Would you rather?

[The Seamstress]

I'm not sure what the wishdasher would do and probably don't want to find out, so I take the dishwasher.


A deal with a demon who wants your soul! Trade it for the perfect voice or the perfect hearing ability?

[Jubal]

Perfect hearing I think, in that I would like my voice to be a better version of itself, but I'm not sure I'd want a totally different voice that was perfected in and of itself. Also, I'd ideally not sell my soul for either!

Andrewsarchus or Hyaenadon?

[The Seamstress]

Andrewsarchus I guess? It looks funny.

Have your whole flat magically deep-cleaned and organised, or everything on your To-Do-List magically done?

[Jubal]

The to do list. My to do list contains months if not years worth of work, deep cleaning my flat is a few days at most!

Powidl or mohn?

[The Seamstress]

Ideally, both, i.e., Germknödel. But otherwise: Mohn.

Be a bat or an owl?

[Jubal]

Hmmmmm. Difficult. Today my gut instinct is bat. I would like to remain fluffy. Also, better maneuverability.


Be a bat or a racquet?

[The Seamstress]

Bat, that gives me a certain ambiguity.

Wear a bathrobe or ceremonial robe?

[Jubal]

Bathrobe. Ceremonial robes can be pretty for a bit, chaotically fluffy and comfortable is better for regular use.

Be obliged to do a dramatic pretend faint anytime someone new walks into your office, or be obliged to yell "AND NEVER DARKEN MY DOOR AGAIN, HEATHEN DEMON" whenever someone new leaves your office?

[The Seamstress]

"AND NEVER DARKEN MY DOOR AGAIN, HEATHEN DEMON" is the funnier obligation imho, though yelling is something I very rarely do. (Besides I'm the kind of person who'd be capable of accidentally breaking a leg or something while doing dramatic pretend faints, so expelling demons is probably also the healthier option.)

Wear a chicken costume to work but pretend everything's normal and there's no costume whenever someone points it out or asks about it, or wear a pigeon costume delivering mail to everyone in your district, pretending to definitely be a pigeon and just coo at people who try to talk to you?

[Jubal]

Pigeon post!


Be communicated with by the ghost of St. Bartholomew, or by the ghost of Amelia Earhart?

[The Seamstress]

Amelia Earhart, definitely. I'd like to know what really happened to her plus I think she's the more interesting person of the two. Saints can talk to clerics, no need to bother me.

Sing a cover version of a Florence and The Machine song or one of a Kate Bush song?

[Jubal]

I know very few of either, but I'm going to say Florence and the Machine, that feels like an interesting challenge.

You're going on an adventure! Deposited in middle-earth with relevant travel expenses etc, would you rather visit Angmar or Umbar?

[The Seamstress]

Hm, I don't know much about either one, but I guess Angmar? It's supposed to be snowy afaik and it would be nice to see some snow again.

Middle-earth holiday for you, too! Spend it with dwarves or hobbits?

[Jubal]

Hm. I think actually dwarves, hobbits actually often aren't super fond of Big Folk (which I sadly am, comparatively speaking).

Spend a holiday with vampires or werewolves? (You have a guarantee they won't attack you for the duration.)

[The Seamstress]

Vampires have probably many historical details to tell me if they've been around for a few hundred years, so that would be interesting. Though werewolves have the floof. Well. Maybe werewolves.

Be Aragorn or Boromir in a LOTR stage play?