Shadow:Understood, and thank you
Yes, I am Shadow
N:So, Shadow, its odd to finally speak with you because for the longest time no one was even certain you were real. Why the decision to talk with me today?
S:To clear the rumors that I do not exsist; and to clear the rumors that I am Chess Mistress Hex, which I am not
N:well, I'm not even sure SHE is real, but it is nice to know you actually exist.
S:Thank you
N:So, I guess before I go any further, does Chess Mistress Hex exist?
S:As far as I know, yes
N:I see. Well, moving on, how did you get involved in the group Electric Mayhem?
S: Two of the oldest members of Electric Mayhem (I'm not sure if I have the liberty to reveal their names) needed my help when it was just us three, and I've been with them ever since
N: wow, well, we know that Radical Doitzel and Michael Dragonet were the origional principle members. Can I conclude they were them?
S: Yes
N: so, you've been a member for a very long time then. What can you tell us about the early days of the group?
S: ...We obviously weren't as well known as we are now, and days were simplier back then
It was only Doitzel, Michael, and I (and a few members that are no longer with us), and before we knew it, we had more than 10 people with us a group
N: what kinds of things did you do in the early days?
S: Just odd jobs here and there (this is Meghin - I honestly don't remember what all we did lol - been so long)
N: So whats changed between then and now?
S: We have more than 3 people to help us, we have a better ship than what we started with, and it seems the jobs have grown with both challenge and risk just as our reputation has grown
N: how have you delbt with the increasing importance of the group in the world?
SL You as in Electric Mayhem, or me personally?
N:either. Both
start with yourself
S: Myself...how to say this...From an early age, I have always tried to not be seen, so I just did what I knew how to do: hide
As Electric Mayhem...as our group grew, our circle of people we could trust grew thinner (for obvious reasons)
N: the reasons are less obvious to an outsider.
S: Ah gotcha. My applogies
...when we were just starting out, not many people knew about us, so we only had to worry about a few people who...didn't like us. As we have grown as a group, so have the number of people who don't like us
N: I see. While we all know you have taken an active roll in fighting the shi, who else hates you?
S: Everybody it seems
N: thats rather broad. and a bit paranoid sounding.
S: .........I would relay a few names, but I don't want to make more enemies than we already have
N: alrighty. Well, can you tell us anything about the group dynamics of electric mayhem? You seem to have quite a wide and differing set of viewpoints.
S: Well, we have a wide variety of people with different jobs: engineers, pilots, medics, soldiers, leaders, etc.
N: But you seem to be nearly at each other's throats from what I've seen. Heck, one of your members egged annother member to kill someone else in EM
S:...We are all from different parts of space (Mavericks, Earther, Gongen), and we don't always see eye to eye.
N: but threatening murder? There have to be some huge ideological differences there.
S: We have certain rules in Electric Mayhem, and with this incident, these rules are on the border of being broken (if they haven't been already); do to a mission I had to do, I did not see blog until now, and the person(s) responsible for this will be dealt with
N: I see. And how do you deal with these issues?
S: We try everything we can to stop the rules from being broken; if they are broken, there are certain consequences we have previously established
N: ...Right. So what would you like to see EM focus on in the future?
S: Because there is space-wide war on everyone's front door, dealing with the war. Personally, I want to prevent a fight at all costs, but if it has to come to that (which it looks like), we will put up a fight
N: Indeed. I think that everyone would agree the Shi are a threat. So what do you do specificly in EM?
S: I am a bodygaurd
N: I see. How would you answer the claims by some that EM has become incompitant or morally bankrupt recently?
S: ...We all are on the edge of war right now, and we all need to focus on survival
N: ...Okay... So you'd answer those claims.... By not answering them.
S: ...I am an assassin - my job is to kill people. I can't really answer the claims about being immoral. I will only kill a person if they are trying to kill me, or a member from EM; otherwise, I will do everything I can to defend and disarm them. I can't answer for the killings from other members
N: Is there anything else you would like to say to our readers
S: No, not really
N: One last question. There have been several posts by a person going by the Screen Name "BlackLikeBurns" on my blog, and I have talked.... vaguely... with him. Do you happen to know anything about this individual or why he would ahve a vendetta against you?
S: I don't know who this person is, or why he/she has a vendetta against us...I have a hunch narrowed down to a few people, but I've been wrong before...
N:alright. well, thank you for chatting with me and good luck on your efforts
S: Thank you for your time as well, and best of luck to you; and thank you for making preparations for...security purposes
N: No problem (end)