/pool/show/1834), by Yayuyo.
Meh, as much as I would like to spraypaint that place, I kind of put the law before my own morals some times.Laconic: You're lawful good. I'm chaotic good.
Isn't Estes Park awesome?Laconic: Absolutely lovely!
Would you say that going to NDK this year is worth the forty dollars I'd have to pay?Laconic: Definitely.
Is it true that you're allowed to give History pop-quizzes? I heard that somewhere, but haven't been able to find it in the rules.Laconic:
Rule #5: Don't be dumb.
Failure to abide by this rule will result in Ruro giving you history pop-quizzes that you probably won't be able to answer.
If you do, any plans to stopover in Iceland?
If you do, any plans to stopover inIcelandGermany?
If you do, any plans to stopover inIcelandGermanyCanada?
Do you ever get tired of waiting for Rurot?Laconic: She never shows up once, god
Any places you want to avoid when travelling?Laconic: Military areas, taverns.
You're not interested in videogames, but what about board games? Are there any you like in particular?Laconic: Do jigsaw puzzles count?
HI RUROHI JANA
You know a lot of European history that I don't, and I know a fair amount of Asian history. We should COMBINE AND CONQUER or something.Laconic: >:D
I didn't like Heart of Darkness; I greatly preferred Things Fall Apart. (This is largely because the author of Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe, felt that Conrad was a bloody racist, which colored my perception of that book when I read it.) Would you be interested in reading Things Fall Apart sometime?Laconic: Nope.
:flowerpower: ?Laconic: :bzzz:
!Tan cerca pero tan lejos. :qq:Regular: Un d?a, si voy a visitar a Chile. Tengo amigos all? que tambi?n quisiera visitar. ^_^
What are you, some kind of college hipster? I hate that damn place.Laconic: Nah.
(I did used to live in Aurora though, right next to Buckley AFB.)Laconic: 12 years now, and not likely.
Wait, how long have you lived there? Don't tell me we went to the same middle school, it would be so weird
Do you have a favorite stand-up comic? If so, who is it?Laconic: Nah.
Do you guys have any plans for these threads after all the staffers have been covered, or are you just gonna keep making staffers until the end of time?Laconic: HUNDREDS OF STAFFERS.
Now for the tough one: If you would so indulge us, can you say something negative about your favorite Touhou character(s) and something positive about your least favorite Touhou character(s)?Laconic: Oh dear.
You have the opportunity to pair me up with one other board member. Who am I paired with?Laconic: Edible.
Would you like there to be Aya's S2? Would you participate?Laconic: Yes to both.
http://www.cracked.com/article_18461_5-creepy-ways-video-games-are-trying-to-get-you-addicted.htmlLaconic: Yes.
Disturbing stuff, innit?
why can't i remember the question i actually hadLaconic: Was it about Why I Hate the IMF, Part 6?
May we hear your viewtiful singing voice?Laconic: Not a chance in hell. I can't sing. :<
Are you still having sleeping problems?Laconic: Less so.
What is your most valued possession?Laconic: Flash drive, sketchbook/notepad.
What are your honest opinions of me?Laconic: Good.
?? (http://i.imgur.com/KwoyX.png)Laconic: He must be talking about the dub. I agree.
>What kind of traits do you think humanity needs to exhibit more of? (Intelligence is not a viable answer. That's too easy.)Laconic: Being laconic.
>Worst thing you've ever spent time doing?Laconic: Watching Mister Lonely.
>What kind of qualities do you look for in good writing and the likes?Laconic: The good ones.
>If there was one thing you could take back that you've done, what would it be?Regular: I wish I had gotten into the sciences earlier. When I first showed up in IB Biology in high school, I was still under the impression that as a religious person, there was no way I could accept science. It's kind of sickening to think about now, looking back. I very quickly got over that and ended up falling in love with biology (particularly ecology) as time went on, but I just wish I had done it sooner.
>Finally, what's one misconception about yourself by people you absolutely hate and would like to address?Regular: Hmm. Probably my thing for legs. If I had known that this community would flanderize my character traits the way they have, I would have never said anything about it. I hate it when people (and characters) are strictly defined by one character trait and by nothing else on basic principle, since that denies that people and good characters have depth, internal conflicts, internally contradicting motivations, and all that stuff, and reduces them to one gimmick alone. It's annoying and I wish it would stop.
