How do you feel about tuna sandwiches?(http://i55.tinypic.com/9frtk3.jpg)Onee-san? Is that you, Onee-san? ONEE-SAAAAAAAAAAAANN!
Why fishes?My name. As in, my real name. My most common irl-nickname is simply "Fishy", when I went onto the internet at some point I decided to use the Japanese word for "fish" as my name, "Sakana".
Why staff?
Why no evil?No evil? Awww, that's boring. Well, I prefer being "good" in the sense that I try to avoid hurting people wherever possible. But mischief and playful teasing? I sure hope that doesn't count as evil, because else "no evil" won't apply to me :3
Are you trawling us?Yes. And afterwards I am going to sell all of you on the slave-market. You shall be the foundation of my outrageously expensive lifestyle of the future. I hope you don't mind being sold to Alaska :]
TUNASHIM
Why don't you protect your cutting points better?
What is your backstory?
Why do you have a bloody wound in your side?Encounter with a whale-hunting ship out in the Atlantic ocean. Stings a bit, but those guys aren't gonna forget the day either. Put some good holes into their ship, mwahahahahaha
y u so tuna?
...Why tuna, specifically? Why not some other species of fish?Coincidence. I don't recall exactly, but at some point someone specified the "fish" as "tuna", and I went with it, and later came the avatar, the rest is history.
What caused the head trauma that made you want to take up library ownership?
Can you answer this thread in the style of the special round of Black Stories?I will do so for some of the later questions, once my camera's batteries are charged. Not for the whole thread though :V
What happened to those, anyway?Interest declined, noone was playing anymore. May get a reboot someday, I still have tons of riddles at the ready, and it's been long enough that people could be motivated to play again :3
Rrrrrrrriddle me this, Tuna-tan!Knowing you, this is probably from Batman? The Riddler? I barely know a thing about those superhero comics.
Why are you my favourite? <3Because the Librarian-uniforms are made in a way that revelas much of the legs? Because I write silly fiction about the Librarians? Because I greatly reduced your workload for the Fanworks Listing? :derp:
How German are you?~80% I guess. According to you I at least *look* German, ne? Behavior-wise I think I'm not too typically German, at least not in all aspects. I would claim I am much less uptight than most Germans, and much more open to the idea of *having fun*. When you go to another country and recognize fellow Germans because of the sour look on their faces (this happened to me in Japan), that says a lot. I myself take care to not be like that but instead go through life with a positive outlook and a smile. That is apparently very ungerman XD
Knowing you, this is probably from Batman? The Riddler? I barely know a thing about those superhero comics.You win this round, Tuna-tan! >.<
What fish would you want to keep for a pet and why?And dont say tuna :V
What are your expectations for WuftD Season 2?I hope it will be fun and an interesting experience. I have only heard about the old WuftD, I have never read it (well, I have looked at the thread and read a few lines before, but I won't count that). I've also never played a forum RPG before, only IRC RPGs (and ones that weren't very serious at that. My main experience is Maid RPG), so this is a first~
Where are the snowdens of yesteryear, today and next solar cycle?I'm a librarian, not the weatherman. But you can try in the section about "Diverse uses of water in all forms" and the "Time traveling for beginners" section. Alternatively, ask Iced, his name implies he knows about snow as well.
Tuna?Yukari?
TUNA?
Being the Acolyte of PSL and all, you must have at least some affection for endeavours literary! So I beseech thee... What are your favourite books, and why?Oh man, hard one. I have a lot of books I really like, and choosing from those is hard.
Relatedly, do you enjoy poetry? If so, any personal favourites (either individual poems or specific poets)?I enjoy the occassional poetry, but I don't read much of it and I don't actively search it out. Most poetry I have read was due to school, and I recall liking satirical poems the most. Kurt Tucholsky comes to mind. I do like the works of Goethe and Schiller (those few I have read at least), but I don't know nearly enough to say I have a favourite poet.
Aaaaaand what's your approach to writing? How do you get those words out of your skull and down on the screen without having an aneurysm? :ohdear:First of all, I am horribly uncreative when I don't have anything to work from. Once I have a basis to build on though, I usually just start writing (though with a set goal and general flow for the story in mind) and many specific ideas come to me while I already type things out. That's a reason why I like writing those Librarian-stories, btw, because I have a lot of material to work with. :3
What fish would you want to keep for a pet and why?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkleosteus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkleosteus) That.
What genres of stories do you tend to like?Some years ago I was all over fantasy, but it has changed to that I like humorous, satirical stories the most these days (though often within a fantasy setting as well).
What do you think about English classics, like Shakespeare?There is others besides Shakespeare? :V
What are some German classics?Goethe and Schiller, clearly. Those two, especially Goethe, are the most significant figures of German literature of the past. As for Goethe, "Faust" comes to mind first. I've only read the first book, I heard the second got rather mind-screwy. May check it out someday. His "Erlk?nig" is a pretty nice read as well. Schiller I mostly recall for "Die R?uber" (and actually I think that's all he's well known for). Can't say I'm a big fan of either of them, but they are definitely the most popular authors in regards to German classics.
Have you ever really thought about how people could do anything when they put their minds to it?If I have to chose one, I say I believe in it. Of course, that is a black-and-white answer when the issue is grey. There are certain things even the strongest mind can't achieve. For example, I can put my mind to it as much as I want, I won't be able to become Emperor of Japan.
Do you believe in the above fact or disbelieve it?
Though, since I barely know you, and this may already be obvious, Are you a pessimist, Optimist, or anywhere inbetween?Optimist, bordering on naivety at times :P
so i herd u liek tunakips?
How good do you taste between two slices of bread?Noone knows. Some have tried, they are now sleeping with the fishies ^_^
How'd you get around the whole 'gills' thing? I thought fish couldn't breathe air.Evolution. Only took a few thousand years, but was damn worth it.
Mackerel: Born friends or natural enemies?Emergency rations.
Why is Purvis your favorite? (inb4 teh hobo)
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Rate the below as a poem:譬
Do you enjoy thunderstorms, or do they freak you out?I like thunderstorms as long as I'm somewhere inside. Being surprised by one while walking outside isn't too enjoyable though.
