From matadin:

[shirenomad]

I've made a list of 10 characters and assigned them all numbers. Ask me questions about them ("Is 3 human?" "Who's smarter, 4 or 5?" "What would 2 and 7 do if they discovered buried treasure?") and I'll answer. Your mission is to discover which character is which.

1) Uryuu Ishida, Bleach (guessed by westmarked)
2) Yuffie Kisaragi, Final Fantasy VII (guessed by imaginari)
3) Gregory House, House MD (guessed by westmarked)
4) Mikuru Asahina, Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (guessed by westmarked)
5) Noah Bennet, Heroes (guessed by chime)
6) Daniel "Oz" Osbourne, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (guessed by imaginari)
7) Luna Lovegood, Harry Potter (guessed by westmarked)
8) Jean-Luc Picard, Star Trek: The Next Generation (guessed by westmarked)
9) Eowyn of Rohan, Lord of the Rings (guessed by chime)
10) Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes (guessed by matadin)

You can get some ideas of other good questions (and pump matadin for information about his own ten) here.

Comments

[chime.livejournal.com]

If they all participated in a single-elimination tournament of duels to the death, who would win?

[shirenomad]

But there's ten of them! Well, okay, I'll work with it. Based on the order given:

First round -
1 vs. 2: This will be a battle to behold, and a tough pick, but I think 2 has a slight edge. More so depending on where in the story 1 is, but 2's come out better than 1 against worse odds.
3 vs. 4: 3 lucked out for the first draw; 4 will just cower pathetically. The crowd skips this one to buy nachos.
5 vs. 6: 6 will be the odds-on favorite, but 5 will have done the research and be ready with the appropriate countermeasures. 5 wins.
7 vs. 8: 8 will refuse to battle, calling this competition a travesty against civilization. 8's mistake.
9 vs. 10: 9 will also refuse to battle to the death, at least against 10, while 10 won't actually be able to do anything dangerous in return. The timer will run out and they'll both get dumped into the lava pit. The crowd wanders off in the meantime to wash down those nachos with a tasty beverage.

Semifinals -
2 vs. 3: 3 will last all of ten seconds. The crowd skips this one to visit the bathroom.
5 vs. 7: 5 might have won, but hesitated a moment before pulling the trigger on 7, which was all 7 needed. 5's gotten too soft...

Finals -
2 vs. 7: Another impressive battle, but 2 has the experience and the focus. 2 for sole survivor.

[westmarked.livejournal.com]

Nachos ... yum.

[westmarked.livejournal.com]

Although, if I had the choice of eating Nachos or watching House beat Asahina to death with his cane ... I'd still take the nachos. I mean, nachos!

[chime.livejournal.com]

Is 5 Bennett?

[shirenomad]

Correct on 5, wrong on 1.

[chime.livejournal.com]

Are any of them non-human? If so, which?

[shirenomad]

#1 probably doesn't qualify as human, although the writers have been a little unclear on that point. #6 isn't ALWAYS human. The rest are pure homo sapiens.

[chime.livejournal.com]

Heh, I'm almost wondering if your #1 is the same as my #1, but something you say later doesn't seem to quite fit.

They're all treated to a free meal anywhere they'd like, and may eat whatever they choose. What do they want to eat?

[shirenomad]

1) Hmm... fugu? Probably some sushi variety.
2) Strikes me as a fan of Japanese barbecue.
6) Hamburger. Cooked rare.
8) Caviar, maybe? Definitely something European and fancy. Also, it must come with quality wine.
9) Roast pork, on the spit.

[chime.livejournal.com]

If you could spend a day hanging out with one of them, in your own real life world, showing 'em around the place you live in and what have you, which would you choose?

Also: same question, but you venture to their setting?

[shirenomad]

Of the remaining five, I'd most like to see 8 or 9's world, leaning toward 8. I think 2 or 9 would be most likely to want to see MY world; of the two, I would pick 9 for the better company.

[chime.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Your question regarding commonality/presence on interest lists, for the remaining characters.

[shirenomad]

(I need a wider set-up. Answers at the bottom.)

[chime.livejournal.com]

I'm also guessing Uchiha Sasuke for 1. Although... I'm not far enough to really know if the Batman comparison stacks up right.

[shirenomad]

Oh, and all of the above assumes no ally interference of any kind, and only what weapons and equipment they themselves can carry into the ring.