Game: Invisible Friend (Sign up for Round 53)

[Gabi]

Oh, there you are! I was starting to wonder whether you'd gone missing. So I'm supposed to like spring best? Why is that so? I think I like autumn best. Then again, my autumn is your spring, so we both enjoy the same time of year. Spring is nice, though. I think each season has its charm. Don't you?

OK, I'll ask a few more questions, some mine and some borrowed because some of the material posted here is too good to waste.

What are you?
Have you ever visited a foreign country? If so, which ones? (Taken from Jairus.) If not (or even if you have), is there anywhere you'd like to go?
What do you propose to combat poverty in first-world countries? In third-world countries? (That's the way Darkdragon asked it, I would have worded it differently.)
What is your quest? (Taken from Jer-oh-me.)
Have you ever been mistaken for someone else? If so, how did that happen, and how did you react?
Have you met any members of this forum in real life? (Besides yourself, that is.) If so, what was it like? Was it before or after you/they joined the forum? If not, what do you think it would be like?
Am I asking too many questions?

[e_voyager]

more answers here. enjoy

Dear Invisible Friend,

What kind of dog? And have you owned other dogs?
What's the first gaming system you had, and if you can remember, what's the first game you ever played?
Well, what's the best movie you saw in the last year?
What's the best book you've read in the last year?
Have you read Watchmen?
Where were you driving?
So, how was Mexico and Canada?

Dear Visible Friend,

A Dachshund, and yes.
N64, Errm, the first Super Mario on the SNES.
Watchmen.
Without Remorse.
Yes.
Across the country.
Hot and cold respectively.

Dear Invisible Friend,

Hmm, wallabies.
Do you think I should write a story about a clone of myself who goes mad and does Mad Scientist stuff?
Do you like multi-function weapons in FPS games?
If you had to choose only one weapon from any FPS ever made to fight an incredibly destructive and terrifying monstrosity, what would you choose? Please provide the game's name also.
What was the first video game you ever played?
What was the first board game you ever played?
Pizza-ray!!!
Do you think a weapon that turns your enemies into flammable icicles is cool?

Oh, almost forgot to thank you for the lovely picture.

Dear Visible Friend,

What about them?
Why not?
If they are a) cool or b) practical.
Probably the Gilgamesh from Devil May Cry 4.
Tetris.
Probably Monopoly.
Huh?
Yeah. I'd like to see flammable icicles burn.

You're welcome.

Oh, there you are! I was starting to wonder whether you'd gone missing. So I'm supposed to like spring best? Why is that so? I think I like autumn best. Then again, my autumn is your spring, so we both enjoy the same time of year. Spring is nice, though. I think each season has its charm. Don't you?

OK, I'll ask a few more questions, some mine and some borrowed because some of the material posted here is too good to waste.

What are you?
Have you ever visited a foreign country? If so, which ones? (Taken from Jairus.) If not (or even if you have), is there anywhere you'd like to go?
What do you propose to combat poverty in first-world countries? In third-world countries? (That's the way Darkdragon asked it, I would have worded it differently.)
What is your quest? (Taken from Jer-oh-me.)
Have you ever been mistaken for someone else? If so, how did that happen, and how did you react?
Have you met any members of this forum in real life? (Besides yourself, that is.) If so, what was it like? Was it before or after you/they joined the forum? If not, what do you think it would be like?
Am I asking too many questions?

Oh, there you are! I was starting to wonder whether you'd gone missing. So I'm supposed to like spring best? Why is that so? I think I like autumn best. Then again, my autumn is your spring, so we both enjoy the same time of year. Spring is nice, though. I think each season has its charm. Don't you?
It was a reference to a song played on Dr. Demento.  I do think that each season has its charm.

OK, I'll ask a few more questions, some mine and some borrowed because some of the material posted here is too good to waste.

What are you?
I am me.

Have you ever visited a foreign country? If so, which ones? (Taken from Jairus.) If not (or even if you have), is there anywhere you'd like to go?
I have not, though I would like to visit Germany.

