Would You Rather...?

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Would You Rather...?

How to Play
One person asks "Would you rather...?" followed by two options. They can range from mundane to outrageously horrific: be a cat OR be a dog, save starving children in Africa OR have a real working lightsaber, etc. Others decide which they would choose of the two given options. Friendships are created or destroyed.



The Rules
1. Comment with your character with a "Would you rather...?" starter.
2. Respond to other characters with your character's choice out of two (probably horrible) choices.
3. DISCUSS.


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Comments

[plasthmatic]

So if the possible love of your life were sitting there on a pile of money, you just go, "No thanks," and keep walking? But you'd want the dog.

Does that make you complex or crazy?

[isak_cederstrom]

[He sighs a bit.] I do not believe in any "love of my life" scenario or the concept of soul mates. And -- I do not need a pile of money. I am -- already comfortable. So neither situation is really all that appealing to me.

It could be a mix of both.

[plasthmatic]

I'm with you on the soul mates thing. I'm tracking. But even if I were "comfortable" - [Exaggerated air quotes.] - I'd never turn down more money. You can never be too comfortable.

[Look, being broke gives you a skewed perspective about this sort of thing. She can't even comprehend how much a billion is, much less the fact that more than a billion is negligible to the billionaire.]

[isak_cederstrom]

I would have to disagree. [He gives a little shake of the head.] There is only so much money one needs to survive and experience life. Anything more is excess. Money is convenient, and it is required to live in the world. I am not saying that people do not need any money, but there comes a point where you have enough. And at that point, it is better to give to others than to hoard for yourself.

I know my opinion on it is influenced by my own upbringing and experience with money, so I am afraid I am probably not that good a person to ask. It is easy for me to say these things, to keep a very detached attitude towards it all, but to those who do not have enough or any, I know that it is quite a different story.

[plasthmatic]

...You could say you'd choose the billionaire status and then give it all to someone poor, pretty, and with a wonderful sense of humor.

["Subtle" fingerpoint at herself.]

If it's all about principle here, I'd say that's an excellent compromise.

[isak_cederstrom]

[He laughs a bit.] Ja, let us go with that answer. I like it.

[plasthmatic]

It's not a terrible solution.

So I know why I don't believe in soul mates. Why don't you?

[isak_cederstrom]

[He considers her for a moment.] I see no evidence to believe it to be true. Nor do I think that anyone was created with the express purpose of fulfilling some "missing" aspect of my life. I believe people are created for themselves, and that they are complete on their own. They are not lacking because they do not have a partner.

[plasthmatic]

Huh. [She has never, herself, run that far down the road when considering soul mates. She stopped at 'that's stupid'.] So you're grouping romance in with the whole 'money can't buy love' thing, except love can't buy love, either.

I'm confusing myself. Hold on.

It's like how if you're depressed, nothing's going to make you happy or fill the void, but you're not depressed in this case.

[She's on the verge of clarity here, but lacks the words to explain what she's understanding from him.]

[isak_cederstrom]

Right. But it goes beyond that. I do not think any of us are "flawed" for being on our own. I believe we are whole, complete people as soon as we are born. Having a partner through your life is good and is nice, but it is more -- an added bonus, rather than a requirement for a "good life," whatever that might mean.

For an example, I have been single for a number of years. I am perfectly happy and content to be on my own. I lead a fulfilling life, and I am a happy person. I am self-sufficient and do not require anyone to take care of me. And so, I have not been actively pursuing any sort of romantic relationship because I do not feel like I need one. Would I like one? Sure, if it coincides with what is going on in my life and if that other person and I sync up. But I do not need it to feel happy or whole. I am both of those things on my own.

[plasthmatic]

[She shifts uncomfortably. With what's going on in her life, it disturbs her to hear someone else is whole and fulfilled on their own - not that she would ever admit to that.]

Yeah, well. Money can probably buy you all kinds of therapy to get you to that level of self-esteem, I guess. Me, personally? I think people suck. And they do. I can have a massive hole in my life where the self-esteem puzzle piece goes and need a person around to fill it up, and they would still suck. People are shits.

Let's talk about something else. This got heavy.

[isak_cederstrom]

Money can buy you many things. As I said, it is good to have enough for what you need. [A faint smile.] People can be rather terrible. Why do you think I learnt to be happy on my own so I would never need to rely on another person for anything? That was one of the reasons.

Mm, ja. Whatever you would like to talk about.

[plasthmatic]

Moooooving on.

Would you rather get stuck on the upside-down part of a loop of a roller coaster or...on a Gravitron that won't stop?

[isak_cederstrom]

[He nods, happy to drop the topic.] .. What is a Gravitron?

[plasthmatic]

It's the ride where you get in a big round room and lean against the wall while it spins fast - like a...

Whatsit.

[Snapping her fingers, she tries to summon the name of the machine.]

Come on. A...centri...Centrifuge? Yes! Centrigfuge!

[isak_cederstrom]

I have never been in that, but it sounds terrible. Though you can pass out from too much blood to the head if you are upside down, so .. [He thinks it over.] How long are we talking?