Meme - Interview
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on_holy_groundPup questions:
1. Do you have any quirks or habits that might be considered unusual?
Well, I suppose that would depend on what one considered as being unusual. I like to brew my own teas, and sometimes I'm told that I come up with some rather unusual varieties. I personally don't see it as unusual, but then again, I've been doing so for a long time, so I may just simply be used to it. I also enjoy building models of old battles in what little spare time I have, which is not something that is exactly common, or at least it isn't as far as I am aware.
2. When dealing with people, do you prefer to use force or persuasion to get your way?
I don't really like the phrasing of this question, however, I would have to say that I tend to use persuasion in my methods with people these days, and not force. I do so in order to get them to see other possibilities and ways of seeing things rather than to 'get my way', but in the end I suppose many people see it as the same thing, regardless of what I myself might think.
3. Do you have a temper that is slow to boil, or a short fuse?
I don't have that much of a temper, as most of the people who know me can attest too. Therefore I would have to say that it is most definitely slow to boil.
4. What is your greatest challenge--work-wise, or relationship-wise?
My greatest challenge lies in getting the people who know the most about me, to accept me for who I have become. Sometimes they knew me as the man I was, and sometimes they simply were told about him, but either way they often have a hard time coming to grips with how different I am now from the man I used to be, or sometimes they just think I should still be that man. Either way, it is often difficult for them to see that the person I was is still a part of the man that I have become.
5. Name one thing you want people to know about you, that they might not know.
Well, I afraid that I can't really think of anything that I would want people to know that I haven't already told them. So, just to finally lay this question to rest, which is apparently an all-important question in the world as it stands today, I'll leave you with this one final answer.
Boxers.
Mun questions:
1. What is the one thing your pup wants more than anything?
Peace. He wants there to be an end to the so-called 'game' that immortals play and to violence in general. He's become tired of seeing people die for no real reason other than greed, personal gain, and the seemingly unending quest for power.
2. Is there a situation that you'd love to throw your pup into and see how they react?
I'd like to see Darius as the General, just to see how he used to be before the whole light quickening. Maybe like some kind of a dream/nightmare sequence or a flashback that's actually played out, or something to that effect. I mean I have an idea of how he was, but I think if I were to actually be able to put him into the situation, I would get a better insight into the man he used to be.
3. Are there things you've had to make up that canon (info from his/her real life) didn't account for?
There are several things I've had to do when it comes to fleshing out Darius' background. I mean there's not a whole lot of information on him in canon. We know he was a kick-ass Goth General who helped to sack Rome, that he was intent on conquering most of Europe and becoming basically what amounted to an Emperor, that he took a light quickening from the then oldest immortal at the gate of Paris, and that he became an instant good guy with a thing for holy ground. So yeah, I've had to build some background for him, but I try to do so while still keeping with the personality and character that was given to him in the show.
4. What draws you to writing/playing?
Well, Darius has always been in the top three when it comes to my favorite Highlander characters, and when someone mentioned that they would like to see him in TM, I started wondering if I had the ability to pull him off in a way that was true to the character. I was actually rather apprehensive at first about taking on a character that was as beloved as Darius, but I really wanted the chance to play with all the wonderful HL pups that I'd seen, and the other pups that interacted with them as well, so I decided to go ahead and give it a shot. Needless to say I've found the chance to explore his character more and to interact with all the other characters in TM to be very rewarding, despite the difficulty this particular pup can cause when it comes to trying to get his thoughts and wisdom down into words.
How much did the personality of your pup change over the course of playing/writing him?
I don't think that his basic personality has really changed all that much since I started with him. He's a little more willing to leave holy ground than he used to be, mostly because he's come to the realization that being there can't protect him from everything. He's also starting to wonder if maybe he's something of a hypocrite at times, given his past and the way he sees things now. However all in all, he's got pretty much the same nature as he's always had.
1. Do you have any quirks or habits that might be considered unusual?
Well, I suppose that would depend on what one considered as being unusual. I like to brew my own teas, and sometimes I'm told that I come up with some rather unusual varieties. I personally don't see it as unusual, but then again, I've been doing so for a long time, so I may just simply be used to it. I also enjoy building models of old battles in what little spare time I have, which is not something that is exactly common, or at least it isn't as far as I am aware.
