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Post by En on Jul 11, 2003 12:08:00 GMT -5
Hey, Ayan. So... yeah, I went and read a bunch of your other posts, so I could try to get a feel for who you are and stuff... and you know, the picture that snuck into my head (and won't go away)... is an orca.
A warm-blooded creature in the cold streams of the northern oceans, the orca usually fishes alone, hunting for salmon or herring along rocky coastal shelves.
But when the task of hunting is done, the orca travels in small and intimate groups called pods, sometimes swimming together and sometimes resting on the surface, often conversing quietly until one calls the group to dive again. The pod often plays together, and sometimes plays with another pod from the same clan (a clan shares similar vocalisation patterns and is usually a group of interrelated pods), inventing games involving leaps and dives and splashes, sometimes racing. Orca are also fond of chasing big ships and skipping from wave to wave in the widest point of the wake, but are quite shy of humans in general.
Affectionate, expressive, active, social but closest to a few immediate family members, the orca is a complex creature. I have seen them comfort their calves, tease and play in water fights, and sometimes -- sometimes, lie awake and alone on the surface of the water, calling softly. I can't imagine what they were thinking or saying then, but it certainly seemed as though they were whispering their thoughts to the moon.
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Nie - *wipes forehead* well, you know, some people really don't like spiders. I think they're cool, but we all know I'm a little weird.
Glad it works for you, though. (What do you eat in weird ways?  )
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Post by Evelyn on Jul 11, 2003 22:56:58 GMT -5
Evelyn, I don't know you very well, but what you said gave me a pretty clear picture. The thing is -- the picture was of a brown bear.
Hold on, hold on. I'm serious. Brown bears are generally solitary creatures, except nursing mothers, and they can be terrifying when territorial, but they can also be sociable given the right situations. Their usual reaction to company is curiosity, sometimes even playfulness, but there's a reason bears are often pictured as stoic, too; they often like to watch and consider before responding, if they choose to respond.
They're smart and creative; they solve problems and sometimes use tools to reach food or secure shelter. They're not big as bears go, and they tend to be fairly peaceful; but more importantly, they are amazingly graceful fishers. You might think, watching them move in a berry patch, that they are slow movers -- but I've seen one run down a sharply pitched and rocky slope as gracefully as any eagle ever flew. And you might think, looking at the thick brown fur and small brown eyes, that bears are plain creatures -- but look closely, and you will see that the fur is soft as down below and shiny as satin above, and that their eyes are intelligent and liquid with beauty.
And do they dream? We can't know -- but I've seen a bear pause to gaze at the moon, and another stop to watch a waterfall. Where their cousins the squirrels and pika chitter and hurry from chore to chore, and their brothers the coyotes hunt and struggle and sing within their packs, the bear is mysterious, quiet, and aware. |
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Post by Ayan on Jul 13, 2003 20:10:02 GMT -5
Hey, Ayan. So... yeah, I went and read a bunch of your other posts, so I could try to get a feel for who you are and stuff... and you know, the picture that snuck into my head (and won't go away)... is an orca.
A warm-blooded creature in the cold streams of the northern oceans, the orca usually fishes alone, hunting for salmon or herring along rocky coastal shelves.
But when the task of hunting is done, the orca travels in small and intimate groups called pods, sometimes swimming together and sometimes resting on the surface, often conversing quietly until one calls the group to dive again. The pod often plays together, and sometimes plays with another pod from the same clan (a clan shares similar vocalisation patterns and is usually a group of interrelated pods), inventing games involving leaps and dives and splashes, sometimes racing. Orca are also fond of chasing big ships and skipping from wave to wave in the widest point of the wake, but are quite shy of humans in general.
Affectionate, expressive, active, social but closest to a few immediate family members, the orca is a complex creature. I have seen them comfort their calves, tease and play in water fights, and sometimes -- sometimes, lie awake and alone on the surface of the water, calling softly. I can't imagine what they were thinking or saying then, but it certainly seemed as though they were whispering their thoughts to the moon.
