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Erik was asked the following:

1- Find the book nearest to you, go to page 18, find line 4:

"For nature crescent does not grow alone."
~Shakespeare's Hamlet

2- Stretch out your left arm as far as you can:
...Alright. Now what?

3- Without looking, what time is it?:
Midnight.

4- Now, what is the actual time?:
A minute past midnight.

5- When did you last step outside?:
Ah...it would have to be around two weeks ago. I was in dire need of a new dress shirt because Nadir knocked over a bottle of ink on the old one. Why he was snooping around my desk, I've no idea, but I promptly poured the entire bottle over his balding head. His scalp is still stained a faint gray.

6- Before you took this survey, what did you look at?:
The pile of unfinished compositions upon the writing desk.

7- What are you wearing?
A new dress shirt and trousers that are regrettably too large. I find it rather difficult to find clothing that fits properly. I'm a bit thin, you see.

8- Did you dream last night?:
No, as I did not sleep last night.

9- When did you last laugh?
When I caught sight of Nadir's stained head.

10- What is on the walls in the room you are in?:
Two gas lamps, several of my old sketches and blueprints, an antique mirror that I take great care to keep beneath a velvet curtain, and a framed photograph of Christine...

...that, curiously enough, she hasn't noticed is missing from her collection.

11- See anything weird lately?:
Aside from myself, I believe it is safe to say that this entire place is weird.

12- What do you think of this quiz?:
I think that it is regrettable that my life has come to answering pointless questions like these.

13- If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you do?:
A part of me yearns to travel once more. I suppose I would use my good fortune to do a bit of wandering across Europe, but I would inevitably return to Paris, as I have an obligation to my opera house.

Christine could also do with several new dresses. The poor thing is hardly supporting herself. A beauty such as her should not be content with anything ordinary. She needs a ball gown, something magnificent and bold that she would never think to wear, but that suits her splendidly.

But then, I never have pretended to know much about fashion.

14- Tell me something I don't know about you:
Once, when I was very small, I locked my mother out of the house. She could not regain entry for an hour and a half. It was great fun to watch. I learned several new obscenities that day.

15- If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be?
The mindset that a character is determined by appearance, rather than the treasure that lies within.

16- Do you like to dance?
I have never danced in my life. I do not exactly qualify for a partner..

17- Imagine your first child is a girl, what is her name?:
The gods would be cruel to unleash any offspring of mine into the world. I shudder at the thought of creating something like myself.

Christine. I would name her Christine.

18- Imagine you first child is a boy, what is his name?:
Again, this scenario is entirely unrealistic, but it can't get anymore unrealistic, so...
...I fancy the name "Charles." It was my father's name. I never met him, but I heard he was a remarkable man.

19- Would you consider living abroad?:
Absolutely. As I said, I have a perpetual case of wanderlust.

20- What do you want God to say to you when you reach heaven?:
"Just kidding! It was all a bad dream!"