Pan, genderqueer creature, they/them. Avid gamer, anime afficionado, certified boywife and part time half dragon
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Given the choice to perform a role in a big or small media production -- think being an actor in a movie, reading the audiobook of a popular book, being a voice actor for a character in a game -- what would You choose?
You ever had a Vocaloid phase?
Not a phase; rather I have attempted to dip my toe in periodically. While I do enjoy the creative freedom on display I sadly can't handle the artificial voices for very long. My Vocaloid format of choice outside of covers is Project Sekai versions because the synth voices are more of a fun cameo.
I do love the characters aesthetically though, and own a handful of Vocaloid figurines.
do you overthink random, silly questions?
Bard, I always wanted to know, where did the name Bard came from?
It's actually quite an arbitrary sequence of events that lead me to this screen name!
Many, many years ago I was starting a new game of Fire Emblem Awakening and was seeking a new name for my main character, because what I'd been using in games and online was starting to feel old. The protagonist is able to class change into almost every class in the game that isn't gender locked, and that kind of reminded me of how D&D Bards are a jack of all trades. I had also just been playing Dragon Quest IX, in which you start as the Minstrel class, which is basically a Bard, so the idea was fresh in my mind.
Once I had been playing for a little while I reflected on how much I liked the name. It felt like it was an apt description for myself, being the sort to have a lot of interests but never going too deeply or obsessively into them, which also seemed to match that D&D class aspect. So I decided that a rebranding was in order, and switched from my old username of Stryke to Bard on a permanent basis.
Favorite stim noise? Mine is "meow"
Your favourite band?
It's always so hard to name solid favourite things. But I suppose it does have to be Halestorm. It's not often that songs speak to me on a personal level, but a lot of theirs do, with their strong themes of being yourself wholly and unapologetically, especially if your identity or proclivities are deemed against the norm.
I think getting into their music when I did was a key factor in properly unlocking my sexuality and identity, because they made me feel safe to do so.
If you are able to, pick the most exciting moment of your life so far.
If you could be transported to any universe of your choosing, which would you pick and what would you do there?
It seems like such a simple answer but honestly? Pokémon.
Outside of being able to pick a magical partner creature to spend my life with (or several if going down the trainer route) the world seems fairly idyllic and a genuinely nice place to live. Technology is reliable, people are mostly friendly, and on the odd occasion where major cataclysms occur, they seem to be very localised and easily solved by some random 10 year old anyway.
I don't think I would even become a trainer. I would just live ab ordinary, happy life with my partner Pokémon. Perhaps I would work at a Pokémon daycare or something.
Your favourite video game?
I was thinking about it, and while I don't usually hold it up as my favourite Final Fantasy, I think FFX might be my favourite game. It's a story that I know very well, and enjoy slipping into again like a comfy blanket, and the gameplay loop is this lovely zen-like flow for me at this point. It's also the first video game to have ever made me physically cry.
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