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Characters

THE SCIENTIST

Elya

I DON'T believe in science.

Sarah Natochenny
Sarah Natochenny
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Pokémon (Ash Ketchum) Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian (Alya) Bullet Witch (Alicia)
IN
Hey Elya! I'm going to ask you a few questions for a short interview, okay?
Hm
E
Ok
But make it quick.
I'm busy.
IN
What's your hottest take that people hate your for?
...
E
Why did you start with that question?
Who hates me?
IN
Oh, no, It's just a general question. Like, in theory…
Give me the names.
E
Who are these people?
IN
Elya...
I'll move in closer to them. It's such a nice coincidence that I need a new testing ground.
E
IN
Where can I get your “I EAT KIDS” t-shirt?
It's lying under the bed in the lower right corner. You can take it if you need. I don’t care.
E
IN
No, I mean… where can I find one like that?
Want paired T-shirts?
E
IN
😑
Let’s say.
I got it from some shady guy in a dirty underpass somewhere on the fringes of the world. You can try to find him, but I think he's already been imprisoned.
E
It was a gift for reactive uranium.
IN
What dream keeps coming back to haunt you?
I don’t have dreams. That’s stupid.
E
IN
Be honest.
I’ll blacklist you if you talk too much.
E
IN
What’s the most irritating thing a person can do?
For some, it’s enough just to exist.
E
IN
...
Do you know such people?
Kind of.
E
IN
Is it… I don’t know… Alva? Does she annoy you?
Mm? No. She’s hot. I'm the one who annoys her.
E
Have you ever seen her face when she’s angry? It's priceless. Hahahaha.
IN
You’re risking your life.
That’s my hobby.
E
IN
Got any spicy lab secrets you’ve buried?
Elya?
Why are you ignoring me?
Elya
Elya
Okay, next question…
What’s something you’ve accidentally blown up?
Max’s kitchen.
E
Hahahaha.
And your laptop.
IN
Wait.
Missed call
Missed call
Missed call
Pick up the phone!
The subscriber is temporarily unavailable.
E
IN
Do you think I'm completely dumb?
Yes.
E
The subscriber is temporarily unavailable.
IN
...
And what’s something you’ve intentionally blown up?
Everything else
E
IN
Elya…
Do you think Blacksmith will notice the missing wall?
E
IN
Do you trust yourself with a time machine? Be honest.
Dear, I even trust myself with the components of an atomic bomb. Don't ask me about toys.
E
IN
Based on our previous topic, I would be afraid of this the most.…
If you had a time machine, what would you do? Where would you go?
Five thousand years ago in ancient India
E
IN
Why that choice?
According to Indian scriptures, God came there at that time. I wanna look.
E
IN
What’s one law of nature you refuse to respect?
I hate the fact that I need to sleep. It’s a lame feature. The developers are idiots.
E
And to eat.
And generally maintain the existence of the body.
Damn, it would be cool to just not exist as a human.
I want to be an entity.
Like, you know…
The spirit of creation. Like… I kind of exist, and kind of don’t. I’m nowhere and I’m everywhere. Cool, right?
IN
Eh...
How would you briefly describe your childhood?
We rode in garbage cans like they were swings. You know, when you get in there and a few people rock the can back and forth. It was funny.
E
IN
Emn...
You know what else was funny?
E
To then run away from the police. They never caught us.
Suckers
Blacksmith

Should've become a monk instead.

