Victor Bayne Q&A day 1 roundup
Q: Can I have Crash's phone number? :)
A: I think you can find it scrawled on any bathroom wall in Wicker Park. (Just kidding.) Seriously, though, he's online from the minute he rolls out of bed until the minute he, uh, leaves for that bar. You could probably find him at the Sticks and Stones site. –Vic
Q: What present will you give Jacob for his next birthday?
A: Buying a gift for someone who has more taste than you has got to be a form of torture in some countries. I might just go into an insanely pricy kitchen store and ask the sales girl what the hot new thing is...and hope we don't already own a better one. –Vic
Q: How do you feel about Jacob quitting the force AND when will we read about you next?
A: You read about me? Where? Those departmental reports are just formalities...that's what they keep telling me.
Jacob let himself be railroaded by Con Dreyfuss. I feel sorry for him. He's gonna wake up one day and realize he was manipulated, and then he's gonna be seriously pissed. –Vic
Q: Do you prefer a spirit you can see, or one you can only hear? Which one bothers you more?
A: First, be sure you don't spread it around that I can do anything more than "sense" them, okay? People can be so weird. Anyway, I really hate a ghost I can't see. They could be anywhere, you know? And if you think too hard about it, that there could be a ghost lingering around you at any time, watching every damn move you make, you'll really psych yourself out. In terms of my job, usually the chatty ones are more useful. But overall I'd rather be able to see them. –Vic
Q: When will you be joining sides with the FPMP?
A: When hell flies and pigs freeze over! – Vic
Q: Doesn't Jacob have anyone nice to set Crash up with?
A: Cripes, if Jacob knew someone nice, would he be dating me? All he knows are cops and ex-cops, and those musclebound dickheads from his gym. –Vic
Q: What do you do when you aren't working?
A: It seems like I'm always either working or sleeping, and sleep is highly underrated. But keeping the cannery clean is harder than you'd think. The brick seems to be disintegrating or something, the amount of dust it creates. And Jacob leaves trails of clothing he's just taken off everywhere he goes. Not that I complain about Jacob taking off his clothes. That never gets old.
I had a moment where I understood sudoku the other day...but by the next time I picked it up, I'd already forgotten.
Watching the news is good for a little pick-me-up. I get to see who's getting killed in everyone else's precincts. –Vic
Q: What do you really think about Jacob's new job?
A: He almost has me convinced that we'll be better off keeping an eye on the FPMP from the inside. And for the split second I thought Jacob was actually going to retire (as in stay home and watch soap operas) I nearly had a stroke...but I really wish he would have just stayed put and thought things through better. Once he makes up his mind, there's no reasoning with him. –Vic
Q: What do you remember about your birth parents? Have you considered finding out if you got any relatives?
A: It's really weird when people tell me these things they remember about being really little kids. Like Jacob swears he remembers his first day in kindergarten because he was convinced his mother had sold him to the teacher and he gave her the cold shoulder when she came to pick him up. My childhood memories are all bits and pieces. I wouldn't know where to start looking for my family. The motivation just isn't there. -Vic
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Well, it's not really a sneaky thing. I think that breaking the fourth wall really takes the fun out of the whole game.
If I had a release date I would shout it from the rooftops, believe me. I don't, though, and it would strike me as wrong to give out an arbitrary date just for the sake of having something to say. ;-)
This was a nice treat, I miss Vic. Whenever the next book comes out, it'll be a day one purchase for me =)
Me too!
Shinsetsu wrote: "This was a nice treat, I miss Vic. Whenever the next book comes out, it'll be a day one purchase for me =)"Me three!
Like Jacob swears he remembers his first day in kindergarten because he was convinced his mother had sold him to the teacher and he gave her the cold shoulder when she came to pick him up.I've been laughing for ten minutes...