2. When dealing with people, do you prefer to use force or persuasion to get your way?
I don't really like the phrasing of this question, however, I would have to say that I tend to use persuasion in my methods with people these days, and not force. I do so in order to get them to see other possibilities and ways of seeing things rather than to 'get my way', but in the end I suppose many people see it as the same thing, regardless of what I myself might think.
3. Do you have a temper that is slow to boil, or a short fuse?
I don't have that much of a temper, as most of the people who know me can attest too. Therefore I would have to say that it is most definitely slow to boil.
4. What is your greatest challenge--work-wise, or relationship-wise?
My greatest challenge lies in getting the people who know the most about me, to accept me for who I have become. Sometimes they knew me as the man I was, and sometimes they simply were told about him, but either way they often have a hard time coming to grips with how different I am now from the man I used to be, or sometimes they just think I should still be that man. Either way, it is often difficult for them to see that the person I was is still a part of the man that I have become.
5. Name one thing you want people to know about you, that they might not know.
Well, I afraid that I can't really think of anything that I would want people to know that I haven't already told them. So, just to finally lay this question to rest, which is apparently an all-important question in the world as it stands today, I'll leave you with this one final answer.
Boxers.
Mun questions:
1. What is the one thing your pup wants more than anything?
Peace. He wants there to be an end to the so-called 'game' that immortals play and to violence in general. He's become tired of seeing people die for no real reason other than greed, personal gain, and the seemingly unending quest for power.
2. Is there a situation that you'd love to throw your pup into and see how they react?
I'd like to see Darius as the General, just to see how he used to be before the whole light quickening. Maybe like some kind of a dream/nightmare sequence or a flashback that's actually played out, or something to that effect. I mean I have an idea of how he was, but I think if I were to actually be able to put him into the situation, I would get a better insight into the man he used to be.
3. Are there things you've had to make up that canon (info from his/her real life) didn't account for?
There are several things I've had to do when it comes to fleshing out Darius' background. I mean there's not a whole lot of information on him in canon. We know he was a kick-ass Goth General who helped to sack Rome, that he was intent on conquering most of Europe and becoming basically what amounted to an Emperor, that he took a light quickening from the then oldest immortal at the gate of Paris, and that he became an instant good guy with a thing for holy ground. So yeah, I've had to build some background for him, but I try to do so while still keeping with the personality and character that was given to him in the show.
4. What draws you to writing/playing?
Well, Darius has always been in the top three when it comes to my favorite Highlander characters, and when someone mentioned that they would like to see him in TM, I started wondering if I had the ability to pull him off in a way that was true to the character. I was actually rather apprehensive at first about taking on a character that was as beloved as Darius, but I really wanted the chance to play with all the wonderful HL pups that I'd seen, and the other pups that interacted with them as well, so I decided to go ahead and give it a shot. Needless to say I've found the chance to explore his character more and to interact with all the other characters in TM to be very rewarding, despite the difficulty this particular pup can cause when it comes to trying to get his thoughts and wisdom down into words.
How much did the personality of your pup change over the course of playing/writing him?
I don't think that his basic personality has really changed all that much since I started with him. He's a little more willing to leave holy ground than he used to be, mostly because he's come to the realization that being there can't protect him from everything. He's also starting to wonder if maybe he's something of a hypocrite at times, given his past and the way he sees things now. However all in all, he's got pretty much the same nature as he's always had.
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Date: 2005-09-23 07:00 am (UTC)Why is it that you never ask me about my past? We always talk about what you did and yet you never want to know about me. Why is that? Although, I think that it has something to do with the way that I seem to attack you all the time.
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Date: 2005-09-23 07:42 am (UTC)I suppose that you are right. Yes, I said that you were right but don't dance in front of me just yet. I am consumed with it and it takes up a lot of what I am. I am afraid that I am so consumed with it that if I talk about it or if I start to get over it, it will be gone. I don't know what I would do with myself. My whole life was spent in revenge and to have it gone in an instant? What then?
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Date: 2005-09-23 07:45 am (UTC)And when it is gone, then you start to actually live your life, instead of being consumed by that which is already said and done.
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Date: 2005-09-23 08:12 am (UTC)But I didn't do that and I can't get back to that at all. I missed all of that and now I am to move on with Liya, the woman that I now love. I do love her, but I still worry that I am not half the man that she deserves because of my past that haunts me.
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Date: 2005-09-23 08:20 am (UTC)You were robbed of what you should have had, do not rob yourself of what you can have with Liya. I know you can be the man she deserves. I have seen it in you.
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