Can I have your thoughts on Aya and Akyu, in a comparative format?Laconic: Yes.
Out of all the societies that you have some knowledge of, which strikes you as the most alien and difficult to understand through the prism of your own experience?Laconic: Western culture.
Are there any books, fiction or nonfiction, that you would like to read, if only they were written?Laconic: Various!
Thank you! I extracted them from the beautiful doujin Yume Yume Sakura (http://oreno.imouto.org/pool/show/1834), by Yayuyo.Regular: Oooh, this is absolutely lovely~
In terms of fiction, what is:Regular: In order.
- The one story you wish you'd written yourself?
- The one story you've always meant to read but never gotten around to?
- The one story that you wish you'd NEVER read?
- The one author who you think is most overrated?
- The one author who you think deserves more time in the limelight?
Stupid aside, but have you been following Penguindrum? It's by Ikuhara, and I figured the Utena expy in the OP alone (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKVMX8uR7gA) would be enough to win you over. :VLaconic: Nope.
How much attention and effort do you put into OCs like Sumire?Laconic: None, really.
Laconic: Fins~Why is Sango your favourite?
Why do you hate Remi so much, anyway?Laconic: She does not deserve her fanbase.
:objection!:?Laconic:
I have one day left of being a teenager. Wha do ;_;Laconic: ENJOY BEING OLD
Why do I keep feeling tempted to ask horrible things?Laconic: Come on, you know you want to ask me for my opinion on American politics!
A-advanced apologies if this makes the uncontrollable part of your consciousness remember this and haunt you again >-<;;...Laconic: 'Evenness' is what I called it. And no.
Have you gotten rid/gotten around your OCD of...uhm...... equalness? (I can't remember the exact term you used/told us-- equality-ness or neutrality-ness... something with -ness)
Part three. This is time-consuming, but actually pretty fun. ^_^
Laconic: Yes.
Regular: This took a while.
(http://i.imgur.com/Lhp4M.jpg) (http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/635992/)
Once upon a time, these were going to be the two main heroines of my StB rewrite. Once upon a time... (http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/132800/)
Why the hell does the American academic grading system skip the letter E?
Whether a school uses E or F to indicate failing grade typically depends on time and geography. Around the time of World War II, several states began to use E, while the majority of the country continued to use the F, which traces to the days of Pass/Fail grading (P and F). In recent years, some schools have begun using an N for failing grades, presumably to represent "No Credit". Another letter used to represent a failing grade is U, representing "unsatisfactory." * (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grade_(education)#United_States)
I know that everyone has differing character interpretations, but why do you dislike Yukari so much?Laconic: Boring and overrated.
Do you really dislike Patchouli that much or just what fanon's turned her into? I kind of remember you doing a lengthy post about your opinions on the SDM cast a while ago that suggested the latter. Either way I respect your opinion.Laconic: Both.
Favorite flavors of ice cream? Do you like to add anything to it, like fruit or nuts?Laconic: Strawberry, lemon, lime.
Best/worst anime you've ever watched?Laconic: Rakkyo or SKU, and none I can think of.
If I write that Shikieiki fic will she send me to hell?Laconic: Not immediately.
What's your biggest accomplishment to date?Laconic: Already answered this, but your answer is 'surviving the IB programme and making tons of friends on the way.'
What's your main goal in life?Laconic: To bring the world revolution. (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RevolutionaryGirlUtena)
If you knew you were going to die tomorrow, in a manner that you could not avoid, what would you do today?Laconic: Write, talk, chill, then die.
If you had a choice between Yumemi, Byakuren, or Sikieiki, all having nice legs, but you can only choose one because if you choose more than one all three of them will be kicked off a cliff where flying cease to exists to their ultimate demise, who would you choose?Laconic: Yumemi.
Do you think Misology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misology) is a bad thing? If so/not, why?Laconic: Ooh, so it has a name. Neat.
Can we convince you to record yourself answering some of these questions Sapzstyle?Laconic: Possibly!
