Would you rather?

[The Seamstress]

Hm, grey wardens are a Dragon Age thing? So all the info I have is 2nd hand google info. Which means I'll probably better go with the heron for now.

Would you rather get a jar of wishes to use on whatever nice things you like, or a jar of nice things which are random and you can't choose?

[Jubal]

Hm, grey wardens are a Dragon Age thing?

They are: they're essentially an order/mini-army formed specifically to fight creatures that come from an evil magic called the blight.

Spoilers for Dragon Age: Origins if anyone worries about that

They specifically drink blighted blood, and if that doesn't kill you (death is common) it gives the surviving wardens the ability to sense blighted creatures and most importantly the ability to actually kill them and their lead creatures, the Archdemons, properly. So they're very much necessary, but also the blight is not pleasant stuff to have in your body and will eventually drive a Warden mad, so most of them eventually go down to where tons of blighted creatures hang out underground and have an honourable death taking as many with them as possible.

Other than that bit, Wardens are just people - with all the potential for love and care and also fallibility and screwups that that implies!


I would rather the jar of wishes probably?

Would you rather have more fairy lights, or give all the fairy lights back to the fairies who would like them returned?

[The Seamstress]

If there actually are fairies who want their fairy lights returned (?) they should come and say so. Otherwise I just get more fairy lights. I put fairy lights on the fairy lights if no one's gonna stop me.

Would you rather it snowed on New Year's Eve or Christmas?

[Jubal]

This year, New Year's Eve, because that's when we'll have family all together

Would you rather meet a mammoth or a mastodon?

[The Seamstress]

There doesn't seem to be much difference at first glance, but I guess the mammoth? Though I don't think I have a clear preference here.

Would you rather watch the most cheesy kitsch christmas movies or listen to the most annoying terrible christmas songs ever created for 24 hours?

[Jubal]

Songs, I can do other things during that time I guess.

Would you rather travel whilst sleeping (assuming no chance of missing your destination) or travel whilst awake?

[The Seamstress]

Depends... If I'm on a train for only a few hours on a pretty scenic route where I can look out the window, I'd rather be awake. Otherwise I'd rather sleep I guess, esp. on planes as I'm prone to fear of flying.

Spring rolls or gyoza?

[Jubal]

Gyoza

Log fire or many candles?

[The Seamstress]

Both! But since I don't have a fireplace, candles.

Wool or cotton blanket?

[Jubal]

Wool


Big goat or smol cow?

[The Seamstress]

Smol cow? In my experience, goats eat everything, so I'll be safer with the cow I guess.

Hand-write letters or a diary?

[Jubal]

Letters, I think

Acid or Alkali?

[The Seamstress]

Alkali, I think?

Tap water or fizzy mineral water?

[Jubal]

Tap water, I do not generally like fizz in my water unless I'm making spritzers.

Fens or bogs?

[The Seamstress]

Fens. (If I translate fen correctly as "Niedermoor" as opposed to bog = "Hochmoor", we actually have some of the former in Lower Austria.)

Go searching for fancy rocks in the mountains or for fancy pebbles on a beach?