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[hanhepi] interviews Elfchat or “The Interview of mass chaos”

For this interview, I decided to interview everyone in the #elftown IRC channel. Mass chaos followed. I tried to clean it up and focus it a little, but leave it with the feel it had in its raw form.

Hanhepi: How old are you?
[09:52] Pixie_Shimmer: 21
[09:52] Aikon I: 18
[09:52] Keyshika: 13
[09:52] Hermelin: 16
[09:52] Isilando: 19
[09:52] Isilando: omg average
[09:53] Isilando: 17 again
[09:53] Isilando: 17.4 actually
[09:53] Isilando: :P
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Hanhepi: Where did you grow up?
[09:54] Pixie_Shimmer: Gladstone, Australia
[09:54] Keyshika: Ylöjärvi, Finland
[09:55] Aikon I: Onnen, The Netherlands
[09:55] Isilando: Crete.
[09:55] Hermelin: ...And when are you finished growing up?
[09:55] Aikon I: herm: in your case... never
[09:56] Hermelin: wahaha. so funny.
[09:56] Pixie_Shimmer: answer, Herm :P
[09:56] * Aikon_I pokes Hermelin
[09:56] Aikon I: wanker
[09:56] Hanhepi: herm: for sake of argument: where you spent your childhood, so, til you hit 12.
[09:56] Hermelin: I spent my childhood in different towns :/
[09:56] Aikon I: name em all
[09:57] Aikon I: good lord
[09:57] Hermelin: XD
[09:57] Hermelin: Kopparberg and Kalmar, then. :)
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Hanhepi: Do you have any vices?
[10:09] Aikon I: yes
[10:09] Pixie_Shimmer: yes ^_^
[10:09] Hermelin: Probably ;P
[10:09] Keyshika: I'm not completely aware of this. :P
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Hanhepi: Do you have any pets? How many/what kind?
[10:10] Aikon I: o:-)
[10:10] Keyshika: Not anymore.
[10:11] Pixie_Shimmer: 2 cats, 2 dogs
[10:11] Aikon I: yes, 2 dogs and a goldfish
[10:12] Hermelin: 4 chickens., 2 roosters, a slowly dying dog, one silly fish.
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Hanhepi: Whom do you most admire?
[10:14] Hermelin: >.<
[10:14] Aikon I: nobody
[10:15] Pixie_Shimmer: Harry Potter
[10:15] Hermelin: I thought you would go for Heir Hitler ;)
[10:15] Pixie_Shimmer: >:)
[10:15] Aikon I: I don't admire Hitler
[10:15] Aikon I: just the stuff he did
[10:15] Keyshika: I admire different people for different reasons, so I can't really raise one above others. :p
[10:15] * Hermelin agrees with Keyshika
[10:15] Pixie_Shimmer: I could have said the real one but I do not feel like being all personal :$
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Hanhepi: What do you consider most important in your life at this point?
[10:16] Keyshika: Free time, hobbies, friends.-
[10:16] Hermelin: omg. These questions are so easy.
[10:16] Pixie_Shimmer: something that we have, or that we would like to have??
[10:17] Aikon I: if you would have asked a week ago I would have a clear answer... but not right now
[10:17] Hanhepi: pix: either. if getting something is the most important thing in your life, use that as your answer.
[10:17] Pixie_Shimmer: financial security
[10:17] Keyshika: Well, actually, there may be more important things, but those are the things -I- consider important. :p
[10:17] Aikon I: hmmm... yeah
[10:18] Aikon I: money
[10:18] Hermelin: Money, friends.
[10:18] Hermelin: General happiness ^__^
[10:18] Keyshika: Oh, that too. :O
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Hanhepi: If you could meet any person(past or present) who would you most like to meet? Why them? What would you want to talk about with them?
[10:20] Hermelin: ehh..
[10:20] Keyshika: Isi. Because he's cool. Anything. :P
[10:21] Hermelin: I was being ironic before, too ;)
[10:21] Aikon I: pixie... show that I do care
[10:22] Pixie_Shimmer: I'd like to meet the creator of the Crazy Frog, to hit them over the head and ask why the hell they created such an awful, awful thing...
[10:23] Hermelin: I'd like to meet some nice, happy people I haven't met before. ;)
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Hanhepi: If you could live during any time period, which would you choose? Why?
[10:26] Hermelin: I would choose now.
[10:26] Aikon I: tricky... I like several ages
[10:26] Aikon I: how many can I pick?
[10:27] Pixie_Shimmer: I'd live back when chubby gals were cool, cause then I'd be the sex <3
[10:27] Keyshika: ...
