Tzoli's Red Leather Journal

OOC: Interview

O.W.:
"Well, you are all in for a treat tonight. My guest for the show embodies the efforts of strong women everywhere. She has struggled through the loss of her city, her family, her entire way of life. Then... everything she had was taken away from her again. despite all of this, she has maintained a sunny optimism and continues to struggle on despite the negativity embracing her world.

I would like to Welcome Ms. Tzoli Kita."

*cheers from the audience*

O.W.:
"It is a pleasure to have you on the show today. My... I hadn't realized how tall you really are. Look at this everyone... I think she's at least, what? A foot taller than me."

T.K.:
"Yup, I rekkin I'm purty tall, but I'm ustah it. I dun evin hardly think 'bout it no more."

*the pair sits*

O.W.:
"So, you're from Yarsin. Telantha must be a far cry from what you're used to. How are you adjusting to the changes?"

T.K.:
"Whelp, I rekkin peepul is peepul no mattar where yah go tah. Thah laws is purty confusin tah me, but I rekkin sah long as I keep mahself outtah too much troubals it'll be alright. Telantha... I dunno... it seems lots angrier then Yarsin wuz, but mebbe ifn I wuz still in Yarsin with thah Darkniss it would be angry there alsah. I dunno."

O.W.:
"Well, perhaps you're right. But, I've heard you've had a few run ins with the City guard despite your best efforts to keep out of trouble. You got thrown in jail for quite a while due to an incident in the Whispering Wriath didn't you? Tell me after this incident, what is your opinion on the city guard?"

T.K:
"Well, I rekkin they're jus doin whah they're 'spostah be doin. They jus din't unnerstand nuthin 'bout whah wuz goin on. They din't know why I hadtah do whah I did. I din't mean tah hurt no one, but I rekkin I did in thah end.

*laughter*

I ain't got nuthin 'gainst thah Guard reelee, I mean I got friends in thah guard an stuff. I rekkin they're jus... I dunno, not sah vereee in touch with whah's reeelee goin' on ifn thah makes senss. I mean, they dun care 'bout murdars in thah city err nuthin unless it involves onnah them. Thah... an they're always coverin up fer they're own. I mean, they din't haftah tellah lie 'bout why thah Captin did whah he did tah me. I undarstood an stuff an wunt gunna makah thing o'er it.I dun like liars.

I'm alsah still ah lil mad o'er them stickin me with fire evin though they knew I wunt Dryth no mor. S'like they want me tah be killt by Veks err sumthin."

O.W.:
"Speaking of the Vek and the Dryth... where do you stand in the struggle between the two? I mean, what is your opinion on the town's current status with the struggle between the Dryth and Vek?"

T.K.:
"I dunno nuthin 'bout how thah town is dealin with it. But I know i hate them dirty, filthy dasgustin Veks. I hate them an think they should be dastroyed. They're mean things an fer evarythin they've dun an all thah suffarin they've dished out... well, I wanna see 'em go away ferevar. They make thah Gods angry an they make me angry. Ifn I coul' I'd kill them all sah hard they cou'nt come back. They'd wandar round thah maze tah Annwn ferevar, suffarin like they made thah Dryth suffar."

O.W.:
"Mighty strong opinion there. Emotional... you've had some experience with suffering at their hands I take it."

T.K.:
"Sorta, I rekkin... sumthin like thah..."

O.W.:
"Yet you still find the time to laugh and smile, much more so than most people I've interviewed from telantha. Of all of them, there may be no better person than you to speak about living with joy. Despite all the tragedy you've witnessed, do you still have a place inside you for happiness?"

T.K.:
"I ain't dead yet. I think sah long as yer still breathin, yah kin feel happiniss. Heck, mebbe yah kin evin feel it in Annwn, I dunno. There ain't nuthin sah bad in thah world thah kin make me shut off mah heart. I mean, I'm rule bah mah emoshins. They make me strong an make me wanna keep goin. I think ifn I'm ment tah suffar, then I must alsah be ment tah be happy. I rekkin all thah bad things thah happin just make me 'pperciate thah good things more. Makes all thah happiniss and joy I feel strongar... more sweet."

O.W.:
"That is quite an outlook on life. It's too bad more don't share your view. I think telantha would be a much better place for it. Where do you see that outlook taking you? What direction do you see your life going in at the moment?"

T.K.:
"I dunno... s'hard fer me tah think 'bout thah future an stuff. I mean, whah happins taday coul' make whah I do tamarrah diff'rint. I dun reelee think bout where I'm goin'. I rekkin right now I'm mostly goin onnah path alone. There is plasis I'd like tah go, but I dun think it's in mah Fate tah go tah them plasis.

I rekkin I'll be goin where Balor leads me. I think in thah future I'll be strongar and fastar and ah bettar fightar an I'll be abal tah hold mah own 'gainst thah peepul 'round me. I think I'll bring Balor's way tah thah peepul who ain't got no faith in nuthin. I'll be strong fer Him and try hardar tah go where He wants me tah go."