Peyton Howard
Peyton Howard
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Spy x Family Let This Grieving Soul Retire Pass The Monster Meat Milady
IN
Hi Blacksmith!
I gonna ask you some questions. You don’t mind, do you?
Ok
B
IN
Is Blacksmith a real name?
No.
B
IN
Hmm… I see, so it’s a call sign.
Can you tell me your real name?
No.
B
IN
Why?
No.
B
IN
…
Okay, so… Do you actually forge stuff, or why do people call you Blacksmith?
No.
B
IN
Did they start charging for letters again?
No.
B
IN
Oh, really?
I'm trying to interview you, be a little more talkative.
49.62035° N, 65.17914° E
B
IN
What’s this?
Location
B
I don't like texting. If you want to talk, come over.
IN
Blacksmith, no.
We need text messages. This is a text-based format, so try your best.
Ok.
B
IN
Eh…
Let’s continue.
That axe… decoration, or something else?
I just found it. A good tool
B
IN
I've heard that you can even use a sharpened shovel as a weapon. Is it true?
Doesn't have to be sharpened
B
IN
Hah…
What’s the best feeling in the world?
Pacification
B
IN
Do you often manage to achieve this?
No. But I’m working on it.
B
IN
Are cigarettes also part of an attempt to achieve appeasement?
I would like to answer 'yes'.
B
But it’s not good to cover up bad habits with deep meaning.
IN
Self-critical
When was the last time others have seen your smile?
You should ask others.
B
IN
How would you define evil? Can someone choose it consciously?
Circumstances
B
IN
Hm? Which of the two questions is the answer to?
Both.
B
IN
😩😩😩
What do you think happens after everything ends?
I'd like to know. I'll even be fine if it's just darkness. There's a certain calmness to it.
B
IN
What’s in your pocket right now?
Lighter and teleporter
B
IN
Do you believe people can change, or just reveal themselves?
You ask questions that are difficult to discuss through messages.
B
I'll try to visit you next week if you really want to talk about this.
IN
You're hopeless.
If Max wrote your biography, what would it be called?
Ask Max.
B
Jgfhjgbf
Gj,hygjdsssssssss
IN
??
What’s this?
Sorry.
B
It's a bit hectic around here.
I got distracted.
IN
What are you doing right now?
Fighting.
B
I'm on a mission.
IN
Oh… So… Why didn’t you say it was inconvenient to talk?
I said that I don't like texting
B
IN
These are different things!
Ijkgllklll
B
Sorry.
IN
Are you ok?
Yes.
B
Just think I'll need to sew up my arm. Unlucky day.
IN
Oh…
By the way
B
Recently, someone blew up a wall at the new facility.
Do you know who it was?
IN
No.
Ok.
B
You’re a good friend.
Max

Wishing for one peaceful weekend

Scotty Morace
Scotty Morace
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SFX Lead in Fated
IN
Hey Max!
Yoo!! 👻
M
Long time no see
How are you???
How’s it going??
IN
Fine, but wait!
Wait!
Today, I'm the one who's going to ask you questions, and you'll just answer.
Ok?
Okaaaaaay
M
🤨🤨🤨
Did I do something??
IN
Huh no
Just a little interview, if you don't mind
Ooooooh I see
M
Oki!
Sounds fun
Let’s go!
I’m super ready!
IN
I like your enthusiasm!
So
What’s your strongest skill on a mission?
Predicting a future in which no one will die
M
IN
Why are you still working with Blacksmith? Be honest.
Are you serious???
M
Although he seems strange and sullen, he is actually the most reliable person I have ever met.
IN
Got you.
And with Elya?
🥴
M
Unfortunately
She’s smart…
IN
What’s your biggest fear?
Eeeeeeeeemnnn 🤔
M
I dunno
Ghosts?
IN
Don't expect me to believe this.
You meet them regularly.
I also meet my teammates regularly, but that doesn't mean I'm not afraid of them
M
Aaaand technically, these are not ghosts, but residual phantoms. They have completely different mechanisms of operation.
And as for the recent incidents… these are not ghosts either, I would call them spirits of the area or energy traces.
IN
So, according to your logic, ghosts don't exist?
In the way cinema presents them… they really don’t.
M
IN
And why are you afraid of them then?
as a precaution
M
IN
You could just say that you don't want to answer the question.
Do you ever consider a quiet life without any near-death experiences?
Of course!
M
You know, once I even managed to establish a happy, carefree life in the earthly dimension.
And then, for this reason, bandits started chasing me, I was almost shot three times, had to hide all over the country, and, in the end, I was actually stolen by a third party at a crowded train station right in front of my pursuers.
So well…
I’ve just accepted that me and a peaceful life are on opposite sides of the universe. 🙂‍↕️
IN
Huh, I see…
I even feel a little sorry for you.
I feel a little sorry for myself too ✨
M
IN
What’s your unofficial job on the team? (e.g., therapist, snack carrier, designated panicker)?
Mother 😑
M
IN
You're doing great.
I never wanted to.
M
IN
How many times have you lost a fight with Elya this week?
One but fatal
M
It was not only I who lost, but also my property
I'll resign…
IN
You won’t.
If you were writing a biography of Blacksmith, what would the title of this book be?
He said to ask you.
If I were writing his biography, there would be at most two pages!
M
Try to get something out of him yourself!
It wouldn't be a book, but an essay in the style of 'how I spent my summer'
The first page would be occupied with a description of his appearance (just because I'll need to take up space with at least SOME information), and the second with a list of facts that I tried to find out but could not.
IN
And if you were writing a biography of Elya, what would you title it?
Oh, Nikolai Gogol already did that for me when he wrote 'diary of a madman.'
M
IN
🙂
What’s something people never ask you but totally should?
Opinion 😑
M
Every time we get involved in another questionable story, my teammates forget to ask my opinion about it.
IN
But you would say that the idea sucks, and everyone should stay at home.
Yes
M
IN
That's why they don't ask you.
Whose side are you on?!
M
Zima

