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Interview with a sleazer
I was a young student at Granum University when the thought first
occurred to me. Journalism was in my blood and my father had been a famous
writer in his day. Though some found it odd that his daughter would follow
in his %u200Efootsteps, others came to accept it as the sign of the times.
Strangely it was those changing times that made this idea come to my head.
Perhaps we should come to accept and understand the Sleazers as well.
What fair description might I give for these mysterious hedonists?
They stand a mere five to five and a half feet tall. Usually slim their
weight ranges from a hundred to hundred and twenty pounds despite their
very large appetites(and unusual ones at that).Their bodies covered in a
thin velvet like fur and their head crowned with usually long luxurious
hair. Their noses very dog like and keen. Yet most visible upon appearance
are the large rabbit like ears and odd hand like feet.
They come in a variety of body fur colours; Grays, tans, white,
blond, black, brown, pink(rare), and calico(even more rare!). It is
assumed that the head hair can be any variety since we have seen a multitude
of variations in them. Though the records show that most come in red, blond,
orange, white, black, silver, and brown. Any other colours would be the
effect of primitive hair colouring.
Known for their hedonist attitude and an unwillingness to own
things or that anyone else should own anything, it has been hard for them
to coexist with other races. They refuse to follow plans or rules, and
rarely travel in groups larger than three. Due to their chaotic nature
and their "Demon Form", their race is banned from Granum and it's city
limits.
It is due to this ban, that we citizens of Granum know very little
more of these small and beautiful people. Truly the absents of knowledge is
unacceptable and as such I seek it for the common good. To find it I would
have to bend these rules in slight. So in my plight to discover more of them
I had to search out the very subject. A sleazer herself that I might bring
back in secret. That she might teach me of her people in hiding.
The searching was not a hard one, but the perfect subject was. It is
common knowledge that certain bars upon the out skirts of Granum employ
these peoples in chores of singing and "entertainment". So it was little
effort to travel to said bars and ask about for a subject. With the asking
during many moons, I come to find the Sleazers I met unwilling to do
more than rob me or proposition me.
Finally there came the day of my discovery. It was in "The Dancing
Mallard", a small pub outside Granum, I found my subject. I was ordering
a drink and had just started to ask the bartender about what Sleazers may
be about, when I heard a most wondrous sound. Well known for their voices,
it is no wonder that so many come to be employed as singers. Their ability
to remember long complex songs and sing them pitch perfect is amazing!
She stood upon the stage a drift in a soft looking silk robe. It
appeared of Dimmer design, which is truly strange as the two races are
polar opposites. Her body fur was the average tan, but not very average was
it's beautiful shine. Most of her creed is very unkempt, but her fur had
the look of someone who had recently bathed. Just as well groomed her long
black hair was shiny with streaks of blue in it.
Most amazing was her eyes. They were a grand sight, violet in
colour. They spoke volumes of intelligence. Once I looked in them as
she sang, I knew I had found my target. After her set, as we were introduced and spoke, I knew for sure. She had long wanted to speak with my race
about her own species. In hopes that her people might one day be allowed to
coexist with the others of this realm.
Easily I persuaded her to return to my flat in Granum. She would
wear a Dimmer's monk robe to cover her tattle tale ears. Long ago she had
found that certain herbs would counter react her "spooked funk" and I would
be relieved to find that she had a very pleasant odor about her. Most unusual
trait for her people, long known for their odd scents.
Once she was settled in to my flat, I actually gave her my spare
room as a bedroom, She came to be seated by the fireplace. She had helped
herself to one of my fathers liquors(which he kept here for his frequent
visits.)I thought this time as good as any for my interview.
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