Question for the characters who like water/can actually swim- How does it feel to know that the majority here won't like water/won't know how to swim?

Garvin: Favorite ice cream? Really? Joke's on you, I can't choose one because I've never tried any to begin with. It's never been a priority of mine. How many types of ice cream are there even? Couldn't be more than, what, twenty flavors. I could try all of those with the lottery money.

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Question for Asa and Monika; Favorite book genre?

What's the worst day you've ever had?

"I honestly don't think I an answer that question. I can't think of any single day that would've been worse than the rest, significantly enough for me to remember it as 'the worst day'."

How does it feel to know that the majority here won't like water/won't know how to swim?

"I can't say it will affect me much. Actually, I don't expect that it will come up in daily life often enough for me to notice. I think they're missing out on a lot of fun, but it's hardly my place to tell them what to like."

Favorite book genre?

"Anything with a good plot and interesting characters."

Questions for all: What's your greatest fears and why are you so scared of them? If you could choose up to three people in your life to eliminate entirely, would you use this new power and who would you use it on? What's your opinion of romance movies, books, or romance in general?

Hello guys! I'm so, so sorry for not posting here earlier. I'm in the middle of moving out of my apartment, and life has been a bit chaotic lately. ^^'

Garvin; Any career I want, huh? Hm... I'd probably just do music or sailing then. I'd have to learn to swim before stepping foot on a boat ever again though, plus getting a boat is impossible for me as of now... But this is any career, regardless of current circumstance. So... I'd just become a modern day pirate. Either that, or I'd just do whatever job pays best.

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Pineapple's great, though I've never had it on pizza before. What exactly is pizza, anyways? Like, I've seen it bei n advertised in the windows of some places, but I can't actually recall a time I've seen one in person. Is it any good without pineapple? What is normally on it? Why is such a big deal if someone puts extra food on food? It's extra food! Just be glad you're getting it! Why's it gotta be a whole controversy?

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Romance is... Tricky? Definitely not meant for people like me. I barely got any time for sleep, you think I have enough time to get to know someone and care about them? I ain't got enough time to really care about myself, how would I have time for others?... It's a nice concept, but not one that could become a reality for me. Maybe for others, but not me.
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I would definitely get rid of three people. Figuring out who to get rid of would be the hard bit. Plus like, how are they getting eliminated? Is this one of the twisted things where the way they'd get eliminated from my life would just by having me put somewhere that they would never be mentioned to me again? Because if so, I've already done that to plenty of people. Way more than three, honestly. If they get eliminated some other way though, then I'm getting rid of the top three employers I've had in the past that just downright suck. I'm doing multiple people a favor then.

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Greatest fear? Ha! As if I'm telling any of you, that. I'm not scared of anything! Hard to be, when I've looked death right in the eyes and told them to screw off so many times. I guess a minor fear is fine to say though, which would probably be like- Starving or something. I've almost starved enough times that it's not too much of a fear anymore, but it used to scare me a lot.

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Question for anyone who wishes to answer; Best day of your life?

Best day of your life?

Yay! Questions!! Phil's answers:

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1) Closest Friend? In elementary school, Phil made a close friend named Scout Terrance that he hung out a lot with. Scout was a good kid who lived down the street and went to the same school. Then his dad got transferred and they moved before their junior year of high school. They still text, send postcards and stuff, but they haven’t seen each other in person in years.

2) Any Dates? None. Unless you count the little curly-haired girl he said he'd marry when he was in kindergarten.

3) Songs with Meaning? His dad plays the piano in his free time, but only knows a few songs. So every time Phil hears Lean on Me by Bill Withers, Cruella De Ville by Bill Lee or Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey he thinks of his dad’s unpracticed, mistake-filled version on their ancient key-sticking piano. Then there is a folk song, The Water Is Wide, which his Dad made him memorize for some reason. His mother likes to hum, not any particular song, but just to hum. So whenever he hears someone hum, he thinks of her.

