Ask DDD Eclipse

It was the best representative picture I could find at the time. I'm on the lookout for one smoother still, but I haven't found one I'm truly attached to - even the one there I'm not truly attached to.

What inspires Eclipse?
I've already answered this one, though asked with different wording:

Do you tend to 1-up people?
Yes, be it on purpose or otherwise. Usually it tends to be a case of whoever can find and post the funniest picture, but other times it has come down to some measure of skill. It's usually the former, though. The unintentional instances are much harder to quantify and measure, but they tend to involve my beating another person to the same idea.

Do you prefer sitting in silence or causing attention?
Silence, most certainly. I like operating in rather quiet, subtle, and unseen ways, behind the scenes. More often than not I will try and do the exact opposite of drawing attention to myself (by diverting it to somebody else). I feel it's better to do a good thing and not to be known for it, because that way, people are more drawn to the deed or action instead of the one who caused it.

Can you express your daily life with a single adjective?
Meticulous.

What kind of music are you into?
Largely classical music and VGM, including remixes thereof that I enjoy. It largely depends on what I stumble onto and can follow, as I like to be able to follow the music along as it's playing. This is why I inherently dislike any track that has lyrics, because they distract me from being able to follow the music. (This is also why I can't watch movies for music either - I'll never notice it.)

How was your day today? How's life for you?
I won't put this in the OP (since the answer is volatile), but I will answer it!

Life has been fairly decent. It is a bit busier than I would otherwise like, but it's certainly both rewarding and challenging. With school it's always a constant struggle to structure my available time very rigidly, but I (somehow) manage to pull through. And I have the support of my friends pushing me through when times are tough, so that is always a nice thing to keep in mind.

 

Do you address this sport as soccer or football?
Football. Since when does Lionel Messi play soccer? Since never.

Have you ever wondered how many grains of sand there are in the world?
No, because I remember reading a projected answer a few times. It's a bit of a boring number, to be frank.

If you were to go to a place in ancient history, where would you go and why?
Hard to say, but I'd like to visit some place that was at least reasonably advanced for its point in time, or at least has intricate locales. The Inca civilisation in particular comes to mind first in this regard, but I don't know if there would be any one point then I'd be truly sold on.

Do you have a favourite dinosaur? If so, which one?
Not really, no.

Do you enjoy Kingdom Hearts tracks? Provided you enjoy both classical and VGM, I think you'd like it since I find it to be a good mix of the two.
I haven't explored the Kingdom Hearts soundtrack before, actually. I usually only tend to look at tracks for video games that interest me, and KH does not do so in the slightest, but it may be worth looking at music-wise one day.

How fiscally responsible do you believe yourself to be?
I am not sure, but since I only have so much money on hand due to being a university student and only having a slight income, most purchases I make are only on necessary items (like groceries). I sometimes save enough on the side for a video game once every few months, but beyond that I'm more stingy than anything else.

How many meme weapons are in your arsenal?
As many as there are ways to utilise integrals in calculus, and then some. There is a tool for every occasion.

 

What is your favourite hairstyle you've seen? (Doesn't have to be one you're wearing, if dragons have hair - some I know do.)
Hairstyles don't really stand out to me unless they're particularly flashy or ostentatious, and when they do that, I tend to react very negatively to them, usually because they stand out for poor reasons. So I suppose the best answer to this question is that it'd be a hairstyle that I don't notice.

Do you watch, read or listen to the news?
Most certainly not; it's a very easy way to get depressed and spiteful - two qualities that must be avoided.

Do you believe everything you read/hear about?
Not until I can get a chance to research and/or inquire into it myself. In fact, it's actually impossible for me to take anything at face value - unless it's a close friend, I assume the person is outright lying until I can prove that otherwise.

What is the best costume you've seen?
It was a cosplay of some kind and that's all I remember. I'm not very good with remembering details of social encounters.

Mind if I get back to you on this one? This will require a bit more thought to answer.

What's a book you've read multiple times?
A small handful, but I'm just going to say the first one I remember: I own almost the complete collection of all comics of The Far Side. I have read the various galleries cover-to-cover multiple times.

Is there any task you do before leaving the house?
Yes; it's a pat-down. I basically check all of my pockets to make sure that I have my car keys, wallet, and cell phone before going out the door, as well as check the rest of me for other possessions I want with me (e.g. food, sunglasses, school supplies, laptop, etc. - though not all of these at once). I call it a pat-down because I pat my pockets to make sure everything is there.

If you could be a certain age for the rest of your life (but still die after reaching X amount of birthdays), how old would you like to be?
Twenty-three years old. I know I'm well past that point, but as far as physical and mental ability goes, that so far was the favourite time of my life. I'm not much different physically then than I am now, I know, but I'd like to have a little more edge on the youthful side. After all, either I'm getting older, or I'm dead.

Is there a teacher you'll never forget about, for either good or bad reasons?
Plenty, actually! Some are for good, and some are for bad, but I'll share the best one:
It was in a critical thinking class. There had been a writing assignment on something we'd covered in class (it was the Master and Commander movie), and while I was going back to get my paper for that, I got stopped partway as my teacher said I had the best grade on this assignment out of all the sections that semester (99+5 out of 100), and apparently my answers were so good that the teacher was going to use them as examples for future classes. I got a standing ovation; I was pleased and embarrassed at the same time. Later when I wrote the term paper at the class' end, the teacher said I basically kicked ass and I didn't need to write another draft to submit next week.

