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Are you bored with your life?
>> Not generally. Existential boredom happens sometimes, but it’s not necessarily chronic.
Have you ever seen a spirit?
>> Maybe.
What's the most supernatural experience you've ever had?
>> Friend, I am a supernatural experience.
Do you ever feel the presence of God?
>> Some god or another. Usually Wednesday.
Would you rather have wings like a fairy or a fin like a mermaid?
>> I think wings would be marginally more useful to me than a fin. I rather like having legs.
Which season would you like to be the goddess of?
>> I’d rather not be trapped into the role of being the god of anything specific, especially not a season.
Do you have any spiritual gifts?
>> I don’t know. Never really thought about it.
Would you say you are a spiritual?
>> A spiritual, hah. Nah, I’m just whatever I am.
Do you believe in angels and demons?
>> I knew a couple of angels. One was from Night Vale. His name was Tobias and he was very poetic. Even [especially?] when he was talking about cannibalism.
Do you believe in fairies, genies, or mermaids?
>> I’m willing to believe in any of them.
Do you believe that dinosaurs once roamed the Earth?
>> Sure.
Does the book of Revelation make sense to you?
>> It does, now. It took me a long time to realise that it’s very possibly allegorical (and very possibly about the fall of Rome). In that context, a lot of things in Revelation make a lot more sense to me, and it became easier to swallow besides. But even as a mythological End of Days, or a turning point in mythic time, it makes a lot of sense, too -- there’s at least a few Ragnarök-esque elements in there. For a while I thought of Babylon as the US, and that also makes sense. So, yeah. Revelation makes sense to me.
What's your favorite mystical creature?
>> Me.
What's your favorite supernatural book series?
>> The Dark Tower saga.
Have you ever encountered an angel?
>> Yep, already discussed earlier.
Do demons manifest around you a lot?
>> No. I mean, they’re welcome to hang out, but generally I think they prefer more malleable quarry.
Have you ever cast out a demon?
>> Nope.
Are demons afraid of you?
>> I don’t know, I’ve never asked.
What's your favorite gypsy name?
>> I stay away from the use of the word ‘gypsy’, personally.
If a genie appeared to you right now, what would you wish for?
>> Nope. I don’t fuck with djinn. They’re much better at wordplay than I am.
What would you say is the most unique about you?
>> I don’t know, I don’t really think much about that sort of thing.
If you were to write an original song, what would it be about?
>> I don’t know.
As anyone ever asked you if you were an alien?
>> Yeah, I’ve been asked that. Or straight-up told that. It varies.
As anyone ever asked you if you were an angel?
>> Maybe. I don’t recall.
Do you think you would rather be a mystical creature or a human?
>> I yam what I yam.
Do you have supernatural powers? If yes, what can you do?
>> No, I have paracosmic powers of creation. Which isn’t supernatural because it doesn’t affect the rules of the physical world.
Do you know any witches?
>> Sure, I know plenty.
Has anyone ever cast a spell or curse on you?
>> Not to my knowledge. But, I mean, possibly.
Do you know how to break a curse?
>> I’m sure I could figure it out with some research.
Do you curse others?
>> Nah, I’ve considered it in times of duress but... nah.
Would you rather time travel to the past or future?
>> I’d rather not, period. Time’s an ocean, anyway. I’m not tryna drown.
Do you wish you had the power to switch your emotions on and off at will?
>> I mean, I don’t have enough problems with my emotions that this would be necessary. I kind of can switch them off.
What superpower do you most wish you had?
>> Matter manipulation.
Are all of your needs met?
>> Not all of them, not all of the time, but for the most part I’m not suffering terribly in the needs department.
Do you feel like your life is worth living?
>> I mean, it doesn’t matter if it’s worth it or not, I’m living it anyway.
If you're gifted, does anyone know it?
>> Gifted with what?
What do you do with your gifts?
>> ---
Do you feel you live in a place where your gifts are honored and celebrated?
>> Man, I don’t even know what you’re talking about, tbh.
Do you wish people acknowledge you and treated you with respect?
>> Sure. Most of the time they do, anyway.
Do you wish you had the power to stop harassment?
>> I’ve not wished for that specifically, no. But I’d imagine it’d be useful.
How old were you when you found out Santa wasn't real?
