No one will listen.
I don't expect them to.
Yeah, I may have let myself get a little carried away in the past, but I'm certainly not insane. Someday, I know, this planet is going to need me, and everyone who's ever called me crazy will understand. They'll see that they were wrong. About me. About him.
Sometimes, I still think about that virtual future he put together when I threw the muffin at his head. That's the way it sould be. Well, maybe not as stupid as that future was - it was horribly put together - but somewhere along those lines.
Maybe when that day comes, my dad will finally believe me. Or, he'll make some dumb excuse about how science can explain it all, and crud like that...
How do you feel about everyone else?
No one knows what they're doing. No one has a clue as to whats going on around them. Sometimes, after i've saved the Earth for the umpteenth time that week, I wonder if it's all really worth it. I mean, Most of them are innocent enough, but those people who can't help but... nevermind. Point is, Humanity just stinks. Why i bother to protect it, i don't know. I just do.
Do you feel like you ever gain anything out of your efforts? Your successes?
Most of the time, no. But when I really have that pull-through-in-the-end victory over the filthy alien scum that's trying to destroy our planet, I can't help but feel... proud. And when I finally find another piece of the puzzle that identifies their race, their planet... it feels good. It's something no one else has ever done before, and I have. I know it sound a bit concieted, but When I do beat him - them - I feel just a bit better than the rest of them, all the others who have called me crazy my entire life.
How do your fellow Eyeballs percieve you?
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Dib?
How do you know about that?
O...kay...maybe we shouldn't...
No. Uhm... Everyone in the network... reguard others as fair equals, even though... we have... seperate levels of... teams...
If you want, we don't necessarily need to cover that specific topic.
Thank you.
Now, how would you say you percieve yourself?
M...myself? Uhm... normal. I'm not crazy. I'm just not. I feel like I need to make a strong point of that. I guess I'm kinda' paranoid. I definitly see and understand things that most people would never dream of. I.. uh...guess I'm not a very social child. No one's ever given me a reason to be. Uh, I'm... not stupid, I guess, but I don't see myself as, uh, superior, or anything...
And Your dad? What does he think?
Well, to put it plainly - and he hasn't gone through any trouble to hide it from me - he thinks I'm insane. Purely and completly beyond mental help. I don't mind, though. I'v learned to live with that. it's not like he's going to really do anything about it. He just goes on hoping that I'll drop my passion for the paranormal, and pick up on what he calls "real science". Right. Anyway, he's kind of hypocriti - wait. Where did you say you were going to publish this?
Don't worry, your dad wouldn't be able to read it if he tried.
You sure?
Yes.
And you're taking everthing I say, word for word?
Yes.
And you're sure This isn't going to cause any problems?
Yes.
Word for Word?
Dib...
Okay, okay... Uh.. Well, he's... kind of hypocritical. He's always telling me not to be so obsessive, meanwhile, he obsesses over... whatever he does at the lab, every day. I don't think my Dad really ever sleeps anymore. The lab had to hire an entire nightshift just because he stays at the lab for days at a time. But, you know, he just...doesn't realize that he's really obsessing over anything.
Anything else? Any personal statements you're willing to make?
Well... reguarding Zim... There is one. I don't... exactly know how much longer... Until the Irken Armada comes. I... Well, just be ready, Earth.
Don't worry. I don't think the Armada is coming anytime soon.
Right. Also... Thanks. It felt good to actually be believed without and deception or critisism....