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Next Generation Survey

1) What chore do you absolutely hate doing? Scarlet: Taking out the trash. I mean, it's usually not something that takes long but sometimes the bag will bump against my leg or something and it's just all squishy and gross and it smells bad. It's just disgusting. Michelle: Anything relating to landscaping or outside work. Shoveling, raking, mowing the lawn or whatever. It's all just annoying and so not the way I want to be spending my time. Someday I'll hire a service or something to do that crap for me, or live at a condo where I won't have to worry about it. Elsie: Cleaning the bathroom. I don't know how it gets gross so quickly but it does and I just don't enjoy it at all. Scrubbing toilets or tubs is just no good for me. Zane: Dishes. There's something about sticking my hand into a soft food and water mixture that just doesn't sit well with me. I don't mind cleaning up other things but dishes... I don't know. Carter: Vacuuming and sweeping. Anything about cleaning the floors, basically. It's just so boring and it feels like it's useless because people walk on the floors all the time. They're just going to get dirty all over again. Shane: Laundry. I often forget about it and folding it just takes forever. It's too time consuming for me. I'd rather just take Thomas' clothes if I can.

2) Would you rather take someone on a date, or be taken on a date? Scarlet: Be taken on a date. I mean, I enjoy taking girls on dates too but I'm a romantic at heart and someone planning out a whole date for me is just so sweet and comfortable. Michelle: Why does anyone have to take anyone on a date. Why can't people just go on dates together? I mean, hell if I want all the planning to be on me but I want to have a say also. Just go on a damn date, don't take anyone. Elsie: I suppose I'd rather be taken on a date. Like, hell, planning dates sucks. If I can get out of that duty then I'm all for it. As long as I can bail if it's a shitty date or have a back up plan. Zane: I'm open to either but I guess I'd rather take someone on the date because I could plan on what I'd want to have happen. If I've got similiar interests with the girl though and she'd like to plan it, I'd be fine with that. Carter: I don't really care. I mean, I've had great times when I've been taken out and great times when I've taken people out. Usually I take girls out but I had a guy take me out once and it was nice. Shane: I prefer to take girls out than be taken out. Mostly because I've never had that great of experiences when the girls I've dated have taken me out on dates. No one wants a romcom and a fancy dinner. At least, I don't.

3) Can you change a car tire? Scarlet: I had Matthew give me a crash course on basics for emergencies when I moved to KC and got my first car. So yes, I can change a tire and check my oil. I mean, I'd rather not have to do it, but I am capable of doing it all by myself. Michelle: Nope. I mean, I should probably learn but I can always find help if I need to. I've only had a flat once in G.R. and I just called my Dad and he did it. Elsie: I've never had to and so I haven't learned. It's probably something that would be useful. Zane: I can. My Mum taught me when I started driving, she said it was something I'd need to know if I wanted to be able to drive. Carter: I've got no clue how to change a tire. Then again, I'm still only learning to drive so I don't really need to know. Shane: Yes, I do know how to change a tire. I'm a little rusty on it though, so I wouldn't count on me to do it quickly in an emergency.

4) Are you fond of romantic novels? Scarlet: I do have a soft spot for them. I mean, the kind of fairytale romance. As long as they're not too tacky then they're my preferred reading material. Michelle: Romance novels are ridiculous. No one who is actually respectable enjoys them. Elsie: I'm fond of making fun of them. The cheesier the funnier. I wouldn't read one for serious enjoyment though. Zane: Not exactly. I've never had the interest in reading one though so I can't give an answer as to how much I'd enjoy one if I did read it. Probably not much. Carter: I read one once and I did not enjoy it. They're kind of corny and ridiculous. I can't believe people actually genuinely enjoy it. Shane: Not at all. Romance novels are so boring and so bleh. I wouldn't want to waste my time or energy reading them.