[10:27] Aikon I: o.ô
[10:27] Pixie_Shimmer: XD
[10:27] Hanhepi: aik: as many as you feel like typing into one cohesive answer with the "whys" listed behind them
[10:27] Hermelin: I would miss now-ish things otherwise...
[10:28] Hanhepi: pix: me too. we could be models!!
[10:28] Pixie_Shimmer: whooo!
[10:28] Keyshika: I'd choose now as I don't know what will be in the future. <.<
[10:29] Aikon I: I’d like to live in the future... I’d have a better PC
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Hanhepi: Boxers or Briefs? (for the ladies: granny panties, bikini cut, or thong)
[10:33] Aikon I: boxer
[10:33] Hermelin: o.o the oddness!
[10:33] Hermelin: boxer. :)
[10:33] Pixie_Shimmer: granny panties!
[10:33] Keyshika: Of all those, I only know boxers. o__o;
[10:38] Keyshika: None of the above.
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Hanhepi: What art medium are you most comfortable working in?
[10:40] Pixie_Shimmer: music - guitar   does that count as an art?
[10:41] Hermelin: Writing then.
[10:41] Aikon I: maybe... scale modeling/sculpting
[10:41] Pixie_Shimmer: I choose, guitar and photoshop
[10:42] Keyshika: Varies... I do whatever I feel like. Sometimes I prefer pencil over CC, sometimes not.
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Hanhepi: Do you have a favorite piece that you have done?
[10:52] Pixie_Shimmer: Sherbit - I did it for Font ^_^
[10:53] Keyshika: Okay, then it's the same as with the admiring thing. I like what I have done for different reasons, can't compare. :p
[10:53] Aikon I: my US 101st Airborne Division Bastogne
[10:53] Aikon I: diorama
[10:56] * Hermelin has no favorite creation
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Hanhepi: How do you come up with ideas for your artwork?
[10:58] Pixie_Shimmer: They just happen, or they are requested ^_^
[10:59] Aikon I: ehm... by reading stories, watching movie and documentaries
[10:59] Keyshika: I don't know how my brain works, don't ask me. :p
[10:59] Hermelin: I usually come up with ideas while walking.
[11:00] Hermelin: When going to/from school/training and such.
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Hanhepi: How did you come up with your Elftown screen name?
[11:09] Pixie_Shimmer: Lady Lovely Locks/80's cartoon fan
[11:09] Keyshika: Random letters in a preferred order. :p
[11:09] Hermelin: Silliness ^__^
[11:09] Aikon I: looked at my Nokia phone
[11:12] Veltzeh: My ET name is the same I use everywhere. I originally made it up for the Elfwood moderators' IRC channel and it's a combination of my initials (vel) and letters I like (t and z together) and a very nice sound (eh) :P
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Hanhepi: What did you eat for breakfast yesterday?
[11:14] Hermelin: sandwiches and tea.
[11:15] Hermelin: Mostly lots of tea
[11:15] Keyshika: A banana, yoghurt and bread, if I remember right.
[11:15] Aikon I: nothing
[11:15] Aikon I: I ate a candy bar at lunch
[11:15] * pixie_shimmer can't remember
[11:16] Aikon I: wait... I ate the mars bar today
[11:16] Pixie_Shimmer: I still cant remember
[11:17] Aikon I: I had bread cheese sticks
(notice this next bit is almost an hour later)
[12:07] Aikon I: I just remembered what I had for breakfast yesterday
[12:09] Aikon I: a bowl of cereal with custard? vla
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Hanhepi: If they made a movie based on your life, what would the title be?
[11:26] Aikon I: I don't know...
[11:26] Pixie_Shimmer: "omg is she retarded?"
[11:26] Aikon I: "crash course fall asleep"
[11:26] Keyshika: "t3h kronikels o zee ki!11!"
[11:26] Aikon I: "BS Nazi"
[11:37] Hermelin: “omgogmg”
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Hanhepi: Whom would you want to star as you?
[11:31] Pixie_Shimmer: Jabba the Hutt
[11:31] Aikon I: Jabba is a male
[11:31] Pixie_Shimmer: soooo
[11:31] Keyshika: Me.
[11:32] Aikon I: Jude Law
[11:32] Pixie_Shimmer: Jabba the Hutt's mum then
[11:32] Aikon I: and Ed Harris
[11:38] Hermelin: Someone who is not a rich and stupid Hollywood star.
[11:39] Hermelin: Maketsu?
