Interview #1: Melody Seville - The Cute and Innocent Little One
Hello again, fellow readers! I hope you're all doing fine and well. :)
Alright, so this is the moment you've all been waiting for! As promised, I give you the interviews I carried out personally with each and every of the winning OCs from Victory Racounteur's AatC OC Compilation Contest.
Our first guest tonight is a very, very special little one, indeed. That's right. Not only is she the youngest OC ever to exist in the AatC FanFic universe, but she has already gained a huge reputation herself, thanks to ILuvTheChipmunks' What Happens Out of Love. And she's also the first OC to win two titles, that being she's a funny and cute little ball of fur and fluff! Yes, I'm talking about baby Melody Seville, and she's in the studio with me!
But that's not all, folks! Joining her tonight, are two more of my special guests. You know them, you love them, and you've grown up with their singing. Please welcome the proud parents, the one and only Alvin Seville of the Chipmunks, and Brittany Miller of the Chipettes!
Alvin and Brittany, welcome to this little interview and thank you for your cooperation. And Melody, it's so nice to see you happy and cheerful!
Brittany: (smiles) Thank you for having us here.
Melody: (giggles as she squirms around in Alvin's lap.)
How do you feel about your daughter winning both titles of Most Funniest and Most Cutest OC?
Brittany: Wow, well, I can't deny that Alvin and I are extremely proud, of course. And-
Alvin: (cuts Brittany off) It wasn't a big surprise to me, personally. I mean, look at her! Of course Mel is cute. She takes after me!
Brittany: (Sighs and rolls her eyes) Yes, uh...Anyway, Melody is such a cute little ball of energy, if I do say so myself. She really makes everyone laugh. Like yesterday, Melody couldn't stop moving around in her aunt Eleanor's lap as we tried to feed her. It was pretty hilarious.
Alvin: (struggles to keep their baby still on his lap.) Yes, as you can see, Melody is that type of baby who can't stop moving. She's a bit of a handful sometimes.
Melody: (tries to grab her own feet, almost toppling over on her side)
Melody, you've been voted as Most Funniest and Most Cutest OC! How does that make you feel?
Melody: (stares at me for a few seconds, then smiles as she begins to giggle, waving her peach rattle around.)
Brittany: (Laughs) I think that makes her feel very happy.
It's been awhile since we last saw Melody in your parental care. Has she developed any social skills of late?
Alvin: I guess you can say that. Melody, obviously, knows everyone in the family. But she still struggles to say their names right.
Brittany: Melody is able to sleep in the arms of anybody. She'd just crawl up to Eleanor, Jeanette, Simon or Theodore, and she would snuggle right into their arms until she falls asleep.
Alvin: Claire, Dave's girlfriend, takes care of her whenever we're at school. And Claire tells us that she's been teaching Melody some words. You know, with those kiddie flash card things? And I bet those would come in handy in the future.
Brittany: But as for now, she hasn't learned many social skills...yet.
What's a typical day with you guys and Melody like?
Brittany: Oh, well, we're at school most of the day, but during weekends, well, we'd wake up, bring Melody to the kitchen, feed her-
Alvin: (cuts her off) Melody prefers cookies over anything else for breakfast.
Brittany: (Laughs) Yeah, she does. Anyway, after breakfast, we'd play with her in the living room or in the backyard. It mainly depends on the schedule of our day.
Alvin: But sometimes, if we have an interview to go to, or a concert rehearsal, or a CD recording, we bring Melody along with us. It can get pretty hectic at times because Mel would end up crying if she's bored, and Brittany would start to freak out in the middle of a song recording, and she'll run out of the studio sometimes, trying to calm Melody down.
Brittany: (smiles innocently and shrugs)
Alvin: And so, when we come back home, we're all pretty dead beat tired. You'd think that Melody would be tired and sleepy too, but no. She's always fully awake. Britt and I want to literally pass out and go to sleep, but Melody would just climb over us and wake us up. It's pretty cute sometimes, but after a while, it can get very tiring.
Brittany: Especially if you've just been in the studio for 12 hours straight.
Alvin: It takes a while to put Melody to bed because whenever we'd carry her to her crib, she'd squirm in our arms like crazy, not wanting to go to sleep yet. So usually what we do is put her between us until she falls asleep. Miraculously, it takes her only about 5 minutes until she falls asleep.
Brittany: (Smiles as Melody climbs out of Alvin's arms and into hers.) She's adorable when she sleeps.
Alvin: She looks like me.
Brittany: (Shakes her head) Jeanette and Theodore tell me Mel looks like ME when she sleeps.
Alvin: (Raises his eyesbrows) Yeah? Eleanor and Simon tell me Melody looks like ME when she sleeps!
Brittany. Okay, next question please! (turns to Alvin.) We'll deal with this later.
Alvin, I see that your fingers are covered with bandages, and Brittany, your fingers look perfectly fine. Does Melody really bite that often?
Alvin: Oh, man. You have no idea. I dunno why Melody targets me all the time. I try to tell her to bite her mother for a change. But does she listen? NO!
Brittany: (Laughs) Personally, I find it hilarious.
Alvin. (rolls his eyes) Of course you do.
Brittany: And she only bites Alvin, for some reason.
Alvin: Not Eleanor or Jeanette or Theodore or Simon! Only me!