5) Do you like having your picture taken? Scarlet: Usually. Not to sound too full of myself, but I like my face and I like how I look in pictures. I spend a lot of time looking nice and so there isn't a reason why I wouldn't like having pictures taken. I prefer selfies though, so I'm in control of how I look. Michelle: Of course I do. I mean, I'm hot and a pretty damn good model. Plus my Dad is a photographer so I got used to having a camera in my face fairly young. I used to really ham it up a bunch too and make him take pictures of me in all my favorite dresses. Elsie: I don't enjoy it exactly, not all the time anyway. I mean, there are times when I like having my picture taken, but there are times too when I'm just not into the idea at all. Zane: Not particularly. I don't hate it but I'm not going to put myself in front of the camera if I can avoid it. I'd rather only take pictures of important events or places that I'm visiting then just casually hanging out with friends. Carter: Sure, I love being in pictures. I mean, I'm a good looking person. I look good in pictures, why shouldn't I enjoy having them taken? Shane: I prefer to be behind the camera than in front of it, but I do enjoy being in front of it as well. I mean, look at this face. The world is graced with two of it, but you can never have too much of it.

6) Who was the last person you hugged? Scarlet: Sophia, yesterday before I left her place. I gave her a hug and a kiss. Michelle: My Dad before I left to go back to school after Christmas break. Philip and I aren't really the hugging type. Elsie: Chloe, probably. I mean, I can't remember exactly the last hug that I shared with anyone but I hug Chloe more than I hug anyone else so I'd assume that it'd be her. Zane: My Gran when I was leaving to head back to school. She likes giving hugs and always insists to be the last person who gets a hug whenever I leave, but the first person when I arrive. Carter: Keegan when we got back from break. We kind of have a friends with benefits thing going on and so he's a pretty touchy person anyway. Shane: My grandma at Christmas. I don't hug people all that often except when seeing them only once in a while, unless I'm in a relationship and I'm currently not.

7) Have you ever kissed a member of the same sex? Scarlet: I only kiss members of the same sex ;) In fact, I've never kissed someone of the opposite sex. Being a lesbian is great. Michelle: Yeah, it's happened. Nothing particularly good about it though. I mean, maybe that was just the girl I was kissing though because I'm sure if the girl was a good kisser I would have enjoyed it a little bit more even if I'm not particularly attracted to girls. Elsie: During a game of truth or dare but otherwise I've had no desire to do so. Girls just aren't my interest, they're pretty and all but I prefer guys. Zane: I did have a friend who decided to kiss me out of the blue because he had a crush on me. I was just sort of sitting there in surprise when it happened, so I didn't kiss back but I guess that counts as sharing a kiss with another male. We were fine, by the way, he apologized afterward and we continued to be friends after that. Carter: I've shared many kisses with other guys. Why shouldn't I? Guys are just as hot as girls at times. The last person I kissed was Keegan, actually. Shane: Nope. I mean, I've just never had the interest in kissing any guys nor any reason why I should do so when I don't want to.

8) Does love = sex? Scarlet: No. I mean, I do believe that love is able to be expressed through sex and that sex is a fairly important aspect of a loving relationship. Michelle: Hell no. A relationship doesn't even equal love and usually a relationship is much more serious than just sex. Plus, people can be in love and not have sex just as much as people can be having sex and not be in love. It's all personal. Elsie: That would be a no. I've had sex plenty of times without ever being in love. Not to mention, there are tons of types of love that don't ever even consider adding sex into the mix. Family, friends, you know, that sort of crap. Zane: No. The two can be linked but they don't have to. I do believe that when the two are added together it can strengthen the bond and make the sex better. Carter: No way. People can believe that if they want but that's a damn narrow way to look at things if you ask me. Neither is exclusive to being involved with the other. Shane: If love was equal to sex then I'd have been in love a lot more often and Thomas wouldn't have felt the way he does about Emily for a while. They are independent more often than they're not.

9) Have you ever made out with someone just because you were bored or horny? Scarlet: I have, but I tend to avoid it. I mean, if we both agree to things before that but it gets pretty complicated to just start making out with someone because you're bored of horny, since it's usually someone that you already know and/or are friends with. Michelle: Obviously. Making out with someone because your horny is a great idea. And if you're bored, same thing. Making out is fun, especially if you can get it to lead to having sex after that. Elsie: I usually make out with people because I'm horny. The bored thing not as much, given that there's more that I have to do or more that I'd rather do. So, horniness is usually my motivating factor. Zane: From time to time. It'd be a lie to say I've never went looking for someone to make out with and more just because I was horny. Carter: Are there people who don't? Boredom with your personal life, wanting to get some action, those are the prime reasons for wanting to make out with someone. I guess to have fun is another reason, but that sort of goes right along with boredom in my book. Shane: I do and I won't even try to deny it. Being bored, being horny, these are things that do drive me to want to seek the company of a girl for physical purposes.

