A Work in Progress - 004

A Work in Progress - 004

004 - Character Interviews Part I



*Jon, Freak and Blues are in Jon’s Office looking at the latest script*

Freak: I think you made it a little too confusing there Jon.
Blues: He pretty much threw us all in the reader’s faces.
Jon: It’s what I do best.
Blues: Pissing people off?
Jon: No, confusing them. It is rather fun.
Freak: Well there have been a few requests to properly introduce the others.
Jon: Really? That means I’m gonna have to explain who they all are!
Freak: No worries, we’ll help you out.
Blues: For a price of course.
Jon: I’m going to regret this, I just know it.

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*Down in the Main Lab*

Blues: Welcome Readers, I am Blues Light. I’ll be your guide as we introduce you to the cast and locations of “A Work in Progress” We’ll start right here in the Main Lab room. Here is where Freak and his assistant Pisces do all of their work. Creating various devices for their own amusement or, occasionally, for the benefit of mankind. Let us go and meet them.

*Camera pans over to a long table with various contraptions and tools scattered on top of it. Freak and Pisces are in front talking*

Blues: And here is the fun couple now. Freak, can we have a moment of your time?
Freak: I do not see why not. I’ll be right back Pisces.
Pisces: Alright.
Blues: So let’s start this off. Freak here is a scientist, as well as a rare life-form constructed from Bio-Mechanical Nanites. He was actually created by the Dr. Thomas Light of an alternate dimension. The thing is that while he was built by Dr. Light, his organic parts were created using DNA from Shadow the Hedgehog and Maria Robotnik.
Freak: Long story on that, and I’d rather not go into it.
Blues: Right, let’s skip that for now. Anyways, Freak here is technically a brother to myself and the other two Light Robots, Rock and Roll. But because of his physical makeup, he can take on any form he chooses. His two most preferred forms are that of a Human with brown hair and hazel eyes, and a six foot tall hedgehog with black fur, yellow fur under his quills and hazel eyes. The hedgehog form is his natural form. Would you like to add anything else Freak?
Freak: Most certainly Blues. I am what you would call a dimension hopper. Kind of like that show “Sliders” except that I can control where I go. My crew and I will explore random worlds and attempt to learn new and interesting things. If I’m not out exploring, I’ll be here in the Lab working on my next big project.
Blues: And what is today’s project?
Freak: Today I am trying to fit my Plasma Stink Grenades for a semi-automatic Grenade Launcher that will have low recoil and be lightweight. There are more types of rounds of course, but these will be the primary round type.
Blues: Sounds exciting. That is all we need from you Freak. Can you ask Pisces to come over here as well?
Freak: No problem.

*Freak walks off and Pisces walks up*

Pisces: Hello Blues, what can I do for you?
Blues: Well, I am doing some small interviews to help out the readers understand who everyone is around here. Can you tell us a little about yourself?
Pisces: I most certainly can. My name is Pisces Constellazzo and I am Freak’s Lab Assistant/Girlfriend. We met a few years back when he was visiting my home dimension. After a few things happened there, I decided to go with him and his friends. I’m a bit taller than most girls and my blond hair almost reaches past my knees. My eyes are two different colors as the left one is green and the right one blue. This is a condition known as Heterochromia. I have a twin brother back home, and he has the same condition, only that the colors are reversed.
Blues: Most interesting, I was wondering though. As Freak’s Assistant, do you get any time to work on your own projects?
Pisces: Of course I do. In fact, my first project I completed was a small potion that allows a person to drink as much alcohol as they want in an eight hour period without reaching alcohol poisoning. The hangover, and trust me there will be one, the next morning will make them wish they HAD died though.
Blues: But you also made one to counter-act a hangover, didn’t you?
Pisces: I did, but you cannot take both potions in the same day. The combined chemicals will eat your liver in one hour. Most people need those to live.
Blues: I see … I suppose that would pose a problem of sorts. Alright, we had best move on to the next group.
Pisces: Okay, you have fun doing that.

*Pisces walks back to the work desk*

Blues: *to camera* Let’s get a move on then.

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*In the Training Room. Rock and Forte can be seen in a target range in the distance shooting at each other, while Roll is in a small control room*

Blues: Here we are in the Training room. This is where my brother Rock likes to hang out. Mostly so he can shoot at Forte, but that is beside the point. We’ll start with me since I count as one of the Robots. I am the oldest of the Light-bots and was around both Dr. Light and Dr. Wily when we first came into contact with the other world we now know as Mobius. Things changed on our world because of that. I am also a member of Freak’s Exploration Team.
Roll: *over the intercom* Blues, can you come in here? The boys are getting a little trigger happy again.
Blues: Hmm, good idea. Let’s go.

