[interviewed by] Wesley and Kara
From Wesley
1. Just how old are you?
Technically I've been "alive" for seven years. At least that's what I could gather before I left the firm. All of my paperwork started early 2000, but there was no actual "start date" listed. All of my college transcripts list 2001-2002 with a Graduation Date of May of 02. Which of course is because most of my 'training' included those first few years and paperwork is an easy fix. As for how old I tell people I am? I never picked a birthday per say but next year I'll go with 25. Of course that's mostly because those first three years of my actual existence I was immortal, and I didn't exactly age.
2. What is your greatest regret from you tenure as liaison to the Senior Partners?
Going back after Los Angeles. I tried for a long time to be on my own, but finding myself faced with that choice and actually thinking that it wasn't my choice to make really messed with my sense of self. When you are created for a purpose it is hard to fight against that instinct of that purpose. I was told that it was all I was, and I believed it. I think if I had not gone back... well I know a lot of things would be different now. Maybe I would be someone people could trust more openly instead of the way things are now.
3. Name one mistake all men make with women.
Well I don't know all men, and I hardly think I am someone to know much about relationships. I've had a total of two, and my first love is currently dating the woman that sent him to hell... literally. I also don't have a lot of experience in knowing just what makes a relationship go wrong.
[locked] I know that right now I wish Joe would let me in more. I think there is a lot going on in his life that he is trying to protect me from, and while I appreciate the concern... it worries me more that something could happen and I wouldn't even know about it. [/locked]
4. If you could live out your days with no fear of discovery by the Senior Partners but would be restricted from leaving, where would you choose to hide?
Well I don't live in fear of the Partners anymore. I know they've left this realm for starters, and have moved onto their next impending project of doom. Some other sap in some other realm that is putting a twist in their panties is going to be getting their dose of annoyance I'm sure. The only reason I was hiding from the Partners in the first place was because I didn't want to lose my immortality. It's odd mostly because I think I am better off knowing what I gave up, because I made that choice. It's one of the few choices that I don't doubt was my own. I guess if they were out to get me or something, and I was in fear of them I would hide on that island from Lost.
5. What do you consider the perfect food?
Perfect food probably doesn't exist because that would infer that no matter how many times you prepared that food it would always stay the exact same, and from my own cooking I know that is never true. The best thing that I've eaten so far though has been ice cream from Cold Stone. I think that a food like that, being so universal and able to be so many different things without losing it's original concept? That's fantastic.
From Kara
1. What box set are you watching now?!?
I just bought the ABC series Brothers and Sisters, and I've cheated and started by watching the special features first. I've decided that the perfect accent now is definitely Welsh.
2. What are you exactly? I've never understood, which must make me sound kinda stupid. I never cared, either, you're just Eve, but... what are you?
I guess by most standards I could be considered human, but I have been... customized? That sounds so odd, but there are aspects of humanity that The Partners altered from me. I have a stronger sense of loyalty, I need very little sleep, very little to eat as well. I haven't been to a doctor... well not a human doctor ever and I think that is mostly my own paranoia that forces that fear onto me. I know that I can't reproduce because so far I haven't actually experienced anything that would allow me to believe I produce eggs or have anything that could support another life in me. I think they took the basic design of a human and shoved all the efficient traits they could into me, and took away anything that could have been a distraction. I know I wasn't supposed to be able to fall in love, but I believe the humanity in me broke through that, simply because love is one of the strongest emotions and it is the complete opposite of hate. I had plenty of hate in me, so it was only natural that my body had to balance that somehow. Did that help?
3. You know those shows where they just don't make a show but do a collection of past scenes, clips? What clips would we use for yours?
My "Previously in Eve's life..."
A piece with me in college for the few months I actually went there... meeting Lindsey... going through the Trials to become a Liaison... getting assigned Los Angeles.... meeting Angel in his office that first day... a few pieces of misdirection for Angel... Cordelia showing up... being found at Lindsey's... losing my immortality... waiting for Lindsey to hear Angel tell me he wasn't coming back... leaving Los Angeles... trying to work on my own... ending up back with W&H in Boston... meeting the Halliwell sisters and Chris... going to Rome to visit Kara while she was possessed with Chris... dealing with too much work at the firm... going back to kill Lindsey... Lindsey returning [the first time]... quitting W&H... finding Lindsey cheating on me... freelancing with legal services... getting a call from Faith... fixing her 'legal' troubles and putting myself into trouble... seeing Lindsey again... [probably a segment on our history set to some current Snow Patrol or The Fray song] trying to reconcile both of the Lindsey's in my mind and failing... realizing that I couldn't love him anymore without it hurting too much... pushing him away... meeting Zeke and Moe... meeting Joe... taking on a new job... falling in love again... running away from everything going wrong in my life to Gotham... returning to Boston... pushing Lindsey further away to allow myself to grow up and into a person that isn't instinctually drawn to him... finding out Joe has taken over his family's "business"... closing it with currently trying to deal with everything in our lives without relying on the usual crutch of calling Lindsey to talk about it all...
4. What's new in your life?
For the first time in a long time actually nothing. Of course by saying that I'm sure I've just cursed myself or something.
5. What do you want me to make you?
I'm not sure what stuff you are making these days, but I keep losing earrings at the office. So that would be nice to have a few new pairs. I also know that the cooler/colder weather is coming up so if you're knitting I am trying to expand my collection of scarves. If you are doing art/decor items for the first time in my life I actually have pictures to put into frames. It is the craziest thing to me, but I am really excited to set them out but I don't have any good frames. Or if you'd like to come visit me out here? Maybe stay for the weekend I'd love to just go shopping or maybe redo my living room and I know you have a great eye for that stuff.
