Results of the 15 characters thing I posted a few days ago.
The characters I chose were:
1. Campbell Bain (Takin' Over the Asylum)
2. Ford Prefect (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
3. Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
4. Arnold Rimmer (Red Dwarf)
5. Crow T. Robot (Mystery Science Theater 3000)
6. Severus Snape (Harry Potter)
7. Elrond (The Lord of the Rings)
8. Skywise (ElfQuest)
9. Sam Vimes (Discworld)
10. Neo (The Matrix)
11. Jareth (Labyrinth)
12. Bill Potts (Doctor Who)
13. Data (Star Trek: TNG)
14. Han Solo (Star Wars)
15. Genie (Aladdin)
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teaotter:
2 (Ford) and 3 (Twilight) go on a road trip together. What stories do they tell their friends when they get back?
Hooo boy. That is going to be some letter Twilight writes to Princess Celestia. I'm sure it involves lots of her wondering what the deal was with some strange game of magically tipping over a bottle of something called "Ol' Janx Spirit", that Ford liked to often play but always seemed to lose.
As for Ford, Arthur mostly nods and smiles vaguely at his friend's tales of talking ponies (even though relatively speaking, it's much less weird than some of the other things that have come out of Ford's mouth) while gingerly sipping ... uh, whatever it is ... Ford has "bought" for him to drink.
6 (Severus) and 14 (Han) are the only survivors of a plane crash in the mountains. How do they survive... or do they?
I predict serious personality clash, since Han is the sort of Sirius-Black-ish Gryffindor that gets right up Severus's nose, but if they can manage to just grit their teeth, I think between Han's resourcefulness and Severus's magic, they'll be fine.
11 (Jareth) is blackmailing 9 (Sam Vimes). With what, and how does it work out?
I don't think "blackmail" really applies here. If the goal is to force Sam to do something, maybe somehow stealing Young Sam away into the labyrinth, although that's not going to be easy in itself. (This scenario might result in the loss of one Corporal Nobbs who might find himself rather at home amongst that sort of goblins.)
jesuswasbatman:
4 (Rimmer), 12 (Bill), and 14 (Han) have to agree on a restaurant for dinner. What happens?
A slightly grubby pub that does good chips, although Rimmer wrinkles his nose at the idea of eating somewhere Lister might frequent and embarrasses the other two by asking for a wine list (not that he would have a real clue about what's on it).
Are there any circumstances where 7/8 (Elrond/Skywise) might happen?
*sporfle* Uh, well, at least they're both elves...?
thisbluespirit:
10 (Neo) has been murdered! 15 (Genie) has to solve the mystery and 5 (Crow) is their faithful sidekick. How do they do and which of the others dunnit?
Hmm. I think Crow could just wish for it to be solved and bingo (although "I can't bring people back from the dead. It's not a pretty picture. I don't like doing it!!" comes to mind), but it might take a while full of wisecracks and Genie humorously acting out all the parts in one of Crow's screenplays before we got there. Aannnd.... this is possibly cheating, but I'm going to say it was another Neo who turned out to be a Smith in disguise.
1 (Campbell) and 13 (Data) stay the night in a haunted house for a bet. Do they make it through the night, and why is 2 (Ford) haunting the place?
Ford was originally assigned there by the Guide, but now is stuck just looking for a drink. As for whether Campbell and Data make it through... oh my. I can only imagine Data will have to shut off his emotion chip to avoid just strangling the poor lad in the first five minutes.
schneefink:
4 (Rimmer) & 5 (Crow) try to take over the world, 7 (Elrond) & 11 (Jareth) try to stop them. What is the end result?
I think this doesn't end well for Rimmer. Crow was never really in it, only physically present because he'd gotten trapped with Rimmer somehow, and actually spent most of his time sulking and/or daydreaming about Kim Cattrall or Estelle Winwood. Rimmer of course was deluding himself that he outranked Crow and his skutter-like minion would do his every bidding -- er -- soon. Soon, I'm sure of it. Elrond and Jareth don't have a comfortable time working together, but between Elrond's wisdom and lore and Jareth's facility for deceptive and illusory magic, they soon make short work of Rimmer, and Crow comes out of it with an idea for another great (?) screenplay.
Who of 3 (Twilight), 6 (Severus), 8 (Skywise) or 9 (Sam Vimes) would 1 (Campbell) want at their side in case of a zombie apocalypse?
Twilight and Severus are both in the running here because of their magic, but I think probably Sam Vimes, who would probably manage to arrest the lot. That's really more about them than it is about Campbell, who would probably be useless in a zombie apocalypse because it's hard to manic-grandiosity your way out of trouble with a mindless shambling horde that isn't affected by your fast mouth, but I think it's Sam Vimes who has the best chance of tolerating him. Twilight would get in a tizzy and he'd drive Severus up the wall.
coyotegoth:
7 (Elrond) and 8 (Skywise) both run for President. Who has the better chance?
Tough call. Elrond has the benefit of obvious thousands of years of life experience and wisdom, although Skywise could catch (has caught?) him up since having his wolf blood removed (er, spoilers? although that was quite a while ago in publication history), and then there's the fact of (spoiler if you haven't been reading the latest series) being master of the Palace and sort of mated, kinda-sorta Recognized-by-proxy? with Timmain, although I'm not sure how relevant that is to a presidential administration (other than that she would be one spectacle of a First Lady). As far as convincing people to elect him, I think Skywise has some advantage on charisma. Wow. Geez. On balance I think Elrond has the better overall chance, but you never know.