What do you propose to combat poverty in first-world countries? In third-world countries? (That's the way Darkdragon asked it, I would have worded it differently.)
The easiest thing to say would be Socialism, but really, the only thing we can do is do our best to help.

What is your quest? (Taken from Jer-oh-me.)
To seek the Grail.

Have you ever been mistaken for someone else? If so, how did that happen, and how did you react?
I have, but I can't remember how it happened or how I reacted.

Have you met any members of this forum in real life? (Besides yourself, that is.) If so, what was it like? Was it before or after you/they joined the forum? If not, what do
you think it would be like?
I have not, but I'm sure we wouldn't realize who each other were for a while.

Am I asking too many questions?
Of course not.  Why would you think something like that?

[Jairus]

Dear Invisible Friend,

Oh, you had a dachshund too? What's his/her name?
What other dogs have you owned?
The N64 was my first gaming system too. The first game I played on it was Banjo-Kazooie. Did you ever play the Banjo series?
Who's your favorite Watchmen character?
Do you think that Adrian's plan will last long enough to ensure humanity's lasting survival, or is it doomed to absolute failure and the extinction of humanity?
Have you ever read The Hunt For Red October? That was my favorite Ryanverse book.
Do you live in the United States of America?
Why did you go to Mexico and Canada?

[Gabi]

Wow, it looks like dachshunds are making a comeback. I wonder if they will ever beat the popularity of poodles. Ah, wait, that has nothing to do with our previous conversation, does it?

Do you think that establishing yourself as a sloppy writer can be a stroke of genius? (Not that you have, mind you, still stealing bits of posts).

Can you please tell me something interesting that has happened since you joined this forum?

Have you seen the CM Photo Album? What do you think about it?

Most people here have at least some experience in writing and/or roleplaying, so I believe this question is applicable to just about everyone here. How do you go about creating a character? What kind(s) of characters do you find it easier to play/write about? If you've never tried it, then why not?

[Jer-oh-me]

Dear Invisible Friend,

What is best in life?
What was the last movie you watched?
How many times have you seen it before?
If you could change the colour of your hair to any colour, what would it be?
Do you like headphones?
Impact Wrench!

[e_voyager]

sorry not enough answers to post tonight

[VSMIT]

Dear Invisible Friend,
Where are you?

[Darkdragon]

Dear Invisible Friend,
Where are you?

I echo this question.

E, did you check your junk folder and all that stuff, in case stuff falls in there?

[e_voyager]

I echo this question.

E, did you check your junk folder and all that stuff, in case stuff falls in there?

yes daily. i had one unread answer when i posted that reply last night this morning at 3:21 am a second answer so here they are.

Dear Invisible Friend,

What is best in life?
What was the last movie you watched?
How many times have you seen it before?
If you could change the colour of your hair to any colour, what would it be?
Do you like headphones?
Impact Wrench!

Dear Visible Friend,

Epistemology.
I think it was Transformers.
Once.
Something like this shade.
I prefer earphones.
What?

Wow, it looks like dachshunds are making a comeback. I wonder if they will ever beat the popularity of poodles. Ah, wait, that has nothing to do with our previous conversation, does it?

Do you think that establishing yourself as a sloppy writer can be a stroke of genius? (Not that you have, mind you, still stealing bits of posts).

Can you please tell me something interesting that has happened since you joined this forum?

Have you seen the CM Photo Album? What do you think about it?

Most people here have at least some experience in writing and/or roleplaying, so I believe this question is applicable to just about everyone here. How do you go about creating a character? What kind(s) of characters do you find it easier to play/write about? If you've never tried it, then why not?

Wow, it looks like dachshunds are making a comeback. I wonder if they will ever beat the popularity of poodles. Ah, wait, that has nothing to do with our previous conversation, does it?
Not particularly, but if you want to continue with multiple threads, go ahead.

Do you think that establishing yourself as a sloppy writer can be a stroke of genius? (Not that you have, mind you, still stealing bits of posts).
No, since establishing yourself as a sloppy writer can create a terrible first-impression, and since you only get one of those...