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Nie - *wipes forehead* well, you know, some people really don't like spiders. I think they're cool, but we all know I'm a little weird.
Glad it works for you, though. (What do you eat in weird ways? ) *smiles* It sounds like me...Wow Nialle, you're really good at this kind of stuff...How do you do it? ;D |
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Post by Simply Panda on Jul 13, 2003 20:33:16 GMT -5
ohhh... do me next! lol... let me see... I am a pretty happy person. I have a small group of extremely close friends, and many acquaintences(sp?). I am of slightly above average intelligence, and I like being involved in my community and school through volunteer work and clubs. Need anything else?
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Post by Rubes on Jul 14, 2003 0:28:26 GMT -5
Why not just do all of Trapdoor?  There's what, 50 House members?  Fun fun
Would you please give me a Patronus? I think you know enough about me, so if you could find the time, I'd like to have a Patronus as well 
And Nierme, have you eaten anything as weird as.....Chicken McNuggets and Milk? ((Rita thinks I'm sick  ))
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Post by En on Jul 14, 2003 13:27:48 GMT -5
Panda, keep going... tell me about, let's see, how about what places you like to travel? What you like to do in your free time? Stuff like that....
Hmm. I'll think about that, Rubes... usually takes me about a day... (older computers work slower )
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Post by Simply Panda on Jul 15, 2003 22:54:31 GMT -5
Let's see... so far I have been to Japan and Korea and I loved it in both places. I would also love to go to England and Ireland. If I could I would live in England forr a year.
In my free time I like to read, watch show on t.v. like Smallville, Buffy and Gillmore Girls(all on Tuesday night, ack!) and So Graham Norton(heard of it?) A lot of my time is spent with friends. We see movies(most recently Pirates of the Caribbean), have parties, do things like have candle talks late into the night when we discuss things on our mind(worries, troubles) and play DDR.
I collect things like faeries, Boydes Bears, and HP stuff. I also draw, paint ceramics, and write poetry and short stories.
Is that enough?
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Post by Sphi on Jul 16, 2003 2:12:49 GMT -5
Why not just do all of Trapdoor? There's what, 50 House members? Fun fun |
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Post by Ivy on Jul 17, 2003 22:50:29 GMT -5
Ooh-ness! Yeah okay so I noticed this before but I didn't really post here because well there's no real reason. If you're still doing this, En, and willing to take some time to analyze me (after everyone else of course) d'ya think you could possibly tell me what you think my Patronus would be?
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Post by En on Jul 19, 2003 22:49:11 GMT -5
Right. After much deliberation, I have reached a conclusion about Rubes' patronus (this was a tough one)....
These creatures live in bands consisting of a few males and a much larger number of females. Usually the oldest male is the leader, and the others act as guards and seconds. They are usually quiet, except when they're angry, which is usually due to rivalry -- in which case they can get very loud and definitely have stylistic methods of trying to make their point (you know I mean that in the nicest way, Rubes, I respect that you're so logical ).
Observers know that earlier ideas about these creatures' temperaments were quite wrong. They are shy and playful, and once part of a family, they are devoted to it. Though mothers hold the young for the first four months, fathers and uncles often play with the youngsters and demonstrate a real genius for inventing games. They also teach each other, have keen memories and can develop and use strategies to protect themselves and compete for food and resources. They've even been shown to have sly senses of humour, and to be inventive and funny in their use of language -- since they are capable of signing to and understanding speech by humans.
Rubes, your patronus is a silverback gorilla. Cheers. I rather like them.
Sorry it took me so long. I thought about doing a centaur, too, and there were pretty good reasons for that, but the gorilla kept saying "pick me pick me" -- and after our weird game yesterday, it just made sense that you'd be a creature as capable of play as reason.