Can you finish the CPMCilliad?Laconic: Yes, I can.
What is your ideal guy like? Girl?Laconic: They share a lot of traits.
Where are the Purvis of yesteryear?Laconic: Deported.
What is love?Laconic: A potion. (http://i.imgur.com/ZCUYR.jpg)
Where is Sarah Conner?Laconic: Damnit, Mus, I know you have that Yorihime hack somewhere!
Am I a bad person?Laconic: Just a little.
Laconic: The white rose.
Regular: The white rose, of course. But there is also the red rose...
This is great.Laconic: Thank you, thank you.
What are your thoughts on the "red state/blue state" dichotomy?Laconic: Artificial -> Real.
Are Democrats and Republicans in a race to the middle, or are they vastly different political parties?Laconic: Both.
Could a truly multi-party system ever exist in America and if so, under what conditions?Laconic: Maybe.
Do you believe that medical science can one day cure mankind of all diseases and disorders?Laconic: Nope.
What events do you think have had the most impact on the development of modern culture?Laconic: Writing, and, um...
What is your opinion on the separation of church and state?Laconic: It works both ways.
Welfare or workfare?Laconic: Both.
Does the thought of having a family appeal to you?Laconic: Yes.
Mankind discovers a fully sentient alien race capable of communication. What is the first thing you would ask them?Laconic: "Do you come in peace?"
Using the letters A, B, C, D, and F, as well as plus and minus signs as necessary, rank the quality of the United States' media.Laconic: Hmm. It depends.
In your opinion, is the world becoming a better or worse place in general?Laconic: Both, simultaneously.
Why the hell does the American academic grading system skip the letter E?Laconic: Prejudice against vowels other than A.
How much spending money do you think I should bring to NDK? I'll only be there for a day, but you're more knowledgeable than I.Laconic: $50.
Okay, serious question. Regardless of what kind of relationship you want to pursue with a person, what characteristic, what personality trait, do you like most in a person?Laconic: Just one? Patience.
Why did that chicken cross the road?Laconic: To hide from Purvis.
Why did the Purvis cross the road?Laconic: Because he is definitely not a vegetarian.
What culture do you feel you most fit in with, whether it be a culture of the past or present, and why?Laconic: Not very many.
Since everyone is quizzing you about themselves, I shall join in!Laconic: Heh heh, I'm not entirely sure I should be doing this ^^' But as long as it doesn't become a fad, sure.
What's the thing you like most about me?Laconic: The steel in your spine.
What's the thing you like least about me?Laconic: Self-victimization/self-centredness.
What's your general impression of me?Laconic: Very cool young woman. We bros.
Completely unrelated to me, have you ever tried to read Purvis's Quests? I know you've said in the past you don't like the quest format, but I'm curious if you've tried to read one all the way through out of curiosityLaconic: A few times.
What do you like most about touhou? (if you answered that already and I forgot, I'm sorry)Laconic: Its flexibility.
Is Misology part of the reason you hate mafia (since it tends to devolve to "I CAN LOGICK BETTER HA HA" far more often than it should)?Laconic: Hit it right on the nail.
What do you think of the new color scheme?Laconic: It's cute.
Why do you hate drawing attention to yourself, even when it is to your detriment?Laconic: I do not see how having everyone's attention focused on me is a good environment for me to find my own answers, ever.
If you could selfishly demand one thing of your friends, what would it be?Laconic: To forget about me if I am ever gone for good.
How about this?Laconic: Needs more white petals to become a Tudor rose.
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You mentioned that you liked swing and jazz music. Mind sharing one or two of your favorites?Regular: What I was just listening to on Foobar is a good place to start. Brown Derby Jump (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtTK5Bddzf8), The Big Swing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Atg6AkYh44), and a bunch of others that aren't on YouTube, probably because CPD makes a sport of putting as many innuendoes as they possibly can into one song (see: Flovilla Thatch vs The Virile Garbageman).
What is a skill you would wish to improve in the future, or start to learn altogether, in the case of not being experienced in whatever it is?Laconic: Timing.
What are your views on the field of psychology? Psychiatry?Laconic: Interesting as hell.
What do you think are the best/most important qualities a human being can have?Laconic: Patience, honesty, and radical self-sacrifice.
