Paradise Interview

%Swirlyder: Howdy Mr Para

%Swirlyder: You're 24 minutes late

%Swirlyder: It’s interview time

@Paradise: you're on my time, I'm not on your time, bub

%Swirlyder: ok Mr. Para, I have a large clipboard of questions just for you, I hope you are ready for them. We will start with surv and PS related questions and then go through the less serious questions.

@Paradise: sounds like a plan, who's on first?

%Swirlyder: ok, starting of the interview, our first question is from Yoshman08

%Swirlyder: 

%Swirlyder: oh my goodness gracious, I did not mean to send that

%Swirlyder: Yoshman08 asks how long have you been a part of the surv community?

@Paradise: the king Ding Dong himself is up first then, huh?

@Paradise: I joined surv in December 2014, think I was voiced in like March of 2015

%Swirlyder: marillvibes and Juanfe05 ask how and why did you come to PS?

@Paradise: I joined one of those draft league forums that used PS to host all their battles, so obvi you needed to get a PS account for that. After that, I just kinda lurked in thp and the studio for a bit before PQ got me to join surv when we were talking about hip hop music in the studio.

%Swirlyder: Mr para, I did not yet ask you how you got into surv…

@Paradise: I ain't got time for you to breadcrumb your way through the basic bitch questions.

%Swirlyder: Pants asks how did you get into Survivor?

@Paradise: I ended up playing a few games of surv and the community seemed chill enough. Modern folks will probably recognise a couple of these names but I joined when you, PQ, zyx14 (now known as Did it Done), and Shadecession were around. 

@Paradise: think the ROs were you, Shame That, and Aknolan at the time

%Swirlyder: Very interesting, now moving on to some less on the surface questions...

@Paradise: boy is it ever

%Swirlyder: Pants and a helpful rayquaza asks what is your favorite and least fav theme?

@Paradise: so to date this interview, right now it's May of 2024 and that's the theme set we're working with when I answer this.

@Paradise: Let's start with worst:

@Paradise: I think the worst set of themes we have are the Casino themes as a whole

@Paradise: if it has to be an individual theme, then I guess keys are key, but I think the Casino themes kinda demonstrate the things that are worst when it comes to what I think ideal survivor is:

@Paradise: all of them take forever

@Paradise: require a lot of tracking

@Paradise: and if you're a nerd who wants to optimize winning, which a lot of the regs are, then the meta for each of them requires you to be patient.

@Paradise: as far as good themes…

@Paradise: I think the recent winner of NBT, The Balance, is quite good, along with the classic Poles from Spieky

@Paradise: if we're going off of themes that I've created, then HST is probably the best one I've made and the bridge is the worst one.

%Swirlyder: i wholeheartedly agree, these are some good guidelines to have in mind when theme creating, take notes ppl

%Swirlyder: next up we got Pants asking what is your favorite thing about Survivor?

@Paradise: I think the fact that we're a shitpost room first and a game room second is my fav thing about it

%Swirlyder: good answer

%Swirlyder: Penquin asks what kept you in the room after joining it for the first time?

@Paradise: I think PQ, you, and I had gotten pretty close by the time I started being a reg for real and participating in the room. Plus, it's a room about rolling dice, so you need the people in the room to spice it up for you and make it a good time. Not to name names, but there've been some folks over the years in survivor that treated the room like it's life and death and forgetting that it's all up to chance/not really that serious.

@Paradise: insert joker meme

%Swirlyder: true, survivor's character comes from its cool users

%Swirlyder: Death Of Mimikyu and Feraligators asks who is your favorite auth?

@Paradise: my fav auth of all time was Aknolan. The LeBron/Jordan/Gretsky of “LOA for being gone for just a day” posts.

%Swirlyder: truer words have never been more true

%Swirlyder: a helpful rayquaza and Death of Mimikyu say first of all I absolutely love your username, how did you come up with it?

@Paradise: are they stupid?

%Swirlyder: who could say

%Swirlyder: Andrew asks do you like your current nickname color or would you like to change it?

@Paradise: So it's been changed already. The original Paradise color was a dark blue, similar to PenQuin's color right now. I wanted a bright red instead so this is what it looks like now.

%Swirlyder: beautifications asks which daily is your favorite?

@Paradise: I think we should delete all the dailys, so none of them

%Swirlyder: how dare u, mr para

@Paradise: but I'll compromise and say delete the skipper ones if you have to keep the other ones

%Swirlyder: good save

%Swirlyder: Tiny Fren Chupi asks are you getting better rolls recently?