Do you like the sound of a steady rain?Not when I want to go out, like today. It's been raining all day and I'm not enjoying it. When I want to relax though, it can certainly be very calming when it's raining.
What's your favorite kind of landscape? (beach vs. forests vs. open country vs. etc.)(http://i52.tinypic.com/64kksy.jpg)
What's your favorite guilty pleasure?Chocolate. Lots and lots of chocolate. In times when I had several lectures a day at uni I always had some chocolate with me to get my mood and energy up when it got boring.
What would be the hardest bad habit you have to give up?Procrastination (or however that is spelled again). I'm horribly lazy. I always get my stuff done when I have to, but I really wish I could motivate myself to do things better. (Like, writing my PSL-stories... >_< ) It works out for uni because I still start early enough to deliver proper results, but it still bugs me.
Why is Purvis your favorite? (inb4 teh hobo)Because he lives in a cardboard box. Solid Snake also uses a cardboard box and Snake is cool. Therefore Purvis is cool as well. Also, Day Planners is to this day one of the best things I have read, in no small part thanks to its unusual style.
Favourite food?I don't think I have a clear favourite. I suppose gratins are pretty high up there. A good potatoe-gratin baked over with a ton of cheese, hmmmmm~
Cake or pie?Both. And right now, at least I'd like that :V
How neat are you? Or how much do you value it?I value it a lot. Living it however, is another thing. I don't let it come to the point where I would have to be ashamed to go outside in regards to personal hygiene and clothing. But as for neatness in regards to my apartment....
Would you consider yourself a role model for other people?(http://i51.tinypic.com/2q8szo9.jpg)
I work as an actual librarian IRL. Does that get me any sort of credibility with you?Definitely. I love libraries, the bigger and older they are, the better. And from that stems the idea that librarians can't be bad people :3
I'm assuming that German is your first language; how hard was it for you to pick up English?Assumption correct. I never had much trouble with English. It just worked for me, without having to study much. Playing English games (or mostly demos of games back then) helped me with seeing the language used and learning new vocabulary. I later chose English as an advanced course in my last years of school and scored good grades all throughout.
What are your preferences in music?This has varied a lot over the years. It's easier to say what I don't like, which is generally Rap/Hiphop and Techno. There's exceptions, but the majority of those genres doesn't appeal to me. I guess the stuff I listen to the most currently is anime-music, so J-Pop or -Rock (for example right now Toradora's Opening is playing on loop). And I like orchestral music (often from video games) a lot as well.
Why do you let me fish you to near extinction? :ohdear:Because eating fish can help you with being sick and hungry all the time. If you would stop being sick/hungry you wouldn't need fish and I wouldn't get extinct >:[
How'd you end up getting into Touhou/MotK?Let's see. If I recall correctly it started with playing Osu! (that Ouendan clone for PC), and liking a Touhou song on there. So I looked around for the song and eventually stumbled across a Touhou gameplay-vid. Intrigued I checked it out more. Then I wanted to find out how the gameplay worked, and ended up on the Wiki. And from there I found MotK. Looked like a neat place, so I joined, the rest is history.
Are the black fumes coming out of the library there to promote global warming so the earth ends up ruled by the fish?(http://i56.tinypic.com/33589zd.jpg)
Which MotK member are you most likely to kidnap, for whatever reason?
What countries have you visited? Which countries would you like to visit (assuming no time/money issues)?I've visited Czech, Poland and Wales/England, those were all during school-trips. One and a half years ago I also visited Japan for three weeks, together with a friend. Planning to go there again next year once we are finished with uni.
Why did you never finish your NaNoWriMo novel?Because I lost the feel for it and didn't have any ideas on how to continue. That I had to abandon NaNo in between because of stress didn't help there. I might go back to it one day, but currently I'm more interested in finishing up my Librarian-stories.
Of the works in PSL, how many of the total (looks to be over 300 or so, including the ones in Koakuma's) have you actually read?Good question, at most 10% I suppose. And most of that was for the Fanworks Listing. Some stories I have read parts of, but then neglected following them (DRK for example). I've got a mental backlog of stories I still want to read, but as usual, I just can't bring myself to do it.
Because I lost the feel for it and didn't have any ideas on how to continue. That I had to abandon NaNo in between because of stress didn't help there. I might go back to it one day, but currently I'm more interested in finishing up my Librarian-stories.B-but psychotic four-armed loli :ohdear:
B-but psychotic four-armed loli :ohdear:This is the reason I want to continue it one day. Franzi needs more love :3
How long have you worn glasses?Since I have been about three years old I think. They are part of my character by now and not wearing them anymore or switching to contacts is a thought that would never cross my mind. On that note, I'm getting new glasses tomorrow or on Friday, yay~
What is the last good book you've read?The most recent one would be Walter Moers' "Der Schrecksenmeister", which I finished just a few days ago before starting with Pratchett's "Unseen Academicals".
What is an ideal day like for you?Let's see, a perfect day would probably go something like this: Wake up with sunrise, read the newspaper while having a good breakfast, talk with online-friends and probably play some games or read a book, later go out to meet with friends for a nice afternoon/evening. In the past I preferred to be on my own, but over the years I've become very social. A day I spend with friends all around is the best kind of day~
I'm scared.Mwahahahahahaha :3
That "Excellent..." pose.
/me shivers
(Also, I didn't know you had read it :O)I believe I did! Your talking about Franzi intrigued me. Or am I just being delusional? ???
What is our Bro quotient?About that much:
Would you grant writers of a successful text adventure (one that reaches completion at least) the Wordsmith tag?Definitely. The amount of prose the GM of a complete Text Adventure produces is easily equal to many other stories. TAs are fiction that lives and evolves from continuous reader input, so simply another genre of writing. There is no reason why that shouldn't deserve the Wordsmith tag the same way good fiction in PSL does.
I believe I did! Your talking about Franzi intrigued me. Or am I just being delusional? ???Ah, that sounds likely. I did talk about four-armed patched-together loli-abomination a lot after all :3
Do you own any pets?No, because I don't think I would be able to give them the attention they need. We've had pets in the past (we meaning my family), a guinea pig, a rabbit, mice, a rat, and budgerigars. Not all together of course, one after another over the course of many years.
