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What do you like about the Fear Mythos?

Its open-source nature and its potential for metaphors. Fear is a very wide emotion.



Personal question: Where should I put The Tourist?

Personal opinion: In The Tourist's own canon. Base as much of it on Rapture's canon as you want, just please don't take offense when I say I'd rather it not be a part of the Cycle as a whole. The Cycle is my creation, and I'm putting a lot of thought into its structure and contents.

What is your favorite thing on the Internet?

Now that's a good question. The internet in general is one of my favourite things in existence, and picking a favourite thing on it requires some thought. My instinct is to say Homestuck, though my opinion of that varies a lot over time (but it's consistently one of my favourite things). Other possible answers are Marble Hornets, Film Crit Hulk, any of the many internet-based Joyce analyses, and social media as a whole. Probably social media, actually. That's probably my favourite of all. With Wikipedia also on the list.

When will all these questions end?

Whenever you want.

Do you know about a book suiris call miss parugens puqulear children?

I can't say I do.

What's your favorite thing in the Rapture Cycle?

That's another tough question. I can say my favourite joke in the entire Cycle has to be the Kangashoe joke, from September 7th, 2011:

"..oh hey, look. It’s a Kangashoe. With sunglasses on and big shoes on its feet.

YO, KANGA. NICE JORDANS.

He nodded his head in a suppish manner and pointed a finger at me as he walked by."

I always forget I ever wrote it, then I always rediscover it and laugh out loud for more than a minute. It's just so goddamn silly.

Though I think my favourite thing would have to be the dreams. Every dream. As the stories go on, I get pretty creative with them, taking advantage of their opportunities for characterisation (sometimes subtle, sometimes overt). Plus they also offer lots of ridiculous jokes ("There goes the greatest Disturbed guitarist who ever lived" and "Please place any Metallica albums in the tray" are two of Eric's personal favourite Rapture jokes).

Is it true you're an atheist? (please don't elaborate on this fact)

It is true. I think? I'm a fairly spiritual atheist, at least. I'm still figuring some things out. But in terms of deities, I'm an atheist.

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

First I would go to America to visit my closest online friends. Then I'd take everyone to Finland because it is awesome.

Watched any good TV/movies (cinema) lately?

The 2012 Anna Karenina is beautiful. As is the film adaptation of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. In terms of TV, the other day I watched Over the Garden Wall (it's less than two hours total!) and I have to recommend that to everyone who's ever existed. I'm also finally getting around to LOST. ..and The Sopranos. Loving both so far. I want to watch more Coen Brothers movies.

What is the current political situation in England?

You asked the wrong person, 'cause I've got no clue. I still follow American politics; I leave the British stuff up to my friends. I don't even know what the parties are. xD Though I've at least got a rough idea. I hear UKIP won the general elections or something, and I know that's a very bad thing.

Do you really have tea as a official food break, like lunch and breakfast?

No, this is a lingual thing. Some people call dinner "tea," which I'm pretty sure is short for "teatime." To make things more confusing, up north lunch is called "dinner" and dinner is called "supper," but down south it's the way you're used to. Tea the drink is not as big a British thing as it's made out to be. Most people I know prefer coffee. (Another fun British fact is that fish and chips is not as popular as curry and chips!)

Who is you favorite author?

James Joyce.

...Doctor Who?

Christopher Eccleston will always be my favourite, followed by William Hartnell and then David Tennant. I hate Steven Moffat with a burning rage, though the newest season is actually pretty good. The 50th anniversary special is something you just don't talk about around me.

WHAT IN THE BLAZES IS HOBO WHO?

The first "primetime" production of R'n'D Media (read: the first "holy fuck this has to look good so let's put a lot of effort into it" thing), written by me, with Alistair as creative head and director. Its first episode should be coming soon, if we can get some kinks ironed out (fun fact: filming takes a very long time), though the first episode will be very different in tone from the rest of the series. This is deliberate. Fears will be relevant to the core plot, though they will be a little hard to recognize. The premise is a homeless man who does drugs and thinks he's the Doctor.

What can we expect in the future of Topography Genera?

More videos, but a different Topography Genera as a whole.

Is Nine is God basically a Rapture free version of the Rapture Cycle?

Nine is God is pretty different from Rapture. Though the focus on introspection is still there, the way it presents it and the way it focuses on it are inverted. The Fears are also a lot more consistent, though their hierarchy is pretty odd (and a lot more defined). Due to its ARG nature (in the actual sense of ARG meaning this is a game for you guys to play, not us), I can't talk much about the details until it's done.

What is your favorite video game?

Rock Band. Besides that, probably The Stanley Parable.