Would You Rather? Meme

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Would You Rather? Meme

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Reflective surfaces are showing more than Star Children's reflections. It's still there, smiling, winking, or waving back (hey, did you do that? It's fine, don't worry about that). More importantly, a question appears with the reflection. It might be spoken aloud by the tree behind a Star Child or appear in a thought bubble off their reflection. However it appears, it will not disappear until it's answered. It asks: Would you rather...

Should a Star Child avoid answering the question, it follows them around. The environment continues to speak it aloud. It's in the book they read. It's written in the clouds. It's everywhere. The longer it's ignored, the louder, larger, more intrusive it gets—so that it might draw attention or an audience.

As soon as a Star Child answers, they're connected with another Star Child who hears their answer. They may see each other in their reflections, talk or text over their relics, or be near each other when it's answered. Regardless, at least that one person will hear the answer, and with it comes the compulsion to explain the answer. To give at least a little reasoning. Oh, and the urge to ask them a question in return. This compulsion may only last for one question each, or it may last for many. Perhaps it's forgotten altogether in an easy conversation.

For some Star Children, but not all of them, they may find themselves presented literally with completing the situation they are asked about. A non-permanent change situation. Suddenly they're streaming on their relic or in conversation with a friend or at dinner with Thirteen. Who knows! The initial questions appear before Star Children, but they can take it wherever they like. Star Children who complete at least one challenge receive a gold star anywhere from 1 inch to 1 foot across. Touching it gives Star Children a better sense of certainty in themselves. It may be kept, exchanged at Cutting Edge for some other metal, or turned into Thoth for her answer to a would you rather question.

• This meme is game canon unless marked otherwise at the start of threads! Threads can be used for spoons and application samples.
• Characters are presented a 'would you rather' question first in their reflection, then if unanswered around them wherever they go.
• Characters face a strong compulsion to explain their answer... and to ask their partner at least one 'would you rather' question of their own.
• Characters may have to complete the question they answered. If they do, they receive a gold star (once only!), which gives them a sense of certainty. It can also be exchanged for metal at Cutting Edge or to ask Thoth a would you rather question.
• Meme is open for three months!
• Please include and answer one (or more) of the following questions (or your own) in your top level. You can also ask one for whoever tags in, if you'd like:

• Would you rather have dinner with Thirteen or your worst enemy?
• Would you rather be famous, recognized wherever you went and remembered after death, or unknown, unrecognized and unremembered?
• Would you rather have conversations over voice or text?
• Would you rather have a perfect day or a good week? A horrible day or a bad week?
• Would you rather perform before a huge crowd of strangers or a small group of friends?
• Would you rather retain your current body or mind indefinitely, immune to aging or illness?
• Would you rather know how you'll die or when?
• Would you rather have a stranger or your closest person identify aloud what you have in common? Would you rather do it to a stranger or your closest person?
• Would you rather share three things you're grateful for each day with everyone on the network for a week or share what you're most grateful for with someone not of your choosing?
• Would you rather be raised the way you were or another way?
• Would you rather meet, share coffee, and talk with a stranger for an hour every day for four days or tell someone as much of your life story in detail, sparing no secrets, for four minutes?
• Would you rather wake up tomorrow with a new ability or without one you currently have?
• Would you rather know the answer to something about your past or your future?
• Would you rather try to do something you've dreamed of or explain why you haven't tried it yet?
• Would you rather share your greatest accomplishment or learn what your greatest accomplishment will be?
• Would you rather share your most treasured memory or your most terrible memory?
• Would you rather return to your life unaware of Folkmore or with your memories?
• Would you rather be close to your family or distant from them?
• Would you rather see your father or mother again? Or which of your parents, more generally?
• Would you rather share what is needed to be a close friend of yours or an embarrassing moment in your life?
• Would you rather share when you last cried and why or what is to serious to be joked about?

Comments

[punderworldgod]

I can get there very quickly if need be. For fun or—

[ Baphomet cuts off. It reminds him of the times he's gotten emergency calls and rushed to people's homes before. It's been a while since that happened, but he doesn't forget. ]

Ah, the choice to set them up for cinematic angles or best security. Are you good enough to manage both?

[white_widow]

[Yelena tilts her head. She won't push again if this goes answered, but it is against her nature to not push at all, and she is going to conserve that energy when there is this question nonsense going on. Who knows how long it will last and how often she may have to suppress her curiosity.] For fun or for - ?

Well, that is easily done. Just have extra cameras.

[punderworldgod]

As long as the cameras don't give you away. [ That comes easy. Breezy. Light.

The question she asks, though she doesn't know it, not really. Less so. He could avoid it. There's nothing making the words spill out against his will (and thus not his responsibility). It's his choice, but he knows how isolated those choices can make him. ]

Emergencies. I fight. I heal. I even bring back from the dead. All purpose EMT.

[white_widow]

Oh, that's true. I will have to ask him what size they are so I can start thinking about how to camouflage them.

[She considers him for a moment, expression contemplative.] That sounds exhausting. I am very, very good at taking care of myself, so no need to worry about me needing your services, especially not here.

[punderworldgod]

Nothing like a bunch of cameras easily spotted to get people's attention.

[ He shrugs, then sighs. ] I don't heavily advertise my services. I'm not here to clean up after everyone's messes to enable them to make more of them.

[white_widow]

It would make me curious if I happened across that in the middle of the woods, make me wonder what they were guarding. In my case it really is just me and my dog, but people will get wrong ideas if they have the opportunity.

And people will make messes, if they have the opportunity, too. I have never known them to need much enabling for that.

[punderworldgod]

Curiosity killed the cat. People cannot entirely help themselves. At least, if they can, they often enough choose not to. I'll admit I can be guilty of that.

Ah, but they don't need to bring them my way. There's plenty of drama around us we aren't a part of. I like it that way. Better to hear about it as gossip than be part of the gossip.