The best friend test I
Characters: Olivier Mira Armstrong, mentions of Bendix Llewellyn
Timeline: when they were fourteen
You see your best friend crying. What do you do?
a) ask him/her what is wrong and then try to comfort her the best I can.
b) get him/her to forget the problems, take him/her out, etc.
c) leave him/her alone. He/she might need the privacy.
Olivier frowned. "How stupid is that?" she asked. "I would comfort him of course! Hell, I haven't known him since we were babies to let him down! A!"
Your best friend wants this guy/girl. You have a crush on him/her too. What do you do?
a) let him/her go out with the girl/boy. Friends always come first.
b) Talk with him/her. Maybe you could get it worked out.
c) Go out with him/her, then try to get your friend to forget about him/her.
"Well, lucky me, I and Benny will never have these issues – and even if we had them, friends would always come first."
Two friends are fighting. One of them is your best friend. What do you do?
a) Listen to the fight, and try to see who has the best points. Then take this side.
b) Stay out of it, even though your best friend is in it.
c) Tell the person who isn't your best friend to go to hell.
"Hmh…" she sighed deeply. "Damn it, I would always be on Ben's side. We are like twins for crying out loud! I would never betray him!"
Your best friend calls you late at night. What do you say?
a) You don't say anything, and just don't answer the phone. They will live.
b) "I wasn't sleeping. What do you want?"
c) "Do you think we could talk about this tomorrow?"
"Where the hell is answer d) 'I will get up and go over to his place to deal with the issue personally' and answer e) 'He never calls – he just appears in my bedroom'?" she muttered.
Your best friend goes to a party. She wants you to come too. What do you do?
a) Don't go. I could get in a lot of trouble.
b) Go for a little while, but then go home.
c) Go, duh. I mean, my best friend said I could.
"And again … where is answer d) 'No one would be stupid enough to invite Ben but not me? Everyone knows that we always show up together, duh," she said.
Your best friend starts hanging out with another person. What do you do?
a) Find another best friend. Since he/she ditched me, I'll ditch him/her.
b) Talk to her about it.
c) Start crying. "She is my best friend."
"Where are the options 'Like that you ever happen' and 'Causing a little accident that kills the other person'?" she asked herself.
Your best friend invites you to a sleep over. What do you say to him/her?
a) Don't know. I might have plans.
b) Of course I will.
c) I'll call my mom.
"Duh, Ben and I are having sleepovers since forever," she said. "It's never a problem."
Your best friend doesn't have any room at your lunch table. All the seats are taken. What do you do?
a) Say you are sorry and that you will sit with him/her tomorrow.
b) Move to another table, duh.
c) Just ignore him/her and sit where you are.
"Well, I always sit with Ben at lunch, so why should there be no place for him? And even if someone were suicidal enough to steal his place … one glare and the place would be free again."
Why do you have a best friend?
a) So I won't be lonely. I do like him/her a lot though.
b) Well, I love him/her to the end; I think he/she is a good friend to have.
c) Don't know. Why are you asking?
"Because our parents let us play together since we were babies and we had no chance to get out of this without becoming best friends, that's why," she muttered.
Why did you take this test?
a) To see if I am a good best friend.
b) I was bored and this was the only thing to do.
c) Because I like taking friendship tests.
"And once again I miss an option," she muttered. "Where is 'Because my best friend found it in a magazine and we are doing it just for fun'?"