So somebody posted this. Now since I am a member of a "triple" rather than a "couple" I had to bend the rules a bit, but here are the two women I love's answers to the Serious Geek Couple (polyamorophobic much? huh? huh?) Discussion Questions. (And, yeah, I pretty much stayed out of it, the girls decide everything around here. Makes being in a triple a lot easier.)10. Am I free to date if you die? It’s just good to get this out of the way: how long should you wait to make sure your old honey isn’t going to be revived, or resurrected by magic, or regrown by sinister corporations?
-Mandy and Vivka decided on 2 years because they play a lot of Mass Effect 2. (May I just say right now, fuck Mass Effect 2 and its pause-the-game-every-3-seconds-interface and its interfering with my womanizing?)
9. Will you kill me if I am facehugged, bitten by a zombie, etc.?
-The girls decided that if I'm a vampire then no because vampires are hot.
Viv: "As long as it's not Twilight vampire...now, zombie? Is it like a Shawn of the Dead zombie where you can still kinda play and stuff? Ok, vampire no, everything else, yes."
8. Do we convert if we witness a miracle?
Mandy: "I'd take it in stride."
Viv: "If it was a relic, I'd steal it."
7. Do we welcome our alien overlords?
Mandy: "I'm ok, even if it involves sex slavery."
Viv: "They terrify me but I'll still suck up."
6. Are we going to get cyber implants? If so, how many?
Unanimous: Yes, as many as possible.
5. Are AIs and manufactured sentients deserving of human rights?
Mandy: "Star Trek has taught me yes."
Viv: "If they get to a level of like Data. That fucker felt."
4. Is being body-switched with your worst enemy grounds for a break-up?
Mandy: "Mmm...is the enemy hot?"
Viv: "Yeah that was my first thought. We'd take advantage--there's always room for a hatefuck."
3. Does the holodeck count as cheating?
Unanimous: No.
2. Are we raising the kids Orthodox Jedi or Reform?
Mandy: "Sith."
Vivka: "Mandy's smart. But I'm raising them 'raptor'."
1. Are we in this for loot, or XP?
Mandy: "XP then loot."
Viv: "XP--you can't do shit if you don't have XP."
P.S. Female gamer roundtable is still on--hit it.
Some hilarious answers in there. Also, I hope to have a little raptor or two of my own some day. :)
ReplyDelete"XP--you can't do shit if you don't have XP."
ReplyDeleteHells yes.
I didn't want to break the rules on the other post, but I wanted to say that when you wrote -- about the Korean artist -- "[I] want to be able to draw like that" it made me smile.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to know that that feeling never goes away, whether you're an amateur banging out a page or two for a gaming magazine or your friend's self-published comic, or a proper professional artist who makes money off his work and has exhibitions and everything.
I hope that doesn't come over as offensive. It's certainly not meant to be. I'll shut up now.
Except: that line about the raptors was brilliant.
@kelvin
ReplyDeleteI didn't say that, Mandy did.
As far as no. 7
ReplyDeleteI for one welcome our new Alien Overlords and I hope they realize that, as a trusted geek, I can be of great assistance to them in rounding up citizens to toil in their underground robot factories.
I have a running fight with my wife-- over a decade ago I asked her "if I got turned into a plant god monster, would you still love me?" & she said no. What. Yes she would. You can't not love Swamp Thing. A friend of mine wisely said later-- "she doesn't KNOW, she just doesn't understand." Fair enough.
ReplyDeleteMy wife and I have safewords for determining if one of us has been possessed by a demon or alien parasite, as well as a solemn vow to finish the other off if we should be turned into a zombie or vampire.
ReplyDelete@Knightsky
ReplyDeleteWhat if the possessing entity is able to read the possessed's mind? Wouldn't it be able to use the safewords?
Just asking...
Oh.
ReplyDeleteWell, that's me looking like a fool then.
But Loot is XP!
ReplyDeleteZombies or Ridley Scott aliens are one thing, please shoot me. Although I would be fine being kept in a pen in the basement as a zombie if a way was found so that I could not pose a threat...
ReplyDeleteBut we've talked about this and one of us gets bitten by a vampire or werewolf? We are biting the other one and turning them. Then we're turning a few people we like (friends, celebrities, maybe some family) and then maybe seeing about getting some thralls going. Vampire lords with vampire minions. I can't imagine any other answer, especially if I were to judge this on the way our previous rpg sessions have gone.
"OK, so who is this Vivka?" *google* "ah, twitter, ok. Model, check, steampunk couture, check, I bet this little box with the man with green hair is Zak..." *click* "Klingon Kiss?" Don't know of one, Stovokor may have to do for now:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRZROp3xVSI
Sorry but us single guys who aren't currently seeing anyone are unable to answer said questions. Or enjoy Valentine's Day.
ReplyDeleteA pox on Valentine's Day (until I meet someone again then its Yaaay! for Valentine's Day).
@Marc
ReplyDeleteWell, in that case, we're both pretty much fucked (and not in a good way).
You are one lucky, lucky man. Consider me very jealous.
ReplyDeleteBack when I was single I used to hate Valentines day as a constant reminder of my lack of girlfriend. Now I'm married I dislike it as a hallmark day that forces you to display your affection through lack of imagination, although it does make a good excuse to buy the good quality chocolate. I prefer to be spontanious throughout the year.
ReplyDelete10 - yes
09 - yes
08 - Probably
07 - Nope, Viv la resistance!
06 - Absolutely, upgrades for everyone
05 - If they respect my rights, I'll respect theirs
04 - No but the sex change will take some getting used to
03 - I want to say no but I do think it would cause problems
02 - Old school Jedi, non of this midichlorians nonsense
01 - XP, definitely
(I am the author of the Geek Valentine's post linked.)
ReplyDeleteI think there was a monogamy disclaimer in one of the only-in-my-brain drafts, but it didn't make it to the keyboard. Glad you got a chuckle from it regardless.
Aside to Feystar: the intent is that "Orthodox" is full-on midichlorians, dogma, get them when they're young, and "Reform" is mystical original-trilogy-type. Just in case it wasn't clear.
@Felicity
ReplyDeleteWhat's monogamy?