*Inside the control room*

Blues: This is a good place to continue the tour. Here we have Roll Light, my little sister and our technical support during missions. She’s an expert in Mechanics and Robotics, as well as Cybernetic Theories.
Roll: Hello everyone! *waves*
Blues: Maybe you can tell the readers about yourself?
Roll: I sure can. I’m a member of Freak’s Dimensional Exploration Team, and a robot like my brothers. Actually, we were given some modifications before we left our home dimension. This was mostly because of our new power sources, which are Chaos Emeralds. When they were integrated into our systems, we changed. We’re now partially organic, but only as far as energy consumption and such. We can eat and drink normal food.
Blues: There were a couple of other changes as well, but we shouldn’t go into that. Especially how you reacted to it Sis.
Roll: You can go to hell Blues.
Blues: And that is my cue to move on to the idiots shooting at each other.
Roll: *talking into the intercom* Rock! Forte! Cease Fire! Cease Fire!
Blues: Thank you Roll. *to camera* Let’s go back out there.

*With Rock and Forte in the Training Room*

Blues: And now we are with Rock Light, also known as Megaman and Forte Wily, more commonly known as Bass. Say hello to the readers, idiots.
Rock: Hell~ HEY!
Forte: How could you not see that coming?
Blues: I would say it was because he’s Rock, but we know that isn’t the case.
Forte: Too true, anyway, it is nice to meet you all.
Blues: Let’s start with you Rock, tell the readers a little about you.
Rock: Well, there isn’t a lot to tell. I’m not your typical, Megaman is and grade A idiot like you see in webcomics. I’m actually a certified Professor of Mathematics and wrote my thesis on Probability. It’s longer than I expected it to be when I started. Close to fifteen hundred pages. I’m a part of Freak’s Exploration Team.
Forte: I am also a member of Freak’s Team. We’ve been hopping dimensions with him since we left our home all those years ago. I’m a weapon’s specialist of sorts. I don’t have as quite the weapons training that Blues here has, but I’m not too far off. I’m also about to complete my Master’s Degree in Historical Studies and Archeology.
Blues: And that cover’s the Light-bots plus Forte.
Rock: Where are you off to next?
Blues: I think we’ll go to the LAN Room.

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*In the LAN Room. Sam and Rip are sitting at some of the computers playing Team Fortress 2*

Rip: HAHAHAHAhaha, Cry some more!
Sam: KA-BOOM!
Blues: Nice to see you two are using your time wisely. Mind if we ask you two a few questions?
Rip: You can try, but this match still has another twenty minutes left.
Sam: Heh, these noobs really think they can beat our defense? Not with our team of engineers at work.
Blues: Let’s start with you Rip. You’re technically an author character in Jon’s RPs. What role do you play here?
Rip: Well, I’m another Lab assistant for Freak, mostly for studies into magic and its application into technology. Ooo, a couple of Scouts. POW! HAha! I actually used to be a soldier in the U.S. Army, but I was given permission to going Freak’s group as an ambassador of sorts, so I go with him on his missions. I don’t really act in that role too often as most of the worlds we travel to have no civilized culture to speak of. Most of the ones that do, are either too advanced or too far behind our tech tree.
Blues: Well thank you for your time Rip. Now onto Sam.
Sam: Ohh, they’re gonna hafta glue you back together, IN HELL!
Rip: Sam, Blues is talking to you.
Sam: Right, sorry about that. About me? Well I’m just like Freak. He is actually a prototype for what I am. There isn’t too much difference between us though. I’m a bit more durable than he is, have better control over my Nanites and can even use them to control organic creatures to an extent. I wasn’t exactly an ally to Freak when we first met though.
Rip: You tried to kill me buy taking control over my brother.
Sam: I apologized, didn’t I?
Rip: I suppose so, but I did find it amusing that you got him to help out around my parent’s house.
Sam: He was far too lazy at that time.
Blues: What is it that you do around here Sam?
Sam: I occasionally go with Freak on his little missions here and there. I’m mostly here for Tech Support for the computer systems around the Lab. I’ll act as a Backup for Freak when they need help. Hey Rip, those Scouts are back again, and … is that a Spy disguised as one of our Pyros?
Rip: Did he even look at what we have? I’ll get him though.
Sam: I wonder how many of those guys will complain about you camping near those dispensers?
Rip: A few of them I’d imagine. I’m already getting some hateful messages over AIM.
Blues: Who else is on your team?
Sam: Well, we have two guys from one of the forums playing. Kaze and Kumo are here as well as Freak and Pisces.
Blues: Where are they playing from?
Rip: From inside their room. Freak and Pisces setup two computers in there for themselves.

*scene shifts to Freak’s and Pisces’ Room both are dressed as TF2 Engineers*

Freak: Hey look buddy, I’m an Engineer! That means I solve problems.
Pisces: Not problems like, “What is Beauty?” Because that would fall within the purview of your conundrums of philosophy.
Freak: I solve practical problems!

*scene cuts back to Blues, Sam and Rip*

Blues: I have a feeling I don’t want to bother asking any more. Do you guys play often?
Rip: We try for every Sunday evening.
Blues: I might have to try gaming with you.
Jon: *voice from off screen* Ahem!
Blues: Right, I get it.
Jon: *still off screen* Good, now get back to work!
Blues: Actually that was all the interviews for the day.
Jon: *off screen* Really?
Blues: Yes, really. You said you only wanted eight done today. Well that was eight!
Jon: *yes, he’s still off screen* Well then, I’ll take it from here then.

*Inside Jon’s Office*

Jon: I hope this helps some of you readers out. We’ll be back later with some more interviews.