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I
made my way to MHI headquarters, an impressive
building with some reconstruction work going on on
one side. Stationing myself outside the front door,
I had only a few minutes to wait before Arisa and
Kyoko emerged. In the text of the interview, SN
stands for Sarah-neko, A for Arisa and K for Kyoko.
Superman stands for Truth, Justice and the American
Way.
SN:
Excuse me! Excuse me, Mitamura-san, Koitabashi-san,
may I talk to you?
A:
What about?
K:
If it's the restaurant, we're going to make the
payment this month, okay? We're just waiting for
our bonus.
SN:
Actually, I wondered if I could interview you about
Android NK-1124. (Suddenly, the two of them grab
me, one arm each, and haul me back into the
building. I am slammed against a wall and frisked;
they find my tape recorder and a lollipop I was
saving for later.) That hurt, you know!
A:
Quiet! (wags the lollipop in my face) How did you
find out? There haven't been any media releases
about NK-1124.
SN:
It was kind of hard not to notice the huge
explosions and columns of dust and smoke rising
above the city!
K:
Yes, but that could have been anyone. It wasn't
necessarily us.
SN:
MHI machines were often seen by numerous
eye-witnesses at the scenes of the
battles!
A:
They could have been hi-jacked. And you didn't see
anything.
SN:
What is this, anyway? OLIB?
A:
What?
SN:
Office Ladies in Black. Like Men in
Black?
K:
But our uniforms are pink.
A:
I like the sound of it, though. Hey, we should get
some of those Predator sunglasses!
K:
We can't afford them this month! You said we were
going to get the air conditioner fixed!
SN:
Man, is that thing still busted?
A:
What do you know about it?
SN:
Can I have my lolly back first?
A:
No, I'm going to eat it.
SN:
Meanie! Meanie meanie meanie! (I try to grab the
lollipop from her but she holds it out of my reach
and laughs.)
K:
Look, if you know so much already, we may as well
talk to you. What did you want to know?
SN:
Okay, first, where did Arisa get that neat Chinese
dress she was wearing in Phase OIII?
A:
Mail order. Next question.
SN:
My friend Helen thinks you two might be more than
friends.
K:
Your friend Helen's a deviant.
SN:
I know, I keep telling her that. Do you two like
quiche?
A:
Quiche?
K:
No, neither of us likes quiche.
SN:
Mental note, scratch rat creature analogy. Things
seem to have quietened down a lot since your space
adventure. What are your plans for the
future?
K:
Our plans are Our Lady's plans, and we're not at
liberty to discuss Our Lady's plans.
SN:
Okay. If you give me back my lolly and my tape
recorder, I won't tell Your Lady about what you did
with the space shuttle.
A
(sulkily): All right. Now get outta here. People
have work to do.
SN:
Thank you! Bye-bye!
As
I walked away from MHI, I realised I was no longer
taking these interviews as seriously as I should.
True, these people were crazy, but that was no
excuse. I had one more name on my list, and I knew
she should be approached in a sober and cautious
frame of mind.
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