Would you rather?

[The Seamstress]

Probably the mammoth. I could use the wool and it looks cute, at least more than a butterfly.

A magic timeline-hiccup makes you Emperor of Vienna. Would you rather permanently live in the Hofburg or in Schönbrunn? (One of the two is needed for showing off to the tourists, so you can't have both.)

[Jubal]

The Hofburg: better public transport links and it's easier for me to get to the Rathaus etc. Also the library is very pretty, and I actually slightly dislike aspects of the Schonbrunn decor (heresy I know).

Would you rather be memorialised in a statue or a folk song?

[The Seamstress]

Song, I think. Statues are nice, but they don't say much without context, and are probably more likely to be destroyed. Songs don't even need writing down to be passed on.


Would you rather do without sweet or savory food?

[Jubal]

Without sweet food. I'm very savoury toothed!

Would you rather not be able to say or write any words containing the letter p, or not be able to say or write any words containing the letter m?

[The Seamstress]

P. I need my Ms to call the bunnies.

Would you rather subscribe to a magazine titled "Outrageous People and their Outrageous Habits" or one called "Yuck!"?

[Jubal]

Oh, the former, absolutely.


Would you rather have dinner with medieval Italian lawyer Marinus da Caramanico, or with a very tolerant plumber called Dave?

[The Seamstress]

Dave.

Would you rather have a dragon or a gryphon as a pet?

[Jubal]

Hm. A gryphon, in that dragons are usually sapient and I wouldn't be comfortable having a creature that intelligent as a pet.

Would you rather dance the night away in figurative terms or literal terms?

[The Seamstress]

I can't dance...

Would you rather have the orange or the green half of a Twinni?

[Jubal]

I have never actually had a twinni so I don't know, I'm loosely aware that they're somewhat embedded in Austrian culture but it's something I've never got to. I'll say green but solely because green is My Colour.


Would you rather the earth were invaded by Space Dwarfs From The Moon who have come to demand a cheese tithe, or Elezolg, The Gestalt Many, who have come to demand sole access and distribution rights over Taylor Swift's music catalogue and any other music that they can show inspired or influenced it?

[The Seamstress]

(The green half is pear, the orange half is, surprisingly, orange. You best eat them together imho, but there've been debates about which half is the better one since the dawn of Twinni, I guess.)

I think I'd choose the Space Dwarfs, when cheese is all they want, I'll gladly share. I don't really care about Taylor Swift's music, but Elezolg sound quite sinister. Who knows what they're going to do once the have the rights, maybe it's all a conspiracy led by Taylor Swift herself so all of humanity can be brainwashed to... ahem, next question...


Would you rather go on an Arctic expedition or go investigate The Most Haunted House In The Entire World?

[Jubal]

I think seeing the arctic would be pretty interesting: I might be nervous of a full polar expedition but there's plenty of reasonable places one can safely go within the arctic more generally.


Would you rather wear a full suit of "leather armour" like the ones rogues and assassins get in fantasy RPGs, or one of those silly loincloths-and-furs "barbarian" get-ups you'd see in an old swords-and-sandals film?

[The Seamstress]

The armour, definitely. More protection, looks much better, can have pockets & stuff. Whereas the loincloth/fur-thing... no, just ...no.


You're the new apprentice of Evelina "Evil" Eldritch, the famous witch, and you need to choose a special skill: Would you rather learn to make the best potions ever, or learn to use telepathy to transform people & objects into animals?

[Jubal]

Potions, hands down no question. Wildly more varied possible uses!

Would you rather dreamy or dreamless sleep?

[The Seamstress]

Hm, depends on the dream, but generally, dreamy. Some of my dreams have been funny and/or surprisingly creative, I wouldn't want to miss that.


Would you rather play/sing a duet with Kermit the Frog or with Miss Piggy?