Intermezzo [Open]

[professahhh]

WHO: Luke Triton and OPEN
WHERE: Throughout Recolle
WHEN: March!
WHAT: Ruffians, interviews, and other things.
WARNINGS: Reckless violin endangerment

News at 7;
[ Luke Triton had a tape recorder in his breast pocket, and a notepad and pen in hand as he wandered the city streets: a short British boy in shorts and a little blue cap. He had the air of someone trying to be as close to a professional journalist as possible. ]

Pardon me, do you have a spare moment? I'm looking for an interview subject.

Plucking great;
[ Luke was walking home carefully, looking both ways before entering the intersection. It was a bit of a bother to walk home, truth be told; the instrument case at his side made negotiating crowds a bit difficult. But at least he didn't play the bass.

Just then, a small crowd of boys ran by and jostled him; the case fell from his hands and onto the sidewalk with a sickening skidding noise. ]

Oh no, my violin!

[ Before he could get to it, however, one of the taller boys grabbed its handle and hoisted it over his head. ]

Give that back, you!

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News at 7

[megabond]

[Once he heard a young boy's voice behind while walking to the university, he turns around and notices him asking if he could be his interview subject. To be honest, he thinks it's a little cute for him to be a journalist, so he might try to help him out.]

Sure, but what kind of interview are you doing?

[professahhh]

Well, it's around five questions or so about yourself. It shouldn't take too long, if you're in a hurry.

[megabond]

It's alright. I think I got some spare time to answer them.

[That and he is almost at the university anyways.]

[professahhh]

Alright, then!

[ He looked down at his pad. ]

Do you know the story of how and why your ancestors came to America?

[megabond]

[Ancestors came to America? Well, that's an interesting question.]

That might be a difficult one... To be honest, I don't know about my family's history, but will my answer about my parents came from different countries count?

[professahhh]

Yes, I think that will do. It's not as though it has to be exact.

[ Luke's answer to the same question would no doubt be a short one, since it'd been less than a year since they'd arrived in the first place. ]

[megabond]

[Well, it's not exactly an exaggeration since his father is originally from France while his mother is from Japan.]

Okay. Well, what's the second question then?

[professahhh]

Wait a tic -- that's it? All you know is that they came from different countries?

[megabond]

Oops, sorry. I thought that might be an answer.

I mean that my father originally from Paris while my mother originally from Tokyo, Japan. But I heard they met each other online, then met each other in person right here in Recolle.

[professahhh]

What? So they were online pen pals?

What made them decide to meet here?

[ (Maybe the contents of their mash notes.) ]

[megabond]

Well, they did say it was actually a coincidence. My father visited Recolle for a business trip while my mother went here to take the bar exam.

[professahhh]

[ Well, that sounded like the beginning of a Meet Cute. ]

So they met up here, and then they decided to move off to where they'd first met, eh?

[megabond]

That's what they told me. They even said that this city is a very nice place to achieve most of their dreams here.

[professahhh]

It certainly sounds like it...

[ Well, it had worked out well for them, anyway. ]

All right, let's see. Are there any funny stories people tell about you, from when you were growing up?

[megabond]

Funny stories? Well, there is this one story I heard back in high school.

[Though he can't say it's either funny or embarrassing...]

[professahhh]

What happened? It didn't involve coming to class in your pyjamas, did it?

[ No, that was probably too cliched. ]

[megabond]

No, it's actually the time I tried to bring a stray dog for me and my friends to take care of. But instead, it started biting my friends' jacket as well tried to walk during a football practice.

[Now that he remembered, he can admit that it has a lot of energy.]

[professahhh]

Got a few good chomps in, did he? He must have liked the material... or disliked your friend.

[ But dogs were dogs, of course. One could hardly fault them for following their animal instincts. ]

What ended up happening to him?

[megabond]

He didn't like the dog at first, but in the end, he decided to adopt the dog after he taken a liking to it. The dog passed away 2 years after our graduation, but my friend currently owns two of the puppies while he let others adopt them for them to stay.

[At least his friend is still dedicating his dog's legacy by taking care of the puppies she left.]

[professahhh]

Poor thing. At least he had a good life, though.

[ That was the thing about dogs... ]

It sounds like you're fond of animals... do you have any yourself?

[megabond]

[He's also sad to hear about the dog's passing as well. Yet, he was happy to hear that his friend took care of her until her passing.]

I don't have any, but I do take care of some animals as part of my volunteer work at the animal shelter. Plus, I get to take care of some of the injured ones who were formerly abused or hurt from any accidents.

[professahhh]

Volunteer work, eh? Wait, but then what do you do for your work?

[ He should probably visit the shelter more often. ]

[megabond]

Actually, I'm a professor of animal biology at Recolle University. I've just recently started working for a few months, though.

[professahhh]

That does sound fascinating. Do you feel it's your 'calling', then?

[ Although being a vet sounded more fun. Working with cute animals all day... ]

[megabond]

Yes. But without my brother's help, I wouldn't able to found my calling as a professor. So I owe it to him for helping me find my own path.