(I deeply resent the notion that I absolutely have to like every character. Just because I understand Yukari doesn't mean I like her any.)
I hate to find myself in the unpleasant position of defending Columbus on anything, but why does he get denied the 'discovery' of the Americas (which was always there) andFranklinWatson and Crick get to 'discover' the molecular structure of DNA (which was also always there)? I don't get it.
Kay~Aww damnit. :P
What US figure do you think is most despicable, living and dead?Laconic: I dunno.
What US figure do you think is bestest, living and dead?Laconic: Myself.
Have you made plans to have sloppy makeouts in front of the Focus on the FamilyLaconic: Once K4U answers my phone calls, it's a date. ^_^v
HQ with a ladyfriend of your choice yet?
What US figure gets far too much positive attention, living et al?Laconic: Theodore Roosevelt and Saint Ronnie.
What US Figure do you think is most unjustly portayed, Dead and yet to be dead?Laconic: MLK, Jr.
What do you think of the Great Man Theory of history? =D?Laconic: >:<
What do you believe was the cause of the Bronze Age Collapse? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Age_collapse)Laconic: A mix of various.
Which question, asked so far, have you least wanted to answer?Regular: In the entire thread so far? Probably what my greatest failure is. In this set of questions? Which US figure is the most despicable, since I get the impression that Roosevelt has a lot of apologists everywhere on the internet, enamoured of his exploits.
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Any favourite Pixiv artist or work of art you like? Like IzumiNitro / Colonel aki etc ?Laconic: tag subscriptions:artists (http://danbooru.donmai.us/user/show/47262)
Ibara Kasen, is that just another twin-bun girls to please fans in your eyes or an interesting character?Laconic: Why pick one?
You are Shiki Eiki and several MotK members are in front of you for judgement. Judge them.Regular: Guilty as sin. All of them.
Any instruments you play? Or love to listen to?Laconic: Not anymore, and most of them.
Why do you use Kunrei-shiki?Laconic: I don't.
If you could live your life again, what would you do different?Laconic: Get away from people who tried to make me feel guilty about things that were not my fault.
If you had the chance would you grasp the power to rule the world? Why?Laconic: Yes.
Dunno if it was asked before, but what special ability you'd like to have?Laconic: Does immortality count?
What non-special ability you'd like to have?Laconic: Peerless swordmanship.
You said what you don't like about me, so anything good or general impression? ITT everyone is insecure with themselves. :VLaconic: You have some crazy theories.
While I like the taste of it in icecreams and other sweets, I actually don't like the strawberry fruit. What do you think? :VLaconic: That just means more for me.
What should be my next question?Laconic: "Who are you tsundere for?"
How much is too much?Laconic: Testing my patience means it's too much.
Night or day, and why?Laconic: Night.
What's the craziest outfit you've ever worn, and why were you wearing it?Laconic: Aya cosplay.
What is the biological difference between a crow and a raven?Regular: In practice-- crows are ravens, but not all ravens are crows. Crows are smaller than most other ravens.
What's your preferred breakfast?Laconic: Cereal and fruit.
Are the things that got you into Touhou the same ones that got you into Sakura Taisen?Laconic: Yes, mostly.
What are your thoughts on fanservice in anime and other works? Is it ever necessary or well-done in your opinion?Laconic: Not needed.
You suddenly have the opportunity to be an archaeologist! Where would you want to explore first, and what would you hope to find? In the case that you do find something, what would you do with it?Laconic: Hmm, good questions~
Scenario: You are grocery shopping in the middle of winter. In the corner of your eye, you happen to see a worried-looking young parent and his/her obviously sick-looking child stuffing small food items and childrens' medicine in their jackets, unable to afford them. What do you do?Regular: Follow them through the store, from a distance. If they get caught, then I would run up to them and the person who caught them (probably a rent-a-cop) and promise to pay off everything the parent has taken, then do so. Even if they don't get caught, after they leave the store, I'd catch up to them outside and ask them if they needed help, and if they would allow me to help out, since I know a lot of charities and churches around here that would be more than glad to do just that.
'sallright, I hate Koishi. BVLaconic: Nobody is perfect.