What are your preferred genres when it comes to books?As mentioned before, I really like humorous/satirical fantasy writing, and that is about the majority of the stuff I have.
How about movies?With movies, in the past my main interest was comedies and science fiction. Nowadays I don't watch many movies anymore, and the ones I do watch aren't chosen by genre. In regards to movies I have seen in cinema I think most of them were fantasy movies. But yeah, not a big movie-watcher in the first place.
Anime and manga?Probably close to everything. I have a dedicated bookshelf for my manga-collection, and it's stuff from almost every genre. I prefer shonen-style, but not necessarily fighting-manga, rather stuff like Bakuman or Death Note. Two of favourites are Seinen I think, which would be "She - The ultimate weapon" and "Gunslinger Girl". Another favourite is Genshiken, for which I have no idea what genre it falls into.
According to you I at least *look* German, ne?I'm surprised you remember this.
Shit, thought that was a real sword there.I have a tendency to regularly play around with it, so having a real sword (unless it's blunt of course) would bear the risk of severed body parts, all of which I still need :V
In any case, wooden swords are more badass.
You could crop it so more of the pic is visible in the avatar. I'd crop the umbrella if anything. But I don't think it's looking too bad as it's now either.I now have tuna in avatar tyfff so small need bigger picture halp
The fuck is the wordsmith tag?I just noticed it. I'm assuming it's similar to Artist+++It got created just about a little while ago and yes, it's basically the RA+ for writers. There's also Atelier Idol now, which is for those artists that mostly do music.
I'm surprised you remember this.I have the kind of memory where I remember a lot of small random things like that. Can come in handy at times, but it also means I often forget blatantly obvious big stuff when asked directly.
One thing you should know is that all Germans I've met said the same thing about being more cheerful than the other Germans, despite being bureaucratic like every German, so :VWell damn :V
No wait, kindly crop it for me?There, this is about the biggest it can be done without cutting off too much :D
What is a man?*points to Gappy
What is a tuna?<Sakana> @whatis Sakana 3
What is a miserable pile of secrets?It's a common mistake to let secrets pile up miserably. That will cause the pile to collapse at some point, spilling the secrets everywhere. The trick is to arrange them neatly so the pile is stable. That way your own personal secret construction will be durable and capable of supporting the life you build on it.
If you had to choose between life and tuna, which one would you go for?Both are the same for me, obviously. Therefore this is not a choice :]
what is loveApparently a statement, seeing as there is no question mark :derp:
Do you remember love?Can't remember what you haven't experienced yet :P
no wait I should be drawing, words are for faggots
How hard is it to be a librarian on a daily basis? Do you do much aside from the big sorting list?The job of the Librarians is only the list, yes. Well, and judging the WWCs I suppose. For me being Acolyte adds a little extra work, but it's not that much.
The most recent one would be Walter Moers' "Der Schrecksenmeister", which I finished just a few days agoHow many of his novels have your read, and what are your thoughts on them? :moogy:
Apparently a statement, seeing as there is no question mark :derp:Do you see how unbearably German you are?
Naturally.Which MotK member are you most likely to kidnap, for whatever reason?Admit it, you are expecting me to answer "Gappy" now :V
Do you see how unbearably German you are?You are only looking at the evidence for your claim while disregarding the one against it, which is a logical fallacy and improper argumentation.
Why are you so awesome?I would claim to just be what I define as a "normal" person that enjoys life. If that counts as awesome, then everyone here can be awesome with little work :3
How many of his novels have your read, and what are your thoughts on them? :moogy:Ensel und Krete, City of Dreaming Books, Schrecksenmeister, those three so far. I have already bought 13 1/2 Leben des K?ptn Blaub?r and Rumo, gonna read those in within the next months.
How is the outlook on you visiting either Aachen or M?nster in the future? :3If I recall correctly both of those cities have some touristic spots eh? As long as there is something nice to see chances are I wouldn't mind visiting there :3
How do you feel about Germany being the hub of the EU?Oh god, the hard questions are starting. I will make a disclaimer here that I may be missing crucial information about some of that stuff, but I'll answer to the best of my knowledge, which consists of what I caught in the news and what a friend who is more interested in those things told me about it.
For that matter, how do you feel about the EU?I like the general idea of the EU. Stuff like the free travel, theoretical possibility to take up work anywhere you find it without much trouble etc. is a good step in our modern world. Same for the common currency. The execution so far seems kinda flawed though. EU regulations are only reluctantly accepted into the laws of the individual countries, there doesn't seem to be much cooperation between the countries and the EU, which is a problem when those countries are what make up the EU in the first place.
What advice would you give any new countries hoping to join?"Wait until the situation has stabilized, and use the time to build up your own country in the meantime. If you join right now things will get worse for all of us in the long run."
Why is the wordsmith title brown? Why not red or orange or blue or indigo?Red, orange, blue and indigo are slready given out. (Not completely sure about indigo, but the rest is.) Other than that, Ruro chose the color, so ask her :V
Unless it's all some sort of undercover plan to take over the world. Is it Sakana?Yes, and by the time you read this it's already too late.
Do you see how unbearably German you are?I like semantics. Words are like a wet towel you can use to slap someone around when needed. :3
How awesome am I for having come up with "Wordsmith" for that tag? :cool:This is the first I have heard of you coming up with it, but I wasn't around for the discussion, so I will take your word. Go ask Ruro about IP, maybe she's feeling generous :P
- Can I get Wordsmith and/or IP and/or Spechul Membah for having done so? :V
Will Wordsmith be joinable like Resident Artist++, or will it only be given to the ELITE?That implies RA+ is freely joinable, which it is not, last time I checked. It was open for a short time, but then got closed again. Wordsmith will be given out like RA+ based on mod-decision (of course users that see someone who deserves the tag should go ahead and point it out to us, via Reports for example ^^)
I've asked you before if you have seen any examples of effective illustration of danmaku in the library before, however you said you hadn't.It's "Ask", not "Make demands", so no :V
Now that it's your turn for Ask a Staffer, I demand you attempt it yourself!
