Q&A With Max! Interview 4

[Max452]

*Applause*

Max: Welcome back to another exciting segment of Q&A With Max! That's me!
Einar: Hello!
Tyr, who was busy looking over his shoulder, now turns to face the audience: Welcome!

Max: Today we are pleased to have Jeriah--
Einar: Also known as Firestar!
Max: --with us today!
Einar: Along with some other guests!

Max, Einar, and Tyr: Welcome Jeriah!

Max: So, to get things started, how are you?
Tyr whispers: Tenal Ka isn't making an appearance is she?
Max: Why are you whispering?
Tyr: No reason.
Einar snickers: What plans do you have for Marola and Marcus? I've noticed that you've been hinting towards a new love interest.
Tyr: I've noticed that too, especially since I've come back as a guest star in one of the threads.
Max: Yes, I'm sure the majority of your fans are curious on what your plans are for Marola, but my primary concern is what you have in store for Sin! He's one of your newest characters, yes?
Einar: I'm sad that Karn is gone...
Tyr: Yeah, that death scene was nasty...
Einar: I also thought of him as a little brother...
Tyr: You make it sound like he really died...
Max: He's character was a wimp, get over it.
Einar: Someone's in a bad mood....
Tyr: She's just annoyed that she didn't get to write a bigger fighting scene.
Einar: It worked out for the best. Besides, now the darker side of Einar is merging with the nice one.
Max smiles mischievously.
Einar: Hey! What do you have planned for my character!?
Max: That's a surprise, and I believe you're stealing the spotlight from Jeriah.
Einar and Tyr: Opps, sorry Jeriah.

[Tismri]

(Jeriah smiles at the camera as she is assaulted by a barrage of questions.)
Jeriah: Hey, guys. Thanks for having me and my cast on the show. Okay, I'll see if I can answer all the questions in order. First off, I am doing quite well. Thank you for asking. Tyr, Tenel Ka will join us later, along with the rest of the band. They're going to perform a song for us, I have heard. She is under strict instructions to not attack anyone during the course of this interview. No assurances that she won't be sending you dirty looks throughout her time here, though.
Also, Tyr, might I add that you've done an amazing job on the flashback scene. I'm glad I get to see exactly why Marola was so paranoid after Cortell was first born now.

(Marola comes on set, fiddling with her mike and muttering to herself)
Marola: This stupid thing. I hate using mikes like this. Is this thing even on? (Passes by a speaker and hears herself.) That answers my question.

Jeriah: Hey, Marola! Glad you could make it. To answer the next question, she is definately going to fall in love with Marcus. (Marola looks up sharply as she takes a seat.)

Marola: Hey, I thought we were keeping that a secret!

Jeriah: Well, it's pretty much obvious right now. I was only going to keep it a secret until I saw how Marcus reacted. Now that it's obvious he likes you, I'm willing to say you like him as well.

Marola: All I have to say is, Trinn had better not decide to kill him off. It seems like every guy character I get close to either dies or vanishes. Caleb disappeared from the face of the earth. Tyr was killed, even though my character hates him profoundly now. Backabuth plans to kill off Zak eventually. And last Jeriah heard from Sumdood, if he ever returns, it will just be to kill off Maxwell. Seriously! I'm like the bane of men or something!
(Jeriah vainly tries to hold in laughter from Marola's rant. Once she gains her composure, she seems to remember something. She hands Marola a stack of papers.)

Marola: What's this?

Jeriah: A possible future. This is if you and Marcus ever happen to get married. (Marola scans through the papers. Her expression slowly moves from indifferent to shocked to incredulous.)

Marola: Wait, how many do you want me to have?! (reads through it again, counting.)

Jeriah: Five, including Cortell. (Marola stares at Jeriah for a moment, then looks back at the hosts.)

Marola: She's trying to turn me into a machine! A human baby-making factory! (She starts muttering to herself about her possible future while Jeriah shrugs and smiles sweetly.)