I think it's mostly because we have enough evidence to say that he wasn't the first European (hell, some think that the Chinese may have beat him here) to arrive in the Americas.Laconic: Fair enough.
What do you think of fighting games, both with and without Ryougi Shiki in their rosters? :3Laconic: Like most other games, they do not hold my interest.
Jigsaw puzzles: 2D or 3D?Laconic: 2D.
I also like how you reject logic, to be honest. It's not the only way to analyze or learn, after all.
Putting aside your dislike of video games, what is your stance on controversially violent video games like Grand Theft Auto?Laconic: Oooh, glamorizing violence! My favourite!
If you found Kogasa on the side of the road one rainy day, what would the encounter be like? Details, please. :3Laconic: Destiny~
On a related note, did anyone ever pick up that straw hat? :ohdear:Laconic: Yes.
Not to oversaturate with questions like these, but what is my worst quality in your opinion?Laconic: You have so many it's hard to choose.
Who has the best wingz in Touhou?Laconic: Utsuho.
Are the people asking you about themselves instead of yourself getting annoying?Laconic: Very.
Do you like self-referential humor?Laconic: I don't even know what that is, to be honest.
Do you find me annoying?Laconic: Yes. Sorry. >_>
Are you glad I'm not hopping on the "what do you think of me" bandwagon?Laconic: Aren't you doing so indirectly?
What item currently in your possession has the most value to you? (Not monetary value) Why?Laconic: My flash drive.
If you were given solid proof something terrible could happen to the world if you continued to exist, how would you approach the situation?Laconic: Oh boy.
Umm, right, a question.Laconic: Depends on your sources.
"Who are you tsundere for?"
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Do you think humanity will ever successfully colonize space, or at least launch space mining projects?Laconic: Yes, I do.
What's your opinion on comic books/graphic novels as a medium?Laconic: The well-done ones rock my socks off.
Fruits and vegetables you'd recommend to someone who's trying to expand their culinary horizons?Laconic: Um.
Favorite classical composer?Laconic: Of the classical era? Bach.
You've mentioned your commitment to pacifism before, but would you use violence to save the life of another if it was necessary?Laconic: Violence? Sure. Killing? If I can, avoid it at all costs.
Is there a reason you became the acolyte of TARC over the other subforums (PSL in particular)?Laconic: The other staffers.
Who is your favorite journalist and why?Laconic: Naomi Klein.
Laconic: Yes. Sorry. >_>Eh, I like civil honesty, so no hard feelings.
Regular: That said, I still find your observations interesting, even if I disdain excessive reliance on logic on basic principle.
Laconic: I don't even know what [self-referential humor] is, to be honest.This. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self_reference)
You meet a young woman while abroad, and after talking to her for a while, discover that she had been sold into sexual slavery in her youth. How do you help her escape?Laconic: In a detailed manner.
What are your stances on pie and cheesecake?Laconic: Cheeeeeeeeeesecaaaaaaaaaaake.
If it weren't for irony, this statement wouldn't be funny.Laconic: I hated that song.
You and a close friend are both in the emergency room after being attacked by a serial killer in the alleyway. Luckily, help came before he could finish either of you off, but you are both dangerously low on blood, and the hospital only has enough blood to save one of you. If you had a say in the matter, who would you choose to live?Laconic: My friend, of course.
Wow, I didn't realize how morbid that was until after I typed it.Laconic: Hee, just a little. :P
Justify your apparent love of magical girls.Laconic: Sparkles!
Ibn Khaldun and Basil Davidson walk into the thunderdome. Who walks out, and why? Let us not presume undead or immortality as a cause for the ability to walk in.Laconic: Davidson.
Do you have a Kill Whitey t-shirt? If so, do you think it would fit me?Laconic: Nah, I'm not really into shirts with logos or brands on them. Prefer stripe patterns.
The winner of the prior thunderdome question later enters the Thunderdome with Dr Livingston? Who walks out, and why?Laconic: Livingston.
You are stuck in on a desert island with the rest of the librarians. Who do you choose to eat, and why?Laconic: Chaore.
Are you glad this period of questioning is almost over?Laconic: Kind of.