Can you please tell me something interesting that has happened since you joined this forum?
I went to a different school.

Have you seen the CM Photo Album? What do you think about it?
I have, and I think that Darkmoon's been having a bit too much of the adult brownies.

Most people here have at least some experience in writing and/or roleplaying, so I believe this question is applicable to just about everyone here. How do you go about creating a character? What kind(s) of characters do you find it easier to play/write about? If you've never tried it, then why not?
DnD: When I create a character, I decide on a class, then think how I (The real person) would play out that role.  This way, I don't really have to think about what I need a character to do to stay "in character."  Like anybody, I find it easier to play/write about characters that are interesting.  If you tried to write about or play as a character you weren't really interested in, would you enjoy it?

i'm rechecking my spam filter and  everything. i've received to sets of answers  via pm it seems one of which after i went to bed on the 19 (i'm checking to make sure i put them up like i think i did)  and  three sets on the 20(the day i didn't post answers after checking  i think i know why) one answer on the 21 and one answer on the 22. due to my habit of posting answer daily if there are two or more i was under the impression it'd poster the read answers on the 20 already.

Dear Invisible Friend,
So i herd u liek mudkipz?
What is your day job?

Nah, I was always more into Lucario.

My day job involves a lot of computer work, I get to do artistic stuff though so it's all good. I'm actually getting a vacation soon. . .

Dear invisible fiend.

You misspelled 'never' in your answer, I thought I'd point out that establishing yourself as a sloppy writer is either a stroke of genius, or something you may want to avoid.

As for questions, what genre of music do you like?
What is your favorite movie?
What is your favorite video game.

Dear visible friend,

A stroke of genius? I like that. But thanks for catching that typo.

Well, I love musicals.
Hm... maybe The Nightmare Before Christmas. That's a tricky question, actually.
Currently, probably God of War.

Dear Invisible Friend,

Oh, you had a dachshund too? What's his/her name?
What other dogs have you owned?
The N64 was my first gaming system too. The first game I played on it was Banjo-Kazooie. Did you ever play the Banjo series?
Who's your favorite Watchmen character?
Do you think that Adrian's plan will last long enough to ensure humanity's lasting survival, or is it doomed to absolute failure and the extinction of humanity?
Have you ever read The Hunt For Red October? That was my favorite Ryanverse book.
Do you live in the United States of America?
Why did you go to Mexico and Canada?

Dear Visible Friend,

Yes I do! His name is Joey or JoeJoe.
Aeredales, Jack Russels, Mutts.
Yes.
Rorschach, but then everyone loves Rorschach.
I think the whole premise of the alien invaders won't survive
scientific rigor, and that the method from the movie is more logical.
Yes, it's good.
Yes.
To do stuff.

Dear transparent friend:

Do you consider yourself more of an artist, a writer or a musician?

Let me rephase. Consider desire - a want. How much desire would be
considered too much (id est unhealthy)?

Do you think popular culture programs should depict phenomena more
realistically, especially concerning the sciences?

Erm, you might not be aware, but the first question in a game of 20
questions is "Is it an animal, vegetable or mineral?". "Yes" isn't a
valid answer, but it is one anyways. Moving on.

Has a part of this thing ever been alive?
Is it something which one can see in the city?

I consider writers and
musicians to be artists.

Ooh, Latin! Let's see... I think it's too much when someone suffers
because of it.

If they intend to be serious, then yes. Otherwise, people should know
it's just a silly show and it's not to be taken seriously.

Oh, sorry. It's been a while since I played that game. I'll make up
for it by telling you it's not something found in nature.

No, unless you're talking of the remote origin of some of the
molecules that conform it, in which case lots of things have been
alive at some point.
Yes.

i shall endeavor to be more through in the future.

[Darkdragon]

Dear ethereal friend:

Do you like Latin? I've been trying to teach myself the language but I haven't had the time to properly attend classes on it.

Do you think learning languages in general is an important tactic to succeed in today's world?

What do you think is the best way to combat corruption in a government system, and why?
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Would this object be held by the person using it?
Is this object quite thin compared to its length and width?
Is the object commercially sold?
Does the object need maintenance once every so often?

