Transcript of an
interview between Chip Cooper, Z, and Night Angel.
Chip: “I’m Chip
Cooper, and this is a Channel Nine Exclusive!
I’m here today with Z and Night Angel, Grand City’s very own
heroes! They’ve graciously agreed to do
an interview with me after their work catching the men responsible for
poisoning Albert Grand Memorial Hospital earlier this year. Thank you both for coming.”
Z: nods
NA: grunts
CC: “How long have
the two of you been working together?”
Z: “Since the
poisoning.”
NA: exchanges a look with Z. “Z was kind enough to help me out of a sticky
situation and I was smart enough to realize he was a good ally to have.”
CC: “You two
certainly seem to have quite a report—some might even call it chemistry.
Is there any truth to the rumors of a romance budding between two
former rivals?”
NA: snorts “We were never rivals.”
Z: “And this is not
that kind of exclusive.”
CC: “But you don’t
deny that there are certainly some sparks flying between you?”
NA: growls “Let it
go, mate.”
CC: coughs “Why did you start acting as
vigilantes?”
NA: “That’s a rather
personal question.”
Z: puts a hand on Night Angel’s thigh “He’s
just doing his job. He’s got to ask all
the probing questions, suck as much life out of us as possible for all the
emotional vampires viewing at home.”
NA: laughs “Too right.”
CC: “Was there some defining moment that
started all of this for you?”
Z: sighs
“For me there was.” Extended pause “I lost someone very close to me. Well, lost isn’t the right word. She was murdered, so I guess ‘taken’ works
better. Anyway, the guy responsible got
off on a technicality and so I fixed it.
And then I just kept fixing it.”
CC: turns to Night Angel “And for you?”
NA: shrugs “No defining moment. Just a lifetime of watching the powerful make
the powerless suffer.”
CC: “Do you have any
regrets about your actions, or about choosing this life for yourself?”
Z: “I think hard
choices always come with regrets, that’s what makes them such hard choices to
begin with.”
NA: “I regret the way
things shake out sometimes, but I never regret the choice or getting results.”
CC: “There are some
out there who are critical of your actions and methods. The police in particular have promised to
catch you, saying you’re no better than the criminals you purport to
catch. Do you see yourselves as
heroes? Do you think you’ve got the
moral high-ground here?”
Z: laughs “Definitely not. I know what I’m doing isn’t right, but that
doesn’t mean it doesn’t need to be done.”
NA: “I’m no one’s hero.”
Z: smirks at Night Angel “You’re mine.”
NA: “Shut up you
nutter. You know you’re always the one
saving my ass.”
Z: “Well that’s
because I’m usually safe at home in my desk chair and you’re the one out there
taking chances.”
NA: “There is that.”
CC: “How many people
know your identities?”
NA: “Two.”
Z: “Just one.”
CC: “Who?”
NA: “Well, we know
each other’s, but if I told you the other one that would be cheating.”
CC: “Do you find it
hard to hide your secret from your friends and families?”
Z: “I don’t have
friends and my family is all either dead or dead to me.”
NA: “I don’t let
people close for a reason.”
CC: “But you know
each other’s identities?”
Z: smiles “Yeah.”
CC: “Since
crimefighting isn’t a twenty-four hour job, what do you do during the day?”
Z: “I’ve got a day
job. The better to blend in with.”
NA: “I also spend my
days riding a desk.”
CC: “How
intriguing. Speaking of
intriguing,” waves a hand at Night Angel and Z
“how did you come up with this look?”
NA: laughs “He stole it from me.”
Z: “Well I had never
had to actually go outside as my alter-ego before that first time, so I was
looking for a few pointers. I’m a smart
enough guy to recognize a good idea when I see one.”
CC: “Well, I think
one thing everyone wants to know is—what do you do with the bad guys after you
catch them?”
Z and NA: in unison “Hastings.”
CC: looks confused
Z: “Detective Mike
Hastings. He can’t stand either one of
us, usually curses our mothers every time we call him, but he’s a good dude. We usually just bring them to him or send him
the evidence he needs to make an arrest.”
NA: laughs “You remember that one time we dropped that
guy off in front of the department?”
Z: giggles
“With the… the gold gift-wrap bow on his forehead?”
NA: “Yeah. Hastings was pissed at us for weeks after that one.”
Z: “Worth it.”
NA: “Yeah.”
CC: “And how long do
the two of you plan on keeping this up, this vigilante thing?”
Z: “Until there’s
nothing left for us to do.”
NA: “Or until
Hastings puts us behind bars.” Shrugs
“Either way it ought to be interesting.”
End of interview.
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