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Hanhepi: If you could have a single superpower, which would you pick?
[11:40] Keyshika: Teleporting.
[11:41] Hermelin: Is immortality a superpower?
[11:41] Pixie_Shimmer: I would choose teleprting too ^_^
[11:41] Pixie_Shimmer: only spelt right
[11:41] Keyshika: Hermelin: you wanna be immortal? <___<
[11:41] Hermelin: yes.
[11:41] Hermelin: Shouldn't I?
[11:42] Pixie_Shimmer: everyone else dies :O
[11:42] Hermelin: yeah.
[11:42] Hermelin: I could have a secret self-destruct button
[11:42] Keyshika: Imagine floating in space for eternity, feeling cold and all that, but not dying. :p
[11:43] Hermelin: That is when I would use the secret button.
[11:43] Hermelin: :P
[11:44] Keyshika: But that's another superpower. You can only have one. :p
[11:44] Hermelin: immortality with a self-destruct function, is that a superpower?
[11:46] Hermelin: Gah. I would just have immortality that was dependant on living humans then. ;O
[11:46] Pixie_Shimmer: hehe, that sounds a little better. assuming you don’t have to feed off them :P
[11:47] Aikon I: I would like to have the power that Mel Gibson has in "what women want"
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Hanhepi: What would be the weakness to balance that out?
[11:56] Hermelin: The solution!
[11:57] Hermelin: The self destruct button!
[11:57] Aikon I: my weakness would be hearing things I don't want to hear
[11:58] Keyshika: Weakness... hmm, long performing for the teleport. So I wouldn't use it all the time. :P
[11:59] Pixie_Shimmer: I'll steal Nightcrawler's weakness...it works better if I can picture where I am teleporting to :P
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Hanhepi: When/how did you find Elftown?
[12:02] Pixie_Shimmer: Elfwood, 2 years ago I think..I decided to click on the ELftown link :O
[12:02] Keyshika: 2002-11-03 18:44:40, Vel told me.
[12:03] Hermelin: 2003-07-03 05:23:56. From the link at elfwood
[12:04] Aikon I: a year ago... I played an internet game and [Davorah] (previous known as Gaia-Selaria) also played that game and told us about ET
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Hanhepi: Do you ever say/try to say “LOL” in real life?
[12:06] Pixie_Shimmer: no :P
[12:06] Aikon I: no
[12:06] Keyshika: Yes. With Finnish pronunciation.
[12:07] Hermelin: Maybe sometime in a strictly ironical way. ;)
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Hanhepi: Do you think you will ever leave Elftown?
[12:14] Keyshika: Probably when I leave the rest of the world too.
[12:15] Pixie_Shimmer: I cant imagine doing so :)
[12:15] Hanhepi: probably? as in, "maybe when I die I’ll leave et, or maybe I’ll still hang out on et even when I’m dead"?
[12:17] Keyshika: Yeah. :p If you're unlucky, I may stay haunting you all in my death.
[12:20] Hermelin: I don't think I’ll ever leave elftown. Possibly neglect it a little if I suddenly get's lots of funny real-life friends or something. ;P
[13:43] Aikon I: yes... when I run out of time
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Hanhepi: Do you know any people from your real life who are members of Elftown or Elfwood?
[12:21] Keyshika: Yes.
[12:21] Hermelin: ehh.
[12:21] Calann: Umm... Yes. Two at least.
[12:21] * Hermelin thinks hard.
[12:21] Pixie_Shimmer: yes
[12:22] Hermelin: No...
[13:43] Aikon I: no
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Hanhepi: Do you think you act the same in real life as you do online?
[12:22] Keyshika: No. :p
[12:23] Hermelin: I wouldn't go huggling random people in real life. ;)
[12:23] Pixie_Shimmer: for the most part ^_^
[12:23] Calann: I'm a lot more talkative online.
[12:23] Pixie_Shimmer: I would!!
[12:24] Pixie_Shimmer: I would have to be with friends to be brave enough to go huggling random people, but I could still do it if I was in the right mood ^_^
[13:43] Aikon I: no
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Hanhepi: If you could say one thing to everyone on Elftown, what would it be?
[12:25] Hermelin: Ohhh... the possibilities!
[12:26] Pixie_Shimmer: "omg!"
[12:28] Keyshika: Bleh. I have nothing to say... let's go with ":O".
[12:28] Calann: Can't think of anything.
[12:30] Hermelin: Hmm. I had some ideas before, but they're gone now. :/
[12:31] Keyshika: Think of an alarm note saying... "omg! :O"
[12:33] Hermelin: I would like to tell the stupid people to “be less stupid.”
