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Snowflake Day 3: who's coming to dinner?
Jan. 6th, 2021 07:25 am(Yes, I did Snowflake Day 2. But in someone else's comments section.)
The challenge asked who I'd like to have dinner with, out of one of my fandoms. I've always found this question quite tricky, as I'm not sure I'd like to hang out with any characters I like watching, and I wouldn't want to hang out with most show creators either, because we'd have nothing to talk about.
First, I thought through my main fandom: Buffy. But I don't think I'd actually have much in common with any of the characters, and none of them are particularly good at socialising with people they don't know. Stilted small-talk with people who'd rather be saving the world? No thanks.
So I considered my other shows.
Farscape? None of those characters are at all stable. And most of them are quite rude (if not openly hostile).
West Wing? More people who suck at small talk - just in a highly intellectual way. (Which: me too! But our interests wouldn't overlap at all, so we'd have no shared areas of conversation.)
Leverage? Hmm... close. I'd love to hang out with Hardison - he's a total geek, and we definitely have a shared interest in Doctor Who, at least. But I'd also be paranoid that they were trying to con me in some way.
This challenge is hard, guys.
So, finally I've settled on the only person it could ever be: Hercule Poirot. He's considerate, he's good at conversation, and he's a total gourmet - so as long as he picks the restaurant, I am guaranteed a good meal with a charming man who will enthusiastically insist I try every single appetiser.
The challenge asked who I'd like to have dinner with, out of one of my fandoms. I've always found this question quite tricky, as I'm not sure I'd like to hang out with any characters I like watching, and I wouldn't want to hang out with most show creators either, because we'd have nothing to talk about.
First, I thought through my main fandom: Buffy. But I don't think I'd actually have much in common with any of the characters, and none of them are particularly good at socialising with people they don't know. Stilted small-talk with people who'd rather be saving the world? No thanks.
So I considered my other shows.
Farscape? None of those characters are at all stable. And most of them are quite rude (if not openly hostile).
West Wing? More people who suck at small talk - just in a highly intellectual way. (Which: me too! But our interests wouldn't overlap at all, so we'd have no shared areas of conversation.)
Leverage? Hmm... close. I'd love to hang out with Hardison - he's a total geek, and we definitely have a shared interest in Doctor Who, at least. But I'd also be paranoid that they were trying to con me in some way.
This challenge is hard, guys.
So, finally I've settled on the only person it could ever be: Hercule Poirot. He's considerate, he's good at conversation, and he's a total gourmet - so as long as he picks the restaurant, I am guaranteed a good meal with a charming man who will enthusiastically insist I try every single appetiser.