1. Just how old are you?
Technically I've been "alive" for seven years. At least that's what I could gather before I left the firm. All of my paperwork started early 2000, but there was no actual "start date" listed. All of my college transcripts list 2001-2002 with a Graduation Date of May of 02. Which of course is because most of my 'training' included those first few years and paperwork is an easy fix. As for how old I tell people I am? I never picked a birthday per say but next year I'll go with 25. Of course that's mostly because those first three years of my actual existence I was immortal, and I didn't exactly age.
2. What is your greatest regret from you tenure as liaison to the Senior Partners?
Going back after Los Angeles. I tried for a long time to be on my own, but finding myself faced with that choice and actually thinking that it wasn't my choice to make really messed with my sense of self. When you are created for a purpose it is hard to fight against that instinct of that purpose. I was told that it was all I was, and I believed it. I think if I had not gone back... well I know a lot of things would be different now. Maybe I would be someone people could trust more openly instead of the way things are now.
3. Name one mistake all men make with women.
Well I don't know all men, and I hardly think I am someone to know much about relationships. I've had a total of two, and my first love is currently dating the woman that sent him to hell... literally. I also don't have a lot of experience in knowing just what makes a relationship go wrong.
[locked] I know that right now I wish Joe would let me in more. I think there is a lot going on in his life that he is trying to protect me from, and while I appreciate the concern... it worries me more that something could happen and I wouldn't even know about it. [/locked]
4. If you could live out your days with no fear of discovery by the Senior Partners but would be restricted from leaving, where would you choose to hide?
Well I don't live in fear of the Partners anymore. I know they've left this realm for starters, and have moved onto their next impending project of doom. Some other sap in some other realm that is putting a twist in their panties is going to be getting their dose of annoyance I'm sure. The only reason I was hiding from the Partners in the first place was because I didn't want to lose my immortality. It's odd mostly because I think I am better off knowing what I gave up, because I made that choice. It's one of the few choices that I don't doubt was my own. I guess if they were out to get me or something, and I was in fear of them I would hide on that island from Lost.
5. What do you consider the perfect food?
Perfect food probably doesn't exist because that would infer that no matter how many times you prepared that food it would always stay the exact same, and from my own cooking I know that is never true. The best thing that I've eaten so far though has been ice cream from Cold Stone. I think that a food like that, being so universal and able to be so many different things without losing it's original concept? That's fantastic.
From Kara
1. What box set are you watching now?!?
I just bought the ABC series Brothers and Sisters, and I've cheated and started by watching the special features first. I've decided that the perfect accent now is definitely Welsh.
2. What are you exactly? I've never understood, which must make me sound kinda stupid. I never cared, either, you're just Eve, but... what are you?
I guess by most standards I could be considered human, but I have been... customized? That sounds so odd, but there are aspects of humanity that The Partners altered from me. I have a stronger sense of loyalty, I need very little sleep, very little to eat as well. I haven't been to a doctor... well not a human doctor ever and I think that is mostly my own paranoia that forces that fear onto me. I know that I can't reproduce because so far I haven't actually experienced anything that would allow me to believe I produce eggs or have anything that could support another life in me. I think they took the basic design of a human and shoved all the efficient traits they could into me, and took away anything that could have been a distraction. I know I wasn't supposed to be able to fall in love, but I believe the humanity in me broke through that, simply because love is one of the strongest emotions and it is the complete opposite of hate. I had plenty of hate in me, so it was only natural that my body had to balance that somehow. Did that help?
3. You know those shows where they just don't make a show but do a collection of past scenes, clips? What clips would we use for yours?
My "Previously in Eve's life..."
A piece with me in college for the few months I actually went there... meeting Lindsey... going through the Trials to become a Liaison... getting assigned Los Angeles.... meeting Angel in his office that first day... a few pieces of misdirection for Angel... Cordelia showing up... being found at Lindsey's... losing my immortality... waiting for Lindsey to hear Angel tell me he wasn't coming back... leaving Los Angeles... trying to work on my own... ending up back with W&H in Boston... meeting the Halliwell sisters and Chris... going to Rome to visit Kara while she was possessed with Chris... dealing with too much work at the firm... going back to kill Lindsey... Lindsey returning [the first time]... quitting W&H... finding Lindsey cheating on me... freelancing with legal services... getting a call from Faith... fixing her 'legal' troubles and putting myself into trouble... seeing Lindsey again... [probably a segment on our history set to some current Snow Patrol or The Fray song] trying to reconcile both of the Lindsey's in my mind and failing... realizing that I couldn't love him anymore without it hurting too much... pushing him away... meeting Zeke and Moe... meeting Joe... taking on a new job... falling in love again... running away from everything going wrong in my life to Gotham... returning to Boston... pushing Lindsey further away to allow myself to grow up and into a person that isn't instinctually drawn to him... finding out Joe has taken over his family's "business"... closing it with currently trying to deal with everything in our lives without relying on the usual crutch of calling Lindsey to talk about it all...
4. What's new in your life?
For the first time in a long time actually nothing. Of course by saying that I'm sure I've just cursed myself or something.
5. What do you want me to make you?
I'm not sure what stuff you are making these days, but I keep losing earrings at the office. So that would be nice to have a few new pairs. I also know that the cooler/colder weather is coming up so if you're knitting I am trying to expand my collection of scarves. If you are doing art/decor items for the first time in my life I actually have pictures to put into frames. It is the craziest thing to me, but I am really excited to set them out but I don't have any good frames. Or if you'd like to come visit me out here? Maybe stay for the weekend I'd love to just go shopping or maybe redo my living room and I know you have a great eye for that stuff.