@Paradise: no idea, I don't really pay attention to how I roll; generally when I play survivor I operate on what's the dumbest decision I can make at all times.

@Paradise: if you're making it so that you're trying to lose, weirdly enough you end up winning more.

%Swirlyder: Im pretty good at making dumb decisions

%Swirlyder: Pants asks why do you like casino themes so much?

@Paradise: we've covered casino already, but I like them so much because they delete the character of the room. Everyone just stops talking and sits around waiting for their turn or watching the host spam numbers, slowly realizing that they're getting closer and closer to death.

@Paradise: that's the kind of experience that really allows you to bond with each other, shared trauma

%Swirlyder: truer words have never been anymore truer

%Swirlyder: Meltan808 asks do you have any plans to sign up for Super Staff Bros?

@Paradise: no, I have taken my talents to digimon, they've offered me a bigger contract

%Swirlyder: whats their offer ?

@Paradise: 3 hot dogs and a can of Foster’s

@Paradise: pretty good

%Swirlyder: OM couldn't match that, wtf?

@Paradise: OM can't even count to 3

%Swirlyder: Para said it OM, not me

%Swirlyder: ok, mr. para we're now onto the part of the interview where the questions are more silly and less surv related

%Swirlyder: these next 2 questions are about your favorite pet

%Swirlyder: Pants asks how old is skipper and what kind of dog is he?

@Paradise: he's 25 and he's actually a grown ass man cosplaying as a dog

%Swirlyder: Opple asks what is your favourite memory of Skipper and you?

@Paradise: my fav memory of Skipper is when 2g was in call with us and took skipper to the gas station by him. While skipper was getting the beer from the top shelf, 2g pointed a shotgun at the dude behind the counter and threatened him into admitting skipper was cute to us on call to try and fool us into thinking Skipper's an actual dog.

@Paradise: you were there Swirl, you remember

%Swirlyder: OMG! I remember that!!!!

%Swirlyder: moving on to a different animal....

%Swirlyder: DMPenguin asks who is your favorite penguin other than penquin?

@Paradise: Wheezy from Toy Story 2

%Swirlyder: great answer, masterclass

%Swirlyder: moving on, once again, to another animal...

%Swirlyder: Annaoceancat asks do you truly love the River cat?

@Paradise: Nah, not a fan of the Sacramento River Cats, they're the affiliate for the San Francisco Giants who are a rival to my fav baseball team, the Arizona Diamondbacks.

@Paradise: Feel free to talk to me about the Amarillo Sod Poodles, now that’s a great affiliate team.

%Swirlyder: *head nods and agrees silently

%Swirlyder: PenQuin asks who's your favorite Surv Fortnite duo?

@Paradise: 2g calling Rainshaft racial slurs, best duo to ever do it

%Swirlyder: trueer words perhaps may have been truer but we'll never know for sure

%Swirlyder: Wooperfan08 asks if you could you beat EasyOnTheHills in a fortnite 1v1?

@Paradise: I don't play fortnite in the same way I don't play the slot machines in vegas. Not interested in loud noises and bright colors being vomited at me while Lil Yachty is busy gargling lyrics in the background

@Paradise: so yes, I can beat him in a 1v1

%Swirlyder: i knew it!

%Swirlyder: EasyOnTheHills says would you rather have unlimited bacon, but no more video games, or would you rather have games, unlimited games, but no more games.

@Paradise: The Turing test question. Games, unlimited games, but no more games.

%Swirlyder: moving on...

%Swirlyder: a helpful rayquaza asks if you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, what would it be?

@Paradise: Brotherman Bill

%Swirlyder: At one point this was the only song i listened to, good answer

%Swirlyder: did it done asks who would win; a billion lions or every Pokémon?

@Paradise: win at what?

@Paradise: doing taxes?

@Paradise: that's pokemon

%Swirlyder: Lets say in a fight

@Paradise: 2 teams

@Paradise: 1 team is 1 billion lions

@Paradise: and the other team is like the 800 or whatever pokemon there is now?

%Swirlyder: 1000+

@Paradise: there's over a 1000 pokemon now?

%Swirlyder: yerp, like 1025

@Paradise: fuck me, we're getting old swirl

%Swirlyder: speak for yourself.

%Swirlyder: answer the question old man!

@Paradise: starting to sound like pacmar

@Paradise: there's no winners in a fight, Swirl, peace is the only answer

@Paradise: we're no strangers to love

%Swirlyder: there's a billion lions, how r u not freaking out

@Paradise: who said I was there? 

%Swirlyder: moving on......

