/passively ignores question
Hey guys! ^o^ I told my mom about Mami this morning! For real, like. She sort of might have known about him before, but I was sorta in my honeymoon stage and it was a couple of years ago. It was more like "Hey, mom, do you think I'm more of a genet or a spotted hyena?" "Um... Neither?" "Okay, what do you think I am?" "... You? I don't know." "No no I mean my daemon's form. (:" "Your... what?" "You remember the Golden Compass, right?" "Yeah?" "Yeah, those." "... Um. *goes back to work*" But today was different. <3 I explained him, to the best of my ability, as the mental construct I believe him to be now. I explained that he was a tanuki and how daemonism isn't a religion like so many people think, and she was really open and accepting and even somewhat agreeing.
I've gotten her, if not interested, sort of generally okay with finding out what her daemon is. :3 We're gonna gradually, over the course of a lot of short sessions, fill out the n00b-proof questionnaire, so that I don't burn her out with so much self-reflection. I'm trying to record her answers exactly as she said them so that it's her voice and not mine. The first session got us almost done with the social section. Any general suggestions on what I should or shouldn't look at, just based on this? (I'm not asking for serious, in-depth research, just maybe a whether-or-not she could possibly be your form/family or something simple and easy like that. (: )
Social (interacting with people)
-Plain and simple: do you enjoy being around people? How many?
I enjoy being around family, but small groups- I don’t even enjoy big family gatherings. Maybe groups of three or four people are best. More than that I sort of feel like I get lost. It’s overwhelming. I’m not a social butterfly.
-Do you have fun at large parties, or would you have more fun with a small group of friends?
Small groups of friends (this was a pretty immediate answer, with no hesitation).
-Do you feel more energized when you're with people, or does it drain you? Do you need to be alone to "recharge," so to speak?
Yes, I need to be alone to recharge. (She didn't elaborate, but I can ask for elaboration.)
-How do you behave differently around strangers from around friends?
I don’t talk as much. I ask more questions, rather than talking about myself. I try to get them talking so that I don’t have to. (This usually applies in virtually every context; I asked.)
-What kind of a reputation do you have?
A good one? I have a reputation for being professional, reliable, competent, having good attention to detail, having a strong work ethic.
(I wish there was a spoiler / secret tag here)