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Ask a Staffer Ep. 15 - Matsuri
Mr_Bob:
--- Quote from: empyrean demagogue on May 26, 2011, 09:13:15 AM ---The fresh air in a forest is one of the best of all natural scents, you take those floosie words back.
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Agreed.
Matsuri, did you have a favorite dinosaur back in the day?
What about a favorite animal?
Do you dread going to the dentists' or doctors'?
How is the weather in Indiana?
Fetch()tirade:
Favorite gemstone?
Describe today's popular music in a maximum of three words. They do not have to be in a sentence or phrase.
Catchphrase.
If given the proper time and resources to make anything you so desire, what would be your first creation?
What is the circumference of a moose?
Sapz:
--- Quote from: Matsurnia Teppelin on May 26, 2011, 06:46:23 AM ---Sapz. Gotta give it to the man I took under my wing to introduce to arcade shmups, with DoDonPachi being the first one I threw at him.
THEY GROW UP SO FAST ;_______________________________;
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8) Good memories.
How did your interest in shmups start? I remember you'd been playing them for a while before starting out with Touhou.
What was your favourite before you discovered Mushihimesama?
Molten:
Out of all the words in all languages, which one is your favorite word?
What do you know about Sweden?
Favorite time of the year?
MatsuriSakuragi:
--- Quote from: SubaruSM on May 27, 2011, 04:16:10 AM ---Who's your daddy?
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A man who knows more about cars and how they work than anyone I know. Usually pretty laid-back, though he tends to let his temper get the best of him over silly things. Plays video games far more than I do.
--- Quote from: theshim on May 27, 2011, 04:30:57 AM ---You're such a sweet young thing, why you do this to yourself?
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I needed the money, okay? ;_;
--- Quote from: Bob on May 27, 2011, 08:08:41 AM ---Agreed.
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I'm sorry, I couldn't hear you over the floral scent of my shower.
--- Quote ---Matsuri, did you have a favorite dinosaur back in the day?
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I dunno, I wasn't alive back then. :V
Don't really have a favorite though, to be honest.
--- Quote ---What about a favorite animal?
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Cats, dogs, ferrets. I can't think of any animals I dislike, however, outside of mosquitoes and whatnot. :S
--- Quote ---Do you dread going to the dentists' or doctors'?
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Dentist: Oh god, yes. I need the nitrous oxide to keep me from flipping out on the poor people who are doing things in my mouth. It does not go well with my anxiety at all.
Doctor: Eh, not really-- generally because If I go to a doctor, it's because I'm sick, and need something to fix it.
--- Quote ---How is the weather in Indiana?
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Normally, it varies, and can change at the slightest notice.
However, it has rained almost every day for the past three weeks. :/
--- Quote from: Aki-tirade on May 27, 2011, 08:23:14 AM ---Favorite gemstone?
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Amethyst. Also happens to be my birthstone.
--- Quote ---Describe today's popular music in a maximum of three words. They do not have to be in a sentence or phrase.
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Auto-tuned failures
--- Quote ---Catchphrase.
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I... don't think I have one :x
--- Quote ---If given the proper time and resources to make anything you so desire, what would be your first creation?
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My first creation? A giant, delicious strawberry cake.
--- Quote ---What is the circumference of a moose?
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I actually googled this to see if it was some sort of joke I didn't know. There's a facebook profile dedicated to the circumference of a moose, however. Huh.
--- Quote from: Sapz on May 27, 2011, 11:12:14 AM ---8) Good memories.
How did your interest in shmups start? I remember you'd been playing them for a while before starting out with Touhou.
What was your favourite before you discovered Mushihimesama?
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You sort of answered your own question! The first shmup to actually get me interested in the genre was, in fact, Mushihimesama. A friend of mine was a fan of the game and mentioned it once, so I looked it up to see this ridiculously complex-looking shooting game with thousands of purple bullets everywhere. From there, I was all 'I MUST PLAY THIS'. Unfortunately, it wasn't on MAME, so that friend told me to give DoDonPachi, Guwange, and ESP Ra.De. a go, instead. They were too hard for me at the time, but that didn't stop me from wanting to play Mushihimesama. I then remembered that a friend of mine had mentioned Touhou to me before, and then I realized 'hey, this kind of reminds me of Mushihimesama, but not as hard!', so I grabbed the PCB demo, and went from there. Unsurprisingly, Mushihimesama, which I obtained the PS2 port for a few months later, is my favorite arcade shmup to this day (this also extends to Futari), and PCB is my favorite Touhou game (though SA, MS, and PoDD are more or less tied for my favorite as well, depending on my mood).
--- Quote from: Magical Girl Molten on May 27, 2011, 11:13:53 AM ---Out of all the words in all languages, which one is your favorite word?
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It's as cheesy as can be, but it doesn't make it any less truthful. "Love".
--- Quote ---What do you know about Sweden?
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Nothing really, I'm afraid :(
--- Quote ---Favorite time of the year?
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Spring, especially when flowers are blooming.