Would you rather?

[The Seamstress]

I definitely could use some cheering now and then, but I think I'd still choose the grumpy gnomes.


Would you rather live in a LARP world as if it were real, or in the world of a 1990s fantasy video game?

[Jubal]

I feel like this is unanswerable without knowing which LARP and which game respectively, but I'm going to say LARP because I don't think pixel art would look good on me.

Would you rather a ukulele or a mandolin?

[The Seamstress]

Mandolin. I like the sound of it much better than that of an ukulele.


Would you rather be test subject in a study researching the effects of prolonged soaking in a very foamy bathtub (which is re-heated regularly to keep the water warm) or in a study focusing on how long humans can be teased & provoked (with things they hate) before they explode?

[Jubal]

Bathtub!

Would you rather have to include pauldrons or greaves in your day to day outfit?

[The Seamstress]

I usually don't wear broad-shouldered or huge-sleeved stuff, but I think pauldrons would be more versatile than greaves. And probably useful in crowded places or on public transport.


Would you rather be able to make all plastic disappear globally (except for medical or other life-/health-essential use) or to replace all people in positions of power with muppets?

[Jubal]

Ooh interesting. I don't actually think I know enough about the muppets to make the calculation, and what a position of power constitutes is quite arguable... I think I'll do the muppet thing because I feel like muppets can be relied upon not to make wars at least.
 
 
Would you rather coach the Moominvalley lacrosse team or the Planet of the Clangers water polo team?

[The Seamstress]

I haven't read or watched either, but I'll choose The Clangers simply because they're cute.


Would you rather have rabbit ears or antlers?

[Jubal]

Antlers, as long as they're appropriately sized and I can just have lil muntjac antlers rather than walking around with moose antlers and a neck pain problem and an inability to fit through doorways.

Would you rather have to write all emails as handwritten letters, or have to use actual reference books rather than looking things up online?

[The Seamstress]

I think I'd write my e-mails as letters. I like writing things by hand, actually. Using reference books for every little info would be a bit tedious.


Would you rather have the ability to freeze time, or be able to speed it up? Both would last a few minutes and you could use the ability 3 times a day max.

[Jubal]

Freeze time (assuming I'm not frozen). Anything to squeeze a bit more time out of existence.

Would you rather be able to shrink yourself down to 6 in tall at will or grow yourself to 6 metres tall at will (assume you can switch back any time you like)?

[The Seamstress]

Hm, I think I'd rather be tiny. Being 6 metres tall would just be really inconvenient, I guess, apart from being able to pick fruit off tall trees without needing a ladder.


Would you rather be able to masterly play 5 instruments or fluently speak 5 languages?

[Jubal]

Aaaaugh such a difficult one that is a horrible choice. I think I have to say five languages for work reasons, but I would be Very Sad at passing up the instrumental mastery And now I'm sad I have neither skill.

Would you rather cockatrices were real or basilisks were real?

[The Seamstress]

From what I understand they're pretty similar in their looks & abilities to kill you, but I think the cockatrice. Solely based on me having read a Viennese folktale about a basilisk when I was a kid and found it scary.

If you were transported into a novel, would you rather be a detective solving murder mysteries, or a scientist on a spaceship travelling to other dimensions?

[Jubal]

A scientist. I've never been a murder genre sort of guy.

Would you rather live in a house based on a Scandinavian stave church or on a typical Byzantine domed church?

[The Seamstress]

I'd say the Byzantine dome (if it isn't too dome-y). Though ideally, I'd go for some sort of combination of the two. I like stone buildings, but a bit of wood & carvings would make it feel more homelike.


Would you rather swim in a lake or a pool?