What are the best and worst parts of being a staffer? Do you ever regret taking the job?Laconic: To the second, all the damn time.
What's your opinion on the current state of the Western Touhou community? Does anything need to change or improve?Laconic: I think complaining about it does no good.
I hated that song.
That said, a hospital that only has enough blood to save one of us? That's crazy. I'm B+, so any O+ blood would have worked just fine. The hospital must have some serious supply problems if it can only be one of us. They can take my blood once I'm dead, in that case. (I'm certainly not going to have any use for it.)It was a rhetorical question. :P
Wait, that's a song? I honestly wasn't aware of that.Laconic: The ironic part is that this song isn't. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jne9t8sHpUc)
Avatar/Brittanian Virtues, Gargish Virtues, or Ophidian Virtues? THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.Laconic: Gargish.
How do you keep yourself focused on a piece of writing?Laconic: Music, and having no place to flee to.
How much second guessing occurs in the process?Laconic: Not much.
What is hardest for you to write?Laconic: Tragic scenes.
What is easiest?Laconic: Historical allusions.
How do you differentiate your characters? How do you keep a large cast from sounding too identical?Laconic: Basing them on other people and characters.
Are you sure you aren't tsundere for me? (http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/1217/musxruro.jpg)Laconic: S-stupid Mus.
I'll probably regret this question, but what part does religion play in your life?Laconic: A pretty big one.
...what does Marcellus Wallace look like?Laconic: I had to look this up. I am not good at memes. Or popular culture in general, really :blush:
Of all of the photos you've ever taken, which is your favorite?Laconic: One of my friends.
What's the most important thing to you in life?Laconic: Serving other people.
Which do you enjoy reading more-- fiction or nonfiction?Laconic: These days, nonfiction.
Which of the three appeals of rhetoric do you think are the most effective when it comes to persuasion-- logos, ethos, or pathos?Laconic: Ethos.
How are your strawberries growing?Laconic:
Marshmallow Cheese?Laconic: Um, sure? ???
What's your stance on hentai/pornography; do you find it exploitative or immoral?Laconic: I detest it.
What kind of things do you think fanfiction writers should aim to do in order to create good stories?Laconic: Create the stories they'd like to read themselves.
I have grown to loathe devotion to orthodoxy over things like common sense, reason, and progress. My period of being scared in church went away very quickly, and I was soon identified in Sunday School classes as someone who asked way too many questions, and this made the teachers look bad. I once came up to a pastor at a church my family was visiting and told him that his constant use of leprosy in his sermon was biologically incorrect-- the specific type of leprosy he was mentioning attacked the nerves, not the blood, and it ruined his metaphors. He accused me of valuing science over the word of God, and it actually made me cry and sink into depression for quite a while after that, because it was a grave insult to me. My love of science and my love of God do not in any way conflict with one another, as I see it.Someone both religious and rational?
Becoming so good at remembering Bible verses in my youth has paid off, because now as an adult, it's really easy to lay the smackdown on ignorant people of all faiths or non-faiths who make crap up about the good book.This is so true and is tinged with just a bit of enjoyment. Maybe I should have been a lawyer; proving people wrong at their own game is something I'm good at.
The idea of a life without religion seems utterly surreal, if not impossible. I could never do it; religion plays an incredibly large role in my life. That should answer your question./me brofist
touhou is not about sexThank you. Thank you so much. It's one of the draws of the series for me - that ZUN managed to make a popular series with dozens of characters and KEPT SEX OUT OF IT.
What's your preferred bible translation?Have you ever read it in the original, for that matter?
When did you start to become worldly-minded? That is, when did you start to pay attention to what happened in the world at large?Laconic: Very young.
What is the longest you've ever stayed up?Laconic: A little over 48 hours.
Have you ever openly cried while reading a fanfic?Laconic: If tears of mirth count, then My Immortal.
Ruro, post that essay on fanfiction again in the Writer's Corner, it's good. Never got the obsession of fans with turning all relationships romantic myself, at least not to the extent it's often done.Laconic: Heh, sure thing. Just needs some editing~
And for the purpose of the thread:Laconic: Hmm.
Five steps to making MotK a better place (especially as a *Touhou* forum) ?