Okay. Panda, Sphoenix and Chris. *gets thinking*
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Post by Rubes on Jul 19, 2003 23:08:48 GMT -5
Silverback gorilla! I love it ;D
Why was I so difficult though? I mean, a macaw, centaur and silverback gorilla ((I love it!)); I can't see the connections between the three
Ok, so once I wrestle my wand back from Willow, I'm going on a Silverback-Gorilla-Patronus-Spree! Yaha!
Thanks and Cheers
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Post by En on Jul 19, 2003 23:37:35 GMT -5
Why was I so difficult though? I mean, a macaw, centaur and silverback gorilla ((I love it!)); I can't see the connections between the three
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Panda... since I don't know you very well yet, this is a bit iffier, but here goes.
I think you're a squirrel. You seem very lively and you certainly know how to dodge around in the riddle room. Squirrels also tend to work closely with a few others of their kind, usually a mate and a few "neighbours." But here's the thing that made me think "squirrel, yeah": squirrels are one of the very few creatures who willingly and earnestly attempt to communicate with other species. I've seen a squirrel yell at a blackbird, compare notes with rabbits, check with raccoons before entering an area, even take on a human. And you seem completely unafraid to jump into any discussion and express your views. I respect that. It's a good quality to have anywhere, not just on a message board, but it's especially good for TD.
Squirrels are also among the few creatures who manage stores of food against winter. You, too, are a collector. And... can't quite put my finger on this, but your positive, methodical approach to discussion, combined with the way you think about books remind me of a squirrel stashing acorns. Like, you read, you understand, you put it in your mind so later, you can call it up. That's another thing I can respect.
So yeah. Squirrel. But feel free to come back in a month or so and ask again, and meanwhile, come talk to me, even if I seem to be of another species We'll see what we can figure out for you.
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Sphoenix, I get the big DUH award for taking so long to figure this one out. I already knew when I started calling you "Sphee" for short, and it just took me till now to understand that I'd landed your patronus.
Yours is a sphinx. Duh. *smacks forehead*
Who's brilliant at riddles? You. Sphinges are creatures of wit, able to tap into wisdom, but even more able to play in power games; wit is only their strongest tool (along with a solid grasp on language and mythology, which you definitely have, o Latin language resource for TD). And they're exact: they know precisely what they think and which answers are correct. But also playful, especially when coming up with riddles for others to answer.
They are three-part creatures: woman (and you are a very feminine person, in the best way), lioness (which I'm using in the sense of having wicked hunting skillz and being essentially powerful leaders, rather than the Gryff sense, here), and bird of prey (not just for keen sight and rapid flight, but they're able to pick out their prey: holes in an argument).
Sphinges have an aura of mystery about them, which you have in spades. They can be quiet when it suits them, and they can also time their responses brilliantly, which you do. And they are ferocious as a blitzkrieg in battle, especially in battles of wit. They don't have to look ambitious, because they're the top of the intellectual food chain in Egyptian mythology, and they know it. Able to choose and serve a purpose, but never slaves to anything, they are essentially independent.
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Post by Simply Panda on Jul 20, 2003 4:47:03 GMT -5
That's pretty awesome... I think it sounds like me... so, yeah... good job. It is always fun to do things like this... but yeah, thanx a bunch!
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Post by Sphi on Jul 20, 2003 17:02:39 GMT -5
Wow, a sphinx. I never thought of that before, but the way you describe it, it's perfect. That description seems to match me right down to the little hidden details. Thanks so much! I think it's so great that you know the people here so well; it's pretty amazing. You can analyze me better than most people I know in real life.
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Post by Will on Jul 21, 2003 18:15:57 GMT -5
-slips into the thread quietly-
Erm... En? I'd hate hate to ask you this, taken that your brain must hurt from all the analyzing and debating with the others, but... -tugs on her tie- what do you think my patronus would be? -nervous smile-
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There's what, 50 House members? 
Fun fun
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