Drink Quiz
Ramune (Marble Soda)
Like a bottle you open by pushing a marble down, you set up small surprises for each person.
Ramune is a Japanese soda that comes in a uniquely shaped bottle sealed at the mouth with a glass marble. The pressure of the fizz inside pushes the marble up from below, so it acts as the stopper. To drink it, you use a little plunger to push the marble down into the bottle. You, too, like adding little tricks or bits of play to ordinary things.
The name ramune is said to come from a Japanese pronunciation of “lemonade.” At summer festival stalls, bottles are lined up chilling in ice water and handed out one at a time. In the same spirit, you'd rather hand each person a bit of fun that suits them than give everyone the same thing.
The bottle has dents in its neck, and once you learn how to tilt it, the marble catches there and it's easier to drink. Getting the knack quickly, and then moving smoothly on to the next game once you've had your fun, is very much like you. To people who want to savor one pleasure for a long time, your pace can look different.
Strengths
- You can enjoy everyday chores by adding a little play to them
- You quickly get the knack of new gadgets and games
- You can come up with surprises each person is likely to enjoy
Where you may stumble
- While you're adding bits of play, the actual message gets harder to follow
- You move straight on to the next fun thing and leave the last one half done
- Where everyone is meant to get the same thing, you want to change it for each person, and it makes more work
Sounds familiar, Ramune (Marble Soda)?
- When explaining where to meet, you somehow end up working a quiz into it
- Even with a plain envelope, you add a quick little drawing before handing it over
- You're tempted to hide another small package inside a wrapped present
Where you shine
When you want to make a dull errand fun, or try out a new game right away. Like the instant the marble drops, you can brighten a room with a small trick.
Tips for “Ramune (Marble Soda)”
- Before adding play, check that you can say the actual point in one sentence
- Before moving on to the next fun thing, bring the current one to a close
- Where everyone gets the same thing, change only the note you add for each person
Matches
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Sparkling Water — Sparkling Water also hands each person a cold bottle of their own. When Ramune adds too much play, one clean, simple word from Sparkling Water brings it back to just the right amount.
Lemonade — Lemonade is said to be where Ramune's name came from. Lemonade takes the games Ramune thought up for one person and spreads them out as fun for everyone.
Green Tea — Green Tea wants to pour for everyone at the same strength, taking its time. Ramune wants to pack a different game in for each person and hand it over quickly. The play Ramune wants to add looks like a detour to Green Tea, and Green Tea's evenness looks like a lot of rules to Ramune, so you tend to differ on how to have fun.
Close neighbors
These differ from this one on just 1 of the 3 axes. If one of your axes was near the middle, you may have their side too.
Which one are you? 18 everyday situations, about 3 minutes.
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