[Gabi]

WARNING: I'm in Salta with no Internet connection (I'm logging in from a hotel when my grandma's celebrating her 89th birthday, but I can only use it now, and only for 15 minutes. So odds are I won't be able to get online again until Tuesday.

I'm sorry, I could not foresee this happening. If my absence during these 3 days interferes with the flow of the game, I don't mind being disqualified.

In any case, see you on Tuesday!

[e_voyager]

i understand . is their anyone else with a sudden trip or delay to worry about?

[Jer-oh-me]

Nope nothing to worry about on this front.

Though I'll know who my IF is if they don't reply until Tuesday.

Dear Invisible Friend,

Thingo.
I am in a submarine that you have just almost entirely a whole, what do you do?
Did you get the reference?
Do you like Submarines?
I live in a blue spaceship, well my character does anyway.
Friends shouldn't let friends shoot themselves.
Do you like randomly typing what comes into your head?

[VSMIT]

Dear Invisible Friend,

Code Select Expand

import sys
def ifquestions():
     _names=sys.builtin_module_names
     if 'posix' in _names:
          print 'posix'
     elif 'nt' in _names:
          print 'nt'
     elif 'os2' in _names:
          print 'os2'
     elif 'mac' in _names:
          print 'mac'
     elif 'ce' in _names:
          print 'ce'
     elif 'riscos' in _names:
          print 'riscos'
     else:
          print 'Not found.'What language is this?
On your computer, what would this code do?
Can you translate this into another language?
If yes, please do.

[Gabi]

Sorry for my unplanned absence, I had no way to know the access point I used to get online from my grandma's house would be gone AND the cyber cafe around the corner would have been replaced by a lottery store. -_-

Dear invisible friend, did you miss me?
How was your weekend?

[e_voyager]

tonight i pull out my poking stick. lest get on these answers people. in three days i recived on set of answers and that's not good.

[e_voyager]

Nope nothing to worry about on this front.

Though I'll know who my IF is if they don't reply until Tuesday.

Dear Invisible Friend,

Thingo.
I am in a submarine that you have just almost entirely a whole, what do you do?
Did you get the reference?
Do you like Submarines?
I live in a blue spaceship, well my character does anyway.
Friends shouldn't let friends shoot themselves.
Do you like randomly typing what comes into your head?

Dear Visible Friend,

Word.
I get eaten by a grue.
No.
Indifferent.
Why not yelloooooooooooow?
Suicide is not the answer.
Oh, lint!

Dear ethereal friend:

Do you like Latin? I've been trying to teach myself the language but I
haven't had the time to properly attend classes on it.

Do you think learning languages in general is an important tactic to
succeed in today's world?

What do you think is the best way to combat corruption in a government
system, and why?
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Would this object be held by the person using it?
Is this object quite thin compared to its length and width?
Is the object commercially sold?
Does the object need maintenance once every so often?

I find it interesting, but
I must admit I don't know it very well.

Maybe, maybe not. It depends on the person and the kind of life you
intend to lead. In any case, it's a good tactic for learning more
about the world and its people.

Getting a better government, because the corrupt ones like the way
they are and they're not going to change.
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Not normally. Nothing can stop you from holding it, though.
It depends on the model.
Yes.
No.

poking begins in the morning if there aren't more question and answer by 10 am aka 11 hours form now.  i'm too tied to do so now. i think i'm putting in too many hours a week again. 

[Darkdragon]

Dear missing friend:

Do you think you know who your IF is this round?

How did we get so far in round 42 without a hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy reference?
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Does it run on electricity?
Can you get by a day in the city without this object? (This is question #10)
Could this object be made with the materials and supplies found in a home?
Is the outer portion of this object hard and inflexible?