>> I was never taught about Santa in the first place. It’s really too bad -- that whole legend is historically and mythologically fascinating. But it’s never too late. Plus, I have Russian Santa now (Nicholas St North, from the Guardians franchise -- Rise of the Guardians and Guardians of Childhood).
Can you relate to the story of Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer?
>> Not really, lol.
Do you hate inequality?
>> Not necessarily.
Do people hate you because of your gifts?
>> LOL wut.
If you had to give yourself an exotic name, what would it be?
>> I do have ‘exotic’ names.
Do your family and friends have any superpowers?
>> Not to my knowledge.
Are you a hero or a villain, or neither? Are you a commoner?
>> I am a trickster.
Could you ever be a hero? Have you ever done anything heroic and brave?
>> Being a trickster means I can fulfill a variety of roles. So yes, I could be a hero, if I found it prudent. (Most of the time, I don’t. ~)
How many villains do you know?
>> I don’t know if I know any self-proclaimed villains. I know some self-proclaimed monsters, does that count?
What do you think of this quote: The Gospel is the only story where the Hero dies for the villains. ?
>> That’s an interesting quote.
Do you think it was stupid of Jesus to die for the villains?
>> I don’t pass judgement on martyrdom. It serves a purpose.
Have you ever rebelled against God?
>> Well, rebelling against some notion of God (consciously or unconsciously) is how I spent most of my adolescence and young adulthood, but I’m mostly over that now. I met different gods.
Do you believe Jesus dies on a cross to save us all?
>> I think the mythical figure of Jesus Christ certainly did. Whether there was an actual man named Yeshua who did all of that is a matter of much debate, and I tend to err on the side of “probably not”. But he’s a figure of myth, which makes his historical existence pretty irrelevant either way.
Would you be happy if you died right now? Why or why not?
>> Hell fucking no, what the fuck. I’m having a ball, leave me alone, Death.
Are you scared of what's going to happen when you die?
>> Sure. I try not to give it too much thought, because there’s no definite answer and obsessing over it isn’t going to give me a definite answer, it’s just going to waste my fuckin time.
Have you ever asked Jesus to save you?
>> Yeah, I tried that. I don’t know if he was listening or if he did anything, but I did try it.
Have you ever been baptized? If so, where were you baptized? and did it mean anything to you?
>> I was baptised at age, like, 6 or 7. I vaguely remember it because the whole thing was lowkey disturbing to me at the time, but I couldn’t do anything about it. It was at an AME Baptist church in Elizabeth, New Jersey. It never did end up meaning anything significant for me, although the baptism allegory did come up again a couple of years ago, during my last todash episode.
Do you enjoy reading about Greek or Roman mythology?
>> Absolutely!
Who is your favorite Greek or Roman god or goddess?
>> Dionyssos.
Which goddess power do you think you'd like to have?
>> Meh.
Have you ever read the Daughters of the Moon series by Lynne Ewing?
>> Never heard of it.
If so, what was your favorite book in the series, and who was your favorite character? Which character do you relate to the most?
>> ---
Do you feel like you are special? Do others treat you like you are special?
>> I’m about as special as everyone else on the planet... which, as you well know, makes the whole thing a paradox. And yeah, some people treat me like that sometimes. I’m special to individuals, which is all right.
Do you enjoy reading Bible stories?
>> Hell yeah, I do.
Do you believe in the Bible stories?
>> I believe in their mythological potential, in the strength of parables, and in the longevity of the myths in general. I also think most of them probably relate to actual historical events, but were just mythologised.
Do you know anyone who can read minds?
>> Nope.
Have you read the Harry Potter books? If yes, did you like them?
>> Yeah, and I’m in the middle of a reread right now. I... I do like them, even though I spend a lot of time dissecting the worldbuilding. I wouldn’t even bother if I didn’t enjoy something about them.
What is your opinion on fantasy? Is it of the devil, or is it ok? Do you think it's good?
>> I love fantasy.
Why do you think people gave the Harry Potter series such a hard time, when it's fiction?
>> Because people are afraid of going against the laws of their religion; because people are afraid of losing control over their children’s spiritual lives; because it was a weird time in the world (and maybe even in mythic time) and people have been very reactionary towards media for a long time anyway. Who knows, man. It hasn’t lessened HP’s impact on culture and society, so.
