So this week, VulcanRaven and I had the chance to sit down with Quinci, the Lion King, himself for an interview based on his NBB performance (which shouldn't be a surprising topic. are you seeing the theme of this blog? ;P)
The three of us chat it up about his past and current experiences in Neoseeker Big Brother: Little Brother & Brutality. Now I know NBB:Brutality is not over yet, but I figured I'd interview him anyway. Who knows, I may bring him back for a more in-depth look at NBB: Brutality if he's willing to do so.
In the end, VulcanRaven and Vector face off in a Spot-the-Difference challenge, where you'll just have to see for yourself as to who exactly wins. That and there's a bad joke at the end of the game, which The Lion King didn't find very humorous. Which doesn't surprise me, since I have a really bad sense of humor. Anyway, check it all out for yourself.
(Interview with Vector - Completed: A/LongTime/Ago)
acevus: So first off, welcome to the "I've-played-more-than-once" NeoBB club! And as far as I'm aware of, you've been interviewed [in Loungin'] before, correct?
Vector: That'd be right. I did an interview for neoseeker interviews back in the KJG days.
acevus: Well then we're expecting good things from you!
acevus: Let's start with the basics: Where do you lurk on Neoseeker? Like, if VulcanRaven wanted to stalk you, where could he find you?
Vector: Well first I'd be concerned as to why VulcanRaven would wanna stalk me. But nowadays, I'm most likely patrolling around the Graphics & Animation forums and sub-forums, the Music forum, and last but not least, Loungin'.
acevus: Have you had any other major accomplishments on Neoseeker? Entered in any other competitions? Made any major appearances anywhere?
Vector: I think I've been flying under the radar mostly until now. If I'm well known on neo, that's news to me. But yeah, I've had a few notable things on neo, most prominently and recently being the takeover of the Neoseeker Interviews from Klopers. It's certainly the most responsible position I've ever had on neo. Other than that, I've won a few graphic competitions here and there, done some requests, nothing too spectactular.
acevus: Let's jump straight into the BB competition questions. You made your debut in BB: Little Brother and returned back for this season's BB. Describe how different the two experiences were.
Vector: Well the first time I participated in BB it was more of a "What the heck" kind of decision if you get my drift. I was really laid back in terms of competition, it was fun but I wasn't really as involved as I could've been. I managed to make the jury and that was more than enough for me. The second season was much more of a conscious effort to try and "play the game" so to speak. I went all out in terms of relations and actually tried to win. For the most part, I played it pretty well. But you know how BB has that habit of surprising you when you least expect it.
VulcanRaven: If you could go back, in either the second or third season, is there anything you would have done differently in terms of your strategy?
Vector: I definitely would've been a little bit more scrutinizing in my judgements. I took some alliances for granted and I ended up getting backstabbed. If I ever played again, I'd be sure to be a little less trusting.
acevus: If you find the right person to trust, its surely worthwhile! Compare your two eliminations. Did you feel the way you were eliminated in BB2 was different than BB3?
Vector: Yeah definitely. In BB2 I could see it coming from a mile away. I wasn't as active in the house and when I saw myself up for eviction, I knew I was going home. But like I said earlier, I wasn't really bothered. In BB3 it was a bit more of a surprise. I was counting on the votes of Megacoolstar and Zeta and they both pulled bitch moves and voted against me. Origin and Chelskiman both kept their loyalties to our alliance and for that I thank them.
acevus: Since BB3 isn't over yet, I don't wanna delve too deep into it, but that doesn't mean BB2 is off limits! Who was your greatest ally in BB2 and who was your biggest competition? Anyone you'd like to thank from BB2, as you just did for BB3?
Vector: In BB2 I really don't think I had any allies OR competition to be perfectly honest. I was lax in playing the game and kinda said yes to pretty much anyone that wanted my 'loyalty'. I think I may have made an alliance with Q22 at one point and even you, acevus. But my memory's a little foggy.
VulcanRaven: I remember exchanging a few PMs with you early in the game. [...] You've been working with Bobbo on his Questional website, right? What exactly do you do there, and how did you get involved with it in the first place?
Vector: Ah yes Questional is the baby of bobbonew and I'm glad to be a part of it. I caught wind of it when bobbo posted a blog about the logo of the site. So that put it in the back of my mind. Sometime in early february I decided to go check out the website and decided to post a question something along the lines of "IS BOBBONEW SEXY?" as a joke. It was deleted and bobbo sent me a pm saying he laughed at it. Later on I was chatting with Raz (Iscariot on neoseeker) and he told me to check out questional seriously. I began to answer questions like crazy and pretty soon the first few pages of the site were filled with answers exclusively from Raz and I. Somedays later, bobbo asked me if I'd be interested in supermoderating the site to which I promptly agreed. In anycase, I just got more attached to the site and when the original graphic developer quit. I was offered the spot in conjunction with Nate (Ecto on neoseeker). It's been some months now and I absolutely love the site. Bobbo's an absolute beast and I have every belief that Questional's gonna go places.
acevus: Yeah, I can definitely see Questional launching into something amazing. bobbonew's a pretty awesome guy too, so its really nice to see someone deserving go so far. So people tend to refer to you as a lion or something of the sort, correct? Where did that stem from?
