Interview by a jaguar

[vakkotaur]

Vakkotaur was first. Some people just like to suffer I guess.

Let's see seeing that Vakkotaur does them Ren Faires I am sure all are curious at least.

I doubt that all are curious about some answers. There is a reason for the cut tag.

1. When you wear your Ren suit what do you wear under them tight fitting Tights?

What is this "wear under the tights" of which you speak? Step one of dressing is "Put on the tights."

1 A Do those tights give you wedgies (melvins)

No, no problem with that.

1 B If they do ride up on you do you fix them in public at the Ren faire or do you go some where private.

I try to be discreet, but short of a privy trip there really isn't any real privacy. As much discretion as can be exercised, is exercised. I will note that the problem, when it exists, is not riding up, so much as riding down. The belt is a big help.

2 What is your most embarrassing thing to happen to you that JJ can use against you later on and pick on you with??

I don't tell folks about my embarrassments as I have no wish to re-live them. That sometimes people do stupid or embarrassing things I understand. I am, however, amazed that people will later brag about those things.

3. What is your best feature?

Uhm, playfulness, I suppose. Though there is often a cynical edge.

4. What was the best Practical joke you have ever played on someone?

Some years ago, when I was still living in Wisconsin, the neighborkids were over pestering my father about something or other. While they were doing that, I took the opportunity to quickly tie a little pull-pop firework (a small cardboard tube not much bigger than a large toothpick, with string coming out each end. Pulling the string sets off a tiny charge in the tube.) to one of their bicycles, one end to the frame and the other to the chain.. To my disappointment, it didn't go off when they left. I figured it had fallen off or someone had noticed and taken it off and pocketed it.

It worked even better than I had expected. Evidently I hadn't tied the chain end well at all and the thing just dangled. Amazingly, it went unnoticed for over a day. So sometime the next day the kids were biking along, well away from me, when the dangling string finally caught in between the chain and the sprocket. *BANG* They figured I (or my father) had done it, but they were puzzled as to how.

Every once in a while, dumb luck works in one's favor. This was one of those rare times.

4 A What was the best Practical joke that was played on you?

It's been so long that I don't recall. I think I may have blocked memories of such things for good reason.

5. What are your plans for attending RCFM?

Drive down, taking two days (and also a two day return drive), room with KT, see you, probably see about that switch you haven't fixed, and I don't know what else. If there's a hoofer or taur group, I expect I'll see them. I expect to arrive Thursday evening and leave Monday morning.