[Jairus]

Dear Invisible Friend,

Apologies for not asking some questions over the weekend, RL hit me at ramming speed.
What was the weather like over the weekend?
Did you do anything for Memorial Weekend?
So, what was your favorite of the Banjo series?
Do you watch anime, and if so, what's your favorite show?
Aside from Rorschach, who's your favorite character? So, your second favorite, I guess.
I never saw the Watchmen movie, but I would have loved to see the "alien's" death portrayed on screen. What about you?
Have you seen Star Trek yet?

[e_voyager]

Dear Invisible Friend,

Apologies for not asking some questions over the weekend, RL hit me at ramming speed.
What was the weather like over the weekend?
Did you do anything for Memorial Weekend?
So, what was your favorite of the Banjo series?
Do you watch anime, and if so, what's your favorite show?
Aside from Rorschach, who's your favorite character? So, your second favorite, I guess.
I never saw the Watchmen movie, but I would have loved to see the "alien's" death portrayed on screen. What about you?
Have you seen Star Trek yet?

Dear Visible Friend,

So basically it just hit you? Cause ramming can come at any speed
really, it just is more effective at higher velocities.
Sunny.
I worked.
The original.
Yes, Cowboy Bebop, which I ran across several DVDs of at the library today.
Niteowl.
Not really, when I finally finished reading it I thought, "This is the
bit that the longtime fans are whining about? Okay, well what happens
when humanity figures out that the alien is fake from scientific
inquiry?"
Yes, it was okay. Kirk's an a**hole.

Dear invisible friend, did you miss me?
How was your weekend?

Dear invisible friend, did you miss me?
Yes.  It was very lonely without you.

How was your weekend?
It was good.  How was yours?

Dear missing friend:

Do you think you know who your IF is this round?

How did we get so far in round 42 without a hitchhiker's guide to the
galaxy reference?
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Does it run on electricity?
Can you get by a day in the city without this object? (This is question #10)
Could this object be made with the materials and supplies found in a home?
Is the outer portion of this object hard and inflexible?

Dear DD, I'm not missing.
I sent my last answers on Sunday, but e_voyager has waited until last
night to post them.

Not sure. Do you know? But wait, if you know who my IF is, it means
you know who I am, doesn't it? Why am I asking you questions?
Are you my IF? Argh... this is confusing! @.@

Some questions are best left unasked.
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Yep.
Yep to this too.
You could... if you happened to have all the spare parts and know how
to build it. Then again, that can be said of just about any object.
Yeah.

also 1 image from

. i may not be home until friday so i may not be able to update the answer but time is running out to send in your images. come one friends lets try to get them all in before time runs out. also i'm considering extend the deadline by three days but that's not a sure thing

[Darkdragon]

Dear unseen friend:

Did you know it was towel day on the 25th?

A most interesting picture. What inspired you to present this as my image for the game?

What do you consider more dangerous - ignorance or obstinacy? Why?

Is its primary function to entertain?
Would the average household have one of these objects in the home?

[Gabi]

Hey! Did you know it was one of the biggest holidays in Argentina on the 25th? I spent it in Salta and watched the city band play at the main square. My weekend was good, I did some cool things and saw some beautiful landscapes. If only I'd had an Internet connection, that would have made things much easier (like checking in for the return flight, checking my e-mails so that my fellow teachers didn't think I had vanished, and keeping up with the game).

It probably says something that I spent my only 15 minutes online posting here. I'm not sure of what it says, though. What do you think?

I wish I weren't so busy... it's hard to think of good questions when you're thinking of 20 other things at the same time. I guess I'll just bring back an old question for now. What do you think about the current situation?

[e_voyager]

again with only one set of answer like last Sunday there is no way for me to post the answers. poking has begun.

[e_voyager]

Dear Invisible Friend,

Code Select Expand

import sys
def ifquestions():
     _names=sys.builtin_module_names
     if 'posix' in _names:
          print 'posix'
     elif 'nt' in _names:
          print 'nt'
     elif 'os2' in _names:
          print 'os2'
     elif 'mac' in _names:
          print 'mac'
     elif 'ce' in _names:
          print 'ce'
     elif 'riscos' in _names:
          print 'riscos'
     else:
          print 'Not found.'What language is this?
On your computer, what would this code do?
Can you translate this into another language?
If yes, please do.