Jeriah: Anyway, moving on. Well what I have in mind for Sin is almost predictable. His character's set in stone. He is and always will be as evil as he's ever been. If possible, I might even try to make him more evil. The main thing I'm looking for with this new pair is actually Slaton's character development. When he starts out, he is as much an elf as any others, though he is devoted to Galbatorix. When he discovers Sin's personality, he is shocked, appalled, and disgusted, but also terrified. What I'm grabbing for is the fact that over the years, he gradually becomes more and more like Sin. It's rather funny, I seem to be working on the end of his story before I ever write the beginning. In the thread, "If this be Sin," it shows Slaton as he nearly becomes Sin himself. He has only a trace of his gentle elven nature in him. I've been planning to make a thread about the day Sin hatched, which would be in the quite distant past, all the way back to when Galbatorix was first given the eggs. If anyone else wants to join, it might be interesting to see what happened when the other Empire dragons were just hatchlings.
And Max, I apologize for the short fight scene where you got to kill Karn. As much as I enjoy writing about fighting, it doesn't take long before I'm like, "okay, this is kinda boring to me now. I want to move on with the plot of the thread."

[Max452]

Max nods along, taking in all that Jeriah says. Tyr seems to flinch at Tenal Ka's name and Einar just seems to be daydreaming.

Tyr: You sure that Tenal Ka will abide to the contract...Tristan still has the bruises from last week...not to mention a minor concussion...

Einar: Why don't you just bake her a huge cake, like they do on the Food Network! Make a big cake in the image of her! I bet she'll be happy then!

Tyr's jaw drops: You know how long that would take?

Max: A day? I suggest you get to it then. I got a lot of angry fan mail for the way you treated her last week. However, I did get some that thought it was quite funny to see Tristan wacked and wacked! lHehe

Einar: Hey Marola.
Einar waves as Marola walks in.

Tyr: Thanks, Jeriah...I'm glad you appreciate my work...

Max: Stop being a baby.

Tyr: I'm not!

Einar: Huh, I never did notice that your male interests died off. Weird. Haha, maybe you should fall in love with Galbatorix, I bet the Varden would enjoy that!
Einar laughs really hard.

Tyr: It wasn't my fault they killed me off.

Max: Don't be bitter.
Max hands him a cookie.
Max: Eat this. You'll feel better.

Tyr: Ooo...thanks!
Tyr munches on the cookie.

Max: Hey hey! You wanna share that script with the rest of us!
Max tries to grab Marola's script.

Einar: That's a lot of kids...

Tyr says in between bites of his cookie: I wonder how many Trinn has planned for you and Gianna.

Max: I know I'm hoping for three.

Einar: WHAT?!

Max: Oh, you guys are dramatic. Magic of TV people! You don't really do any of the pregnancy/delivery stuff.

Tyr looks at Einar slyly: I bet I know what Einar wishes he could do with Gianna....

Einar turns sharply at Tyr: SHUT UP!
Stomps on Tyr's foot. Tyr winces and drops his cookie!

Tyr: ACK! Oh crap...my cookie....
Tyr pouts at his fallen cookie.

Max: Ah, I look forward to Slaton's transformation, but I fear Sin will become too one-sided...I mean, that's what happened to Tyr's character, and looked what happened to him...

Tyr: My cookie...

Max: I might consider joining that past thread, I've been wondering what Einar would have been like before he had a dragon. And I forgive for cutting Karn's death scene short...it just emphasized the wimp he was. *snickers*

Einar, trying to ignore Tyr: Hey Jeriah, I know you want Marola and Marcus to get together, but I can't help but to wonder what's gonna happen in the long run, I mean, Marola is a Rider and Marcus isn't; which means, he's going to die a lot sooner than she is.

Max: I've always hated things like that, that's why I'm glad Trinn decided to make Gianna a neutral Rider a loooong time ago.

