At 02:38 AM 7/19/2002 -0500, Matthew Hunter wrote: >On Thu, Jul 18, 2002 at 04:08:19AM -0700, Steven Brust ><skzb at dreamcafe.com> wrote: > > At 10:11 PM 7/17/2002 -0500, Matthew Hunter wrote: > >The Official Press Questionaire for Vlad Taltos, (ex-)Baronet of >the Jhereg, Imperial Count of Some Nameless Area he's never >visited, etc: > >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? <Doesn't answer, just pulls out a handful of Imperials and smiles inscrutably> > >Do you have anything to say, directly, to those people who are >following your adventures as an evening's passtime? No. > Are you >comfortable existing as a role-model for a generation of foreign >children? Comfortable? <shrugs> I make a living. >2) What *really* happened to your finger? Which finger? My middle finger is fine. See? >3) No, no, the TRUTH about your finger? The middle finger on my other hand is also working well. >4) How do you feel about being a fa-... oh, no, that would be >rude. Don't 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? ;)) I don't think that's any of my business. >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? You go investigate. Tell me what you find out. >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? You're dreaming, boy. >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? Yes. A lot. >8a) And having come to said realization, how did that make you >feel about the certain amount of romantic tension? (Just how dead >and How UNdead, is she???) I came to the conclusion that you must be dreaming. >9) Some of your fans have speculated that Kragar is Mario. >Does this speculation... concern you in any way? Tell Kragar. He'll get a kick out of it. >10) There have been accusations that you are an unreliable >narrator, and occasionally shade the truth in your favor. >Any comment? I have never told anything except the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, and if this statement isn't true, may Verra strike you dead. >11) This next question is for the reptiles. Is Vlad really as >smart as he thinks he is? Loiosh knows better than to answer that question. >12) Mr. Taltos: Have you ever wondered if memories of your >past incarnation affect how some of your acquaintences >deal with you? If so, why haven't you gone to see >Sethra about that past life? Why ask a question if you don't want the answer? >13) Have you visited any of the lands you rule during your >recent travels? Do you plan to? I haven't yet. I might one of these days. > Would you know if you had? So, let me get this straight: You are wondering if my mind has been tampered with? And you're the one conducting an interview with a fictional character?