Brittany: And it's pretty weird how badly Melody can injure Alvin. I mean, Mel hasn't even developed teeth yet!
Alvin: (sighs) And let's hope it stays that way. I need all ten of my fingers.
The peach rattle is a wonderful design, and such a cute thing, too! I heard there were a lot of details going into making it happen. Could you tell us more about the rattle?
Brittany: Oh, the peach rattle is Melody's favourite thing in the world. While most babies sleep with teddy bears and stuff, Mel likes to sleep with her rattle. We got it as a gift from dynamiteboom12345 (Fanfic author).
Alvin: Yeah, and it's pretty ironic because Mel's favourite fruits are peaches. I personally hate peaches, but-
Brittany: (cuts him off) Anyway, the rattle is just one of the few things Melody adores with all her heart. I don't think she goes anywhere without it.
Melody: (Looks at Brittany when she heard the word 'rattle'. She clutches onto her rattle, thinking that her mother might take it away) Mommy...
Brittany: (looks down to see Melody hugging her rattle) Oh, Mel! Don't worry, mommy's not gonna take it from you.
Alvin: Yeah. Taking the rattle away from Melody is probably the last thing you wanna do.
Brittany: (nods) She can cry for a hour straight, even if it's back in her hands.
Does Melody have a favourite uncle or aunt? Do you think she favours one of your siblings over the others?
Brittany: (Shakes her head) Melody loves Eleanor, Jeanette, Simon and Theodore just the same.
Alvin: And they love Melody a lot. You should see how protective they are of her.
Brittany: Dave and Claire as well.
Alvin: And our family is such a big help because whenever Britt and I have our hands full, they're always there to take care of her.
Brittany: You should see the way our siblings play with Melody. It's the most cutest thing ever! But I think Melody has a favourite thing about each of her aunts and uncles. Eleanor and Jeanette love dressing her up. Theodore loves feeding her, and Simon just loves to play with her. And Melody just loves it when they all play with her. And as I mentioned earlier, Mel could sleep in any of their arms. But she sleeps with me and Alvin. But we really appreciate all that our siblings are doing.
Alvin: They're like our babysitters.
Brittany: (rolls her eyes) They're not babysitters. Babysitters are those who are forced into taking care of a baby, but our siblings actually want to take care of Mel, so technically, our siblings aren't babysitters. And I think the term 'babysitter' is overrated, because-
Alvin: (cuts her off) I have no idea what you just said, Britt. You talk too much.
Brittany: (sighs)
Have you thought of setting Melody up on a play date with other OCs? If so, who would you choose?
Brittany: Um, actually we don't know yet. We're trying to keep Melody out of the spotlight as much as possible, even though the frenzy over her died down a bit...ish. But who knows? Maybe in the future.
Alvin: Britt's a bit too over protective over Melody, sometimes. Actually, most of the time.
Brittany: Am not!
Alvin: Uh, yes you are. Once, during a concert rehearsal, she wouldn't let me hold my own daughter because she thought the guitar I was holding would fall on top of her. I mean, come on! Seriously?
Brittany: (rolls her eyes) Well sorry for doing what a mother should do! (sighs) Can we change the subject, please?
Alvin: (snickers) She knows I'm right.
How has having a daughter changed your lives, both as students and major rock stars?
Alvin: Oh, wow. I'm not sure if we can sum that all in an interview. Having a daughter has changed our lives in every way.
Brittany: Melody truly made our lives better. I remember the day when the secret about our daughter came out. I felt like my life was ending, but over the past few months, I learned to get used to it. It's nothing to me now. Melody made me and Alvin grow closer to each other, along with our siblings, and Dave and Claire. School isn't that difficult because we know Mel is safe at home with Claire. But to tell you the truth, handling homework and a baby at the same time is still pretty hard. And although Alvin and I still try to keep Melody out of the Hollywood spotlight, we know that everything will be fine. Melody loves it when we have to go to different states, or different countries for concerts.
Alvin: Melody has taught us so much about ourselves. Being a dad really changed me. I mean, who expected Alvin Seville to act mature?
Brittany: I sure didn't.
Alvin: (ignores her)
Brittany: Melody's the most important thing to us. Balancing school and fame with being teenage parents isn't easy, but Alvin and I know we can manage it. After all, that's what parents do.
Alvin: And we're just so lucky to have such a supportive family and fan base.
Brittany: Melody is everything we could ever ask for.
Will we be expecting to see more of baby Melody in the future?
Brittany: Hmm, I don't know. But for now, it's a secret.
Thanks again for your time. It was a great pleasure getting to talk to all three of you. You guys sure make one happy family, and I wish you all the best.
Alvin: Thanks for having us.
Brittany: Mel really enjoyed her first interview, didn't you Melody? (Brittany picks Melody up, and kisses the top of her head)
Melody: (Smiles at the interviewer and waves her hand, along with her peach rattle)
And that's a wrap! Aw, thank you, little Melody! And congratulations to Alvin and Brittany, for having a wonderful and loving daughter! I'm sure she'll grow up to be just like them someday. :)
Ok, so that's my first interview. If you have any questions you'd like to ask the other OCs or any special requests, feel free to drop me a PM and I'll see what I can do.
Until then, please don't forget to review, and I'll be seeing you soon! :D
~ Wind