10) Are you young at heart, or an old soul? Scarlet: Probably more young at heart. I'd prefer to be anyway. I mean, there is something to be said about wisdom but I think that having a wonder about life and a genuine excitement about everything that I enjoy. Michelle: Between the two? An old soul. i mean, I love partying and having a good time, but being young at heart is more naive than anything else. Better to be wise than unrealistically optimistic. Elsie: Neither. maybe young at heart would be closer to me but I wouldn't even fully consider myself that either. I'm not excitable enough to be young at heart and not boring enough to be an old soul. Zane: Old soul. I don't say that to sound pretentious but it's true. The young at heart crowd is great, but not serious enough for my tastes. Carter: Young at heart. Who wants to be an old soul? I mean, children are the happiest people and they have the most fun, I wouldn't give that up easily. Shane: Old soul. Just kidding. I'm young at heart and everyone knows it. Old souls are more like Kevin or Thomas and let's face it, I'm simply not cut out for that. I mean, I'm barely cut out to be a legal adult. Old is not my style in any way.

11) What’s more important in a relationship: physical attraction or emotional connection? Scarlet: Emotional connection. Physical attraction can only get you so far but if you want to make a real relationship, one that will be lasting and healthy you need to have that emotional connection. Attraction can dull and fizz out with time, so the emotional connection is really what will keep you together. Michelle: Physical attraction. You can make emotional connections all you want, but without physical attraction you're just friends. I don't need more friends. If I want to be in a relationship with someone it's because I want more than just someone I can chat with, I want someone I can screw. Elsie: Let's be real, I know squat about relationships from experience. Or at least about good ones. I'd think that probably you'd need both though. Not that I like to hold my parents as a shining example of relationships but they obviously are super attracted to one another and have an emotional connection. Zane: I'd argue that both are important if you want a lasting relationship but if you could only have one then probably an emotional connection would be better. Physical beauty fades with time and our perception of it can also change or improve as the emotional connection changes. Carter: Physical without a doubt. Emotional connections can easily be made after you've got the attraction going on but most of the time you aren't going to start dating anyone unless you're attracted to them. Shane: I'm going to go for physical attraction. I mean, I don't devalue the emotional connection either but most things won't work out if you're not attracted to one another.

12) Do you want to be in a relationship this year? Scarlet: I'm already in a relationship and I hope to keep it going because I'm really quite happy. I mean, Sophia is a fantastic girlfriend and we have a really great time together and I love her. Of course I want that to keep going. Michelle: I am in a relationship. I mean, albeit it's an open relationship but that doesn't mean that it's not any less of a relationship. It works out well for the both of us and I don't foresee it ending any time soon. At least not with the way that things are currently happening. Elsie: I need a relationship like I need a slap in the face. As long as I'm getting laid regularly, or semi-regularly, the whole relationship thing isn't really anything that I'm interested in. Zane: I don't particularly need one, no, but I wouldn't be against the idea. I'm in no rush, but if I find a girl that I'm interested in and who is interested in me then I'd enjoy having a relationship with her. Carter: Nope. Not a serious relationship at least. I mean, I'm not opposed to having some fun either though. Shane: Yes. Being single for the whole year would be a real bummer. Besides, I haven't been in a real relationship in a while now and let me tell you my hand is just not cutting it, if you know what I'm saying.