O.W.:
"I see. Well, I suppose the future is uncertain. Seeing where we are going is a difficult task, but, you must have some idea? A place you'd like to see you path go. Do you have any big goals you want to accomplish in your life?"

T.K.:
"Hrm... big goals.

Well, I got one I ain't told no one yet. I wanna build ah Altar tah Balor. I wanna build him a cella. There ain't no one 'round Telantha who knows His ways no more an I wanna teach 'em. Ifn sumthin happins tah me, I dun want Balor's ways tah die frum thah world. Mebbe there err sum Gibor left, but i ain't met nun. I Dun evin know ifn there'sah Bechirim no more. I'd like tah rebuild evarything back fer Balor. I'd like tah see thah peepul know who He is an stuff.

Aside frum thah, I wanna buildah Arena fer him as well.

An..."

*there is a pause here as the interiewer leans forward and the interviewee turns a bright shade of red*

T.K.:
"An, I wanna git married an have lotsah babies. I'd like tah have 6 childrins... mebbe 7. I always wannid tah be ah mum, but now I am too old tah git married. I mean I'm alreddee twenny summars old. Thah's too old tah be married I rekkin. I shoulddah had 2 err 3 childrins by now."

O.W.:
"Speaking of marriage and children, is there anyone special in your life? Someone you have your eye on? If you are ruled by your emotions as you stated, you must feel love for someone. Is there anyone you have a crush on, and why?"

T.K.:
"Ermm... well, I dunno."

O.W.:
"Come now, you must have someone in mind..."

T.K.:
"Well, I got mah eye on sumone, but his heart is only thinkin' 'bout sumone else. There ain't no room in it tah thinkah me as anathin but his sistar. I rekkin whin yah look like me, peepul kin only thinkah yah as they're sistar. He's still awfal nice tah me an stuff an is there whin I need him, but I dun think mah feelin's'll evar mean nuthin tah him, least not thah way I'd like 'em tah.

'Sides, he's sah tiny I rekkin I'd break him err sumthin."

*a collective awwww from the audience with some scattered laughter*

O.W.:
"Oh my, he must be quite a catch for you to be willing to accept as place as his sister. What does he do? Is he an accomplished warrior like yourself?"

T.K.:
"Ermm... no... he'sah tailor."

*a few titters from the audience*

O.W.:
"A Tailor you say? Any good? What's his name?"

T.K.:
"I think he's thah bestist tailor evar... he's onnah thah Azirni tailer's frum yarsin like me. He made me ah awfal nice dress once, but it got stolin away bah sumone. It hurt lots whin I lost it. I wannid tah crush sumthin with mah hammar."

O.W.:
"That is quite a weapon you've got there. It's massive. I don't think I could lift it, let alone swing it the way you do. Not many around here use such a weapon any longer. Why is a hammer your weapon of choice?"

T.K.:
"Tah be honist, it ain't. It's mah seccind choice. Mah weppin ah choice is thah spear. Mah mum usdah spear an she sed mah pa did alsah. An Balor is thah Spear alsah. I reeeleee reeeeeeeelee wannid tah use thah spear. But I cou'nt git no one tah teach it tah me. They all said i wuz too dumb tah evar learn howtah use it propar. I asked evaryone 'round. i askt and askt and askt, but they all laughed at me and said I was too stupid. Then I met Krallip. He issah tyeni warrier. he said thah he cou'nt teach me thah spear, but he'd teach me howtah usah mace. He said he could tell I wuz speshell an thah I'd havah knack fer it.

I trained and trained and trained with him. An one day I beat him in sparrin. He said he cou'nt teach me no more, sah now I jus practiss thah Kavanat Halev bah mahself tah go further in trainin.

I switched tah thah hammar cuz thah guard took away mah mace whin I wuz in jail. how yah use it is thah same reelee. I liked thah runes on this one. Now I take it with me evarywhere. It's grown on me."

O.W.:
"You take it with you everywhere? Why is that? Are you afraid of something?"

T.K.:
"Hrm... well, I rekkin I'm ah lil scart I'll run intah ah vek on thah street an they'll see mah brand an try tah hurt me err take me away err sumthin, but I think Balor'll pertect me ifn thah happins. Thah vek... I dunno, they dun scare me sah much as they make me angry."

O.W.:
"If not the Vek, then what are you truly afraid of?"

T.K.:
"Well... I'm afraid ah lettin thah Gods down. They've shown me lotsah stuff and always bin kind tah me. Evin whin Melchior... took it away... He did it tah stop mah suffarin. I'm scared I'll let them down... thah I'll fail 'em and take away all thah trust an stuff they've put in me. I'm afraid I'll be evin mor alone then I am now. I jus wanna make 'em happy an ifn I fail... well, itsah mah greatist fear. I wanna be strong fer 'em an show 'em I kin do good things fer 'em. I dun nevar wanna let 'em down."

O.W.:
"Insightful. Well, that's all the time we have for today. Thank you for joining me. I hope to have you again."

Posted by Tzoli at August 14, 2005 01:00 PM