The characters I chose were:
1. Campbell Bain (Takin' Over the Asylum)
2. Ford Prefect (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
3. Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
4. Arnold Rimmer (Red Dwarf)
5. Crow T. Robot (Mystery Science Theater 3000)
6. Severus Snape (Harry Potter)
7. Elrond (The Lord of the Rings)
8. Skywise (ElfQuest)
9. Sam Vimes (Discworld)
10. Neo (The Matrix)
11. Jareth (Labyrinth)
12. Bill Potts (Doctor Who)
13. Data (Star Trek: TNG)
14. Han Solo (Star Wars)
15. Genie (Aladdin)
teaotter:2 (Ford) and 3 (Twilight) go on a road trip together. What stories do they tell their friends when they get back?
Hooo boy. That is going to be some letter Twilight writes to Princess Celestia. I'm sure it involves lots of her wondering what the deal was with some strange game of magically tipping over a bottle of something called "Ol' Janx Spirit", that Ford liked to often play but always seemed to lose.
As for Ford, Arthur mostly nods and smiles vaguely at his friend's tales of talking ponies (even though relatively speaking, it's much less weird than some of the other things that have come out of Ford's mouth) while gingerly sipping ... uh, whatever it is ... Ford has "bought" for him to drink.
6 (Severus) and 14 (Han) are the only survivors of a plane crash in the mountains. How do they survive... or do they?
I predict serious personality clash, since Han is the sort of Sirius-Black-ish Gryffindor that gets right up Severus's nose, but if they can manage to just grit their teeth, I think between Han's resourcefulness and Severus's magic, they'll be fine.
11 (Jareth) is blackmailing 9 (Sam Vimes). With what, and how does it work out?
I don't think "blackmail" really applies here. If the goal is to force Sam to do something, maybe somehow stealing Young Sam away into the labyrinth, although that's not going to be easy in itself. (This scenario might result in the loss of one Corporal Nobbs who might find himself rather at home amongst that sort of goblins.)
jesuswasbatman:4 (Rimmer), 12 (Bill), and 14 (Han) have to agree on a restaurant for dinner. What happens?
A slightly grubby pub that does good chips, although Rimmer wrinkles his nose at the idea of eating somewhere Lister might frequent and embarrasses the other two by asking for a wine list (not that he would have a real clue about what's on it).
Are there any circumstances where 7/8 (Elrond/Skywise) might happen?
*sporfle* Uh, well, at least they're both elves...?
thisbluespirit:10 (Neo) has been murdered! 15 (Genie) has to solve the mystery and 5 (Crow) is their faithful sidekick. How do they do and which of the others dunnit?
Hmm. I think Crow could just wish for it to be solved and bingo (although "I can't bring people back from the dead. It's not a pretty picture. I don't like doing it!!" comes to mind), but it might take a while full of wisecracks and Genie humorously acting out all the parts in one of Crow's screenplays before we got there. Aannnd.... this is possibly cheating, but I'm going to say it was another Neo who turned out to be a Smith in disguise.
1 (Campbell) and 13 (Data) stay the night in a haunted house for a bet. Do they make it through the night, and why is 2 (Ford) haunting the place?
Ford was originally assigned there by the Guide, but now is stuck just looking for a drink. As for whether Campbell and Data make it through... oh my. I can only imagine Data will have to shut off his emotion chip to avoid just strangling the poor lad in the first five minutes.
schneefink:4 (Rimmer) & 5 (Crow) try to take over the world, 7 (Elrond) & 11 (Jareth) try to stop them. What is the end result?
I think this doesn't end well for Rimmer. Crow was never really in it, only physically present because he'd gotten trapped with Rimmer somehow, and actually spent most of his time sulking and/or daydreaming about Kim Cattrall or Estelle Winwood. Rimmer of course was deluding himself that he outranked Crow and his skutter-like minion would do his every bidding -- er -- soon. Soon, I'm sure of it. Elrond and Jareth don't have a comfortable time working together, but between Elrond's wisdom and lore and Jareth's facility for deceptive and illusory magic, they soon make short work of Rimmer, and Crow comes out of it with an idea for another great (?) screenplay.
Who of 3 (Twilight), 6 (Severus), 8 (Skywise) or 9 (Sam Vimes) would 1 (Campbell) want at their side in case of a zombie apocalypse?
Twilight and Severus are both in the running here because of their magic, but I think probably Sam Vimes, who would probably manage to arrest the lot. That's really more about them than it is about Campbell, who would probably be useless in a zombie apocalypse because it's hard to manic-grandiosity your way out of trouble with a mindless shambling horde that isn't affected by your fast mouth, but I think it's Sam Vimes who has the best chance of tolerating him. Twilight would get in a tizzy and he'd drive Severus up the wall.
coyotegoth:7 (Elrond) and 8 (Skywise) both run for President. Who has the better chance?
Tough call. Elrond has the benefit of obvious thousands of years of life experience and wisdom, although Skywise could catch (has caught?) him up since having his wolf blood removed (er, spoilers? although that was quite a while ago in publication history), and then there's the fact of (spoiler if you haven't been reading the latest series) being master of the Palace and sort of mated, kinda-sorta Recognized-by-proxy? with Timmain, although I'm not sure how relevant that is to a presidential administration (other than that she would be one spectacle of a First Lady). As far as convincing people to elect him, I think Skywise has some advantage on charisma. Wow. Geez. On balance I think Elrond has the better overall chance, but you never know.
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