question time

[rm]

Since there are a bazillion new people on the LJ thanks to LJ idol, it's question time. Ask whatever you want, as lots of the crap I rant about can be hard to catch context on.

Yes, am bored.

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Favourite five fictional book characters and why? :)

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Severus Snape from Harry Potter
Because both his code of honor and sense of humor seem to be entirely personal. Because he believes in rigor. Because he knows who and how and what he is and works it. Because he is a better, harsher, more useful fairy tale than an ugly duckling that becomes a beautiful swan. Because his intelligence da,ms him more than it saves him. Because I'm one of those people who view him as the true hero of the Harry Potter series. Because he taught me that everything about me that I thoguht was undesireable is what makes people want me.

Richard St Vier from Swordspoint et al.
Again with the rigor and order. And talk about someone who can say a great deal without saying very much at all. He may be insane (something people tend to overlook), but he has an inner certitude that's stunning and again, a personal code of honor, although one that's rather dubious in a lot of ways, but I vastly prefer people with codes than people without codes, and most people don't have codes. Richard, like Severus, is one of those personal serendipity nexuses in my life, and my fascination for the character has affected a great deal in my personal and professional life. Among other things, he's why I study swordsmanship and how I met Patty.

I owe you three more, but those were the easy two, so I'll start there.