Why is the wordsmith title brown? Why not red or orange or blue or indigo?It's brown because that's the colour of the hat. It's not red because that's Bunbunmaru. It's not orange because that's Mascot and Atelier Idol. It's not one of the 38926589 shades of blue because Matsy and I found it basically impossible to distinguish it from the IH and SM badges (actually, this is why Atelier Idol is orange and not blue). And it's not indigo because that's too close to the Admin colour. And because we didn't think of it. You try being that creative late at night.
You try being that creative late at night.Oh boy, only time I'm ever "creative".
What's the craziest idea you've had for one of your written works?I would say four-armed patched-together loli-abomination, but that one wasn't thought up, it was a Maid RPG character that I rolled randomly. So.... there was that idea for a Ruro - Gappy wedding fic that would have ended in a giant swordfight with people dying left and right and the church burning down as Tengukami the organist dutifully plays the wedding march and Kilga the priest tries to still get down the rites. (Though that idea was a bit of a collaboration of the library-channel. I got the beginning written out. Maybe the rest will see the light of the day someday, but it's unlikely :V )
Is the sword mightier than the tuna?I have a tunasword, so I win either way 8)
Why is tuna the "Chicken of the Sea," anyway?It is? Well damn, learned something new.
What's the best job you've ever had?I haven't really had a job at all yet. Been doing some part-time stuff, but I won't count that. the closest I have had for a job would be my civil service (because I refused the military service). I worked at the social office, accompanying people who had to deal with the unemployment offices bureaucracy stuff, and even worked as a translator at times. Those nine months were pretty awesome.
Where do you see yourself ten years from now?I have no idea. I will probably start out as an official for the city once I finish uni, because chances are very good for a job there. But after that, I don't know. I don't necessarily plan to stay in an office all my life, but I have yet to properly look into potential paths for the future.
Do you think in German or English?Both, depending on the situation. Right now, I am skipping the step of thinking in German and just think English. If I were to talk to a German friend I'd of course think in German. Sometimes I mix it up though, and end up throwing English words into a talk in German. Or I try to think of a German word and all that comes to mind is the English equivalent.
Why did you choose sociology as your field of study?I chose it after my time at the social office, and it sounded like it would go in a similar direction. Only later did I find out that it was actually quite a bit different, but not in a bad way. Getting a closer look on how people gather to form societies, how those develop and how people interact in them is a very interesting topic and sociology can be applied to many facets of our everyday life to yield some interesting results. For me, sociology is mostly a certain mindset and a certain way of looking at things that allows to analyze them in a way that is different from everyday logic. I am not a fan of all the classic sociological theories. Sure, they are interesting to have heard about, but most of them barely apply anymore, or appear extremely forced when applied to modern circumstances. I rather like the approach of generating the theories from the data about the topic of research and then building from there.
Do you like gardening?From all I know plants die the moment I look at them funny :V
Will you come over here and stand here while I aim this thing... no, it's not dangerous, not at all. Just testing out the library defenses. Mind staying still for a moment?(http://i55.tinypic.com/9frtk3.jpg)
What kinda games do you play?The only genre I don't play are RTS games. Other than that, I've played games from every genre. Action Adventures are my favourites. Pure action games can be fun (occassionally FPS as well), but mostly I prefer a good story and some stuff to do on the side. Currently I'm playing Yakuza 4, and I have spent more time on the substories than the main story already :V
Oniichan! Being the badass lady-tuna-killer you are, as well as the God of Chivalry (and tuna, and tuna chivalry), what advice can you give to today's young men on modern chivalry, particularly with regards to courtesy and respect forFirst of all, ladies are humans like everyone else. In my eyes best way to treat a girl good is to treat her like I would treat everyone else. Yes, that means to aim for a friendly relation instead of jumping right into dating, since that just isn't my style (and I have no idea how to do it,I simply never bothered to learn :V). I aim for stable long-term relations with the potential to turn into more once a good base has been built. I want to be the kind of person that can be friends with guys and girls alike, where a girl doesn't always have to wonder if I'm just aiming to get her laid at some point :Vtheir superiorsladies?
Do you prefer fans or AC's?I prefer the traditional open window :V
What is your favorite musical group?As with many other things, I don't have a clear favourite. So let me list off some good ones: Two Steps from Hell, Vitamin String Quartet, Kalafina, Die ?rzte, Bodo Wartke (he's not a group, but deserves mention here :V )
How attached do you think you are to this site?Moderately. I wouldn't get withdrawal symptoms if I had to leave for some weeks, but I've certainly grown attached to the community and I like being here.
Given the whole tuna/fish thing, how much swimming do you actually do?Less than I would like to. The last time I went swimming is probably over two years ago. I went to the pool more often with friends in the past, but we just don't get many chances anymore. My swimming skills are basic, but I really love the feeling of being in water~
http://pastebin.com/f3viBvf4 :3How awesome am I for having come up with "Wordsmith" for that tag? :cool:This is the first I have heard of you coming up with it, but I wasn't around for the discussion, so I will take your word. Go ask Ruro about IP, maybe she's feeling generous :P
- Can I get Wordsmith and/or IP and/or Spechul Membah for having done so? :V
I meant joinable as in via request. Or does my User CP lie!?Will Wordsmith be joinable like Resident Artist++, or will it only be given to the ELITE?That implies RA+ is freely joinable, which it is not, last time I checked. It was open for a short time, but then got closed again. Wordsmith will be given out like RA+ based on mod-decision (of course users that see someone who deserves the tag should go ahead and point it out to us, via Reports for example ^^)
Tch, no initiative!I've asked you before if you have seen any examples of effective illustration of danmaku in the library before, however you said you hadn't.It's "Ask", not "Make demands", so no :V
Now that it's your turn for Ask a Staffer, I demand you attempt it yourself!
If I could describe danmaku, I would have already written it. I mentioned before that I'm not one for details, and that goes for details in action scenes as well. The most detailed scene I have written yet was a swordfight in Magical Librarians, and that was only possible due to possessing some books on the topic and having martial arts experience to work from.
So basically, if you find me the means to fly and shoot danmaku, and possibly get me a copy of the Grimoire of Marisa, I could gather experience to use for a written description of a danmaku battle. Deal?