4) If You Won the Lotto: He’d be shocked and speechless for a while. He’d have to sit down and pinch himself to make sure he wasn’t dreaming. Then he’d think of all the art supplies he could buy and start dreaming of adding an art studio to the house. He’d be rich enough so that he’d be able to dabble in paints and oils. He’d be anxious to try those out. Maybe get so clay and start on some pots. ALL OF THE BOOKS!! He’d be able to buy enough book shelves to keep them all on, maybe have a two story library in the back yard. He might as well buy a decent coffee machine and put it in there, too.

5) Worst Day:

“Worst day, that’s a hard one. Either the day when Scout moved or the time I spilled coffee on my laptop. The computer people at the electronic store couldn’t recover all of the documents off of the drive. IT SAVED MOM’S STUPID RECIPE FOR LEMON DROP CAKES BUT NOT MY STORY! I had worked months on it, MONTHS! All gone. Poof. It didn’t help that Mom tried to cheer me up by cooking those dumb cakes. Ended up eating the entire tray, though…”

6) The Swimming Question:

“What? I thought that everyone knew how to swim. Or at least the basics, like the doggy paddle. Huh, where do they go during the summer? Or do they go to the pool, but all docked up in floaties?”

7) Favorite Book Genre:

“YESSSS!!! Someone asked me a question that I actually care about!!! I live for medieval fantasy, but sci-fi is cool too! But mainly medieval fantasy, it’s the best genre ever. It’s dragons, it’s unicorns and it’s with really cool wizards. Plus, there are elves, songs and stuff, really cool mythology. The people who go into medieval fantasy are the most creative writers out there because they are just creating people, characters, plots and such, but they’re also making cultures, places, maybe even planets and…hmm, what if someone combined medieval fantasy and sci-fi together. That would be cool. I think C.S Lewis did that, but I’m not too sure…give me a moment to look through my library please, thank you…”

8) Greatest Fear and Why:

“Uh…I dunno. I don’t really think about that, uhhhhhh, the library burning down. Mom getting even more uptight and move us to a bomb shelter? The computer deleting all my hard work on my story? Maybe dying…I don’t like the idea of dying.”

9) Three People to Eliminant Ability Question:

“No! I wouldn’t use this! Who would use this? That’s awful, unless it’s, like, destroying some tyrant like Hitler or something. But who would use this? I am shocked that you even asked this question. Shame on you.”

10) Romance in Movies and Books and in General:

“Romance is okay. I don’t really like just romance books because I feel like so much more could be there than just two people. Plus it’s really over done. I don’t really like romance movies either, mainly because there is always some stupid triangle or some stupid reason why they can’t be together or something. In real life it’s fine. I mean, to quote Dad’s favorite folk song, The Water Is Wide: Oh, love is handsome, love is fine, just like a jewel when it’s first new. But love grows old and it waxes cold and fades away like a morning dew.”

11) Does Pineapple Belong with Pizza?

“You should go to jail if you say yes to this forbidden question.”

12) Which Job would You like to Pursue?

“I’d say something probably in the arts. Probably to be an author and I’d illustrate my own books. Maybe do some kid books or something beside my novel. That would be good.”

13) Best Day:

“Another hard one, probably the day that I spent as a dog. I mean Mom got mad that I skipped school, but it was worth it. I got to do dog stuff like chase squirrels and I understand how it feels to get seriously scratched by some kind person. It was great, like nothing I’ve felt as a human. Dog’s got it good except that there are so many smells. Someone was grilling steaks and I couldn’t stop smelling it! Then there was some stinky trash smells that I felt compelled to roll in. The only issues is that the world seemed very weird, like the colors.”

14) Romance Question #2

“Yeah, I’d date someone. I’m just not looking for anyone right now. It’s not something important in my life, really.”

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Question for everyone: Why and when was the last time you smiled?