To my visible fiend.

I can't say what language it is for sure, but if I had to guess, C or python.

I can guess that this code would print the names in sys.bulletin_module_names that corresponded to the files/whatever defined in the if and elif commands.

No, I cannot translate this into another language.

Dear unseen friend:

Did you know it was towel
day on the 25th?

A most interesting picture. What inspired you to present this as my
image for the game?

What do you consider more dangerous - ignorance or obstinacy? Why?

Is its primary function to entertain?
Would the average household have one of these objects in the home?

No, I didn't. That's
amusing. Thanks for the info.

Thanks, I'm glad you like it. I just wanted to experiment.

I think each of them can be dangerous in its own way.

No.
I'm not sure what the average household is. I have one here, if that
helps.

[Darkdragon]

Dear refractive friend:

Do you like cookies? If so, what type?

How do you think the government should tackle organized crime?

If I tell you in a family of two children one of the children is a girl, what are the chances the other child is also a girl? (Ignoring things like twins, hermaphrodites, genetic predisposition et cetera)

Is the object luminescent?
Does the object need to stay plugged to an outlet for it to work?

[e_voyager]

i do believe that the current play time per round is around 17 days like last round. As of today (8:pm) 14 days have past. Instead of closing this round tonight i'll leave it open until Tuesday morning. That gives everyone 3 more days to finis their images and get them in as of yet the  IF image count is only two.

[Gabi]

Dear Invisible Friend, are you still there? I miss you, I'm all alone and invisible-friendless.

What's the square root of (b²-4ac)?

[Jer-oh-me]

Huh, guess I'm not the only one being negligent of this thread.

Dear Invisible friend, waiting for your picture... I can't think of any questions to go with.

[e_voyager]

Jer-oh-me the last questions you asked were on the 25 and they were answered the same day i am still waiting for a couple of pictures and that person has until this afternoon/ evening to send it as them

[e_voyager]

Jer-oh me i remind you that yours was the first image to arrive. youy invisible firne was quite on their toes this round .

Hey! Did you know it was one of the biggest holidays in Argentina on the 25th? I spent it in Salta and watched the city band play at the main square. My weekend was good, I did some cool things and saw some beautiful landscapes. If only I'd had an Internet connection, that would have made things much easier (like checking in for the return flight, checking my e-mails so that my fellow teachers didn't think I had vanished, and keeping up with the game).

It probably says something that I spent my only 15 minutes online posting here. I'm not sure of what it says, though. What do you think?

I wish I weren't so busy... it's hard to think of good questions when you're thinking of 20 other things at the same time. I guess I'll just bring back an old question for now. What do you think about the current situation?

Dear Gabi,
Hey! Did you know it was one of the biggest holidays in Argentina on the 25th? I spent it in Salta and watched the city band play at the main square. My weekend was good, I did some cool things and saw some beautiful landscapes. If only I'd had an Internet connection, that would have made things much easier (like checking in for the return flight, checking my e-mails so that my fellow teachers didn't think I had vanished, and keeping up with the game).
No, I didn't.  How did the band sound?

It probably says something that I spent my only 15 minutes online posting here. I'm not sure of what it says, though. What do you think?
I think that if you're doing something you enjoy, there's a strange effect that time seems to slow down.

I wish I weren't so busy... it's hard to think of good questions when you're thinking of 20 other things at the same time. I guess I'll just bring back an old question for now. What do you think about the current situation?
The current situation where?  There are many situations.

Dear Invisible Friend, are you still there? I miss you, I'm all alone and invisible-friendless.

What's the square root of (b²-4ac)?

Dear Gabi,
Dear Invisible Friend, are you still there? I miss you, I'm all alone and invisible-friendless.
I'm sorry.   I had other things to do and IF kinda slipped my mind.

What's the square root of (b²-4ac)?
The square root of the discriminant?

normally i'd claim this game is over but i'll give the only out one last chance to submit and image this is because i think they may be trying to send it through the forum and i don't know if my forum inbox is full with 120 messages. i need to think them out some first.