Tyr sniffles, but gets back to the interview: Hey Jeriah, what's this new country I hear about? Ismalia? Right? What are your plans for that? I know about the whole emeralds thing, but I was wondering if you're going to have numerous assassination attempts on Tenal Ka.

Max glares at Tyr: What are you implying?

Einar: Are you suggesting to kill her off?

Tyr: NO! I was just wondering! Sheesh!

Einar: Just because she's mad at you, you shouldn't try to get her ousted!

Tyr: That's not what I'm trying to do! I just wanted to know more about what she's gonna do with that country!!!!

Max and Einar look at Tyr skeptically.
Max: Maybe I shouldn't have let Selene go on a retreat....
Einar: Is that why she isn't here? I thought she was under house arrest...
Max grins and whispers: She's on retreat at the county jail. She tried to make a break for it last week and got caught. I'm just letting it sink in that she needs me. She's been calling me everyday to let her out.
Einar frowns: Oh.
Einar inches a little away from Max.

[Tismri]

(Jeriah smiles at Tyr as he worries about Tenel Ka's reaction on here.)
Jeriah: Don't worry. If I have to, I will physically restrain her from killing you. I'm also making her pay for the damaged microphone. She practically destroyed the thing whacking Tristan so many times.

(Slaton and Tismri walk in together, and Tenel Ka follows behind, giving Tyr a rather nasty glare as she plops in her seat. Marola holds on to the script for dear life as Max tries to take it from her.)

Marola: NNNnnnooooo!!!!!! No one can see this! This whole thing is humiliating! (glares at Jeriah)

Jeriah: What's humiliating about it? (Marola turns to page two and points.) That's not humiliating. That's sad and mildly depressing, but it's not humiliating.

Marola: Why can't you focus on developing another character besides me? (continues to read the script. Makes a little shocked noise at something on page 1.) Wait, is this saying what I think it's saying?!

Jeriah: Depends on what you think it's saying.

Marola: After all that time keeping Cortell a secret from Galbatorix, running around the Empire in circles for three years, getting tortured for his sake, you want him to just randomly run into an Empire Rider, get recognized as Tyr's child, and get taken to Uru'baen and have me put together a search and rescue operation?!

Jeriah: It's dramatic, isn't it? A very nice twist. I would just need to find an Empire Rider who knew Tyr...(turns to Max) Did Selene ever know him? Just wondering. The only Rider I recall ever talking to him besides Marola, Einar, and Gianna was Vana...man, I almost feel bad about asking Trinn to make her cast do everything for the sake of my story for Marola...

(Slaton hears Max's comment about Sin and shrugs)
Slaton: I know, it seems like that, but the fact is, what Jeriah told me she wanted to try with me and Sin was kind of a symbolic thing with real life. She's trying to stick her religion in here.

Jeriah: I resent that word. It's not like I'm trying to shove what I believe down someone's throat or something.

Slaton: Yeah, but still...Anyway, basically she says she's trying to show what happens in real life when someone lets sin take over their life. Eventually, she says, it will end up swallowing them up.

Jeriah: Thank you, Frank Peretti, for your inspiration!

Slaton: So there you have it. Mostly with the pair, the focus will be on Slaton's change, and perhaps looking for something that will keep him from becoming too much like Sin.

Jeriah: Also, I'm reading a book called "The Smell of Sin," and its given me some more ideas about how he hunts, as well as how he affects Slaton. It's really cool.

(Marola looks up from the script at Einar's question.)
Marola: Yeah, I've been wondering about that, too. I mean, I really would like to see the whole Me/Marcus thing work out, but he would obviously die before me, right? Like, a long time before me.

Jeriah: That is one thing I've been thinking about, and I've pretty much concluded that even though that's probably what will happen, I would like to have Marola and Marcus get together anyway. If everything goes right, they'll have a long life together, have all their kids and watch them grow up. And after Marcus dies, Marola will be comforted with her kid, grandkids, great-grandkids, great-great-

Marola: Okay, we get the picture! Ack! I hope we don't end up making any threads that go that far into the furture!

