1) Was it made by humans? Zen-esque followings have existed in our world since… well further back than I can trace. But Buddhism-style teachings as a whole have always seemed a little too thick for me. It’s fluid, which is nice, but really just too thick to penetrate.
I don’t adhere to an organized following or religion. I believe what I believe based on what I’ve come to understand and that sometimes intersects with or even borrows from various spiritual movements.
2) I can certainly understand playing a game for the story. Front Mission 2 is an alright game, but the only reason I’ve made it to the last 3 missions is for the story. The battles in that game just take way too long. And they only get longer! Where I am each fight is so exhausting I dread playing it again. Haven’t touched it in months.
And yes, I am. Not really comfortable with where I am right now, though. I have a tumblr set up for it that I’ve posted information to, but I don’t want to release it publicly until I at least have a walkthrough of how combat is supposed to work typed up. Right now it’s almost entirely concepts. I have more in my head, but it’s much harder to organize those thoughts into something technical that makes sense without repeating itself. Like a manual.
3) Bon-Bon: I can think of some more interesting adventures I’ve had then eating spaghetti and orange juice flavored jelly beans.
Lyra: There you go again!
Bon-Bon: [Whistling]
Lyra: … Anyway… I like eating fruity candies. Usually sweet but sour works fine too!
Bon-Bon: If you think about it, that was really a pretty silly question to ask me. I like candies that have chocolate or creamy casings with a variety of carefully thought out flavors inside. In other words, bonbons!
4) Earth pony, for employment reasons. Wouldn’t want to be a human.
I suppose pegasus would be the usual choice but ah… just not all that interested in flying.