that promised interview. i'd forgotten about it, until reminded in a review by leahdude. i'm terribly forgettful.

i actually wrote this one before finishing the story, trying to get some grip on the characters while writing, so there are some things included here that weren't ever introduced in the actual piece.

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How old are you?
Edwin: "Seventeen."
Buddha: "Turn nineteen in February."
Edwin: "Seriously?"
Buddha: "Held back in kindergarten."

Height?
Edwin: "No clue."
Buddha: "6'6, but my legs are short."
Edwin: "Long torso, you mean."
Buddha: "Or something."

Any bad habits?
Edwin: "Not a one."
Buddha: "…He don't talk much."
Edwin: "That's yours."
Buddha: "Fuck you."
Edwin: "Right?"

Are you a virgin?
Edwin: "I'm as far from losing mine as I am to winning a Nobel."
Buddha: "I'd tell you if you were in the know, but you're not."

Who's your mate?
Edwin: "We're not British."
Buddha: "Not a one."

Have any kids?
Edwin: "On Gail's table."
Buddha: "That was tasteless."
Edwin: "…So?"
Buddha: "Hn."

Favorite food?
Edwin: "Whatever. …Pasta."
Buddha: "Eggrolls. And bagels. And green olives."
Edwin: "All at once."
Buddha: "Only when I'm stoned."

Favorite ice cream flavor?
Edwin: "Peach."
Buddha: "They make peach?"
Edwin: "Only when you're stoned."

Killed anyone?
Edwin: "Darth Vader."
Buddha: "…Random, dude."
Edwin: "Only if it's not true."
Buddha: "…Right."

Hate anyone?
Edwin: "I barely know anyone to hate them."
Buddha: "I'd tell you if you were in the know, and--"
Edwin: "--Nobody is, yeah, yeah, we got it."
Buddha: "Fuck you."
Edwin: "Right?"

Any secrets?
Edwin: "Gail once locked me in the vault all night by accident."
Buddha: "Dude, seriously?"
Edwin: "Sure. And your brother's dead."
Buddha: "...If you think so."
Edwin: "I do."

Love anyone?
Edwin: "My camera."
Buddha: "I'd tell--"
Edwin: "That's old."
Buddha: "Shut the fuck up."

Ever slept in all day?
Edwin: "Can't on a viewing day."
Buddha: "Love to. Nothing better to do sometimes."

Favorite show?
Edwin: "Don't really watch television. Sometimes the food shows are good."
Buddha: "Used to really like Power Rangers."
Edwin: "Never seen it."
Buddha: "That's because you're a fucked up loser."
Edwin: "Don't doubt it."
Buddha: "…You aren't really."

Favorite band/singer?
Edwin: "I like celtic music."
Buddha: "Rob Zombie. Pandora. Skinny Puppy."
Edwin: "Dark and full of ritual killings, he means."
Buddha: "God, shut up."

Eye color/s?
Edwin: "Um…whatever, I guess."
Buddha: "Blood red and blackest of black…."
Edwin: "He's kidding."
Buddha: "Actually…I am."

Skin?
Edwin: "Sparkling grapefruit."
Buddha: "What the motherfuck?"
Edwin: "I'm thirsty. Sparkling grapefruit juice."
Buddha: "You are…a bona fide nut."

Fat/average/slim?
Edwin: "Oh, any ol' cock will do."
Buddha: "…I have no words."
Edwin: "Hell's frozen over."

Rain/sunshine?
Edwin: "Either or, it makes little difference."
Buddha: "Same."

Camping/staying home?
Edwin: "I've never been camping."
Buddha: "…My brother set up a tent in the backyard, once. But that's not really camping."

Dog/cat?
Edwin: "I don't like pets so much."
Buddha: "My brother named our dog Taser."
Edwin: "They can commune without speech. I've seen it."
Buddha: "…Do not. We just…get each other."
Edwin: "Without speech, yeah."

Believe in aliens?
Edwin: "I don't know, never thought about it."
Buddha: "He'll probably check out five books on the subject and make up his mind."
Edwin: "Sounds like a good idea, actually."

Ever destroyed something out of blind rage?
Edwin: "I don't ever get angry, not really."
Buddha: "But you hold a grudge for damn near forever."
Edwin: "…So, I don't get mad, I get even."
Buddha: "No, you don't get mad, you get sullen."
Edwin: "Oh. Ok."
Buddha: "...You're impossible."

Any unusual things about you?
Edwin: "Um…I really do live above a mortuary."
Buddha: "He talks to dead people."
Edwin: "So? Not like that kid in the Sixth Sense though."
Buddha: "But you DO see dead people."
Edwin: "Sure, if I went down into the workshop, and Gail was working on one. Then I'd see it. And so could anyone else."

How much food/drink do you need a day?
Edwin: "I eat twice a day, usually. Don't drink much."
Buddha: "Depends on if I'd smoked recently. Sometimes I eat a whole pizza by myself."
Edwin: "It's scary as hell."

Favorite place?
Edwin: "I like cemeteries. They're quiet. People don't really question you being there for a long time, either."
Buddha: "Oh, yes they do. You just don't notice."
Edwin: "So? Why do you always dodge answering these questions yourself?"
Buddha: "Not dodging. Besides…like it best at home, when I'm alone."
Edwin: "Or when I'm there?"
Buddha: "…Yeah."

Favorite make-out music?
Edwin: "Don't need a soundtrack."
Buddha: "For once, he's right about something."
Edwin: "I'm right a lot, you just don't like to hear the truth."
Buddha: "Fuck you."
Edwin: "Right?"

It's 2 am. Where are you most likely to be?
Edwin: "Asleep or reading."
Buddha: "Watching late night television and smoking a joint. Or asleep. Or eating."

Your most prized possession?
Edwin: "My digital camera. Want to get a film camera someday."
Buddha: "…The graphic novel my brother started, once."
Edwin: "Oh, he did that? I thought you did."
Buddha: "…I don't write."
Edwin: "But you draw pretty good when you think nobody's looking."

Pick one of the other people here -- how would you like to see them dressed?
Edwin: "I dunno, he just likes to wear black all the time. Maybe something blue or red, for once."
Buddha: "The kid would be pretty hot wearing fishnet and leather, I bet."
Edwin: "Ha, in a million years."
Buddha: "I know, so sad. So, so sad."

What's in your pockets right now?
Edwin: "Lemon Starburst. Warm and soft now."
Buddha: "My ID card. And…a joint. No lighter, though."

Weapon of choice?
Edwin: "Forceps."
Buddha: "Dude…gross."

What's your guilty pleasure?
Edwin: "Lemon Starburst."
Buddha: "…Watching the kid write."
Edwin: "Yeah?"
Buddha: "Sometimes."

Got anything to declare?
Edwin: "I'm still thirsty."
Buddha: "...He didn't really run away."
Edwin: "I know."
Buddha: "I know."
Edwin: "…Let's go get a soda."
Buddha: "…Ok."

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A/N: end