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Re: your sacrifice
« Reply #15 on: May 10, 2010, 10:07:34 PM »
I would get a morphing cube if I have to pay for it in the form of cash or material possessions, but if the deal includes killing someone or becoming a voluntary, then I would refuse it.
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Re: your sacrifice
« Reply #16 on: May 10, 2010, 10:45:39 PM »
Seven virgins and a small dog, that's what I'd sacrifice.  >:D

Seriously though, like most other people pretty much anything material but no people even people I dislike, I don't think I'd be able to get over it if I did sacrifice someone else for a power like that.
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Re: your sacrifice
« Reply #17 on: May 11, 2010, 01:06:05 AM »
Honestly...I don't know but I'd probley do anything to get morphing powers and get a red-tailed hawk morph and be like Tobias.

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Re: your sacrifice
« Reply #18 on: May 11, 2010, 02:26:43 AM »
Seven virgins and a small dog, that's what I'd sacrifice.  >:D

i'll see your bet and raise you two virgins.

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Re: your sacrifice
« Reply #19 on: May 11, 2010, 01:04:06 PM »
I think I would pretty much give up anything aside from my closest of relatives. I think I might even be willing to sacrafice my family if I got to forget about it after a period of time... anything and everything. Well, execpt for my freedom of course.
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Re: your sacrifice
« Reply #20 on: May 11, 2010, 03:00:25 PM »
Hmm, interesting question......

Depends on the day; my moods fluctuate quite a bit, and what I'd be willing to sacrifice directly varies by my mood. For example, I just read the last of the series, which made me so depressed that I'd be willing to do sacrifice about anything material to get a bird morph. Red-tailed hawk, as a sort of remembrance of Tobias.

On good days, though, I'd be less likely to say "yes", regardless of whether a sacrifice is involved or not.

If I was in the situation the Animorphs were in - given the power to save the world, with a very real crisis in progress - I'd say "yes" regardless of the sacrifice.
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Re: your sacrifice
« Reply #21 on: May 12, 2010, 10:51:02 AM »
I don't think I could give up anyone I loved unless it was stated that I'd be involved in the war. Then I'd do whatever it took to save the human race. For the most part. ^^;;;

But just as a toy? I'd love to be able to shift, but...there are powers that I'd rather have in terms of superpowers. Morphing is too espionage-based; they'd never know it was me. And I'm far too self-centered for that! XD

And I'd never give up my fantastic upper middle-class life for morphing, frankly. There is only one thing I'd pay any price to have (Well maybe not those I love XD ), and morphing isn't it. :p


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Re: your sacrifice
« Reply #22 on: May 12, 2010, 12:36:39 PM »
Problem for me with morphing is that time limit. If it was just for me, I'd be willing to give up everything material, and probably sever contact with many of the people I know, save maybe closest friends and family. Just the ability to escape into the mind of a dolphin or a hawk or a dog would be worth the world to me. If the time limit weren't there, I'd probably be willing to sacrifice even more, and still more if the power had to be used to save the world. Obviously, first choice would be no sacrifice at all, but you take what you can get when it comes to Andalites and Ellimists.

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Re: your sacrifice
« Reply #23 on: May 15, 2010, 02:57:35 AM »
I'm surprised no one is afraid of getting screwed while in morph. Like, the two-hour limit. Who knows if the Ellmist (assuming he gives it to you) screws you and only gives... like, two minutes instead. :))

What if the price of being able to morph was to lose your original form? I guess that's an equal price to paid. [spoiler] Or having the world be invaded by slave-hungry-slugs-from-outer-space [/spoiler]

Anyway, it would be fun to share with your certain special someone. Fly together with bird morphs and all.  :P
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Re: your sacrifice
« Reply #24 on: May 18, 2010, 12:35:57 PM »
awww... i feel awfully ignored. D": that was most definitely my first problem. see? see? *points to first page* my first sentence. right there:

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"see, i'd be afraid i'd end up like tobias- that two-hour limit deal? that would DEFINITELY screw me over at some point."

because it's true. especially if we did not have an andalite on hand. and on dates? i mean, i'd be ridiculously paranoid that we'd lose track of time.... that atmosphere alone would ruin the fun. :P
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Re: your sacrifice
« Reply #25 on: May 18, 2010, 11:28:38 PM »
Hm.  It'd be fun to be an animal, but I wouldn't give up too much to get the ability, given the risk of getting stuck and etc.

I'm inclined to agree with AniDragon.  I might sacrifice some of my material things, except the ones I really liked.  So, not much.  xD

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Re: your sacrifice
« Reply #26 on: May 19, 2010, 07:09:28 AM »
Put it this way. I would be okay with the world being invaded by aliens if I could have it...

Does this make me a bad person? :P

I think it makes you human... and an Animorphs fans. :P

I'd give up A LOT but not ANYTHING. God knows what I could end up with if I agreed to "anything." I would give up any material goods I own and irrelevant things like that, since I could probably find a way of earning money using the morphing power and getting my belongings back. I wouldn't sacrifice anything that is irreplacable, like my friends, family and my freedom. I also wouldn't kill anyone or committ any other horrific crime. Those things aside, I would give almost anything else.
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Re: your sacrifice
« Reply #27 on: May 22, 2010, 05:03:27 AM »
If it costed you never to return to your original form? Would you still take it?
I think that (except having Earth discovered by parasitic mind slugs) is the only fair price the morphing power could give.

I'd trade half of my eyesight for a falcon morph though. Just the falcon morph.
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Re: your sacrifice
« Reply #28 on: May 22, 2010, 07:11:05 PM »
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If it costed you never to return to your original form? Would you still take it?
Depends on the form I'd be stuck in. I think.
That's definitely a call I don't want to have to make... on the one hand, being trapped as an animal seems pretty cool (if I would get to choose the animal to be trapped in), but Tobias' struggles with his dual mind (hawk and human) makes me wonder if this is a case of "the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence".
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Re: your sacrifice
« Reply #29 on: May 23, 2010, 04:34:56 AM »
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Well, like Tobias, it'll end up on whether you like your life or not. :P
If I was an abused kid, I'd probably be willing to have hawk as my main body. Or a cat. :P
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