Jeriah: You never know. I've been fascinated with the idea of "flash forwards" ever since the introduced them on Lost.

Marola: ...Those are confusing.

(Tenel Ka laughs when Einar stomps on Tyr's foot and makes him drop his cookie. She finally stops when Tyr asks about Ismalia.)
Tenel Ka: Sure, there are probably going to be a lot of assassination attempts, but actually, Jeriah's going to have me go to Alagaesia with my bodyguards and my dragon about a week or so after the coronation. We have to look for the emeralds.

Jeriah: Someone else needs to find one, already! It seems like all my characters are the ones finding them. Tenel Ka found the red one, Tismri found the yellow one, we haven't gotten to this point yet, but Pyra has found the teal one. Diana's going to find the blue one...someone else find another already!

Tenel Ka: Anyway, like I said, I'm going to go searching for them while the army marches toward Alagaesia. I'm actually going to have Tamar Fam acting as ruler while I'm gone, because she can do it better than anyone else, and it will make her happy. (Suddenly glares at Tyr again.) I still can't believe you forgot my birthday! No party, no cake, no presents, no games! Just me in my trailer with a pint carton of dutch chocolate ice cream and my laptop. I watched "Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow" about a million times. Especially the part where Einar beat Tyr up and chopped his head off. (Her look morphs slightly as she gets a rather amused thought about killing Tyr.)

[blodhgarm]

( I'm guessing you want Kaylayn to find one?)

[Tismri]

Jeriah: I don't care who finds one, as long as they all eventually get found, and eventually Tenel Ka gets them all. I'm thinking we make a thread with a big battle in it with the Ismalians against Galbatorix. Maybe once the last book comes out, we can make a thread and kinda stick in our own version of it. That might be fun.
(Tenel Ka nodded vaguely in agreement, still with this day-dreamy look on her face, while the rest agree enthusiastically)

[Max452]

Max stares at Marola and is intently interested in finding spoilers for Jeriah's course of action. Tyr sinks into his chair, trying to avoid Tenal Ka's eye contact. Einar points at Marola's script.

Einar: How come you don't have any "flash futures" for us?
Max: Who said?
Einar stares at Max closely, who's lips twitches, revealing some secrets up her sleeve.

Max turns to Marola and Jeriah: I think Selene knew Tyr, but probably only in passing. She was off being a Slayer and all.

Someone cues Buffy the Vampire Slayer theme song.

Max: NOT THAT KIND OF SLAYING!!!

Arya snickers from the sound booth and turns it off.

Max: Geez, that woman is going to drive me crazy.
Einar: What do you expect? you keep her totally sidelined. I mean, she doesn't have much to do.
Max: Its not my fault. I just don't want to write anything drastic that would ruin our view that Christopher Paolini has concocted of her.
Einar: That's a lame excuse.
Tyr: Yeah, its just her budgeting cuts thats ruining everything.
Max hisses: Take it up with the network.

Max: Ooo, i do like the Marcus and Marola pairing! I really would like to see Marola happy for once.
Einar: Hey! What about Elaine? I thought they had a thing?
Tyr? Elaine and Marola!
Max: EW! NO! Elaine and Marcus you moron!
Tyr: Humph. no need to be insulting, you just didnt clarify.
Max mutters: perv...

Einar: Wait, so whats with all the emeralds?
Max: How much power does each one really have? and can you give us a snippet on what that end game is?

Einar: haha, I was wondering where that footage went. That took days too shoot.
Tyr frowns: I didn't forget!!! Selene burned the studio down! along with the cake and decorations!!! Pick a fight with her already!!!
Tyr frowns at Tenal Ka's creepy look.

Max, igrnoring Tyr and Tenal Ka: Yeah, I've been rooting for a big battle for awhile, but have been too lazy to make a script....hey, any news when the new book is coming out?

