Bodhi of the Forest - Tsiv

[Dixie]

Would you consider yourself a creative person? If so, how?

Off the top of your head, what's the first national capital you can think of?

What is your favorite/most interesting to you/least ear grating musical instrument?

Favorite fictional or historical racehorse?

What's your favorite motorsport?

Favorite type of road to drive/ride on?

[Paulus]

Do you like mythology?
Do you feel comfortable drawing things?

[Tsivikh]

Would you consider yourself a creative person? If so, how?
Absolutely! I am a pure gut-to-logic person. this is a term I just made up that was probably described in much fancier terms by a psychologist a hundred years ago. But basically, I consider a problem or goal, and reach deep into the swirl pools of feelings and memories in my creativity caverns and swish my hands around until I feel a fish. Then, I run by hands along it to measure the ideas quality, and I'll either let it go and keep noodlin' or I'll lug it out. Once out of the water, I use my knowledge and charisma to flesh out the idea, describing its integrity to myself, an imaginary person in my head, or a real life person (in this instance, you). Depending on the fish, I may have to apply some other skills to it, but this visual really helps me set aside feasibility until after I've fully plunged my hands into the pool of creativity and imagination. It also helps me empathize with others who are struggling to access their creativity pools do to doubt, distractions, etc. Ask people questions about their dreams (awake dreams, not sleep dreams), and you can quickly get a sense how comfortable they are at noodlin'.

Off the top of your head, what's the first national capital you can think of?
Bangkok

What is your favorite/most interesting to you/least ear grating musical instrument?
I'm going to have to give 3 answers rather than 1 that is an average of all 3 qualifiers.
Favorite: Cello
Most Interesting: Roli Seaboard Rise
Least Ear Grating: Tenor Sax

Favorite fictional or historical racehorse?
Secretariat. Not the Disney horse - the one from the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

What's your favorite motorsport?
Does Beerio Kart count? Otherwise probably something involving motorcycles, but I honestly haven't watched or participated in any up to this point.

Favorite type of road to drive/ride on?
Colorado highways are oh so satisfying, day and night. The route from Dillon to south of Ledville is wonderful. I also love the signs on a particularly large decline on I70, like "Trucks: Don't be fooled. 4 more miles of steep grades and sharp curves".

Do you like mythology?
Yeah! I studied it more when I was younger though. I don't find the myths themselves that interesting for some reason, but the deities themselves are definitely cool.

Do you feel comfortable drawing things?
Absolutely not. I can't draw a straight line or a round circle to save my life. However, I've been playing Scribbl.io recently and I've worked out an intentionally-bad-but-somehow-effective style that I'm getting quite proud of. In general, I would much rather focus on the writing or music and let someone else handle the illustrations.

[Takura]

If you could live in eternal day or eternal night which would you chose?
Where would you travel, if there were no restrictions?
What do you think of public speaking?

[Dixie]

1. Are you sure Karma has room for more owls?
2. How verbose would you consider yourself?
3. What, if any, is your preferred method of caffeine consumption?
4. What is the artistic medium you see yourself as worst at utilizing?
5. What color are your socks?

[Tsivikh]

If you could live in eternal day or eternal night which would you chose?
This would come as a surprise to most people that know me, but I would say day. I don't love being nocturnal, it's just the way I am. I spend days shifting my sleep schedule back to one where I can go shopping, have a free choice of restaurants, go for a hike, visit my grandma, walk around the neighborhood without scaring people, etc., but I naturally shift back, either immediately or gradually. It's an awful way to live, honestly. However, if more people did it, it would make it so much easier! This is partly why I prefer big cities.
Dusk doesn't make me feel energized, as some might presume. It depresses me, because it is a reminder that I still haven't learned how to adapt to in to society's standards.
In regards to "eternal day" or "eternal night" for everyone though, I would still choose day. Specifically sunrise. Then twilight. Then mid afternoon. You get the point.

