china_shop: Close-up of Zhao Yunlan grinning (Default)
The Gauche in the Machine ([personal profile] china_shop) wrote in [community profile] sid_guardian2022-03-20 11:20 am
Entry tags:

Deeply serious and scientific Guardian poll

In lieu of a scene discussion, I thought I'd do a poll. (I haven't done one in a while, but if you're interested in my old polls, they're here.)


Poll #26770 Guardian poll
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 30


Who is Guo Changcheng least afraid of in episode 1, when he starts at the SID?

View Answers

Zhao Yunlan – confusion and discomfiture =/= fear
6 (20.7%)

Da Qing – who can be afraid of a cat, really?
10 (34.5%)

Zhu Hong – being afraid of her would be rude
0 (0.0%)

Lin Jing – Changcheng is fairly sure there’s a human under all that smoke and grime
7 (24.1%)

Wang Zheng – she looks insubstantial, so she probably can't hurt him
1 (3.4%)

Chu Shuzhi – he’s so strong and brave and competent
6 (20.7%)

Who uses the fireman’s pole into Zhao Yunlan’s office the most?

View Answers

Zhao Yunlan
15 (50.0%)

Da Qing
3 (10.0%)

Wang Zheng – when everyone’s gone home, she ghost-teleports up and slides down, over and over
4 (13.3%)

Lin Jing – it’s energy efficient to make use of natural forces, even if it means risking running into Zhao Yunlan when he’s goofing off
4 (13.3%)

I don’t know, but Chu Shuzhi definitely made Guo Changcheng climb it as part of his training
10 (33.3%)

other (please specify in comments)
0 (0.0%)

In terms of actual dating, what do Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan do on their first date?

View Answers

see a movie, so they can hold hands in the dark
3 (11.1%)

art gallery or museum, so Zhao Yunlan can show he’s not just a pretty face
13 (48.1%)

Wang Zheng and Sang Zan decorate the SID, so Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan can dance together in a cloud of bubbles and candlelight
5 (18.5%)

Dixing restaurant, so Shen Wei can introduce Zhao Yunlan to his native cuisine
5 (18.5%)

a guided tour of the Old Quarter in Dixing, so they can both learn more about the history of the city
1 (3.7%)

other (please specify in comments)
1 (3.7%)

What is Shen Wei’s mental state while he’s kneeling in the rain in episode 22?

View Answers

his indignation at the doctor keeps him warm
1 (3.4%)

his memories of Kunlun keep him warm
6 (20.7%)

“It’s worth it, it’s worth it, it’s worth it, it’s worth it…”
24 (82.8%)

he’s mentally drafting a scientific paper
3 (10.3%)

he’s mentally writing a blistering missive to the Regent setting out how this is all his fault, since the Hallows were lost on his watch
4 (13.8%)

he meditates/clears his mind
5 (17.2%)

other (please specify in comments)
0 (0.0%)

What does Chu Shuzhi do on his days off?

View Answers

takes his doll to art galleries and museums
5 (16.7%)

takes part in a volunteer visitors for prisoners programme
11 (36.7%)

scours Haixing for the Hallows, on the Envoy’s behalf
15 (50.0%)

eats junk food and reads epic fantasy novels
5 (16.7%)

amusement parks! He particularly likes the rollercoasters
2 (6.7%)

other (please specify in comments)
0 (0.0%)

Once Shen Wei moves into Zhao Yunlan’s building, how does he get to work?

View Answers

regular walking
10 (33.3%)

speed-walking, using Butler Wu’s power
3 (10.0%)

public transport
8 (26.7%)

taxi
3 (10.0%)

portal
9 (30.0%)

flying (one of his powers could be flight?)
0 (0.0%)

when they find out he’s moved, his students draw up a schedule for giving him rides, and everyone desperately vies for a turn
12 (40.0%)

other (please specify in comments)
0 (0.0%)

Re: Shen Wei cooking at Zhao Yunlan’s flat

View Answers

he moved all his seasonings and cooking implements to Zhao Yunlan’s place
8 (26.7%)

he bought duplicates to keep at Zhao Yunlan’s place
10 (33.3%)

Zhao Yunlan bought a random assortment of things he thought Shen Wei might find useful, and Shen Wei bought everything else
13 (43.3%)

he reaches through an arm-sized portal to his own kitchen for fish sauce or MSG, as the need arises
6 (20.0%)

other (please specify in comments)
0 (0.0%)

Pop quiz: how many people does Changcheng have bathroom conversations with in the drama?

View Answers

none! what?
1 (3.4%)

one
3 (10.3%)

two
5 (17.2%)

three
4 (13.8%)

four
4 (13.8%)

five
0 (0.0%)

everyone
1 (3.4%)

too many
8 (27.6%)

not enough
3 (10.3%)

Post-canon, what change does Zhu Hong introduce to the Yashou tribes first?

View Answers

none – they’re fine how they are
1 (3.4%)

packaged snacks
6 (20.7%)

cell phone tower and cell phones
7 (24.1%)

tutoring to help kids prep for university
6 (20.7%)

trade relationships, eg, supplying medicines to Dragon City hospital
16 (55.2%)

individualised clothing choices
11 (37.9%)

other (please specify in comments)
0 (0.0%)


nnozomi: (Default)

[personal profile] nnozomi 2022-03-26 10:31 am (UTC)(link)
I'm way late responding to this, sorry!

And Chu Shuzhi is kind of perpetually awed at how productive his garden is, though he never tells anyone that?
Oh yes! (Changcheng picks up on it, but doesn't say anything, just kind of smiles at him when he's not looking.) <3

I feel like if he were standing guard, he might take some measures to stop himself being soaked through, though. It's not good practice to have your sentries be uncomfortable for long periods of time, surely?
Yes, probably true. On the other hand, this is Shen "我没事 I'm fine" Wei, and maybe there were times when he took the rainy guard shifts so no one else would have to, and decided not to spare the dark energy to keep himself dry. Or he did stay dry then, but there's still something about the long tired motionless vigil for something you believe in that brings it back.

I have this impression the new apartment is inconveniently far from campus. Wasn't that mentioned when he first looked at it? Maybe he walks half an hour along the river and then gets a taxi or tram for the final leg to the university?
You're right! I'd forgotten that. During canon I suspect he portals a lot, then, just because he doesn't have time to spare between working his three jobs; after canon (sigh) I still think he might walk when he can make the time, just for the pleasure of it. Or maybe Dragon City has a decent tram system, I'd like that.
nnozomi: (Default)

[personal profile] nnozomi 2022-03-27 10:55 am (UTC)(link)
Just the echo of the steadily falling (endless) rain. (And maybe remembering that one time after Kunlun arrived, where he came to keep Shen Wei company on watch, and laughed at him and brought him a snack, and they argued about whether Kunlun should go somewhere dry since he wasn't on duty...)
*sniff* <3