Q&A - Charon

Hello all!

We have a brand-new batch of interview questions for the characters this month, and this time they all have to play 'would you rather.' I tried to pick questions that would get at something interesting about them, rather than random ones (though those can be fun too). 

Anyway, Charon's up fist, so those are below.

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1. Would you rather always be 10 minutes late or 20 minutes early?

Ah, early, I think. I acknowledge the obvious inconvenience of it, but I think it is easier to work around someone who is early than someone who is late, generally.

2. Would you rather be able to take back anything you say or hear any conversation that is about you?

Take back anything I say. There are some things I have said that I already very much wish I could take back.

3. Would you rather be the funniest person in a room or the smartest one?

Can I not choose wisest? I could benefit from a bit more wisdom, I think. But since that is not an option, smartest, I suppose. It would be nice to have more to contribute when such things are needed, and I confess I’m not suited to entertaining, so a better sense of humor would be a bit lost on me. Besides, I sort of like that my jokes are terrible. It gets interesting reactions.

4. Would you rather be able to read minds or predict the future?

Ah, hm. Both sound quite burdensome in their own way, I admit. If I had to choose, I suppose foresight would be useful.

5. Would you rather be criticized or be ignored?

This is difficult. The answer is, criticized by people I respect, because I do still very much need that. But ignored by people I don’t.

6. Would you rather have the ability to see 10 minutes into the future or 150 years into the future?

Again, this seems very burdensome. I suppose either would be… slightly-useful, but I would choose ten minutes. No deep reason; it just seems a bit more beneficial day-to-day.

7. Would you rather be forced to sing along or dance along to every song that you hear?

...I must choose? I suppose sing, as that could be done very quietly.

8. Would you rather spend three years in prison, or three years at war?

Prison. Just… prison.

9. Would you rather ask for help with a difficult task or figure out how to do it yourself?

It depends on the task, and who is available to help. Of late, however, I think I have become better at asking for assistance when I need it. But it isn’t easy.

10. Would you rather cheat at a game and win or lose respectably-well?

Lose respectably, of course. I can think of no game with stakes high enough that I would want to cheat at it.