Mystery/Detective Fiction appeals to me as well, but I have barely read any, mostly some short stories.Does that mean you can't help me solidify Gensokyo Detective Squad? :(
Ever been outside Germany, minus Japan?I'm sure I answered that before :V
How much do you actually know about tunas? Or fishies in general?Nothing more than everyone else. I have no specific knowledge about anything fish-related :V
What are your thoughts on this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM5n6fj7wHY)?
Can you list one good quality of each of the staff?I'll list all for whom I can think of something right now. If someone is not listed it doesn't mean they don't have good qualities, it means I don't know them well enough, or my memory fails me right now :V
I meant joinable as in via request. Or does my User CP lie!?"Requesting" isn't the same as "joining". A request can be turned down. But if we are talking about requesting, yes, it's apparently requestable.
Tch, no initiative!Go and take care of my university stuff and my writing and I can take care of describing danmaku :V
Does that mean you can't help me solidify Gensokyo Detective Squad? :(Probably not. Have you tried asking Purvis? I think the danmaku battles in his Text Adventures were rather detailed?
If I give a man a fish, ___?, he will slap you around with it and then take your wallet.
What's the most important thing you've done?So far probably the decision to study sociology, because that will be decisive for the further course of my life.
Inspire me to finish up that goddamn Keine story.Keine needs more love. I don't recall that there's many stories with her as a main character. She often appears in stories, but usually on the side. "Oh hey, look, it's Miss Keine teaching the kids, give us some info to further the plot and then scram." or "Yo Keine, where's Mokou, she's more important!". Poor Keine herself doesn't get much spotlight. And when she does, it's the light of the full moon and she is displayed as a raging (caving) Ex-beast.
Name 5 things you as German are jealous of us Dutchies and also name 5 things us Dutchies should be jealous of Germans.(Don't take the following answers too serious, because I'm not really jealous of anything :V)
I'll give you 1 headstart for the 2nd one -> The size of your beer glasses.
"Chicken of the Sea" is actually a brand name of tuna in the States.As far as I know the number of tunas in existance isn't anywhere close to the number of chicken, so it's kinda weird to compare them like that.
But my question is: Why would you settle for chicken when there's "steak of the sea" like dolphins and whales?
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Would you like to form a contract with me?
You knew I was gonna ask this eventually. Dolphins: Friends or Foes?You know how pedestrians think of car drivers? And car drivers of bicyclists, etc.? It's like that.
What, by your own standards, is the greatest thing you've ever done?Reconstructing my whole mindset to become the person I am today. I didn't always have that positive attitude I have today. I still like sarcasm, but back then I tended to be outright cynic often. I was still friendly and all, but I wouldn't say I was enjoying life. During a several month long break between finishing school and starting civil service I had way more time to think than I ever wanted. It was during that time, and also during the following months at the social office, that I reconstructed my whole mindset to what it is today, the base of my ability to look at life from a realistic point of view and still enjoy it and have fun while moving forward at the same time.
Is Germany really as bad about game censorship as they're said to be?Sometimes yes, sometimes no. First of all, it's all about violence. Nudity is way less a problem for Germany than it is for the US apparently. But beware of the violence, especially against humanoid enemies. It's kinda stupid because the games are still only for ages 18+, the highest rating we have, so why they need to censor it to protect an audience that is not allowed to play it anyway is beyond me. Even worse though, sometimes you have games censored, others uncensored, and a third won't even be released for no obvious reasons.
What's the one thing that can make you smile every time without fail?Cheerful and peppy music. Or even better, that music with a cute video. This one works all the time. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POFeKd9TTbQ) And this would be one example for a song without a video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxx2PpCY8bw)
What's the best joke you've ever heard?I'm horrible at remembering and telling jokes. As such, I know there have been jokes in the past that made me laugh, but I can't remember any of them right now. If I happen to recall again I will answer this later :ohdear:
If you entered into a drinking contest with ZUN, who would win?ZUN. I don't drink alcohol at all. A small glass on new year's for reasons of tradition, but that's about it. Having an alcoholic father is a damn good way to turn one off alcohol for good :P
What's your best personal achievement to date?That would again be the Japan trip. Though if I am going to go with diversity in my answers, another achievement would be the way I pass uni as one of the best in my year despite me being horribly lazy and doing only minimum work. Either the standards are low, or I am indeed better than I want to admit. (And from all I can say the latter is more likely ;^^)
What kind of personality would a Tuna youkai have?Hm, going by the normal traits of a fish: A very calm and quiet personality, maybe even often just standing around staring into empty space and minding her own business. A bit clumsy (how else do they get caught in nets?). Also trying to be friendly to everyone (swarm mentality) and a desire to avoid conflict wherever possible (tunas are no predators after all).
Why can't I think of any good serious questions that have yet to been asked?Don't ask me, I'm equally uncreative when it comes to asking questions. Which is the reason I have barely asked anything in the other Ask A Staffer threads so far ~_~
Reconstructing my whole mindset to become the person I am today. I didn't always have that positive attitude I have today. I still like sarcasm, but back then I tended to be outright cynic often. I was still friendly and all, but I wouldn't say I was enjoying life. During a several month long break between finishing school and starting civil service I had way more time to think than I ever wanted. It was during that time, and also during the following months at the social office, that I reconstructed my whole mindset to what it is today, the base of my ability to look at life from a realistic point of view and still enjoy it and have fun while moving forward at the same time.how the hell did you do this
Bodo Wartke:thumbsup:
Things you Dutchies should be jealous of:You forgot Wacken. :dragonforce:
how the hell did you do this^
Wait, Sakana is a half tuna?Here, from the Librarian Stories (which you can reach from the link in my signature *wink wink*):
... do I even WANT to know how that works?
I don't have any idea what I am doing here.
Isn't a librarian's job to sort books and sit around all day?
Then, why do I have to run along those roofs like a ninja in the middle of the night?
Thinking back, I should have been less curious.
If I hadn't asked, I might sleep peacefully in my bed right now, like every other normal person.
If I had known how it would turn out, would I still have talked to her?
"We've got ourselves into quite some trouble, eh?"
There was no answer. Well, of course there wasn't. What my words were directed to, wasn't a human, nor any other kind of being capable of speech.
