The last time we were on a long flight, my wife and I invented a game we call "Little Guy."
You start a game of Little Guy by saying, "I'm gonna hand you a little guy." The little guy is some kind of baby animal you are imagining. "Oh," she might say in response, "Okay," and hold out her hands for it. I will then mime handing her the animal. This provides some clues as to the little guy's size, weight, and general ungainliness.
She then gets to ask questions about what kind of little guy this is, BUT NO QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS ACTUAL APPEARANCE OR SPECIES ARE ALLOWED. Qualitative questions, or questions about his behavior, are the only ones permitted. She can ask "Is he soft?" or "Does he seem nervous about being held?" or "If I put him in the bathtub, does he seem okay with that?" or "Would he like a lil grape?" or "Is he the sort of little fellow who would wear a vest in a children's book?" but not "Does he have fur," "Is he a reptile," "Is he from Asia," etc. Some questions are in a grey area so you have to follow your heart, but the point is not to identify the animal as fast as possible: the point is to guess the animal purely based on vibes + how he would act if he were in your living room right now.
And I'm not limited to yes or no answers! If she asks, "Would it feel appropriate to see this little guy in a propeller hat?" I can reply, "Oh no, he has a gravity to him. A bowler hat would be a more appropriate hat." Or if she asks, "Does this little guy have protagonist energy?" I can say something like, "he probably wouldn't be the main character in a children's cartoon. He'd probably be the main character's ditzy best friend who's always eating sandwiches, or something."
We're big Twenty Questions to kill time in a waiting room people, but Little Guy is more about the journey than the destination. It's got a different kind of sauce that's nice if "killing time" and "lowering anxiety" need to happen hand in hand.
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razor from genshin impact!
Razor from Genshin Impact is just a little guy!
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skimbleshanks the railway cat, but specifically the design from the book cover. The littlest guy ever.
Skimbleshanks from Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat is just a little guy!
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Wally from Pokémon.
Wally from Pokémon is just a little guy!
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Alabaster Torrington from the Demigod Diaries
Alabaster Torrington from The Demigod Diaries is just a little guy!
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He’s over six feet tall but I would like to suggest the Summerween Trickster as a little guy because I love him
Summerween Trickster from Gravity Falls is just a little guy!
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blue thief from Everhood is just a lil guy(nonbinary)
Blue Thief from Everhood is just a little guy!
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Sion timeranger is such a little guy!!!
Sion from Timeranger is just a little guy!
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Cake from tpot/bfb
He is just a lil guy and I love him
Cake from Battle For Dream Island is just a little guy!
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idk if requests r still open but uhhhmm.. can u do deh ( from RALR )... 😞
Deh from RALR is just a little guy!
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Book from bfdi is a little guy
Book from Battle For Dream Island is just a little guy!
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Charlie Dompler from smiling friends I think
Charlie Dompler from Smiling Friends is just a little guy!
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@ccassettetape’s character fritz is a little guy
Fritz from @ccassettetape’s brain is just a little guy!
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Bmo from adventure time is just a little guy :3
BMO from Adventure Time is just a little guy!
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youtuber SkillyMcFilly is absolutely just a little guy!
SkillyMcFilly from Youtube is just a little guy!
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Why did they add a counter. I will be haunted by this
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lil guy sweep……… i’m so proud o7
Inspired by this post from @alternative-snake:
Please reblog if you can! I don't have many followers and I want this to work.
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