VIDEO ARCHIVE INTERVIEW 1881 - RANULF
Okay, that's disturbing. You should tell your robots not to look so creepy whilst trailing around the edge of the walls, Shade--
What? That's off topic? But it's true. And it sort of relates to the fact the room is almost totally dark doesn't do anything on me. [smiles]
So, where do I start?
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At the beginning? It's... not pleasant, that one. I don't think you'd want others knowing all the details of the drug--
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--okay, okay, I won't mention all the details on that. You can keep that a secret. Heh. You need a break, Shade.
My name's Ranulf. I was like everyone else, living in the Dorms... but when I was six, it all changed. I was taking to the Training Grounds- not for the normal 'training' and steroids and whatever else they give the other kids.
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Skirting round the areas Shade doesn't want me to mention, I ended up with these. [points to ears and tail swings into view.] Yes, they are quite real, heh. You might think it's a curse, but really... it's pretty nifty at times. I can hear and see and smell much better than most. Even if I am different.
But everyone's different, then.
What? Any others? A few. One of them might be here... what? No, I'm not sure. But he might be. ... outcast? We're all outcast, Shade. But everyone's worth something, aren't they? That's what a tactician sees. Finds a strong point in everybody.
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I have a Change Power, yes.
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You want me to transform? You know it won't work very well down here. We've tried that before, haven't we?
So in short, my change power- other than being like a cat- is that I can change into one. Not the normal kitten that you see in books that Shade has in the recreation areas. A big, human sized cat. [smiles] When I first changed, the tracer sort of... stopped working, and came out.
Then I was out of the Dorms. Same old story from then on.
What? That's off topic? But it's true. And it sort of relates to the fact the room is almost totally dark doesn't do anything on me. [smiles]
So, where do I start?
[SILENCE. 11 SECONDS.
NO BREAK IN VIDEO INTERVIEW.]
At the beginning? It's... not pleasant, that one. I don't think you'd want others knowing all the details of the drug--
[VIDEO INTERVIEW HALTED BY SHADE.
SESSION RESUMED IN 2 MINUTES 3 SECONDS.]
--okay, okay, I won't mention all the details on that. You can keep that a secret. Heh. You need a break, Shade.
My name's Ranulf. I was like everyone else, living in the Dorms... but when I was six, it all changed. I was taking to the Training Grounds- not for the normal 'training' and steroids and whatever else they give the other kids.
[SILENCE. 15 SECONDS.
NO BREAK IN VIDEO INTERVIEW.]
Skirting round the areas Shade doesn't want me to mention, I ended up with these. [points to ears and tail swings into view.] Yes, they are quite real, heh. You might think it's a curse, but really... it's pretty nifty at times. I can hear and see and smell much better than most. Even if I am different.
But everyone's different, then.
What? Any others? A few. One of them might be here... what? No, I'm not sure. But he might be. ... outcast? We're all outcast, Shade. But everyone's worth something, aren't they? That's what a tactician sees. Finds a strong point in everybody.
[SILENCE. 25 SECONDS.
NO BREAK IN VIDEO INTERVIEW.]
I have a Change Power, yes.
[SILENCE. 5 SECONDS.
NO BREAK IN VIDEO INTERVIEW.]
You want me to transform? You know it won't work very well down here. We've tried that before, haven't we?
So in short, my change power- other than being like a cat- is that I can change into one. Not the normal kitten that you see in books that Shade has in the recreation areas. A big, human sized cat. [smiles] When I first changed, the tracer sort of... stopped working, and came out.
Then I was out of the Dorms. Same old story from then on.