%Swirlyder: Gary asks What are your thoughts on the Browns hiring Ken Dorsey as OC since you ghosted me on the Survivor Discord??????

@Paradise: We all know Stefanski's running that offense so no one cares about a glorified secretary in Ken Dorsey who's just there to run the meetings

@Paradise: Can't wait for starting QB Jamis Winston in week 3 though after Watson somehow gets hurt from a massage or whatever's going to happen to him

%Swirlyder: Very cool! ( im not well versed here )

%Swirlyder: moving on....

%Swirlyder: PenQuin asks why do you room temp milk?

@Paradise: did 2g's questions get looped in with mine? Cuz I hate drinking milk.

%Swirlyder: oh my goodness gracious, yes they have

%Swirlyder: they were on my clipboard

%Swirlyder: who put them there??

%Swirlyder: have the set the actual questions for you coming right up

%Swirlyder: Moving on...

%Swirlyder: Gary asks what's your daily excuse for the latest rigged survivor game?

@Paradise: Buy a subscription to Pokémon Showdown! Gold™ and it'll be rigged in your favor instead.

%Swirlyder: PQ asks do you play the chello?

@Paradise: I do not play the cello, funny that he's decided to put the h in there seeing as he pronounces it "sell-oh"

%Swirlyder: wtf pq

%Swirlyder: therealapplejuice asks Do you play anything else other than Pokemon?

@Paradise: The other games that I play regularly are Halo Masterchief Collection, Age of Empires 2, and Rocket League. Sprinkle in some skyrim or borderlands every now and then too.

%Swirlyder: no way i love halo

%Swirlyder: This is a good question coming up....

%Swirlyder: Andrew Nick asks which music genre do you like the most? And your fav band/singer from it?

@Paradise: I loop back and forth between hip hop and electronica/club stuff depending on the mood I'm in. For Hip Hop, I usually keep going back to Lupe Fiasco, Talib Kweli, and a smattering of southern rappers like BIG Krit or TI. For Electronica, I enjoy DeadMau5 and other folks that produce for Mau5hold like Enzo Bennet these days.

%Swirlyder: PenQuin asks favorite part about being a doctor?

@Paradise: That it'll pay the bills in about 2 months when I'm done with residency and get my first attending position. I'm not under any illusions when it comes to healthcare, especially here in the US. The majority of physician time, and especially psychiatrist time is spent on doing paperwork and making sure that everything is charted so that it can be billed properly by the folks in the billing department.

@Paradise: I enjoy seeing patients and things like that but that's not really what the job is these days.

%Swirlyder: yay paperwork

%Swirlyder: now back to less serious questions...

%Swirlyder: PQ asks who do you have for this years NBA champs?

@Paradise: I'm biased towards the Celtics, but it looks like the Mavs might be the Cinderella team this year.

@Paradise: who do you think is winning it this year, Swirl?

%Swirlyder: I think this is the pistons's year

%Swirlyder: this next question i am also curious about......

%Swirlyder: whatazachattacks asks is demoting then repromoting really that fun?

[13:08:28] (Mitsuki was demoted to Room regular user by Paradise.)

[13:08:30] Mitsuki was promoted to Room Voice by Paradise.

[13:08:36] +Mitsuki: thanks

[13:08:38] @Paradise: grats big SUK

[13:08:39] RudeLiees: Ge

[13:08:40] @Le'Depression♡: OMG gz mitsuki!!!!!!

[13:08:40] +Mitsuki: jumpscared me

[13:09:45] @Paradise: Yes. I find it extra funny because a lot of folks on PS have "was promoted to" in their highlight lists.

@Paradise: That plus you randomly jumpscare someone

%Swirlyder: HAHAHAHA

%Swirlyder: LAST QUESTION

%Swirlyder: to close the interview

%Swirlyder: By the one and only PQ

%Swirlyder: Why is PQ the best RO of all time?

@Paradise: the best RO of all time is Ninety-Nine

@Paradise: because he somehow managed to get demoted while being active

@Paradise: never happened to any of the other ROs

@Paradise: Setting Records is what Survivor is all about

%Swirlyder: truly an achievement of all time

%Swirlyder: and thats all for this interview para thanks for your time!

@Paradise: yeah go fuck yourself, Swirl

%Swirlyder: fuck u

%Swirlyder: is there any concluding words you’d like to tell survivor ?

@Paradise: Yeah, relax, the room worked fine without a leaderboard or events besides NBT for like 5 years; we'll add the points whenever we get to it.

%Swirlyder: very wise

%Swirlyder: that's a wrap, bye mr. para

@Paradise: bye Ms. Swirl