[Tismri]

(Marola glances up as she suddenly realizes she's been blurting out everything she's been reading and immediately shuts her mouth.)
Jeriah: Well as long as Selene knew Tyr well enough to notice that this kid looks exactly like him, it would probably work. She could probably figure that he can at least use some magic. I think that'll be the thread where Cortell first uses it. (Marola glares and opens her mouth again.)

Marola: Are you serious? So all that torture was for nothing?!

Jeriah: Hey, be happy. You proved yourself to be a good and protective mother. (Jeriah shakes her head at the music being played.) You really do need to use her more. I mean, all you really need to do is scan through the books again to pick up on her personality and then you can stick her in fights or whatever else. I liked that scene in Brisingr where she killed all these dudes with...what, her feet? That was awesome.

(Marola looks up and smiles when Max mentions her and Marcus)
Marola: Okay, so there's one thing about my future I'm happy about. Marcus is a great guy, and after all that trauma my character's been through her entire life, she needs a guy like him.

(All Jeriah's cast just kind of stares at Tyr when he seems to misunderstand Einar's comment.)
Tismri: Max is right, you really are messed up in the head. (Tismri is speaking in a cockney accent.)

Jeriah: Will you please stop talking like that? Seriously, I know you were raised by a pub owner in England, but still, I know you're capable of an American accent.

Tismri: (switching to Austrailan) I know, but it's sooo much more fun to see you misunderstanding me. (switches to Scottish) I mean, really, you should see the look on your faces sometimes.

(Diana finally appears on set and takes her seat almost invisibly, not trying to be noticed. She's really not in the mood to answer questions.)

Tenel Ka: Well Jeriah was trying to think of some more things unique to Ismalia, and she told me she was thinking of the book her brother was writing. There are a bunch of magic gems in there.

Jeriah: Which were based off the chaos emeralds in Sonic the Hedgehog. So I decided why not? The emeralds, when properly handled, gives the person holding them magic power that almost matches a dragon's. I've recently decided that each one has a slightly different effect on people.

Tismri: Thanks to Trinn and Sidhion. It was their acting all hypnotized at seeing the yellow one that gave her the idea.

Jeriah: Right, so anyway. The red one always feels extremely warm to the touch, and when it's used it gives this burning sensation. The teal one feels like holding a block of ice. I'm still working out how the rest affect people, since they haven't been found yet.

Tenel Ka: As to the usage of the things, unless you have all seven, you can only use as many as you can hold in your hands. Since they're practically the size of a closed fist, that pretty much limits you to two or three at a time. Still, that's pretty dang powerful.

Jeriah: Which makes them very dangerous. I think if anyone feels like killing off a character, they could just go to Galbatorix after Pyra hands over the teal one to him and we can demostrate just what they can do...that would be rather interesting to see...Also I have quite a few scenes in mind for Tenel Ka and her guards. Mostly, they will be searching for the emeralds, but I do have something rather epic planned involving Galbatorix. I'm thinking about making Pyra his main adviser when it comes to all things Ismalian.

Tenel Ka: That traitor!

Jeriah: Yeah, well. But it makes things interesting, doesn't it? Pyra is going to tell him how there is no way the Ismalians will submit to Galbatorix's direct rule. They will only accept a queen. So, control the queen, control the people...(Jeriah smiles a little evilly at her plans)

(Tenel Ka glares at Tyr's excuse) Tenel Ka: You could have made another one! I'm never ever ever ever gonna forgive you for that!!!!!

Jeriah: I think we should get a bunch of us together and make out the plans for a huge battle. You don't have to do it alone, Max. Haha, I might decide to make a special temporary reappearance for a big fight.

Slaton: I have no idea when the next one's supposed to come out. Someone needs to go back to shurtugal.com or something.

[Backabuth]

Firestar, how would you feel about Lathem and Jeriah coming back? And what would you do with them? What would you name their kid?

