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The Broccoli Test
Jul. 2nd, 2011 07:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gool_duckMy friend Yonmei posted about The Broccoli Test
One half of a couple is standing in the fresh vegetable aisle of a large supermarket. The other half is away over the other side of the shop. The two can see each other, but cannot communicate verbally. Can the other half convey to the one in the vegetable aisle that he wants broccoli?
and asked what my OTP was.
I wrote about Abed and Troy, so I thought it might be interesting here:
Today's couple is Abed/Troy from 'Community'. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMGI2PvGwO8 Is a compiled clip of Troy and Abed awesomeness.
Abed would know that Troy wanted broccoli from the look on his face and his body language. And he would get the broccoli, because he likes Troy and wants him to be happy.
Abed would set it up so that Troy knew:
Abed would gesture 'get that' at just the right moment so that Troy would see the broccoli immediately. Or he'd talk about broccoli and make up a hand-sign for it a few days earlier, and Troy would remember this hand-sign because he loves Abed. So Abed would be able to use this sign that means broccoli at the shop.
That makes Abed sound manipulative, and he is, because he recognises that he's not naturally socially-adept, and he makes up for it by being very intelligent and analytical and aware. He's a little bit like House in that.
But the thing is: if Troy had forgotten what the broccoli-sign meant, he'd run to Abed and ask, because Troy is physical and enjoys running and moving, and because it is important to Troy to know what Abed wants and to get it for him.
Troy would buy the broccoli even if it used up the last of his money and he'd actually meant to get chocolate robots with it.
One half of a couple is standing in the fresh vegetable aisle of a large supermarket. The other half is away over the other side of the shop. The two can see each other, but cannot communicate verbally. Can the other half convey to the one in the vegetable aisle that he wants broccoli?
and asked what my OTP was.
I wrote about Abed and Troy, so I thought it might be interesting here:
Today's couple is Abed/Troy from 'Community'. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMGI2PvGwO8 Is a compiled clip of Troy and Abed awesomeness.
Abed would know that Troy wanted broccoli from the look on his face and his body language. And he would get the broccoli, because he likes Troy and wants him to be happy.
Abed would set it up so that Troy knew:
Abed would gesture 'get that' at just the right moment so that Troy would see the broccoli immediately. Or he'd talk about broccoli and make up a hand-sign for it a few days earlier, and Troy would remember this hand-sign because he loves Abed. So Abed would be able to use this sign that means broccoli at the shop.
That makes Abed sound manipulative, and he is, because he recognises that he's not naturally socially-adept, and he makes up for it by being very intelligent and analytical and aware. He's a little bit like House in that.
But the thing is: if Troy had forgotten what the broccoli-sign meant, he'd run to Abed and ask, because Troy is physical and enjoys running and moving, and because it is important to Troy to know what Abed wants and to get it for him.
Troy would buy the broccoli even if it used up the last of his money and he'd actually meant to get chocolate robots with it.
