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The Gauche in the Machine ([personal profile] china_shop) wrote in [community profile] sid_guardian2022-03-20 11:20 am
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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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

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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?

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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?

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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%)


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[personal profile] shadaras 2022-03-19 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Ahaha, this is great :D

Weilan first date opinions: They have plans to do something nice and Romantic but what really ends up happening is that they get caught up in some shenanigans and end up eating take-out on Zhao Yunlan's couch and snuggling together. Zhao Yunlan loudly complains that this doesn't count, but that's because he likes the drama of being able to have another first date with Shen Wei. Shen Wei is absolutely fine with "going on a date" really turning out to be "what we were already doing but with more Significance".

Also I feel like what CSZ does on his days off really depends on what period of time we're talking about -- working for the Envoy is obviously what he'd do immediately after he arrived in Dragon City, but I'd hope that by the end of canon he's just Having Fun and doing things he enjoys. :)

Every single answer that's "Shen Wei uses portals" is an absolute delight, especially the concept of using mini-portals to grab things from his kitchen while cooking in Zhao Yunlan's. :)
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[personal profile] trobadora 2022-03-19 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Regarding the bathroom conversations, I counted up to 6 and then gave up. *g*
Edited 2022-03-19 22:52 (UTC)
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[personal profile] trobadora 2022-03-19 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Shen Wei is absolutely fine with "going on a date" really turning out to be "what we were already doing but with more Significance".

Yeah, this! Ultimately that goes for both of them, of course, but Zhao Yunlan likes to make a game of it. *g*
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[personal profile] shadaras 2022-03-19 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I looooove this! I would read a hundred fics along these lines! ♥____♥

Me too! :D I wrote that and then went "wow that's just a tiny fic that I don't currently have spoons to write a full version of". xD I would love to see it, though!

For some reason, I keeping thinking he might enjoy gardening. :-)

Oooh I love that idea! :D It'd be good for him to have something so physical, and something to tend to. (I want him to get a pet now, too; he'd probably want to get a cat, since they're more independent, but I feel like GCC would pick up a stray dog and CSZ wouldn't be able to resist a scruffy mutt he'd cleaned mud off and maybe bandaged a bit...)
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[personal profile] shadaras 2022-03-19 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes! :D Agreed! <3
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[personal profile] trobadora 2022-03-19 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, in the Mirror Girl episode there's a bathroom conversation between ZYL, CSZ and GCC, so that adds ZYL to the mix, and then there's the scene where YZ gets into GCC's head, which we see in a flashback and which also happens in the bathroom. And now I can't remember who I thought the 6th person was, so maybe I miscounted and I had only 5? *scratches head*
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[personal profile] trobadora 2022-03-19 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
It's amazing, isn't it? I really am not at all sure I even caught all of them! :D
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[personal profile] trobadora 2022-03-20 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, that would be delightful. Damn, now I feel like we should be having a bathroom conversations fest or something. *g*
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[personal profile] trobadora 2022-03-20 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
No, we haven't! That would be fun. :D
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[personal profile] velithya 2022-03-20 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
I like ZYL trying to think of what SW would enjoy for a first date and so while his classic first date is a movie and handholding in the dark he decides he's going to take SW out to a museum or gallery instead :3
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[personal profile] amedia 2022-03-20 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
Doesn't he get knocked out by Zhu Jiu in the bathroom one time? Possibly with his own zapper thingy?
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[personal profile] amedia 2022-03-20 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
Haha, omg, he's the king of bathroom assignations and liaisons!! (I'm glad I didn't include an answer for that question, because I would've been so wrong.)

Hahahahaha!

You know, I was thinking about making a Guardian vid about GCC's misadventures in bathrooms to a short song by Harry and the Potters called "Never Going to the Bathroom Again" about all the terrible things that happen in (Hogwarts) bathrooms. But I had forgotten some of the ones you mentioned and didn't think I had enough clips!!!

So now I have a new vid bunny hopping around in my mind. Um ... thanks, I guess? ;-)
Edited 2022-03-20 01:27 (UTC)
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[personal profile] amedia 2022-03-20 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
especially the concept of using mini-portals to grab things from his kitchen while cooking in Zhao Yunlan's. :)

RIGHT?! I already forgot which one I chose for that, but that mini-portal made me chortle!
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[personal profile] amedia 2022-03-20 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
What does Chu Shuzhi do on his days off?

Whatever Changcheng asks him to do!!! Eventually. ♥

And in my head!canon, Changcheng is always hesitant to impose and it takes him a long time to realize that Chu Shuzhi keeps saying yes. Especially since Chu Shuzhi has so many different ways to say, "Yes, darling," like "of course, dumbass," and "well okay," and "if it'll keep you quiet, sure" and my personal favorite, "Whatever. Moron."
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[personal profile] trobadora 2022-03-20 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
Yes! I think that's one of the instances [personal profile] china_shop refers to above. :D
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[personal profile] amedia 2022-03-20 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
I think you're right!!! *is ridiculously excited*

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