What Kind of Bad Idea Are You?

What Kind of Bad Idea Are You

Some bad ideas arrive with a warning label. Yours probably arrives looking weirdly cute and saying “trust me.”

  • Question of

    Your friend says, “don’t do anything weird while I’m gone.” You:

    • rearrange the whole room
    • go on a little walk that becomes a journey
    • order one extremely specific thing online
    • send them “hypothetically…”
    • say I’m “just resting” and create a backstory
  • Question of

    Pick a phrase to ignore immediately:

    • last train leaves at 11:12
    • final sale
    • this is probably too much
    • maybe don’t send that
    • wait, you said you were where?
  • Question of

    The weather is suddenly perfect. What happens?

    • I leave the house with no plan or battery
    • I buy a picnic setup for one
    • I wear the outfit that needs its own soundtrack
    • I text someone I absolutely should not text
    • I tell people I was “already out”
  • Question of

    Choose an item from the bottom of your bag:

    • a transit ticket from another city
    • a tiny decorative object with no purpose
    • glitter that will never fully leave
    • a charger I borrowed three months ago
    • a receipt that contradicts my story
  • Question of

    Someone says “be normal for five minutes.” Your internal response:

    • what if we just drive somewhere
    • normal people deserve silly little prizes
    • watch me make this entrance unforgettable
    • I have one message to send first
    • I need to remember which version of the story we’re using
  • Question of

    Pick your most dangerous notification:

    • “You up?” from a friend with a car
    • “Only 2 left in stock”
    • “You’ve been invited to speak”
    • “Typing…”
    • “Can you explain this?”
  • Question of

    Your ideal terrible plan needs:

    • a route nobody checked
    • a budget nobody respected
    • an audience, respectfully
    • one person who says “do it”
    • a detail I can conveniently omit later
  • Question of

    You are 11 minutes early. Where do you wander?

    • somewhere that might lead to a rooftop
    • the shop with cute things in the window
    • the place with the best mirror
    • outside to make one quick call
    • around the block so I can arrive with a believable reason
  • Question of

    A stranger hands you the aux. First move?

    • play something that makes us miss the exit
    • play a song that makes me want to shop
    • play the most dramatic possible opener
    • play something suspiciously pointed
  • Question of

    Which minor inconvenience turns into a whole event?

    • missing one bus
    • needing a new phone case
    • having one good hair day
    • getting left on read for six minutes
    • being asked one simple question
  • Question of

    Your notes app has a fresh entry titled:

    • places we could go instead
    • things I need but definitely don’t need
    • ways to make tonight iconic
    • drafts I should never send
    • timeline of events, for accuracy
  • Question of

    How do you defend yourself after the fact?

    • “It felt like the right direction.”
    • “But look how cute it is.”
    • “You had to be there.”
    • “Okay but everyone was thinking it.”
    • “That is not technically what I said.”

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