Where would you travel, if there were no restrictions?
Back in the fall I was looking for a crewing/chef position on a sailboat from New Jersey down to the Caribbean. Unfortunately, restrictions forced a lot of people to delay plans and eventually winter made the voyage impossible for many. I miss sailing, so much.
Second would be Georgia, the country. I've never been across the Atlantic, but I would love to be around non-Americans for a while. This last year has been... a lot.
Your phrasing indicates "no restrictions", not just a freedom from pandemic-related restrictions, so I'm taking this to include my own restrictions set for myself and my relationship are dismissed. In which case, I would likely visit a girl in NYC I haven't seen or spoken to in nearly 2 years who I miss deeply. Our last date together was so wonderful that I would love to do it all over again. But alas. Today is not that day.

What do you think of public speaking?
I wish I did it more often. If I had more opportunities to practice, I feel like I could get really good at speaking in front of an audience. But my vibe is interviews. I could do talk shows and interviews every day and not get bored or uncomfortable. I like to imagine that if I ever get famous, people will ask me about all sorts of things, from politics to relationship advice to music tastes, and hopefully I can help and inspire people in ways that my talents can't alone.

Are you sure Karma has room for more owls?
Owls are like humans in that a small percentage are far more valuable to me than the other 95% in the world.
Owls are NOT like humans in that they are, even at their worst, far better than the majority of humans on this planet. Don't worry, I love kitties and trees and cryptids etc more than most humans as well.
So to answer your question, I will happily sacrifice humans to make room for more owls, or any birds you like (except geese. No more geese, please) - there, I said it. What are you gonna do about it?

How verbose would you consider yourself?
Quite verbose. I've always been a person who is not afraid of sending 10/10 page text messages. It's just how I've always been. Brevity is not my jam. Yeah, that's about all I have to say about that, ironically.

What, if any, is your preferred method of caffeine consumption?
It's gotta be coffee. Energy drinks are not my jam, and tea is unreliable when it comes to caffeine. I do love coffee though (black - hot or cold - unless it's a well made cappuccino, or latte), more than espresso. In the summer, I often buy one of those big bottles of cold brew and chug a few ounces straight from the bottle before I leave the house in the "morning". This winter, however, I have become much more civilized and I use a coffee pot. I'm still too lazy to unpack my Aeropress.

What is the artistic medium you see yourself as worst at utilizing?
My laptop trackpad. Trying to make digital art with that is horrifying - not to me but to others. I literally struggle to make a discernible stick figure. At least with a handheld tool I can easily change the intensity of the lines and colors.
However, if you gave me an art program and a trackpad and simply told me to "make art", I might do alright. Copy + Paste is my friend, and collages are a form of art.

What color are your socks?
Flesh-colored. I'll let you sort that one out.

[Sage Altino]

Thank you for walking with us down this path, Tsiv. :) We would like for you to take a new journey now in making honest connections. We present to you the Bodhi of the Forest.

Karma has a very good friend in the region The Sasquatch Republic. We share two important traits: a love of cryptic and an insistence on creating a space in our region that feels like home. TSR is incredibly chill and more like Karma than most regions in the game ever even try to be. For this reason, we would like for you to work with them and create a treaty between our regions. Don't worry about selling them on anything - we've spoken to them and they're in - you'll just help us write a document that expresses our friendship and what's important to both regions in an official way. We've got some Treaties ready for you to look at for inspiration if you need them (including a couple of out of the box ones which are more culturally expressive than legally hand tying, TSR will appreciate that), Paulie has agreed to help you if you need it, and Badger and I are very familiar with TSR and we can help you with the vibes and the specifics. We're all here to help. :)

Good luck, Tsiv! DM me when you get a chance and I will talk to you more about this. Happy Bodhiing.

[Tsivikh]

This sounds wonderful! Thank you!

[Sage Lev Calxur]

How're things coming along, Tsiv?