Thank you!! Letâs see...
Maple: Is there a hobby/skill youâve always wanted to try but never did?
Iâd like to add âyetâ to the end of this, because I donât think youâre ever too old to pick up a hobby or learn a skill. But, that being said, there are a lot of different instruments I want to learn to play someday. Instruments like the hammered dulcimer and the bagpipes... (though the latter will have to wait until Iâm NOT living in an apartment building so I can practice properly, haha.)
Harvest: What fictional character do you most identify with? Why?
There are a lot of characters I identify with, but I always kind of default back to Gourry Gabriev from Slayers. Like him, Iâm not particularly bright, but I make up for it with other skills (of varied usefulness) and my positive attitude. I want to protect and defend others, but sometimes I can be too self-sacrificing and get myself into trouble. Also, Iâm always ready to fight and I love strong, independent women who could kick my ass.
Spice: Have you ever encountered a house that you believed to be haunted?
Oh, so many. So many. Honestly, I donât know if I believe in âghostsâ in the traditional sense (spirits of deceased humans), but I know Iâve definitely encountered strange presences that I canât explain. In my old bedroom at my parentsâ house, thereâs a presence of some kind that comes and goes- itâs definitely not human, and itâs not malevolent, but itâs not benevolent either. Itâs just... there. Besides that, I only remember ones that felt particularly threatening or frightening. About ten years ago when I was visiting family on the Isle of Jura, we stayed in the Jura Hotel on the second floor. One day I decided to explore the hotel, so I walked up to the third floor to see what it was like.As I walked up the stairs, I was overcome with an awful feeling of dread, and by the time I got to the top, I physically couldnât continue. I turned around, walked back down the stairs, and didnât go back to the third floor again. (The hotel has been renovated since then, so if I stay there the next time I visit, maybe I wonât have the same experience.)And itâs not a âhouseâ per say, but... a couple years ago, the entire city of Belfast, Ireland gave me bad vibes. It's a nice place, but I couldnât shake this weird feeling of dread the whole time we were there. I couldnât get comfortable until we got on the ferry to head back to Scotland.