[Tismri]

(Jeriah grins at Backabuth's question) Jeriah: I thought no one would ever ask. I definately would like to have them back if Trinn would allow it. What I would do with them...well...Jeriah would probably rejoin the Varden and fight to get rid of Galbatorix. As to what their kid would be named...I don't know about that yet. I think it's going to be a girl. I'd have to think of something besides the names of all Marola's kids that are jostling around in my mind.

[Max452]

Max: I'm glad Sidhion could help out in deciding a new turn for the emeralds. And I wish the book will be out soon...

Tyr pouts at Tenal Ka: Well, if you weren't busy whacking and yelling and being mean, then maybe I could!
Tyr folds his arms, glancing away.

Einar rolls his eyes at Tyr, but glances back at Tismri when she starts changing her accents. He laughs as Max cringes along with Jeriah: You're so talented, Tismri! And at least you can switch yours on and off...mine seems to take awhile...

Kyler pops in onto the set and sits next to Diana. He gives her a sheepish smile: So...what'd I miss?

Max notices Kyler: Oy! What are you doing here? This is for Jeriah and her cast!
Kyler shrugs: I got bored while I was on set. They're doing a scene with Vana and Marcus right now...so, I thought I'd drop in and see what the show was about.

Einar greets Kyler: Yo.
Kyler gives Einar a nod.

Kyler listens in as Tenal Ka and Jeriah explain the emeralds: Oh, that's pretty cool, but I thought Ismalians couldn't use magic? Or at least it affects them differently.

Einar: That's true, which brings up the question, does the emeralds make Ismalians use magic correctly or is it the emeralds themselves act as a conduit to who ever is using it?

Max: Like if I held an emerald and wanted a cookie (Tyr brightens when he hears the word cookie) then the emerald would make the cookie appear?

Tyr: That would be awesome! I love cookies!

Einar: An all out battle! That would be great if Max can work that out with you, Jeriah! And I hope you bring Lathem and Jeriah back. I only got to act with your character once, and you were all shiny.

Max laughs: Yeah, I was wondering how they made you shine like that. And yup, I would like to talk about a huge battle too, and I'm also planning on making Kyler's heritage known, although I think I've hinted a bit on who may have the answers for him.

Kyler: Ooo you are?! Well, I'm glad I stopped by to hear this.

Max: Yup, and I'm hoping to have you find one of the emeralds too, if that's okay with Jeriah. Also, I need to talk to Trinn if its okay for Kyler to have a HUGE crush on Vana. That'll go really well with my plans. (Smiles evilly)

Kyler and the rest of the cast stare at Max: You want me to have a crush on Vana? (He gulps) I wouldn't mind that...but...but...Viel might eat me.

Max laughs, along with Einar: Yes, you're going to have a crush with Vana. And a dog. I'm getting you a dog. I like dogs.
Einar: True, Viel might want to eat you, but I doubt it. I think you need to worry more about Sin.

Tyr: Wait! Wait Wait! What do YOU have planned?!

Max grins: Oh, this and that.

Einar eyes Max suspiciously as Kyler looks apprehensive. Einar glances back to Jeriah when Backa asks her question: You're going to have a kid? It looks like all our characters are all growing up.
Einar fakes a sentimental sigh, but grins afterward.

Tyr thinks about what Jeriah said: So...you're going to have Marola have a lot of kids, right?! I am definitely coming on set to see that! Marola acting with more than a dozen kids!
Tyr starts laughing real hard.

[Tismri]

Tenel Ka frowns a bit at Tyr's excuse, wondering if she really had been mean: Well...it was my birthday. I was intitled to be mean if everyone forgot! (decisively focuses back on the interview)

Slaton, grinning at Einar's comment about Tismri: Is she ever! She can cook, speak a hundred different accents like a native, and rocks on the drums! (Tismri rolls her eyes at the compliment.)

Jeriah: This band was supposed to be all my Riders...but notice Slaton didn't ask Karn to join...