I’m the risk. They took it.

To be announced
IN
Hi Zima!
Yo.
Z
IN
How's it going?
Still alive. Need something?
Z
IN
Yeah, thanks for asking.
Do you have some time to answer a few questions? Consider this a little interview.
👍
Z
IN
Judging by the time it took you to reply, you must have first rolled your eyes, drilled a hole in the wall with your gaze, and only then decided that you might as well agree, since I wasn’t going to leave you alone anyway.
👍
Z
IN
It would be cool if you responded a bit faster than half an hour.
Okay, let’s go.
What’s harder: admitting you’re wrong, or saying you’re sorry?
I’m trying to learn both.
Z
IN
And is there something preventing that?
Yes. I’m rarely wrong.
Z
IN
🙂 🙂
And rarely sorry, I guess.
How old were you when your hair turned white, and what exactly were the circumstances?
About 2 months old. Or whenever kids start getting their hair.
Z
IN
Oh, so you are naturally white!
Yes, I prepared for it in advance so I wouldn’t have to worry about losing the color later.
Z
IN
How much sugar is too much sugar?
As soon as even a drop gets into the tea.
Z
IN
But you add ice cream to your tea…
That’s different.
Z
IN
Are you and Ing close, or is that just what he tells people?
Yes, we’ve known each other since we were kids. My father decided to introduce us because “it seems like you and this creature are about the same age. You should get along.
Z
We ended up punching each other’s lights out.
IN
Oh… Was your father worried about that?
I didn’t have time to see his reaction, but I’m almost sure he was genuinely enjoying the show and even egged the others on to bet on the winner.
Z
By the way, he didn’t bet on me.
IN
Haha
What’s the dumbest way you’ve ever gotten into serious trouble?
I broke into an abandoned military base without checking that it was only half abandoned, and because of that, surveillance cameras were still operational all over the place.
Z
Upon exiting, I was greeted by a squad of soldiers with automatic rifles.
IN
Oh… And did you manage to find a way out of that mess?
No.
Z
IN
Understood. No more dumb questions from me.
Do you regret anything, or do you just call it “plot development”
Well… Not that I regret it, but I would rather not remember some of the events.
Z
IN
…
Zima, why did it take you two whole weeks to answer this?
I was busy.
Z
IN
And what exactly were you so busy with that you couldn’t find a single free minute in those two weeks?
Setting up cell service in the lower worlds so you wouldn’t get all pissed off.
Z
IN
Okay, justified.
And the last question:
If power is trouble, what do you do when people keep handing it to you anyway?
Eh… seems like it’s a serious question?
Z
IN
Yes, it would be impolite to brush it off with a joke.
Agreed.
Z
Good thing I never said I was polite.
IN
Zima!!
Zima??
Seems I’ll have to wait another two weeks, then…
Ing