[13:44] Aikon I: “don't talk shit”
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Hanhepi: Do you think that one day the skills you have picked up on Elftown will help you take over the world, run a bakery, sell beaded cushions, or anything else?
[12:34] Keyshika: Definitely!
[12:35] Hermelin: What skills are we talking about, exactly?
[12:35] Calann: Skills, what skills? I haven't picked up any skills. :P
[12:35] Hermelin: I don't think I have picked up any...
[12:35] Calann: Or have I? Hmm...
[12:37] Pixie_Shimmer: I learnt to say "I want to slap you with my cock and grab your flower" in Dutch ^_^
[12:38] Hermelin: Yeah. that'll help you open a bakery shop ;P
[12:38] Pixie_Shimmer: zeph told me to send it to Aik :)  and hell yeah! If I opened it in the Netherlands I'd have a roaring business ;)
[13:44] Aikon I: no... I’ll screw up taking over the world
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Hanhepi: If you were a predatory animal, which would you be? Why?
[12:40] Keyshika: Eagle. I don't know, it was the first one to cross my mind.
[12:40] Calann: Tiger. Or puma. Or some other feline.
[12:41] Calann: And I think the reason is quite obvious.
[12:41] Pixie_Shimmer: Cat - because people still lub me even if I do kill the garden lizards
[12:42] Hermelin: I would go with a bird too.
[12:42] Hermelin: A big one. :)
[12:43] Pixie_Shimmer: an albatross!
[12:43] Hermelin: Albatross, if it counts as a predatory animal. :D
[13:44] Aikon I: eagle... too many... I like all predators
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Hanhepi: What kind of vegetable would you say best describes your personality?
[12:45] Hermelin: good. :)
[12:45] * Hermelin blinks
[12:45] Keyshika: <_<
[12:45] Calann: Uh...
[12:46] Pixie_Shimmer: cucumber XD
(we list a bazillion examples)
[12:50] Keyshika: Okay, I don't want to look up all those words so I'll go with corn.
[12:48] Hermelin: carrot.
[12:50] Calann: For the lack of a better option...lettuce.
[12:51] Keyshika: I doubt corn describes me in any way, but I like them, so bah. :p
[13:45] Aikon I: carrot
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Hanhepi: What really annoys the hell out of you?
[12:54] Pixie_Shimmer: :P
[12:54] Hermelin: Aikon. :PP
[12:54] Keyshika: Aikon.
[12:55] Keyshika: xDD
[12:55] Hermelin: omg!
[12:55] Keyshika: Okay, not really. :p I’ll think of something better.
[12:55] Pixie_Shimmer: :O
[12:55] Pixie_Shimmer: >:)
[12:56] Calann: Patting.
[12:56] Pixie_Shimmer: art thieves!
[12:58] Calann: And and and and...if someone pokes fun at me, even if it's friendly.
[12:58] Calann: Well, not always. But very often I get sulky.
[13:02] Keyshika: What annoys me: stupid on purpose, ignorant, arrogant people.
[13:03] Hermelin: Being alone is what really annoys me.
[13:45] Aikon I: people telling me what to do and think
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Hanhepi: What is the average amount of time you spend on Elftown daily?
[13:00] Keyshika: :O
[13:00] Pixie_Shimmer: :$
[13:00] Pixie_Shimmer: 10-ish hours?
[13:01] Calann: Err... Actively, a few hours. But I'm logged on 24/7.
[13:01] Hermelin: I suppose I spend between ½ and 12 hours...
[13:01] Hermelin: Usually 3-6 I imagine.
[13:05] Keyshika: Well... on school days, maybe ten hours a day... weekends, holidays, ill days; whenever I'm not sleeping or away.
[13:06] Keyshika: away, like a week in Austria this year.
[13:45] Aikon I: about 9 hours
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These 10 questions originally came from a French series, "Bouillon de Culture" hosted by Bernard Pivot. It is probably more familiar to many as the question James Lipton asks at the end of "Inside the Actor's Studio."
It's amazing what the simple answers to these questions reveal about a person's thoughts, feelings and beliefs.

Hanhepi: What is your favorite word?
[13:11] Pixie_Shimmer: puddle
[13:11] Aikon I: aha/uh-huh
[13:12] Keyshika: varjo, maybe... of course, my opinion changes but this is a long-time favourite.
[13:12] Keyshika: Means shadow.
[13:14] Hermelin: I think spine is a nice word.
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Hanhepi: What is your least favorite word?
