Q: State your full name

A: Derek Tristan Marlow

Q: That's a very interesting name. Very unusual. Are your parents originally from Europe?

A: Nah, they were just whacked.

Q: Oh. I see. Well you've done some very, er, interesting things Mr. Marlow…

A: Derek

Q: Okay… Derek.

A: I hate it when people call me Mr. Seems kinda strange you'd look at someone who practically looks twelve years old and call him Mr.

Q: Well your age would seem to warrant the epithet.

A: If you say so.

Q: Anyhow… I've spent some time familiarizing myself with your record…

A: And?

Q: Well, it seems that you've got quite a creative streak. Ambitious at times, but very inconsistent, lacking in focus…

A: Well, you know, it's hard when you can't seem to get enough support for what you're doing…

Q: Well yes, but certainly by now, one would think, with someone of your intelligence, that…

A: I think you've just answered your own question.

Q: I'd like to discuss some of your current ventures if we could.

A: What about them?

Q: Seems you're prone to wearing many different hats. Must be a bit confusing.

A: Not really. I just look at it as approaching different mediums with the same essential vision. A lot of people I know are the same way, so I don't think I'm unique in that. I'm usually working on something, and it's easier if I have different things - that way when I get tired of working on one, I just pick up something else.

Q: And yet, you could hardly be described as a workaholic.

A: Well if I was getting paid I suppose I could be. I do practically have to be dragged into "recreational" activities.

Q: What sort of "recreational" activites are you successfully "dragged" into?

A: In this town? Not too many, I'm afraid.

Q: Surely, in a city of two hundred thousand…

A: Well I suppose if one wants to visit the Space and Rocket Center for the twelve hundreth time. Aerospace engineers aren't the most fun people to hang out with.

Q: Yes, I see here that you're actually a Californian…

A: …Recovering Californian, to be more precise. Haven't been back in years.

Q: What keeps you where you are?

A: Better the devil you know, I suppose. It's hard enough being a complete loser in a boring place. At least here it's sort of idyllic, you almost don't mind not actually having a life, cause no one else seems to, either. Kind of like living in an oil painting.

Q: Yes, well I think that should do it then. You appear to be marginally functional. I don't think any radical treatments will be necessary.

A: Really? I did that well? Wow.

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