Vector: Hmm, I'm not exactly sure where this one started (it was probably in the G&A Lounge) but it stems from a little inside joke about me being the Lion King due to my living in Ghana and all. I guess it's become a kind of nickname huh?
acevus: nicknames are fun... which I think leads me into your mid-interview game. VulcanRaven, what do you think? Should we create a nickname-based game for the contestants for BB2, or should we just go with my original game?
Vector: Game you say?
acevus: mhmm. I've been throwing mid-interview games in... well, the middle of an interview, and they've ranged from a number of things. check out some of the previous interviews and you can see for yourself. ;D but yes, I think we may go with my original idea... It would just be you versus VulcanRaven! Lets just do the spot the difference thing. I think it'll be good enough...
So here's basically how this will go: It'll be you, Vector, versus the winner of Neoseeker Big Brother: Little Brother, VulcanRaven, in a showdown to see... well, who can spot the most differences in the quickest amount of time.
Vector: Oh lawdy.
acevus: The images will be either both provided to you at the same time, or be provided within two separate links. You guys ready to see who can spot... things... faster? : D
Vector: Ready as I'll ever be.
VulcanRaven: Aye aye =D
acevus: First person to list everything wins the round. There will be four rounds. Ready?
Vector: Yessiree
acevus: aaannnndd......
http://bluebuddies.com/smurf_fun/smurf_spot_the_difference/jpg/Smurf_Spot_the_Difference.jpg go.
Vector: Eyes
VulcanRaven: The flower on the right
Vector: There's a leaf missing on the uppermost rose
VulcanRaven: damn! I was just typing that.
Vector: The daisy is gone
VulcanRaven: patch on knee
Quinci says: Damn I was typing that too. The body of the bee is a different color.
VulcanRaven: awww, I saw that one at the last second
acevus: There you go! (XD For the next round, first person to type up ALL of the changes at once will win the round.) Vector walks away with round one!
Vector: Excelsior
acevus: Okay, so remember, first person to list all of the changes in ONE message (to avoid revealing hidden items from opponents) will win.
Vector: K
VulcanRaven: Yes acevus :3
acevus: there are eight this time around. reaaaaddyy.....
http://www.wimpole.org/pic/farm/spot.jpg GO
VulcanRaven: wait, how many in total?
acevus: eight
VulcanRaven: patch on cow, fur on lamb, flower by prancing lamb's head, design on cart, barn door open, design on tractor wheel, grate on tractor engine, tree behing fence
Vector: Flower farthest right is missing, pattern on the wagon thingy, barn door is open, spot on the cow is missing, The rim on the tractor wheel, tree is missing.... Damn
acevus: So VulcanRaven makes a quick comeback, replying with about 30 seconds of a time difference from Vector. VulcanRaven walks away with Round 2 in hand. The next two should be really quick. This next image will only have 5 differences on it... ready for this?
VulcanRaven: Oi
Vector: K
acevus:
http://www.lucylearns.com/images/care-bear-printables-care-bear-spot-the-differences-free-kids-activity-pages-1.gif GO!
Vector: tail, freckles, sun eyes, foot detail, heart on leg
VulcanRaven: thing on foot, eye on sun, tail, freckles, heart on leg.... awwww
Vector: Booya
acevus: Hahaha SO close. Looks like Vector walks away with a VERY close win there. Can VulcanRaven tie the game with the very last spot the difference? I hope you both have great connection speeds, because the next two images are not in the same link.
Vector: How many differences this time?
acevus: Just one. Its the quickfire round, if you will. Lemme know when you two are ready!
Vector: Ready
VulcanRaven: ready!
acevus: GOOOOOOOO!!
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Vector: Vector crossed out/hoh off pinky?
acevus: eh, wasn't aware of the HOH off pinky thing, but yes!
VulcanRaven: XD.... That's mean :3
acevus: Vector walks away with the wiiiin!
Vector: Oh joyous deo
acevus: But yes, Vector walks away with the win, as VulcanRaven seemingly sits back and watches.
VulcanRaven: [angryface] I tried
acevus: Back to questions! So if you were to wrap up your BB experiences with 4-6 words, what would they be?
Vector: One greater party after another.
acevus: I actually need to run. VulcanRaven can you takeover from here?
VulcanRaven: I've got one last one; what keeps you coming back (or I suppose "staying" would be a more appropriate word...) to Neo?
Vector: I really don't have a definite answer for this. I suppose it's a combination of things. Neoseeker was the first forum I ever wandered upon and for that it has a special place in my heart. It's been a keystone of my adolescence ever since I discovered it. The friendships I've forged as well as the interests and talents I've developed as a result of neo are enough to keep me coming back day after glorious day.
VulcanRaven: Dunno if Will has anymore questions but I'm glad he let me take part in this, it's been great finding out more about you; you always seemed like a cool guy from the very first time I PMed you way back in the beginning of BB season 2 I'll be sure to keep an eye out for you in the Music forum from time to time
Vector: And I you. Thanks for the interview guys. It was fun. In any case, I'm gonna go get better acquainted with my new Bass.
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Lookout for an interview with ShinyMilotic next time, where he will explain exactly what a Miltoic is and why its Shiny. And if that's not interesting enough for you, I'll include a snippet of the failed klope62 interview, where he avoids questions and gives "fishy" answers with grace!
Thanks for the props btw
Which reminds me, I really need to interview you... I was supposed to ages ago.