Do you believe the Bible is fiction or non-fiction?
>> I believe it’s myth, which exists beyond the boundaries of “fiction” and “nonfiction”.
Are you prophetic?
>> I don’t know. That’s something I’d only be able to conclude in hindsight, and I haven’t really bothered looking back to find out.
Do you speak in tongues?
>> Nope. I remember being really disappointed that that never happened to me in church.
What are your spiritual gifts, if you have any?
>> Hm.
Are you intuitive?
>> No more than average, probably.
Have you ever had a premonition?
>> Probably.
Have you ever had deja vu?
>> Sure.
Do you see into the future?
>> Nope.
Can you read minds?
>> Nope.
Can you see spirits?
>> Maybe. I don’t know.
Can you hear voices?
>> I hear the voices of people in headspace.
Do you believe in the supernatural?
>> Sure.
Why do you think churches ignore the supernatural so often?
>> It’s often about power and control. To restrict the human experience to only what the religion in question dictates as possible -- only priests can commune with God in a way that goes beyond praying into the void, stuff like that -- is to create an illusion of dependence on the church, which keeps people coming back. It’s kind of unfortunate, really.
Would you ever go see a medium or psychic?
>> Nah.
If someone were advertising "free healing miracles," would you go see them?
>> I’d probably go to a revival featuring a faith healer because those look fun as shit, but I wouldn’t pay any money to them or anything. I’d just want to see, lmao.
Would you like to receive a prophetic word?
>> Eh, I could do without.
What would you like to be healed of, if anything?
>> Meh.
Do you feel guilty about anything currently?
>> No.
Do you hear from God?
>> At least three.
Do you spend time with God often?
>> I curl up in the backseat of Wednesday’s car as often as possible. It does take a lot of mental focus on my part, though, so maybe not as often as I could.
Can you feel the presence of spirits in the room?
>> Right now? No. Doesn’t mean they aren’t there, though.
Have you ever had a nightmare?
>> Sure.
Have you ever had a prophetic dream?
>> Probably.
What is the meaning of your name?
>> Which one? Apparently “Mordred” comes from the Welsh “Medraut”, which likely comes from moderatus (Latin) meaning exactly what it looks like. Mordred, the Middle Way between Red and White. Seems legit.
Do you feel like your name's meaning fits you?
>> Well, apparently I do. :p
Do you think you are a good person?
>> No, I think I’m a person. ...Hell, sometimes I’m not even sure I’m that.
Do you think God would consider you a good person?
>> I think Wednesday probably thinks I’m a right bastard just like him and his friends. Ravens of a feather, and all.
What do you think Heaven will be like?
>> I can’t fathom Heaven. Every description I’ve heard of it makes no sense to me, so I figured it’s not supposed to.
Are you ready to die yet?
>> Hell fucking no, stop asking me that.
Do you feel like your life is fair?
>> I don’t care if it’s fair or not, I’m still making the best of it.
What would your life be like if you had an unlimited supply of cash?
>> I have no idea, that’s unfathomable.
Do you believe Halloween decorations come alive when no one is looking?
>> LOL no, but that’d be neat.
Do you celebrate Halloween?
>> Sure.
Do you think renessaince faires are of the devil?
>> If they are, the Devil has great taste.
Have you ever encountered an ogre?
>> Not outside of a video game.
Are you an alien?
>> Maybe.
Can you take a joke?
>> I can take and give them.
Is there a cartoon character you wish you could meet?
>> Sure, Dethklok would be fun to hang out with.
If you could have a date with a cartoon character, which one would it be?
>> Charles Ofdensen (Metalocalypse). Although I kinda consider him a Me-Character, so that’d be funny.
Have you ever had a doll that looked like a person you knew?
>> Nope.
If you had a voodoo doll, who would you punish?
>> I don’t mess with that.
Do you enjoy watching horror movies?
>> Hella.
Can you bend over backward like the girl in The Exorcist?
>> Nope.
Is your house haunted?
>> Most likely not, but who knows. Apartment complexes see so many people come in and out over time, and at least some of those people will probably leave something behind.
Have you ever wondered if your house was haunted? or had nightmares because you thought your house was haunted?
