#interview (ask)

At the start of the game you have already been working there for a month or so, so the interview has already happened- I do plan to revisit the interview, however, a little down the line.

- what is your biggest fear ?

- without getting spoilery, what's one of your goals ?

- do you have a favorite student, and if yes, who is it ?

1. What’s your biggest fear?

“My biggest fear…hm. That is quite a peculiar question - after all, fear is simply a reaction to perceived danger. How does one decide which danger is most important?”

2. What is one of your goals?

“My goal has always been to make the children in the best versions of themselves.”

3. Do you have a favorite student?

(This one is deceptively important! We like potential students who are engaged and curious, as good scientists are! You aren’t limited to research - ask about the PIs mentor ship style, the class requirements, living in the city, etc etc)

I’ve been working SO HARD on this question! It was my biggest regret during my last attempts at interviewing so I’ve been thinking about it a lot.The school I’m interviewing with is my undergrad school so I cannot rely on the easy living in the city questions. I know most of the people I’ll be talking to so they know I know the area. 

— what did you have for breakfast?

“Coffee.  Then another cup o’coffee.”

— what can you cook perfectly?

“Evidently ‘erb crusted lamb.  Practice is a ‘ell of a thing.”

— if you could choose a pet, what would it be?

“I ‘ave pets.  They’re lovely, if not suited f’public.  I guess dogs.”

— how is your relationship with your parents?

“M’mum is gone, but it was good.  M’father is better than I would’ve expected it t’be.”

— what is your favorite read?

“An overly detailed dissertation on long dead schools o’magic.”

— do you put both socks on first, or one sock, one shoe?

“The correct way and not the dumb way.”

— do you fold your clothes before bed?

“No...what?  Why.  No one does this.”

— how do you feel about marriage?

“Be nice someday maybe, with the right person.  Don’t think on it much.”

— who was the last person you crushed on?

“Someone I’m not goin’ t’talk about with a random stranger.”

— what does your dream home look like? and where would it be?

“Somewhere wooded, where it rains occasionally.  Cooler weather.  Far away from most people.”

— what’s your worst habit?

“Assumin’ I’m invincible.  I’ve survived a lot o’dumb shit.  Gets easy t’believe that means you’ll survive anythin’.  Tryin’ t’say m’bad ‘abit is m’recklessness.”

— what do you do for a living and how do you feel about your job?

“I make jewelry.  It’s nice, I enjoy what I do, it feels good t’make things with m’ands.  I bitched and moaned when m’mum pushed me into the apprenticeship, but as with most things, she was right in the end.”

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Ahhh, thank you! <3

1. Which should be saved – a bus full of innocent lives or a loved one?

Lana

“That’s... Maker, isn't there a way to save both? There has to be a way to save both. Whatever it would take, I could figure it out, I know I could. But...if I couldn't... I... I don't know. I can't make that decision.”

Basically, she’s the early Avengers-era Tony “I think I’d just cut the wire” Stark type. Or the Jim “I don’t believe in no-win scenarios” Kirk. Blood magic became a lot of answers for her, but she’ll always go for the option that saves both (naturally, she leapt at Morrigan’s solution to the Archdemon).

Rylee

“My loved one. Why the fuck would I want to save a bus full of other people? And the way I see it - it’s a win-win situation if you’ve got a bunch of shems that meet their deserved end and the one I care about is safe. Easy choice.”

We all know Rylee, lmao. She just... doesn’t have as much empathy for people if she doesn’t know them. Her own people might be different. If the scenario presented a bus full of innocent elven lives, the situation might be different. But, for the most part, she has no problem selfishly saving those she cares about over caring about the greater-good and what-not.

10. If a lot of people, possibly innocent people, have to die in order to make a real change, is it worth it? Can you live with their deaths even if it helps people in the present?

Lana

“I don't know if I can live with it, but... I think if it's truly necessary, than it should be done. We cannot affect change if drastic action isn't taken.” 

I don't remember if I've said it before, but that meme that goes around about Anders calling the Warden to come pick him up after blowing up the Chantry? Yeah well, Lana would 100% be supportive of it and absolutely come get him, lmao. She doesn't like the thought of innocent people dying, but could absolutely justify it in cases like that.

Rylee

“Absolutely. I'll kill them myself if it means a better life for my people in the end. Ten, a hundred, a thousand - whatever it takes.” 

She is the ends justify the means type, without much question. And anything that involves killing shems for the better of elves? She is alllllll over that shit.

13. Could you sacrifice yourself for the good of everyone else?

Lana

“I'm fairly certain I could find a better solution than sacrificing anyone in a situation like that. There's always another way - especially if it something the Chantry and the templars don't want us to know. If the knowledge is out there, I will find it and no one will need to sacrifice anything.” 

So yes, see the earlier remarks on the first question, lmao. She just refuses to believe in a no-win scenario and anyone needing to sacrifice. She has an answer for everything and a way around any problem - so she thinks.

Rylee

“That depends - who's greater good are we talking about here? For the greater good of my people? Absolutely. For the Qunari? The dwarves? I might. For the shems? Never. Let them suffer. It's their just... reward for all the shit they've put the world through.”

She really is a “depends on the scenario” type with a question like this. She’d do it in a heartbeat if she thought it the right thing to do. It’s just... her sense of what’s “right” can be very very biased and skewed. And she makes no attempt to ever hide that fact.

“Oh be still my beating heart~”