Who suggests sneaking out past curfew hours?
BOTH. It depends on the night, the mood, the situation, the vibes in the room. Sometimes Simon offers, because he can tell Sid is tense, and their cramped room is too much to deal with, even though neither of them have a grand total of roughly thirty-one (31) possessions between the two of them.
Who gets excited about being nominated for the royal court at dances?
NEITHER. They both know it’ll never follow through, it’s mostly just a joke and a popularity contest. And why do the most lonely loner orphans get nominated for the garbage Plath Royal Court except for it to just be a j o k e at the end of it all? Just some humiliating prank to make them look at their sad lives and contemplate death even more.
Who gets accused of being the Creeper and who punches the accusers in the face?
SIMON gets a c c u s e d because SID is g o n e.You can’t punch accusers in the face if you’re not around to hear the accusations.
Who panics and runs to check on the other the second Shit Goes Down?
BOTH. But it’s never a run, because that means their caring is too obvious. It’s a slow, almost careless wander over to the other. Just as a quick but still meaningful, “hey, just checking in, want to make sure you haven’t died yet or anything.”
Who talks the other into parenting a dorm pet together?
SIMON. He convinced Sid to let them get a beta fish. Sid pretends he’s not into it but it’s a sweet beta fish and he makes a point to feed it when Simon’s not there to do so.
Who writes about the other for their poetry assignment in English class?
SIMON. He writes about Sid because he cares, and it’s his only way that he can show he cares.
Who goes all out for the school event festivities and who gets dragged along?
NEITHER. Both of them are extremely uninterested in school festivities. But they both always show up anyway. Out of social obligation or curiosity as to what ridiculous incident will occur next, no one knows.
Who does all of the work on their group projects?
SIMON. He doesn’t mind really, the work is good for him, it’s mind numbing.
[text]: hey max? can you tell sid i left him some coffee and an outline for the government project he could use if he needs some help
And he’s not sure if Sid even does his individual homework assignments. If Simon can help Sid’s grade in anyway he can, he’s going to do it.
Who complains to the other about Mr. Kane’s handwriting?
SID. It’s messy, it’s terrible to read, it looks like chicken scratch. Simon always attempts to decipher what he writes on tests and essays but it never works out.
Who goes to the other’s house for the holidays?
NEITHER. Holidays don’t exist for Sid & Simon [happy orphan’s thanksgiving]. And orphaned ghost boys have to stick together. They’ve got no where to go, no one to love them, no sense of home, except... Maybe just a little bit with each other.
Who’s willing to sleep with a teacher to bring up the other’s grades?
NEITHER. Sleeping with a teacher wouldn’t happen, but that isn’t to say Simon wouldn’t do other less than morally upright things to bring Sid’s grades up if he had too.
Who is more scared for the other’s safety?
BOTH? Both worry about the others safety, Simon is especially concerned considering Sid Wurm just fucking dropped off the face of the planet. No note, no call, car gone, he could be seen, what would people say.
Who gets way too heated in Mr. Michael’s class debates and who calms them down or cheers them on?
SIMON. Simon’s got a lot of thoughts and opinions and even through most depressive episodes, he’s more than willing to argue how he’s right. But Sid doesn’t calm him down, he just flashes Simon quick smirks and winks that do nothing but encourage him.
Who hates the other’s roommate?
NEITHER. They’re both bitter, they’re both sad, they’re both angry. They’re disgruntled, they make sarcastic comments [a lonely loner, with no friends to sit down next to you and offer you graham crackers and cold Dunkin hot chocolate]. They both say things out of spite, but they still care. In a really weird, really orphan way, they do care.
Who’s the bigger gossiper?
SID. Though, it’s not gossip so much as casually, brief, unrevealing comments about Max Bronte.
Who initiates the drunken heart-to-hearts?
SIMON. He’s always in the mood to bond when he’s drunk, or maybe it’s just that intoxication lowers his guard by 1000%.
Who sends in confessions to PlathGossip about how cute their partner is?
NEITHER. They don’t need attention or validation from the gossip blog. They just kind of... Exist with each other when they can.
Who wants to investigate the scary fuckery on campus and who wants them to stay out of it for their own safety?
SID. And we can blame Max Bronte for that? Since she convinces him to take part in her exhausting excursions
Who talks the other into skipping class to get high in the parking lot?
SID. It’s rare. It almost never happens. But when it does, it’s always when both of them need it the most.
Who spams the other’s phone with stupid memes?
BOTH. At 4AM when neither can sleep and they’re across the room from one and other. Sid didn’t get a phone until later in their weird, roommate dynamic though, so until then, Simon just compiled ones to show Sid whenever he was available and willing to deal with ridiculous memes.
Who suggests sleeping in the same bed first?
SIMON. It’s not that he suggests sleeping in the same bed, so much that he notices that Sid is having a restless sleep and climbs onto his bed carefully to make sure he’s nearby in case something worse starts to happen. In case Sid wakes up crying or in a panic attack.
Who lets the other cheat off of their test?
SIMON. He’s a Straight-A student that has no care for himself even on his best days and every care in the world for his friends. He sits near Sid and makes sure his test is visible enough for the other boy.
‘SEND ME A SHIP’ QUESTIONNAIRE; PLATH EDITION