>> I’ve lived in an apartment I’ve felt was also occupied by something else.
Have you ever been in the attic?
>> No attic.
Is your basement creepy?
>> No basement.
Do you believe in ghosts?
>> Not particularly, but I’m always willing to entertain the concept.
Do you like ghost stories?
>> Sure, some of them.
Do you believe the spirit realm is real?
>> I think there’s probably many dimensions to existence.
Do you believe in....
evolution?
>> Sure.
reincarnation?
>> I think a good argument could be made for it. Eastern philosophies about it seem to make sense.
Heaven?
>> I can’t fathom it, which makes it difficult to believe in. Other mythological before-/after-/parallel-to-life realms seem more believable to me.
Hell?
>> Same as above.
the afterlife?
>> I haven’t chosen a permanent stance yet. Generally I subscribe to the “energy of consciousness is transmuted into something else, and memory does not survive the transmutation” theory of consciousness, so the afterlife wouldn’t really work with that.
salvation?
>> From what, though? I don’t think there’s anything in my life I need salvation from, so it seems kinda useless as a concept, personally.
ghosts?
>> Eh.
angels?
>> Already discussed.
demons?
>> ^
fairies?
>> Yeah, maybe.
mermaids?
>> Mm.
genies?
>> Again, if djinn are around, I’m avoiding them.
nymphs?
>> I don’t know.
gnomes?
>> Hmm.
aliens?
>> Sure.
Santa Claus?
>> I believe in the mythical figure of many names and various cultures that got sanitised into Santa Claus for our current version of Christmas.
Mother Nature?
>> A world-soul, you mean? Sure, that’s a thing I could believe in. Azeroth has one, after all.
gods and goddesses?
>> Yep.
God?
>> I don’t know about that god in particular, though. The myth is way too murky for me.
Satan?
>> I think if HaShem must exist, then so too must the Adversary. So if I’m going to believe in one, I’d have to believe in the other. They’re a BOGO kind of deal.
Jesus?
>> I think Yeshua is one of the coolest mythic figures ever, actually.
The Holy Spirit?
>> This is actually easier for me to grok than the Father. The Son’s the easiest, though.
elves?
>> Sure, why not.
reindeer?
>> There are perfectly natural animals called reindeer, so, I mean.
pixies?
>> Hmm.
dinosaurs?
>> Sure.
dragons?
>> Sure.
prophesy?
>> Yeah, maybe. I just don’t really want much to do with it.
premonitions?
>> ^
intuition?
>> ^
mind reading?
>> Nah, mind-reading is pushing it.
speaking in tongues?
>> I know it’s a thing people do because I’ve seen people stand right next to me and do it. But I don’t know what it is, and frankly, it’s kind of cool as a mystery.
prayer?
>> Sure.
magic?
>> Sure.
witches?
>> Yep.
villains?
>> I guess, yeah.
zombies?
>> Mm, nah. Although I guess I can’t completely discredit necromancy. The movie The Serpent and the Rainbow has me pretty convinced, ngl.
werewolves?
>> One of my friends is a werewolf.
vampires?
>> Another of my friends is a vampire. Well, several of my friends, actually.
satanists?
>> Yes, Satanists exist, in a variety of forms (theistic and otherwise).
supernatural healing?
>> I mean, hey, maybe. I wouldn’t stop taking medication, though.
miracles?
>> Sure, it just depends on your definition of the word.
that we live in an enchanted realm?
>> I don’t know, maybe? I’ve no basis for comparison, after all.
that we're in a spiritual battle?
>> Eh, I’m not fond of this concept because of the kind of evangelistic folk it’s usually attributed to.
that the book of Revelation is a real prophesy?
>> It sure might have been.
that we're in the last days?
>> Right now? I mean, here’s the thing about mythic time -- it’s so malleable and often cycle-based that you can point to almost any point in human history and make a very convincing case for that point in history having been a dead ringer for Armageddon. I could definitely point to events right now and make Revelation allegories. But that doesn’t necessarily mean anything -- or it could mean that Armageddon is an allegory for all Endings, including Endings that we as humans experience all the time. That’s the fun thing about mythology, man. It is always relevant.
that Jesus is coming back?