13) Have you ever been bullied? Scarlet: No. I've been very fortunate in that regard. I've had some people sneer at me when I've been out with my girlfriends, especially when I was younger but never bullied. Michelle: When I was in middle school I turned down some guy who was an asshole and he then had all of his friends call me names all the time and talk about how I was such an ugly desperate slut. They used to put notes in my locker and call me names when I'd walk by. Until I recorded it once on a camera and went to the moms of the boys crying, showing them all the notes. After that they got their shit together. Imagine that. Elsie: Not so much. I've had people be mean but never bully me. To be quite honest, some kids were scared of me after I pushed down a kid for making Chloe upset. Zane: Yes, when I first moved to the States I had a hard time making friends because one of the popular kids started to make fun of me the first day of class and everyone continued to follow that example. Basically I had no friends for the whole first year at my new school. Carter: For a little while after I started dance classes some of the other kids made fun of me for it. However, most of it stopped pretty quickly when they realized that I really loved what I was doing and when I wasn't going to be upset by their teasing. And well, I'm sure it helped that my Dad conveniently visited me at school. Shane: Never. It's terrible that some people are but I'm one of the people who was always popular at school. I mean, I wasn't like the most popular person around but most people liked me.

14) Is it possible for guys and girls to be just friends? Scarlet: I'm only ever just friends with guys. Don't you know about gays and asexuals/aromantics. Not to mention that not every person who is attracted to the opposite sex is going to be shacking up. Noah and Sophia certainly are friends who aren't interested in being anything more. Michelle: Yes. The idea that just because two people have the ability to have sex together that they will is ridiculous. I think that a lot of times friendships can turn to something else if there is also a spark of attraction but I definitely am not attracted to every guy that I'm friends with. Elsie: Why the hell not? Though if a guy and a girl don't want to just be friends that's okay too, obviously. Still, it's a pretty stupid notion that two people will fuck just because they're able. Zane: Does everything always have to be about sex? What's so amazingly uncomprehensible about two people who have the ability to be sexually interested in each other not to be? Not everything in the world is just about getting naked with people. Carter: If I can be just friends with dudes I can be just friends with chicks and I think the same thing can be said about most everyone. Just because I think a person is hot doesn't mean I can't be friends with them. Also, just because I'm attracted to dudes and chicks doesn't mean I'm attracted to all dudes and chicks. Shane: Let's see, my best friend is Karen. Friendship is definitely the only thing going on there and not just because she's a lesbian but because even if she was straight we would not be in a relationship. Well.. maybe we'd do a friends with benefits thing actually. Huh, I might have to reevaluate my whole argument. Then again, I'm also friends with Emily and I sure would not be jumping to do anything with her even if Thomas wasn't head over heels with her.

15) If you got selected to be on a reality show which would it be, and why? Scarlet: Probably like The Voice or another singing show. I actually considered going out for a few of them sometimes. I love singing and it is something that I'd have a good shot at winning. I mean better than any other kind. Plus, I wouldn't have to do stupid competitions or worry about food or whatever. Like, that'd be the best. Michelle: Project Runway. Designing is my talent and I'd kick ass at it. Maybe someday I'll consider it but I'd want to finish my schooling first. Having a degree is just as important to me as anything else. I think I could kick ass. Not to mention that I'd be exactly the kind of contestant that would stir things up and provide entertainment value. Elsie: Ugh. Being involved on a reality show usually means being away for months at a time and I wouldn't like that. I mean, maybe if I could do something with Chloe being involved. Wait, like the Amazing Race. We could be a kick ass team that would get to travel around the world and win competitions while looking amazing doing it. Zane: I don't even like reality shows. They're all staged anyway and rigged for the winners ahead of time. So I'd never audition to be part of them. Maybe I'd be on one of those candid shows if someone got me without my knowledge ahead of time but I'd never sign up. Carter: This is so easy. Obviously it'd be So You Think You Can Dance. Not only can I dance but I'd get to meet other dancers who are just as passionate about it as I am and then I'd have a kickass time. Hopefully win some money. It wouldn't hurt that I'd have a recognizable name to further my advancement. Shane: Big Brother. I couldn't do Survivor, I'm not strong enough for that shit. People loose a crapton of weight there and have to eat shitty food and sleep outside? Nope. Put me in a house and then I'd be pure entertainment value and people wouldn't want to kick me out. I mean, I'd miss Thomas but if I won the game, I could give him some money to make up for my lack of time spent with him.