Would you rather?

[Jubal]

I'd probably rather meet a cryptid, unless I count as a cryptid already, which is not impossible.

Would you rather be gifted a vial of moon-dust or a vial of silt from the bottom of the Mariana trench?

[The Seamstress]

Moon dust!

Mozzarella or Grana Padano?

[Jubal]

Difficult. I'm going to say grana padano because I find it more interesting, but I actually use a lot more mozzarella because it's so versatile.


Yarg or brunost?

[The Seamstress]

I didn't know either and had to google - so judging from the descriptions, yarg. Brunost seems to be sweet-tasting and that's not what I want cheese to do.

Spend an evening watching horror or sci-fi films?

[Jubal]

I wouldn't say sweet is quite the right word for what brunost is, but it is deeply weird. Like, genuinely interesting and super worth trying sometime if you get the chance, but it's not something you'd often want to it much of. You are in any case correct, yarg is excellent.

Sci fi films, absolutely: I really can't watch horror (I could probably watch old-school Hammer Horror but largely in a funny pulp way - when someone says "horror films" I often assume they mean gory/psychological/taken-seriously horror which is a big nope, my brain has enough mess in it as it is).


You are to be given a possibly unwanted trait from another species. Would you rather be able to defensively projectile vomit corrosive orange puke, like a baby fulmar, or would you rather be able to be safely put in the fridge to slow your metabolism down while you get over minor illnesses, like you can do with axolotls?

[The Seamstress]

Oh 100% agree re: horror films. I can't stand the gory stuff, either. But silly 1960s plastic bats and very obvious monster costumes? Sign me up. Other stuff only when it's more mystery-focused, like ghost stories.


I think axolotl power would be a good choice here. Projectile vomiting doesn't sound very pleasant for everyone involved.

[Jubal]

I would rather have a question than not have a would you rather question to answer :p

If you were a book character, would you rather ask the last question in the book or give the last answer in the book?

[The Seamstress]

Oh gosh, sorry XD I had not even noticed that I didn't write a question, lol.

So, I think I'd rather be the book character asking a question.
I will ask a question, now.

Would you rather be absorbed by alien goo, or bathe in 100% pure chili sauce of the spiciest variety known to man? Results unknown in either scenario.

[Jubal]

Both sound horrible, but I'll take my chances with the alien goo since I actually think bathing in the hottest known chili sauce might more definitely kill me.

Would you rather be in a society that headbutted as a standard greeting, or one that required the giving of drops of your own blood as a greeting?

[The Seamstress]

I guess the headbutt? Though I'd probably hate it. But I'd rather keep my blood, thanks.

Would you rather have an invisible (not imaginary, just invisible) friend, or an invisible pet?

[Jubal]

Invisible friend - at least I can talk to them to work out where they are!

Would you rather wear a red spotty mushroom cap hat, or a black drippy mushroom cap hat?

[The Seamstress]

Red spotty mushroom cap!

Would you rather permanently grow a few inches, or have the ability to make yourself ant-sized whenever you like?

[Jubal]

Oh the ant sized thing sounds much more interesting. And I'm used to being hobbit shaped, even if it makes reaching the top shelf and finding dates a lot more difficult.

Would you rather visit Krasnoyarsk or Novosibirsk?

[The Seamstress]

(Nothing wrong with being hobbit-shaped!)

Hm, I don't have any preference there, so I'll just say Krasnoyarsk. *shrugs*

You win a restaurant quiz and now can choose: have free pizza delivered to you every day for a month, or free schnitzel?

[Jubal]

Pizza has more variation possible than schnitzel. OTOH if it's uncooked schnitzel I could freeze it and make it last longer. But if it's eating-ready only, then pizza.

Would you rather be the only living triceratops, or an additional member of the population of a relatively endangered rhinoceros species?