*blinks* Thank you!

[brianh]

Well, apparently, I've been given a vgift and two months of paid LJism. Thank you, to whoever the anonymous gifter is! I highly appreciate it.

However, I am also an extremely curious sort of person! Care to give more hints as to your identity, Extremely Nice Person?

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[(Anonymous)]

Curiosity;
Virtue, and much admired.
Spring brings a riddle.

[(Anonymous)]

No more questions?

[brianh]

Questions remain but answers seem obscured;
Over a Bear's life hangs accreditation
And IP addresses are masked.

Can I get the riddle with details? :)

[(Anonymous)]

Yes, yes, they are obscured, aren't they?

Would you like to play Twenty Questions?

We shall play with a variant rule: if you think you've solved the puzzle, you'll have to ask your solution in a direct channel.

One question at a time, please.

[(Anonymous)]

Aww. I suppose that's a no.

[brianh]

Not really a no so much as an "Oh My God, I HAVE BEEN COVERED IN TIME!" or in other words, work related.

So, questions. Hmm.

Do you have a journal listed under my "friends" category here: http://jhyanmar.livejournal.com/profile ?

[(Anonymous)]

Yes.

[(Anonymous)]

I gave the answer away so easily?

[(Anonymous)]

I suppose I should add to this, if this is a game you'd rather not play, I shall vanish.

Mind, in that case I may never tell you who I am.

[brianh]

I apologize, by the way, for the slowness. It _is_ a game I'd like to play, but with the 60-65 hours of work and school I do a week, my life moves very slowly. I have a guess already, but I need to confirm it.

So, if you don't mind (I will try to continue asking questions faster), I will continue now. So, you are on my friends list; am I on yours (as of this moment-- 1pm Pacific Time)?

[(Anonymous)]

Yes.

[brianh]

Excellent. That gets it down quite a bit. ^^;; Should have asked if you were a mutual friend to begin with; oh well.

Have I met you in person?

[(Anonymous)]

Yes.

[brianh]

Did I go to college with you?

[(Anonymous)]

Aha. One to which I can answer "No."

[brianh]

That eliminates a few more. :) Okay. Do you have anime listed as an interest on your profile page?

[(Anonymous)]

No.

[brianh]

That brings it down to 4 (and maybe a half, since I'm not sure on one), unless I've -completely- miscounted. :) So: Are you a parent?

[(Anonymous)]

No. ;)

But you've guessed and WIN this fabulous prize, so, no more questions needed. ^^