[13:15] Pixie_Shimmer: :O
[13:15] Pixie_Shimmer: omg I cant type it :P
[13:15] Pixie_Shimmer: Aikon can :P
[13:16] Pixie_Shimmer: cause it is disgusting :O
[13:16] Aikon I: kut?
[13:16] Pixie_Shimmer: in English :P
[13:16] Keyshika: "vittu"
[13:16] Aikon I: (answers for pixie) “cunt.”
[13:18] Aikon I: “stupid” is my least fave word 'cause it's always used against me
[13:18] Hermelin: “pung” is the ugliest word. >.<
[13:20] Calann: Favourite word...there are many that I like, but I'll pick 'rain'. Least favourite word: my own name.
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Hanhepi: What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?
[13:21] Aikon I: war
[13:21] Hermelin: walks, rain.
[13:21] Calann: Music.
[13:22] Pixie_Shimmer: friends, books, art, music
[13:22] Hermelin: yeah, music too.
[13:22] Hermelin: and movies
[13:22] Calann: Many many many other things as well.
[13:22] Keyshika: Mysteries, realising a pattern, corollaries, understanding, etc...
[13:22] Keyshika: and other things.
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Hanhepi: What turns you off?
[13:23] Aikon I: rain
[13:23] Aikon I: cold
[13:23] Hermelin: Getting sad/depressed
[13:23] Keyshika: Religion.
[13:24] Hanhepi: Which religion? All of them?
[13:24] Keyshika: Any religion when talked long enough.
[13:24] Keyshika: but well, Christianity works almost instantly. >:/
[13:24] Keyshika: almost
[13:25] Pixie_Shimmer: war
[13:25] Keyshika: Mainly because people have tried to force it on me so many times before.
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Hanhepi: What is your favorite curse word?
[13:27] Aikon I: kut/cunt
[13:27] Pixie_Shimmer: arse!
[13:27] Keyshika: Perkele
[13:27] Hermelin: Jävla idiot! ;)
[13:28] Calann: I've started censoring myself, so I don't really have one.
[13:28] Calann: Unless you count 'damn' or 'bloody'...
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Hanhepi: What sound or noise do you love?
[13:28] Aikon I: a Stuka
[13:28] Pixie_Shimmer: rain, splashing puddles, beautiful singing
[13:29] Keyshika: Rain, choir singing.
[13:29] Hermelin: rain, music
[13:30] Calann: The voices of my most important people. Thunder, if it's not too loud. Music.
[13:31] Calann: And, umm...waves.
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Hanhepi: What sound or noise do you hate?
[13:32] Calann: Too many to list.
[13:32] Aikon I: dentist drill
[13:32] Hermelin: small children crying
[13:32] Pixie_Shimmer: people fighting
[13:32] Keyshika: xD
[13:32] Keyshika: car-noises
[13:32] Aikon I: what herm said too
[13:33] Hermelin: Any unwanted sound when you try to sleep
[13:33] Pixie_Shimmer: pigeons! xD
[13:33] Keyshika: All kinds of motors, actually.
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Hanhepi: What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
[13:34] Aikon I: ehmn
[13:34] Keyshika: I have no idea.
[13:34] Aikon I: that is easy... I go to school... so any profession will do
[13:34] Pixie_Shimmer: besides the unemployed receptionist profession? xD
[13:34] Pixie_Shimmer: musician :P Though I have already done that :)
[13:35] Hermelin: Architect
[13:35] Calann: My chosen profession is translator... But a librarian, a bookshop keeper, musician, writer, teacher.
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Hanhepi:. What profession would you not like to do?
[13:36] Pixie_Shimmer: Army
[13:37] Keyshika: Teacher... company director... anything that needs a lot of leading and/or social skills.
[13:37] Calann: Housewife. :P
[13:37] Aikon I: teacher... can't stand whining kids of any age
[13:37] Hermelin: receptionist/secretary
[13:37] Calann: No. Seriously speaking...politician. Or a militant.
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Hanhepi: If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
[13:38] Aikon I: am I the only one inhere who likes death and destruction
[13:39] Aikon I: "took you long enough"
[13:39] Keyshika: Funny how I first thought "Go to hell." though I doubt I wanted to hear that. ;/
[13:39] Pixie_Shimmer: "omgwtfbbq!"
[13:40] Calann: "You can go back to Earth."
[13:41] Calann: Hm. Though I don't know. Okay, I'll change my answer: I have no idea.
[13:43] Keyshika: I'll just say I hope Heaven doesn't exist and I don't have to listen to any god. <_<

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