Best. Teacher. Ever.

Aside from the Battle Network series, what's your favourite Mega Man game?
It's Mega Man Star Force 2, even though I know that's a spiritual successor to BN. Other than that, I just really do not like the playstyle of Mega Man games. I am aware it's a platformer, but I only like very specific types of platformers, and Mega Man is not one of them - quite the opposite; it actually annoys me.

What first got you interested in the MMBN (Mega Man Battle Network) series?
I saw an ad for BN6 in a teen's magazine, actually. I don't remember how old I was but I think I was around 15. It looked really cool so I decided to try it out, it being my first true Mega Man game (I got the Gregar version). It took me a while to get the hang of it (for example, the game dialogue seemed to imply that if you used a chip, it went out of inventory and was gone forever, and I felt only Mega Chips were exceptions to that due to being special), but after that, I did excellently well, and then it just kept going from there.

What is your favorite nameglow on Lake Valor?
It was and still is the golden nameglow that the Mentors sported (which now belongs to the Recruitment Crew). Part of it stemmed from the colour really standing out (though the orange-and-black Social Crew medium was nice, I knew that would forever be out of my reach), and part of it was my desire to find a true niche and opportunity to help out on LV, and I felt that the Mentors would be the easiest way to do it. Sadly, that has gone the way of Captain Jack Sparrow's dignity so I'll not get a chance at all, but it was always a nice goal to reach for.

Are you able to skillfully and accurately impersonate someone else?
No, but I know I'm good at mimicking a lot of different kinds of voices. That is about as far as my talent goes, though.

 

It was on hiatus for a little while, but it's back now! ...for the time being, at least.

What's your favourite way to relax?
I pull up my music playlist, I put on my headphones, I turn the volume up, then I just sit back and chill. With this, my mind is quieted and stilled, and I am immersed in the music tracks I enjoy.

See heading "What is your favourite color?"

Given the choice between going permanently blind or permanently deaf, which would you choose?
Probably permanently blind. I operate based on sound more than I do on sight (even though, at present, my sight is excellent and my hearing is subpar), but even beyond that I can still effectively communicate if stripped of my sight; I can't really say that about being deaf. Sadly, knowing me I'll probably go deaf first before that ever happens, but I certainly hope it does not.

Is there anything that you could never truly forgive someone for?
Yes: hurting those I deeply care about, even if only slightly. There is a line you do not cross with me, and that is the line.

Do you have a favourite holiday?
Not really, no. By and large, I find holidays to be, quite literally, a waste of time.

Indeed I have!

What exactly about hypotheticals do you dislike?
They are largely concerned with situations that either do not exist, or - more often - those that could not exist. If I were asked a question like "What would your life be like if you were born somewhere else? or had a different family? or met/didn't meet certain people?", I promptly ignore it, because not only is a question like that nearly impossible to answer, but it addresses something that cannot be changed and has already happened. What matters is where I do and where I am presently - and if I'm given any 'what-if' questions, I won't act on them unless they're actually relevant in some way.

 

Why thank you, kind sir!

What do you strive to be in the future?
There are a few specific qualities I strive to be. In no particular order, they are: someone who is financially stable and self-sufficient; someone that people can come to rely on; someone that can think everything through rationally and objectively; someone that is capable of comforting people in time of need; and someone that is free from all forms of worry. Of course I know that not all of those are possible at once - especially not the last one - but I want to come as close as possible to all of them.

Do you play any sports?
I don't, no. I used to when I was younger, but that was more so because I was forced; I don't really see the appeal in them...or rather, I do see the appeal in them, but the draw in particular does not appeal to me. I find getting exercise is, in general, more efficient as an outdoor activity.

Can a swallow carry a coconut?
Not by itself - it's a question of weight ratios - but if you have 2 of them working together, it's certainly feasible. However, if the swallow and coconut were similar in size, it would be definitely possible.

 

How did you learn so much?
I do a lot of reading, my friend! Textbooks, papers, Wikipedia - to me it's all information for absorbing and retention. I never know when information will be the most useful, so I try to gather as much as I can.

See question: "Do you find it easier to memorise information by reading it or by hearing it?"

See question: "Have you watched some of the Yu-Gi-Oh! series; if so, which one was your favourite (Original, GX, 5D's, ZEXAL, or ARC-V)?"

What do you think about Stardust Dragon (the dragon in your avatar/sig)?
To be precise, that's Stardust Dragon/Assault Mode, though I chose that incarnation because it's my favourite, with the ability to negate any effect once per turn, not just those that deal with card destruction. Honestly, I think it's a very valuable effect to have on hand, since it can mitigate a lot of otherwise harmful effects. It jumps off the field for a bit to do so (and makes you more open to attack, but makes it harder to played around), but I believe it's well worth it.

What do you think of Red-Eyes Black Dragon?
He's always had a lot of toys to his name (REDMD, anyone?), but the newest set of support for him makes Red-Eyes quite dangerous, giving them good draw power, spot removal, a really nice way to say "No", and a way to slowly chip away at your opponent, the last one by far being the most deadly. Coupled with the more recent generic dragon support, I'd say things are looking up for Red-Eyes.