It was a big tuna, floating in the air beside me. Really, I can't explain how that happened either.
You've probably heard of half-ghosts, right? Well, I'm similar. Only that my ghost-half... is a fish-half.
It's not like having an animal with you is something unusual in this world.
I had already seen girls walking around with giant ferrets and snakes, but still... a tuna, and one that's part of yourself at that?
I wanted to curse the gods for my fate, but held back my words.
Cursing the gods is generally a bad idea in a world where many of them were running around everywhere and might just be able to hear you.
Has there ever been a forum you've been to once or twice, but never were there again?MotK is the only forum I have really been active in, I have never bothered with any others.
Likewise, Do you have any other forums that you are active on aside from this one?
Why does Germantube have to censor everything and their mother?[The answer for this question is not available in your country : / ]
And finally, What came first, The tuna or the Sakana?Maybe there has always been some tuna in the Sakana, so they both came into existance at the same time :O
Why is it that, even with such an imposing name (real name, :V), you aren't making your way to the top of the boards!? It may be in your blood!You are refering to the chess player that shares my name, aren't you? Man, I wish I could play chess even remotely on that level. I suck at chess though, I know the basic rules but that's about it. I'm a bit better with Go, because it gives more chances to compensate for bad moves. In chess, if a piece is beaten, that's it.
(Yes, he's one of my favorite players)
Would you use the Sakana-maru to slash things at hyperspeed?That sounds fun, but will you be the one to search for and re-attach my arms after they have flown off? Because I don't think my body is made for hyperspeed slashing.
Favorite sea-food?Fishsticks, plain and simple.
Can I gnaw your shoulder?I'm a lefty, so gnaw on the right please.
What is 2 + 2 ?The number of batteries in that camera that I am too lazy to turn on to take a picture to make this answer a bit more humorous right now :V
Have you ever heard of an old history book called the Nuremberg Chronicle? It's really quite fascinating.That name rings a bell, but I don't think I have ever heard details. Some wiki-ing tells me it's indeed an interesting book.
how the hell did you do thisWhile I didn't take my views directly from there, during that time I read the Boddhidharma, the teachings of buddha, as well as "Conversations with God" (the first of the three books), which has some pretty nice ideas about philosophy and religion. I myself am atheist, by the way (or maybe I could fall under agnostic as well, I never bothered to check the proper definitions to see what applies :V )
Have you bought an ugly hat for fishing?I don't fish, and I don't have an interest in it, so consequently I don't have an appropriate hat either :V
You forgot Wacken. :dragonforce:I guess that counts, even if I don't care about it (because it's just not my type of music)
What is it you plan to do after college?I'll probably start out in one of the cities offices. Maybe the social office or the job center, they prefer sociologists for some weird reason. Whether or how long I'm gonna stay there is up in the air. I will probably look into the possibilities of getting into Japan-related research facilities, maybe even aim for a doctorate. Financing would be the main issue there. There is also that idea of an import-shop for Japanese stuff (especially merchandise) that a friend is looking into seriously (he studied economics for a while), because germany has practically nothing of the sort while the interest in it is growing. I'd definitely help him with that project, but we will see how things end up.
What's your best childhood memory?Hmm, the camping vacation on R?gen (and island in the baltic sea) with my mom and sister. We had a ton of fun there and R?gen's got some really nice places to visit. It was also my first ever trip to the sea~
If you had to live your life outside of Germany, where would you live and why?As clich? as that may sound: Currently it would be Japan. While my interest in it started with popular culture, the games, anime and manga, it turned into an interest for the country itself. Japanese culture and the Japanese people are very intriguing and I want to learn as much about them as I can, preferably from personal experience.
What's your thoughts on Text Adventures?I like the concept of Text Adventures, writing a flexible story from the choices of the players. Unfortunately I haven't read any here. I played in Reisen Quest at the start, but due to timezones I would wake up to three new pages of text each day, which was way more than I was willing to read every morning.
Would you start one if you had the right inspiration?Inspiration is less of a problem than dedication here. I surely would have ideas to start one, but I don't think I could keep it running for a longer time.
Have you ever went Bowling?Yeah. I like bowling, though I'm not good at it at all :V
Or played Tennis?Not real tennis, but I have played badminton and table tennis before. I'm no good at either though, because having no proper stereo vision makes games which rely on hitting something small moving in the air a way more difficult task than it already is. Add some bad reflexes to that and you can imagine I spend the majority of those games picking up the ball from the ground
is #atelier-magna left to die?It was pretty much a spur-of-the-moment experiment by Gappy back then, and well, it didn't get too much activity in the end. If you guys still use it, go ahead and register it for yourself, no problems with that.
Have you ever felt moments when you thought this site needed a thumbs up smiley?We don't have a thumbs up smi--??
I sure have.
If you had a pet tuna, what would you name it?Probably "Sakana" just for the silliness. And then I could go "Look, this is me! It has the same name! It's my other half!" :V
What's your beliefs on the afterlife?"We'll see when it happens". The sheer idea about worrying over something that I don't even know if it exists is ridiculous to me, so I don't even bother. I live now, and someday I die. If there's something after it, cool. If not, well, then worrying now won't change that, will it?
If you could become any animal, which would it be?Some kind of bird, probably. Because then I would be able to just fly anywhere and see lots of nice places. Though for sheer hilarity, being a chameleon sounds fun as well. Not a fish though, I can't imagine a fish's life being too interesting.
Does the Pope shit in the woods?Look at that old man. Do you know where the nearest woods to the vatican are? There's likely no roads there, so he can't use his cool pope-mobile to get there. He'd have to walk, walk all the way out of Rome to get into the woods. And just for that? Never. He has more important things to do. Eat babies and further his plans for world domination for example.
How many ranks of the cat herding skill has managing the library chat given you? :VCat herding?
What do you think of the song I put in your sig over a year ago? :3cI love it. <3
If I came to visit you in Germany, what is the number one thing I must see while I'm there?For you as an IR student and history-nerd, the Brandenburger Tor and remains of the Berlin Wall would be a must-see I suppose. Checking out the city I live in, Dresden, would be mandatory as well, seeing its history during the war. Plus we have lots and lots of nice historical buildings and museums that are worth a visit. If you have an interest in the remains of the ancient Roman culture, Trier and its surroundings are a very good place to go to.