When you said you were preparing an essay, I didn't expect you to be so thorough. You've done a great job answering both my questions with what you've said.Laconic: No problem. It's something I've had my mind on for a while.
What are your thoughts on the relations between CPMC and the rest of the forum?Laconic: I think we tend to overcomplicate it.
Which do you prefer for photography: film or digital?Laconic: Digital.
Any musical genres you DON'T like?Laconic: Reggaeton.
You've mentioned your interest in transhumanism before; would you alter your body if it meant you could run again?Laconic: Absolutely.
How shapely do they have to be to be worthy of this reaction? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7mCZ-pdqNI) :derp:Regular: Damnit, I turned this on in class on a really high volume and people looked at me weird! D:
What instruments do you just completely like the sound of, or would absolutely love to learn how to play?Laconic: Piano.
Thank you. Thank you so much. It's one of the draws of the series for me - that ZUN managed to make a popular series with dozens of characters and KEPT SEX OUT OF IT.Laconic: Sakura Rurouni, saving the Touhou fandom, one essay at a time!
Everyone always asks about the worst, but what is the best moment you can recall from MotK?Laconic: \o/ (http://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php/topic,4840.msg261708.html#msg261708)
Who would you most enjoy being paired with in Aya's S2?Laconic: Gappy.
What's your preferred bible translation?Regular: It doesn't have an English equivalent (unless NIV is it), but I like la Biblia de las Am?ricas (http://www.biblegateway.com/versions/?action=getVersionInfo&vid=59).
If you could visit any fictional world/universe/etc, which would it be?Laconic: Gensokyo.
What scent do you find to be most pleasant?Laconic: Fresh rain.
Who is a character you'd really like to use in your writing, but haven't had the opportunity to do so yet?Laconic: Sanae, in spades.
What is a question you hoped someone would have asked this past week, but was never brought up? What is the answer?Laconic: "Why do you like bandages so much?"
Have you ever read it in the original, for that matter?Laconic: Which half?
Also, so glad to see I'm not the only one who believes that the things that happen in Touhou can happen because of friendship, not romance. The overly-romanced version of Touhou that the fandom seems to idolize just pisses me off.Regular: What gets me is that it's so shoehorned in. While most other series at least play lip service to romantic possibilities (even Seihou does it more than Touhou!), Touhou is devoid of all that, except with the implications that surround Suwako's past, and even then, nothing is stated except the occasional marriage in the background (the Watatsukis, Mokou's dad). Relationshipping has always seemed like such a strange thing to do in this fandom; it strikes me as the fans projecting their own ideas onto the story with no basis in canon. Don't get me wrong; I like that, and I think it's fun to experiment with pairings too, and I have nothing against desecrating canon for the heck of it. But when so many writers and fanartists ignore the mere possibility of relationships that aren't romantic (or familial), I think we've gone too far.
Out of the Touhou characters that you're either neutral about or only slightly like or dislike, who do you think is the most interesting?Laconic: If they're neutral in my eyes, that means I probably don't find them interesting.
1. Legs, Empire, strawberries, camera, Shiki, justice, PSL, photograph, X, love, tuna, cape, red, write, Samurai, cute, nudes with capes, Sakura, White Rose, Sango - what order would you put these words in? (does not have to be order of importance , etc. Just what you would do with these words)Laconic: I would write a Librarian fic.
2. If you got one wish in exchange for becoming a magical girl, what would you wish for?Laconic: I would wish to be purged of my emotions forever.
Yeah, a lot of relationshipping reflects another aspect of the fandom that annoys me: flanderization. Like, how people love to ship Marisa and Patchouli because Marisa steals Patchouli's books and they were a team in SA. Really, people?Laconic: Reducing characters to just one trait or the other is bad on principle.
I know you're not fond of the text adventure format, but if you were a Parser, who would be the subject of your quest?Laconic: Koishi.
What is a trait of yours that you believe is often overlooked, if any?Laconic: My abysmal self-esteem, probably.
What would you recommend when writing a character that doesn't have much in the way of canon? For instance, I don't think there's much canon about, say, Nazrin. I could be wrong, but that was just an example.Laconic:
Kero?Laconic: Unyu?