Zoro is like Gordon Freeman here (but with slightly more reason). "Listen, if the railroad tell me to go into the immobilizing chamber then I will obey because the story will literally stop otherwise."

Actually, that's a good point. Hold on, I need to make some changes to the script. >_>

*Runs off to change the script*

To be fair, that tends to be how I play. I wanna hear the story and face the challenges; doing anything much to try to *change* the story is work.
I have, in fact, once described my character "sitting around for the plot to show up," which come to think of it, my DM was entirely within his rights to get seriously annoyed over.
I think my preferred GM'ing style might turn out opposite to that, though; give the party at least three branches to choose from if I can. :/
It might be a really selfish way of acting as a player, but it's relatable.

Huh, I literally just realized your in a different timezone when I saw the 30th Oct date. I am blind apparently.

Pssst. Ride in the pot. You might find candy inside.

Of course there is. There's always candy in windowless, colorless pots.

or potions and gold!

Or fairies!

Not again! Sweet lightning, anything but the faries!

It MIGHT be a dreaded POT MIMIC, so rare, even adventurers don't believe they exist...(drop one on your players and watch the reactions...)

I once had coin mimics. Little stinging swarms that hibernated, pretending to be a pile of gold coins. The swarm was fun to use, since the little buggers didn't really have poison, just little stabby tails.

oh you devious bastard...i am going to USE the SHIT out of that.

.........now i want a compost pile mimic as well.

Would a compost pile mimic prey on Otyughs?

Nah it'd prey on Vault Hunters.