Slaton: That's because he got killed off!

Jeriah: It's also because he wanted an excuse to surround himself with a bunch of girls. (Slaton gives up trying to deny it.)

Everyone turns to see Kyler, and the rest notice Diana: Hey, Kyler, hey Di. Welcome to the interview! *Diana gives a small shrug*

Jeriah smiles patiently at Kyler's confusion: The emeralds can maky anyone able to use magic. Like with Dragon Riders, before the dragon hatches they probably wouldn't have been able to use magic. The dragon gives them power. It's like that with the emerald.

Tenel Ka: And as for whether or not it corrects the Ismalian use of magic...well, that has yet to be discussed.

Jeriah: At first I'd thought they would be like oober-powerful batteries for magic. But it would still be annoying for Ismalians if they couldn't get the spell right. Maybe it partially corrects it, but the results are still not quite right. I don't know yet. We'll still have to think about it.

Marola: Oo! That crush on Vana sounds awesome! She needs a new love interest, since TFE's not around anymore.

Jeriah grins when Einar asks about the kid: Yeah, Backa and I actually decided that long ago...before her site went kablooie. So if they ever get back here, they're gonna have an adorable baby girl.

Marola: Hey, what about that glowing thing? You gonna keep that up?

Jeriah: No, I kinda abandoned that. The idea came originally to make her Kalri's equal and opposite in everything, but since Mica's gone, it really doesn't make sense anymore. I mean...maybe I can find a reason to glow, but it won't be a constant thing anymore.

[Max452]

Einar stares at Slaton carefully: Do you have crush on Tismri?

The audience starts gossiping, taking pictures and texting about Slaton and Tismri. A mike feedback is heard as Arya's voice comes on: Slaton and Tismri! Sitting in a Tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!!!

Max: Oh, not that again.

Tyr: Someone needs to threaten her or something...
Einar: With what? She knows she's gonna be used until Paolini ends the series.
Max: Tell me about it...she demanded a raise the other day...
Arya sings: Love is the air! Everywhere I look around!

Max sighs, and tries to ignore Arya as she sings through the mike: Maybe you should invite Arya to your band, Slaton...it'll get it out of her system when she comes to work.

Kyler takes out a small notepad and starts writing down things about the emeralds: Okay, I think I got it, but I hope you decide to make the magic work correctly for Ismalians...I mean, it would be nice to you know, not screw up with magic. hehe.

Max: Ahaha, yeah, this is going to be really fun. I have a lot in store for Kyler and Sidhion.

Einar: What about me?

Max: You're going to have some rough time...

Einar: What?! What are you planning!?

Max smirks: A lot...

Einar: Marola...I think I'm beginning to feel your pain about being the most developed character...

Max: Do we have any other questions for Jeriah and her cast?!
Max raises an eyebrow as she spots her audience still gossiping about Slaton and Tismri: Seriously!?

[Tismri]

Slaton gives the audiance a horrified look as they all start gossiping: NO!!!! The Riders and I have already been through this! I do not have a crush on Tismri. (Tismri raises an eyebrow and smirks.) At the mere suggestion of it, she nearly beat me to death with her drumsticks!

Tismri: I did not! I gave you a little whack to the head and suggested we get back to the song.

Tenel Ka rolls her eyes and smiles at Kyler--one of the few guys she's not mad at--and pleasantly answers him: Yeah, I'd like to have the emeralds fix the magic problem, too. I mean, I haven't really been able to use much magic because Jeriah is too lazy to try to think of ways to mess the attempts up.

Jeriah: I'm not too lazy! I'm just looking at other things...like the plans for a past thread I want to make. It'll feature Slaton, Marola, my Marcus, and Diana, and it'll start something like the evening before the day Galbatorix got the dragon eggs. I think it would be interesting to see what they were all like before the eggs appeared and shook up their world. (Grins at Einar and Tyr) You two are invited to join when it is made.

