We join our adventurous interviewers as they pull The Desk toward Audubon Bay Bridge. Or, to be more accurate, we join Electra dragging The Desk with Zippy on top of it while Aurora walks behind it, in case the rope breaks.
Electra: We *gasp* better be *pant* getting near a fic writer soon, Ro. *urk* We're nearly to Duckburg, *gasp* I think.
Tegwen: Almost to Duckburg, huh? There's the story of my life . . . .
Electra: *pauses to look at Tegwen* Aren't you Tegwen?
Zippy: She is! We've hit another fic universe!
Tegwen: Good call. You must be Electra. *offers her right hand* Nice to meet you.
Zippy: *latches onto Tegwen's ankle* Can we interview you? Pleasepleasepleasepleasepleeeeease?
Tegwen: Sure. I love being interviewed! After winning my first track meet in high school, I was interviewed. It was a load of fun . . .
Zippy: You run track?
Tegwen: Used to. It was a while ago. *she sighs*
Aurora: *tactfully changes the subject* First question: How did you come up with the name 'Tegwen'?
Zippy: Is it a nickname, your real name, or just a name you thought was spiffy?
Tegwen: It was kind of a family name. I think it's Welsh . . . Means lovely maiden. So my parents had a sense of humor.
*smiling* No, that's my real name. It's spawned its share of nicknames, though.
Zippy: *giggles* Tegs!
Tegwen: That, for one. Or Teggers. Or something my dad used to call me: Tegsie.
Aurora: *nods* And how did you come up with the character 'Tegwen'?
Tegwen: It's kinda a long story . . . I guess after Katellah died, I wanted to give the Darkwing fandom another shot because I had a couple vague ideas for a story . . . One that kinda centered around the villains.
Electra: *grins* Always a good idea to center on them.
Zippy: Tegs has magic powers, right? How'd you come up with that?
Tegwen: Well . . . . . It was kinda . . . An accident. A concept sketch of Tegwen was made and there was this silver bracelet dangling from her left wrist. The bracelet needed a backstory and the only thing I could come up with was magic.
It kinda grew from there.
Zippy: Wow! Spiffies!
Tegwen: *Laughing* Yeah. Or shall I say, it kinda exploded from there . . .
Electra: *laughs*
Zippy: *very seriously* And now the most important question...
Electra: *groans* No, Zippy. Please. I'm begging you to give it a rest.
Tegwen: Yes? What?
Zippy: No, Ellie, I must ask everyone. *clears her throat* Do you think I look cuter as a lightbulb thing or as a duck?
Electra: *rolls her eyes*
Tegwen: *Laughing out loud* Uh . . . . I would say duck, but I think most everyone knows I have a preference toward my own species.
Zippy: *giggles* That's okay, just give your honest opinion!
Tegwen: Personally, I like ducks. But I think you can see why. ;-)
Zippy: *cheers* Yippie! *does a little dance on top of The Desk, then suddenly stops and looks thoughtful* I'm gonna hafta start a tally or something. *starts digging through a drawer for something to write on*
Electra: *shakes her head and sighs* While Zippy goes off on that tangent, can you tell us a little about your fics? Ang told us that you two write a lot in chat sessions. Does it help to write that way?
Tegwen: It was kinda difficult at first . . . Something new and different, you know? After a while, I got used to it-- as I'm sure she did. And then when we wrote Shadows in the Twilight, it was weird because we did maybe one scene in chat, the rest we did by passing e-mails back and forth.
Aurora: *nods* So how long have you been a fan of the show?
Tegwen: *laugh* I'm old. Very old. Okay, I'm very very old. I've been a fan since I can remember -- I saw the premier of Darkly Dawns the Duck way back when it was brand new on KCAL 9. Been glued to it since. Kinda grew up when it got moved to a channel I didn't have, but I searched out a couple of the videos. I'd still kill to have "Duck Blind" on tape.
Zippy: *pokes her head out a drawer; amazingly, it's not the same drawer she went in* No no no, you don't kill people to get the tapes! *rolls her eyes* Yeesh. Ya bribe 'em!
Tegwen: Or you trade. *giggle* And I never said I'd kill people. I'd just kill. In general. (That's the Tegwen side of me jumping out . . .) ;-)
Electra: *smacks her forehead* Do we need to have another discussion on what advice you can and can't give, Zippy?
Zippy: *to Tegwen* Oh, well general killing is just spiffy, just so long as no one gets hurt. *to Electra, whines* Not again!
Tegwen *laughing*: But what fun is it to kill if people don't hurt first?
Julie: *GLARES at Tegwen*
Tegwen: Sorry . . .
Electra: *throws her arms in the air in exasperation* Oh just encourage her *motions to Zippy* why don'tcha!
Tegwen: *laugh* Sorry. . . :-)
Aurora: Why don't I finish asking the questions and you eat some sugar packets, El? Your blood-sugar is probably getting a little low.
Electra: *thoughtful* Well I do have this odd urge to throttle everyone who ticks me off...
Aurora: Um...that could be something else entirely, but let's not go into that. *turns to smile at Tegwen* So, Tegwen, how do you and Ang come up with such wonderful names for your fanfics?
Tegwen *looks at Julie*
Zippy: *glances up to see what the big deal is*
Julie: Well, uh, we usually throw out suggestions for a little while. Sometimes one of us gets pounded with some brilliant inspiration. "Oy to the World" was Ang's.
"FOWL Play" was mine. *grinning*
Aurora: *chuckles* As you said, they were both brilliant.
Tegwen: Thanks. :-) Sometimes things aren't so easy. . .
We struggled with the name for the season closer . . .
Zippy: See Ellie? It's not your fault you can't come up with names it's--
Electra: *zaps Zippy and goes back to her sugar packets*
Aurora: "Kidnap the Darkwing Duck"?
