On Wed, Jul 17, 2002 at 06:33:41PM -0700, Steven Brust <skzb at dreamcafe.com> wrote: > >(Hmm. I wonder, would it be abusing the authorial metaphor too > >much if the list collectively came up with some interview > >questions for Vlad the next time he's caught with a tape > >recorder?) > I'd enjoy that. Hmm, this seems promising. So... what does the world want to know about Vlad? Steve, would you prefer to take them as they come, or should I compile a list and get people to vote on questions to include or the like? Warning... spoilers below. My motivations in coming up with these questions are primarily to provide Vlad the chance to give interesting answers. Bear that in mind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Some ideas to start with: 0) Is this thing on? Testing, testing, 1 2 3... 1) You go through life-threatening adventures on a regular basis, while the tales of your exploits are presented to others as witty entertainment, even a measure of comedy. Does this bother you? Do you have anything to say, directly, to those people who are following your adventures as an evening's passtime? Are you comfortable existing as a role-model for a generation of foreign children? 2) What *really* happened to your finger? 3) No, no, the TRUTH about your finger? 4) How do you feel about being a fa-... oh, no, that would be rude. 5) Are you aware that your "publisher" (or perhaps publicist?) is working with another individual, one "Paarfi", whose tales are in direct competition with yours? (If so, is Paarfi perhaps slated for elimination? ;)) 6) In some of your tales, you have mentioned suspicions that your memory had been altered at some point. You have so far failed to follow up on these allegations. Did it slip your mind? 7) There are a few scenes (before you met Cawti) which could be read to imply a certain amount of romantic tension between yourself and Kiera. Any comment? 8) Following your realization concerning Kiera and Sethra, have you given any further thought to the events early in your life which brought you into contact with Sethra, Morrolan, et al? 9) Some of your fans have speculated that Kragar is Mario. Does this speculation... concern you in any way? 10) There have been accusations that you are an unreliable narrator, and occasionally shade the truth in your favor. Any comment? 11) This next question is for the reptiles. Is Vlad really as smart as he thinks he is? -- Matthew Hunter (matthew at infodancer.org)