Marola gives Jeriah a terrified look: Oh, no! Don't make me do another scene with Tyr! Seriously, just when I think I'm done with him...

Jeriah: What? I thought you enjoyed working with him.

Marola glares at Tyr: It was fun until he started tickling me. I mean, seriously, we'd be doing an intense scene and just about the time we were almost through, he starts tickling and makes me laugh! We end up having to do a dozen takes before he stops.

[Max452]

The audience still don't believe Slaton, especially when Tismri neither denied or confirmed it too. They huddled together and begin to point and giggle.

Max: Really, now?
Max sighs at the audience, but gets back to the interview anyways.

Kyler: I know what you mean! Max is a little hesitant too! Just the other day, I found four re-edits of my scene with Sin, Viel, Vana, and Slaton! You know, the whole breathing fire scene. First I was suppose to have nothing happen, but a little spiral of fire flicker in front of me...then it was suppose to be a fire-kick thingy...I dunno where she got that from (Max: I was thinking Zuko, from Avatar!), then it was suppose to be like fireballs, but they were to go all over the place and hit Vana...that would have been funny actually...

Max: I changed that because I thought it would make it that much harder for you to impress her...but then again...that would have made a great dramatic scene...I wonder why I changed it to fire-breathing.

Kyler: I believe you were watching Naruto Shippuuden...where one of the character blew out a giant fireball!

Max: Oh...right...that's right...

Kyler: I was so surprised when i got the new script...I mean, it was titled: Puff the Magic Kyler! What am I suppose to take that as? Was I smoking or something?!

Max: I thought it was a funny production title. So did Stigandr. He started singing those words to the Puff the Magic Dragon song.

Kyler: So that's what he was singing on set! I kept messing up because of embarrassment! Ooo now I know why Vana was laughing her head off from...

Einar: I'll be happy to join a past thread. I was actually hoping Max would make a past thread, you know, before Einar even got Stigandr. Apparently, my character was seriously vicious, hence the Dark Einar arc.

Max nods along: Yup. Einar was a mindless killer, that's why he was the best. (Glances at Kyler) If the past thread didn't happen, I was going to write voraciously through Kyler.

Kyler: What are you planning for me?
Einar: What are you planning for me?!

Tyr: Ooo! Another job! I'll do it! Its been getting boring sitting around, even though, I got an invite to guest star on one of the Iron Chef's shows, but I think it'll be boring...all I'm doing is judging food...I rather cook...
Tyr smirks at Marola: Oh, come on, you enjoyed the laughs! Besides, you get too into your scenes and then you start to really hate me and all! I was just trying to remind you that you liked me. And another thing, my antics aren't that bad compared to Selene, who, may I remind you, burned down the last studio...or even worse, our little innocent Cortell, who has managed to prank every one on set but Gianna.

Einar: I really think that kid was serious about marrying her...I mean, he completely ad-libbed that line in! Is that even allowed?!
Einar seems unnaturally haughty.

Max: Oh, I remember that. I was running back and forth from Tristan's scene to Kyler's that day. Oh man, that kid is too cute for his own good! And Einar, lighten up, Cortell is like 3 years old, and didn't you say you liked working with him?

Einar: Yeah...whatever, he hasn't pranked you yet...

Max laughs: Its because he likes me too. I gave him a PSP because he was bored on set one day.

Kyler: Is something going on between you and Gianna, Einar? I mean, I know I'm new, but you seem quite jealous whenever someone starts talking to her...especially male...ACK!
Kyler ducks from a mike headset that was thrown at him.

Max: HEy! No throwing mikes around! I just got those too!

Kyler gives a what-did-I-say-look.

Einar pretends like nothing happens, but gives Tyr a glare when Tyr was about to say something.

Tyr: I'm just going to say that I would enjoy working again with the cast on any future projects.
Tyr eyes Einar, who then grants Tyr a cookie. Tyr takes it happily.