When you pinned a single quality to me, did you find it difficult to narrow down all of my magnificent character traits to only one?Yes. Dissecting the general image of "This is a cool and nice person" into specific traits is hard enough already, choosing only one of those traits is even harder. I honestly don't like having to make statements about people's good traits like that, because naming one means neglecting another. I personally think it's almost impossible to describe someone completely through words.
How good are you at cooking?A bit above average within my age group, as far as I can tell. Before uni my knowledge of cooking was limited to cooking noodles, at the most. However one of my friends I met at uni is a very good cook and he would often come over and cook stuff. I watched, learned, and tried it out myself when I had the chance. The things I can cook aren't too fancy, but I haven't heard any complaints and haven't caused any deaths so far, so I will assume I'm doing good.
Is there anything you regret doing, Although you knew you could stop it?Not really. Sure, there's some stuff that I think "Could have done that differently", but none of it is really "regret". That is because after all positive and negative events alike made me who I am now. If I had done some stuff differently in the past, I wouldn't be here answering those questions right now, I would be doing something completely different. I'd be a completely different person. As such, from *my* perspective there is nothing to regret, because I like how I am now and things happening the way they did was all part of becoming that. ;)
Do you still keep in touch with friends from high school?Not much. I occassionally meet one of them at uni and we talk for a bit, but that's about it. The majority of my friends I met at uni, because only by then had I become more sociable and open.
Have you ever had an idea so smart that you couldn't believe yourself, but then forgot it?If I did, I also forgot that I had it, because I can't recall I ever had something like that :V
Do you have a trashcan in your room?A small one for small stuff like the wrapping from chcolate-bars etc. The big trashcan is in the kitchen.
Why am I asking you so many questions?Because I answer them? :V
And I still feel dumb that it took me several months to even notice it.I seriously thought you had just kept it to be a good sport, not because you really hadn't noticed. :P
And I still feel dumb that it took me several months to even notice it.And it took me months to realize Nobu's edit on mine! How stupid is that. :V
Do you have more ideas for the next WWC than I do? (Sure hope so :ohdear: )Assuming you have no ideas at all, yes, I have more. Not all my own, some ideas are from the channel, but still :3
What do you think of Eurovision? Do you watch it, if nothing else?I don't care about it at all. I only notice it in passing when it's mentioned in the newspaper, but that's about it. To this day I haven't heard the song that Germany won with last year :V
If you had the power to change any one event in history to an outcome of your choosing, what would it be?That moment when the first caveman looked at his club, then at another cavemen and thought "So what happens when I hit him with tha-"*CLONK*"Oh man, he's dead. Now I can take his cave and food! This is awesome, let's do it on a bigger scale!"
What do you think the future will be like?The same as today, just with more and fancier technology :V
Do you think there's life beyond our solar system?Life? Yes. Intelligent life? No idea, that's got a much more smaller chance after all. But what do small chances mean with something as vast as the universe? It certainly would be interesting to see how other intelligent species would develop in comparison to humanity.
If an asteroid the size of a small country was about to blow away all life on the planet, would you use your tuna powers to catch it and drop kick it to Mars?I kinda like Mars, can I dropkick it into Pluto? That's not even a planet anymore, so noone would care :]
And it took me months to realize Nobu's edit on mine! How stupid is that. :VLet's be slowbros :V
What do you think happened to Sailor Pluto after her planet ceased being one?(http://i53.tinypic.com/2645b86.jpg)
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Where'd you get it, if you remember?Danbooru -> Clever Pool -> Search for Sailor Moon tag :V
If you could, would you hack UFO/TD to make the UFOs/spirits into tuna?I'd hack a boss into a tuna-loli. That would be way more fun. Making the UFOs tunas would mean I would get frustrated at them, and I don't want to get frustrated at tunas :V
What's the pairing of Touhou characters the fandom has made?I'm pretty sure you missed some words there? Did you want to ask for my favourite pairing?
Where's the beef?*Sakana points to Keine
Cyberpunk or Steampunk?I prefer Steampunk settings like in the game Resonance of Fate or in the Sakura Wars universe. Also watched the movie Steamboy and loved it. Cybertechnology is all fine and dandy, but clockwork mechanisms, steam-engines and giant cogs are just awesome~
Why did you add me on Playstation Network then never log in again? ;-;I haven't been playing much recently. And when I do, it's often during my mornings :ohdear:
Do you think it was so easy for you to learn English because English is based off German? How easy do you think it'd be for a native-English speaker to learn fluent German like you've done with English?It's possible that this was a reason for why I managed to learn English so well. There's lots of terms that appear in similar ways in both German and English, and the sentence structures aren't vastly different, for example. Seeing as many Germans struggle a lot with English though, no idea.
If a Tuna Saber were the only weapon on-hand, how would you fare against the Catfish Whip?The most important thing against a whip is to get close to the wielder. A whip has most of its power at the tip, where it reaches the highest speed. So the strategy would be to block hits with the saber while advancing quickly. Ideally hope for the whip to coil around the saber so it becomes useless and then rush in. If catfish whip means it can cause earthquakes when used though....er... throw the saber, hope it hits, if not: RUN :V
The blood of innocent strawberries stains Ruros hands, how can you work for such a cold-hearted killer?I just ate a full bowl of nice sugared strawberries with milk. It was delicious. What were you asking again? :3
In that regard! Powdered sugar, granulated sugar, chocolate, or honey with your strawberries?Granulated sugar. I have never tried chocolate or honey, sounds worth a try :]
What's the best-worst typo you've ever made? (As in something turned humorous by a mistake)I can't remember ;___;
Ever have something come across as more suggestive than intended?Pretty sure that happens regularly, yes. And it's usually that kind of situation where you don't even know how things could be taken the wrong way until everyone starts either laughing or giving you weird looks. I can't decide which of those two is better, btw.
