Would you rather?

[Jubal]

Real animal (though I like both!)


Owls of Athena or Ravens of Odin?

[The Seamstress]

I think the owls. Maybe they'd share some much-needed wisdom with me.


Would you rather be 10 years older or younger than you currently are?

[Jubal]

Younger: I wouldn't say no to another decade and better health. A human life isn't long as it is.

Would you rather become an expert on gemstones or on rare spices?

[The Seamstress]

Gemstones! They've always interested me, ever since I was a little kid, and I have a small collection of fancy rocks of my own. (I blame holidays in the mountains including guided tours through mines.)


Would you rather travel by steamboat or sailboat?

[Jubal]

Sailboat

Would you rather travel by raft or by coracle?

[The Seamstress]

I had to look up what a coracle is and... raft.

Would you rather have shark teeth or wolf teeth?

[Jubal]

I guess wolf? Either seems pretty bad given that I like some foods that need herbivore teeth.

Would you rather have an octopus tentacle or a crab claw replacing your left arm?

[The Seamstress]

Both seem inconvenient, but I guess I'd have to choose the octopus arm, for the fine motor skills.

Would you rather have an identical twin or a clone?

[Jubal]

Twin I think. A clone would feel weird.

Would you rather be able to perfectly mimic the song of a nightingale, or be able to emit the scent of a lilac flower?

[The Seamstress]

Imitating a nightingale would be funny, I think. Lilac is nice too, but the scent can be overpowering, so I guess I'd rather chirp.


Would you rather have your brain transferred into the body of a pigeon or that of a magpie?

[Jubal]

Magpie!

Would you rather become a bird-person or a fox-person?

[The Seamstress]

Hm, in this case, probably the fox. I'd rather have fur than feathers, and I think reddish hair wouldn't look too bad on me. (Though being able to fly would be cool.)

Would you rather have the magic power to control the weather, or be able to make huge trees sprout anywhere just by snapping your fingers?

[Tusky]

I am guessing this is controlling weather locally, rather than just climate... So I'd go with tree finger snaps - because I could go to deforested areas and maybe do a little good

Would you rather be able to alter gravity by plus or minus twenty percent in a localised (adult sized) area, or be great friends with David Attenborough

[The Seamstress]

While I'm sure I could learn some interesting things from David Attenborough, I think it would be more fun to be able to reduce gravity now and then.

Would you rather try an opossum's or a seagull's dietary habits for a week?

[Jubal]

Uh... gull? I guess? Unless that means I'm obliged to swallow the stuff without chewing as much as they do. Neither sounds great.

Would you rather only have green-tinted lamps in your house, or only have lots of fairy lights and no other lighting in your house?