Interviewing for a villain, or backstory? |
Interviewing for a villain, or backstory? |
Feb 25 2021, 07:14 PM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 587 Joined: 27-January 07 From: United States Member No.: 10,812 |
I was listening to a podcast and someone sent in the following interview question (shortened, because it's too much):
You're a prison guard, and the bus transporting the prisoners with you stops working on a bridge that is going to get wiped out by a rising river. A helicopter can transport 10 people to the prison, but the rest will get washed to their deaths. Which 10 do you send to prison, and which ones do you leave to die? a murderer a kidnapper a bank robber a bad check writer a drunk driver a terrorist a forger a jay walker a credit card thief a child molester a gun dealer a drug dealer a hacker a peeping tom a sex worker a rapist an exhibitionist a stripper a gang member a speeder an auto thief a spouse abuser a serial killer a gambler a tresspasser an arsonist an embezzler a runaway a youth offender (a young person who committed a crime) Aside from them obviously running out of ideas, having someone judge who has to die is real messed up. Also, a few are walking free (jaywalker? stripper? runaway?), and a few of them are "dying" with me so we can form a runner team. |
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Feb 26 2021, 05:24 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 217 Joined: 13-February 06 From: Teesprawl (originally); CAS (now) Member No.: 8,264 |
I don't think that I can answer this. Sure, I've got my top-level list of people that I'm seriously not a fan of, but there's a difference between that and making a conscious effort to decide who dies or not.
If I had to offer a stance it would be predicated upon "Do no harm". Or did I miss the point like Jet Li in that film with all the arrows!? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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Feb 26 2021, 03:55 PM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,083 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
As Iduno suggests, the decision depends on whether it is I making the decision, or one of my SR characters.
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Mar 3 2021, 07:46 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,291 Joined: 1-September 11 From: Seattle Member No.: 37,075 |
Oh man, we're sending people to jail for jay walking now??
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Mar 3 2021, 08:44 PM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 10,083 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
I understand walking a bird on leash is illegal in some jurisdictions.
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Mar 4 2021, 12:22 AM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 587 Joined: 27-January 07 From: United States Member No.: 10,812 |
I understand walking a bird on leash is illegal in some jurisdictions. Yeah, but that sounds more like a fine than a jail term. Oh man, we're sending people to jail for jay walking now?? I don't think so, but the person who wrote the question obviously has some stuff they need to work through. |
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Mar 7 2021, 09:24 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 386 Joined: 2-January 04 From: California Protectorate Member No.: 5,949 |
What all is this interview question even supposed to reveal about the character?
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Mar 8 2021, 08:57 PM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 587 Joined: 27-January 07 From: United States Member No.: 10,812 |
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Mar 9 2021, 03:48 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 29-August 18 Member No.: 221,466 |
Giving this all of no serious thought.
I would save the following, and then encourage them to get to be friends, as the prelude to some kind of insane cyberpunk heist movie. a bank robber a terrorist a forger a gun dealer a hacker an auto thief a serial killer an arsonist an embezzler a youth offender |
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Aug 5 2021, 02:16 PM
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Free Spirit Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,948 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Bloomington, IN UCAS Member No.: 1,920 |
<snip> You're a prison guard, and the bus transporting the prisoners with you stops working on a bridge that is going to get wiped out by a rising river. A helicopter can transport 10 people to the prison, but the rest will get washed to their deaths. I'm the guard. I assume maybe I'm the driver or the driver already died/escaped. 10 people can board the helicopter. 1)Me - obviously 2)a jay walker 3)a speeder 4)a runaway 5)a youth offender (a young person who committed a crime) Not really thinking these are prison offenses 6)a trespasser - I'm guessing this was the worst part of what they were doing, not an easy minor conviction of a more nefarious plot 7)a stripper 8 )a sex worker Morality crimes which are usually outlawed because they are associated with worse crimes but of themselve only 'harm' the person Of those left I narrowed it to these: a bad check writer - 1 time or habitual? a drunk driver - guessing nothing was hurt or damaged a peeping tom - sort of disgusting an exhibitionist - I'm assuming 'Flasher' not kinky public sex or something a gang member - being in a gang is illegal? a gambler - illegal? Then it hit me I could introduce 2 people and make them both happy so the last seats go to: 9)a peeping tom 10)an exhibitionist Probably, I'd decide based on the length of their sentence with shortest time getting priority, figuring society through the courts had made the decision. |
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Aug 23 2021, 08:24 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,262 Joined: 31-December 06 Member No.: 10,502 |
I'd suspect they might be checking to see if you get sucked into the way the problem is framed or if you can step back.
For example do you remember yourself and maybe a driver in the total. And do you let the rest go to try to survive the flood at the risk they escape? Outside of that there are a good seven that should have received little or no jail time. And I'd take the youth. |
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