What's your favorite season of the year?Spring, closely followed by summer. (See what I did the*shot*) I'm not a fan of hot weather, warm is enough for me. The ~20-25?C reach is where I feel most comfortable, ideally with a nice breeze. Plus spring has flowers and trees blooming~
Spielberg or Tarantino?Spielberg, though I haven't seen any Tarantino yet to compare. While I don't mind watching movies, I don't do it often, so I haven't seen many of the things that most people consider common knowledge.
What do you think is the craziest thing mankind has come up with?The internet and its contents. No really, imagine explaining the concept of the internet to someone who doesn't know it. How would you do that without embarassing yourself?
What's the worst thing mankind has come up with?Reality TV. Alternatively, WMDs.
Can you dance?Not at all. When dance classes were offered in school I just had come into the class anew and didn't know anyone, so I didn't bother. I might get a basic course at some point though.
What do you think about:Thanks for the help, now why did you run your own country into ruins afterwards? :P
The Austro-Hungarian Monarchy starting WW1 so Germany would rise to power.
Then
Hungary being the meeting place for the Germans, and playing a great part in making the Berlin Wall fall.
Me being responsible to your net persona?A bit cocky, aren't we? :P
The internet and its contents. No really, imagine explaining the concept of the internet to someone who doesn't know it. How would you do that without embarassing yourself?80% Explicit
Any questions on my cut down? Would you like a pie chart with that?You may keep the chart, I will have the pie. Thanks :3
Thanks for the help, now why did you run your own country into ruins afterwards? :P
If you think that's all of my persona, then you are way off ^^
Why is it that you changed from tuna, to a wolf?Momiji's (the Shrine Janitor's) birthday, and accompanying avatar-shenanigans. I like that Momi there, so I'm gonna keep it for a bit :3
Would Momiji be happy if I give her a bone? If not, then what should I give her?Momiji likes everything that helps her escape from abuse by Aya. No smokebombs though, those hurt a wolves nose. Things like compromising pictures to throw as distractions are the best gift for Momi. I'm not sure if wolf-tengus like bones, but I will go out of my way and say yes. She can probably find some use for it regardless even if she doesn't eat it. Worst case, she can use it to knock out Aya.
Then she maybe could use a good leash to keep that pesky crow-tengu in check :3A leash, huh? Oh Ruro~..... <3
Ever tried to convince someone you were somebody else?Nope. I should try on IRC someday :3
What's the best costume you've ever worn? Worst?I don't like costumes too much, and I absolutely can't think of any that qualifies at best, because most stuff was in my early childhood. As for worst though, there's two choices, and both are from a movie-project with friends. I think the one that was supposed to mimic the Asterix outfit was the worse of the two, seeing as it had pants that were way too big for me and a silly helmet made from newspapers :V Go to 8:00 on this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y_HmCG0S8c) to get an idea of how horrible it was. Though it doesn't even compare to the cardboard armor two of my friends had to wear earlier in that vid XD
Who was the last person to try to eat the tuna?
Apr 18 07:04:37 <Sakana> Morning~Keri, on the PSL-channel
Apr 18 07:04:45 * Kerigis gnaws Sakana~
A leash, huh? Oh Ruro~..... <3*gets the camera ready
How bad does your grammar get when you go too fast?Typing or speaking? Because I tend to screw up words a lot when I speak too fast. Typing though, not much of a problem.
Do you like kittens? :3
Do you like kittens? :3Actually I like grown-up cats more than kittens. They are cute, sure, but that's about it. And I heavily prefer kittens that behave properly and don't cause trouble :P
Have you seen that kitty somewhere before?That one that asked me a question just now? Yes, I have, and I know her way better than you would think. Those that know me better will know about just how much I have gotten involved with some things there, and how it has affected me at times. Let's just say it wasn't always pretty, far from it.
Do you own any Touhou figures?Only a small Reimu, though I will probably get at least one other figure, a big one, one day. I also own a (non-NSFW) Touhou-doujin I bought in Akihabara's Tora no Ana.
If you could have a figure of any Touhou, which would you choose?Oh damn, that's a hard one.... uhmmmm.... Utsuho, Patchouli, or Suika. One of those three. I never have a clear favourite there, they are all my top-charas.
Silly Valentinya.Tsundere tunas do :colonveeplusalpha:
Tunas don't like kittens.
What do you do in your free time, if you have any?I have more than enough of it, because the Sociology Master I am studying is far from what I would call hard :V
Ludlum or Dan Brown?You'll probably disappointed because I don't even know Ludlum :ohdear:
don't disappoint me now
Ever considered giving Ragnarok Online a try?I've given RO a try on the MotK-server when it was new, due to constant begging from aforementioned kitten. I was underwhelmed to say the least. Maybe that was because I was just getting dragged along, but I only had fun for a few hours and then lost all motivation. MMOs are just not my type of game, end of the issue.
If you haven't, then what other MMOs have you been known to play?
What's your preferred source of entertainment?Friends :V
What kind of youkai would a German turn into?Youkai of bureaucracy? Youkai of nitpicking and hair-splitting? Youkai of unnecessary forms? Probably something like that.
What's the fastest speed you've ever gone? (any vehicle)How fast does an airplane on its way to Japan go? That is the answer.
...We should play Dynasty Warriors Online then. :>I would bet my PC couldn't handle it ;___;
What happened to the people in the Wordsmith group? Is it something you have to apply for now like the RA++ group?For the time being Wordsmith is a prize-title, for the WWC or other writing challenges, so with the end of the last WWC te group was cleared. This might chnge in the future, to make it like RA+ permanently, once we have something else as a prize. Yes, this was different a few days ago, but decisions were made. ^^
Youkai of bureaucracy? Youkai of nitpicking and hair-splitting? Youkai of unnecessary forms? Probably something like that.So, basically, Nue with the personality of an overly conservative, Catholic, 80-year old elementary school teacher?
So, basically, Nue with the personality of an overly conservative, Catholic, 80-year old elementary school teacher?:getdown:
Could you picture that with a tuna?Only if the tuna was the instrument used to whack students that don't behave.
Would the tuna spontaneously combust after being around her for any duration of time?The tuna would burst into flames from the sheer friction with common sense that youkai would create everywhere it goes, so yes.
What the hell am I watching and why is it so amazing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndmcRDWSj20&NR=1)I take it the debate on the channel resulted in that? :3