Bright Douglas
Bright Douglas
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IN
Hey Ing! How is it going? Do you have a second to text?
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
Heyoooo! If you want to tell me something, you’d better call me. I’m not very good at these human digital letters.
IN
liar. I know you can read.
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
Don’t understand.
IN
[audio message]
[Transcription of the audio]
Are you just pretending that you can’t read, or do you have some more complicated relationship with reading?
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
Hahaha! It’s not that I don’t respect human writing at all, but for me it’s kind of imprecise. Decoding it is somehow crooked, and sometimes with a distortion of the meaning.
IN
Nevertheless, you know how to do it. So please do me a favor and put a bit more effort into communicating with me.
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
Oh, you’re an evil man, human.
[audio message]
[Transcription of the audio]
If you want me to type back to you, it will take a long time.
IN
I’ll wait. Write as it suits you.
თnשಸರಿ て ຂຽນדיר.
I
IN
...
Where did you get this keyboard anyway???
🪬⭕️💱’’’’🔻🔻🎐🩻`
I
IN
Okay, answer with voice messages if you really must...
🧿🪏
I
IN
So! A short interview, Mr. I-can’t-read!
What’s something humans take too seriously?
No jokes about human life!
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
Haha! I wasn’t going to.
[audio message]
[Transcription of the audio]
Because it wouldn’t be a joke.
[audio message]
[Transcription of the audio]
But in general, don’t you think that people complicate everything in principle?
IN
Resolving issues through legal norms rather than force is NOT a complication.
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
It is, it is.
IN
Goddamn it.
If someone told you to calm down, what would happen next?
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
Hmmmmmmmm... That depends on who is saying that.
[audio message]
[Transcription of the audio]
If this person’s advice makes sense, then I’ll calm down.
IN
I doubt it, but I won’t check.
Ok. How do you know someone’s truly your friend?
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
If I like this person, they will be my friend. If I don’t like them, they won’t be. Quite simple.
IN
Do you need any signs of reverse sympathy??
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
Nah. Stupid formality.
IN
What’s one human emotion you find... hilariously inefficient?
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
Oh, yes, yes... There was something like that... what’s it called... oh, right! Resentment!
[audio message]
[Transcription of the audio]
I still don’t fully understand what it is.
[audio message]
[Transcription of the audio]
Like... when someone said something about you that isn’t true? So, if it’s not true, why do people pay so much attention?
[audio message]
[Transcription of the audio]
Or when a person has done something bad to you in the past, and you just can’t get over it? But that was in the past. What’s the point of dragging all the shit from this person past into the present?
[audio message]
[Transcription of the audio]
Just burn down their house.
IN
Everything was fine until the last sentence.
What would you do if someone hurt someone you love? (Just a hypothetical... probably)
[deleted message]
I
IN
Oh gosh, can you just delete this message? Censorship will not allow us to show this...
Do you follow orders, or is that a concept you politely removed from your vocabulary?
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
As long as the orders are consistent with what I believe to be correct, I don’t mind following them.
IN
And if they don’t, will you do it?
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
No. What’s the point?
IN
Okay...
Have you ever tried to understand guilt? How did it go for you?
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
Yea, I tried! But I still don’t understand the concept at all.
[audio message]
[Transcription of the audio]
Like... there’s no real point in lamenting what’s already happened and doesn’t persist with you in the same space-time anymore. Or have humans somehow learned to change events through guilt? Hmm... I’ll need to ask someone about that.
IN
What’s a skill that you have, but no one would ever expect you to possess?
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
I’m a good cook. I cook food for people. For some reason, they are often surprised by this.
IN
No one died from it yet?
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
No... It’s just ordinary human food. There is nothing complicated in the food creation process.
IN
I’ll def need to see that.
What’s your emergency contact?
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
... What is the emergency contact?
IN
Well... who do you call if you find yourself in a critically dangerous situation?
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
I won’t be in that situation.
IN
Hypothetically! Someone must come to your rescue!
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
I can handle any situation on my own.
IN
And if you can’t?
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
Well, then I’ll die. That would be fair, wouldn’t you say?
IN
God, it’s so hard to talk to you all...
🪀🪕
I
IN
I won’t even ask what that means.
Let’s gossip about the others.
Your thoughts about Zima?
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
He thinks a lot. More than other people. And it seems to me that this thinking greatly hinders him in life.
[audio message]
[Transcription of the audio]
The best gift for him would be to get a little dumber.
IN
Do you ever fight about this?
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
He argues with me, yes. Me with him? Never.
IN
That’s fun.
How was growing up with Alva?
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
Normal.
IN
That’s all?
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
Yes.
IN
Thoughts on Maya?
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
Mm? Why are you asking? Is she here? Hey, Maya! Hi!! By the way, by the way, by the way, I’ve been looking for a book about human dreams for a long time, and Zima said you might have one! Can I come by today? You don’t mind, right?
IN
Hey, calm down, she’s not here.
[audio message]
I
[Transcription of the audio]
Oh... Then never mind.
IN
Why do you need a book? Didn’t you say that you don’t like to read in human language?
Heeey
Did Zima teach you to avoid the answers by ghosting me?
🦖
I
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