1. A lantern chase keeps Rooney and Jack together on their New York City night. Would you ever follow a lantern or wander around a city with someone you just met?
2. Rooney believes that a red thread connects her to her destined partner. Do you believe in fate and soulmates?
3. Why do you think Rooney is so adamant about achieving success on her own?
4. The definition of success varies for Rooney and Jack, and it can look different for everyone. What is your definition of success?
5. In a world where there are cameras everywhere and we are all highly visible through social media, do you think you can truly be anonymous?
6. Jack helps Rooney get reinspired by setting up Red String Theory, a series of fate tests. Do you think you can test fate? What tests would you add?
7. Art itself can be abstract. What purpose does art serve at NASA and how can art help convey vast and complex ideas?
8. How much of themselves do you think artists should put on display? Should your work speak for itself?
9. Wren lives without regrets or looking backward. What do you think is gained—or lost—with this mentality?
10. At the zhuā zhōu ceremony, June picks a tomato cushion and the keys to Lunar Love. If you had a zhuā zhōu ceremony as a one-year-old, what do you think you would have picked? What would you like to have picked?
11. Jack and his Gōng Gong make ice cream together—both frozen and freeze-dried. What is your favorite ice cream flavor and why? What foods do you make together as a family?
12. Rooney and her mom bring each other snow globes from places they visit around the world. What kinds of travel souvenirs do you collect, if any? What is their significance?
13. Now that Jack and Rooney are based in Los Angeles but will be traveling around occasionally together for installations, what do you think the future holds for their relationship? Do you believe that long-distance relationships can work?