Tegwen: That one? Parody of "Kidnap the Sandy Claws" (from The Nightmare Before Christmas) helped us.
Aurora: *laughs* I loved that movie! Did you see the part where--*is interrupted by Electra clearing her throat pointedly* Yes, well...That was the season closer, correct?
Julie: Kidnap? *shakes head* Nope. There were uh . . . two more after that. Yet to be posted.
Tegwen: *glares*
Julie: Yes, YES, I was gonna work on that tonight!
Zippy: *suddenly bursts out of a drawer and 'tackles' Tegwen...in the sense that she sort of lands on Tegwen's head* You mean there's more?! And it's already written and stuffs?!!!
Tegwen: MFFFMfffff m mfffffff!!
Julie: Uh, I'll translate: You bet there is!
Aurora: *looks at Tegwen curiously* Are there any scenes that are a little...embarrassing for you? Is that why you're so reluctant to tell us anything about it?
Electra: Well if it's embarrassing, why in the name of all that is luminous would she tell us?
Tegwen: Uh, I wouldn't say embarassing. It's more . . . Well, my creator seems to delight in torturing me. I just like to refuse to believe that my life is actually so terrible.
Julie: *chuckling* Well, I can say this-- for all the bad, there's good . . . :-)
Electra: So...Just curious here, why Megs?
Aurora: That was an interesting change of subject, El.
*Tegwen and Julie exchange glances* Uh-- who were you asking?
Electra: *scratches her head* Talking to characters and their CPs is so confusing. *shrugs* I guess...whoever's willing to answer.
Julie: I'll answer . . . That way Tegwen won't feel it necessary to ruin the rest of the story.
Uh-- basically, I dunno-- Megavolt was really the first villain I actually liked. And wanted to win. I really don't know what pulled me to him. But I adore his voice actor, so that might be it.
Zippy: *slides down onto Tegwen's beak* Oops, sorry. *quickly scrambles back on top of her head*
Tegwen: *laughs* I guess my hair is too fine for you to cling to . . .
Electra: *smiles dreamily* Of course. I'm such a moron for asking...
Zippy: Ooh, we lose her every time we start talking about him!
Julie: *laugh* I don't blame her . . .
Electra: *starts humming the Darkwing Duck theme song*
Zippy: Eek! Stop her before she breaks into a song and dance routine! *thoughtful look crosses her face* Actually, that might be kinda entertaining...
Electra: *makes a face* I don't dance.
Aurora: *smiles* Well, apparantly, we have run out of questions.
Zippy: *starts giggling so hard she falls off the back of Tegwen's head*
Aurora: I wonder what prompted that?
Electra: *shrug* Probably thought of something amusing and somewhat warped.
Zippy: *stops to catch her breath* Um...to spare Tegs from more questions like what we already asked...Did that make sense?
Electra: Just keep talking, Pest.
Zippy: Oh yeah. Okay, now you get to ask each of us a question and we'll answer it, no matter how stupid and rediculous and all that.
Julie: I do?
Tegwen: WE do?
Julie: *grumbling* We do?
Electra: *groans* Unfortunately.
Aurora: *smiles* Now, El...
Electra: Ooh, just ask!
Julie: OK...
Tegwen: Electra, where did you pick your name?
Electra: *blinks* I didn't, my parents did. See, my full name is 'Dr. Electra Ampere Farad'--
Zippy: Duh, I think she means--
Electra: Oh fine! Um...Well, I just thought of it one day and it fit.
Julie: Cool! See, I have this faerie character by the same name.
Electra: Ooh far out! Is it that one on your main page?
Julie: Yup, that'd be her. I actually drew a better pic of her recently but I don't want to post it.
Electra: Eh, I thought the first one was pretty cool.
Julie: Thanks. It was a stamp, actually. *shrug* Do I get another question?
Zippy: *points to Aurora and herself* One for each of us.
Tegwen: Uh . . . For the both of you . . . Thinking of writing any more fics?
Zippy: *nods enthusiastically* Oh definately! In fact, I'm working on this parody between Megavolt and the N64 Zelda game! "The Legend of Zelectra, Kazoo of Time"! It's gonna be great!
Electra: *wrinkles her nose* I have to dye my hair blond to play Princess Zelda.
Julie: *LOL* How soon is that gonna be done? ;-)
Zippy: Er...soon as I get the page done, get un-sick, and sit down long enough to actually start writing.
Aurora: Actually, it will probably become a series. As the game is rather long.
Zippy: Even better! More material!
Julie: Dontcha love it when that happens?
Zippy: *giggles and rubs her hands together in anticipation* Joy and spiffies...
Aurora: *regretfully* It would appear we have not only run out of questions, but time as well. *shakes hands with Tegwen and Julie* I would like to thank you both for being such interesting interviewees.
Electra: *hops up and picks up the rope attached to The Desk* And I would like to thank you for all the far out stuff you write and draw and...well, everything else you do that's really cool. *shrugs and chuckles*
Zippy: And nowww...*grins up at Electra and Aurora* What have we learned today?
Electra: *snaps her fingers* Drat. I thought you might've forgotten that part. *sighs* I've learned that there are exactly eight potholes on this stupid bridge.
Aurora: *smiles* I've learned that "The Nightmare Before Christmas" is one of the greatest movies ever made.
Zippy: And I've learned how to whistle Dixie! *giggles* I'm Zippy.
Electra: *rolls her eyes* I'm Electra.
Aurora: I'm Aurora.
Zippy: And we are:
All three in unison: The High Voltage Studios Interview Team!
Electra grunts slightly as she turns The Desk (with Zippy on it) around and starts dragging it in the opposite direction across the bridge, closely followed by Aurora.
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