>> He’s probably hanging around right now, smoking a bowl in some backyard somewhere. Hey, the Bible only predicted (and vaguely, at that) a Second Coming. They didn’t say anything about a Third, or Fourth, or so on. He could be on his Five Hundred Thousand and Twenty-Second Coming, for all we know.
that the Blood Red Moons are significant?
>> Sure, they’re significant if we make them significant. That’s our power as a storytelling species.
astrology?
>> Yep, I love astrology.
that the constellations tell the story of something?
>> Well, yes. We drew pictures in the sky and used them to tell stories. We made that so.
that everyone is created equal?
>> I don’t believe that everyone is created in the first place, which would mean that we couldn’t have possibly been created equal, either. I think it doesn’t matter either way, how we came to be here. We’re here, and the least we can do is treat each other with some fuckin kindness.
that everybody matters?
>> That’s kind of impossible. There are way too many people on this planet for everyone to matter to me, or you, or anyone else. I think we do the best we can to think about as many people as possible, but to try too hard to do that means that you’re just going to end up doing more harm than good.
that life isn't fair?
>> Sure, because it’s not sapient. Life doesn’t have an idea of “fairness” because it doesn’t have a brain to conceive of that. We do.
that some people who are poor deserve to be rich and some people who are rich deserve to be poor?
>> I don’t believe that because it’s completely illogical.
Do you wish karma were real?
>> I don’t know if it’s an actual cosmic force or not. I don’t think about it too much.
Do you make a lot of mistakes?
>> No more than the average person, I’d imagine.
How long do you think someone should be punished for a mistake they've made?
>> That’s not up to me.
Do you think mistakes should be punished at all?
>> I’m not into punishment, myself, but I’m just one person. It seems to be a very popular concept with humanity in general.
Do you like mystery, or do you wish you knew everything?
>> I really have no desire to know everything. What little peeking beyond the veil that I’ve tried to do has had a vaguely ruinous effect on me, so I figure I’m better off not pushing it.
Would you rather have horns or a tail?
>> Horns, please.
Do you believe in unicorns?
>> Sure, why not.
Do you wish you could talk to animals?
>> I can. We just can’t understand each other, but it’s not all that important to me to be understood by, like, a cat.
Would you rather be a bird or a fish?
>> Nah.
Would you rather be reincarnated as a human or something not human?
>> I don’t know. “Not human” encompasses such a wide array of possibilities that I couldn’t possibly say no.
Are you happy?
>> Generally? I guess, sure.
Who is harassing you/wronging you right now?
>> Nobody.
Who is your knight in shining armor?
>> Nobody.
Do you want to be rescued?
>> From what? No.
Do you feel like you need to be rescued from the life you're living?
>> No.
Do you believe in the story of Adam and Eve?
>> The same way I believe in all the other Biblical stories, as I’ve expanded upon earlier in the survey. It’s not one of my favourites, though.
What would you like prayer for right now, if anything?
>> I’m good.
What do you need right now that you don't have?
>> *shrug*
Who was the last person to really hurt you?
>> Oh, who knows.
Are you mad at someone right now? hurt? jealous? missing someone?
>> Nope.
Are you a good friend?
>> I don’t know.
Which fairytale do you relate to the most?
>> I’m not sure.
Who is your favorite Disney princess?
>> Moana!
Who is your favorite Disney character, besides the princesses?
>> Stitch. Or Claude Frollo!
Favorite non-Disney cartoon character?
>> I couldn’t even begin to choose.
Have you ever been to Disney World?
>> Nope.
If so, would you say it's the most magical place on earth?
>> ---
Do you want to go to the Magic Kingdom?
>> I mean, sure, why not.
What country do you most want to visit?
>> Morocco would be nice.
What city in the US do you most want to visit before you die?
>> Hm.
What country do you live in?
>> The US.
If you live in the US, what state do you live in?
>> Michigan.
What's your favorite continent besides North America?
>> *shrug*
What's your favorite foreign cuisine? (Mexican, Chinese, Thai, etc.)
>> Most Asian cuisine.
Have you ever been on a missions trip?
>> No, and I’d never go on one. I don’t like the concept.
Have you ever lived in a foreign country?
>> Nope.
What is your dream? Do you have anyone who supports you in your dream?
>> I don’t think I have one. I’m just livin’.
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