Guten Tag! It's Fenrir again! Wow, it's been a while since I updated this one, ne? Oh well. And now, in the form of a magazine interview thingy, I shall do a bit of explanation for anyone who was confused by the admittedly twisty-turny plotline of "Locked Hearts!"

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The interviewer shuffled his notes irritably. His target, a somewhat crazy author by the name of Fenrir Hirano, was due for an interview, but she was late. He reflected idly on why she might be late… A resounding crash jerked him from his thoughts.

"Whoops! Sorry, very sorry! I hope that wasn't expensive!"

Mildly confused, the interviewer stood and tried to see into the hall, but was unable to discern what the hell was going on. A few minutes later, a girl with short silver hair and feathery silver wings came stumbling into the room. She shook her left foot, dislodging a bucket. It clattered and clanked out the door.

"This the right room?" she asked, her gray-blue and yellow eyes flicking to the interviewer.

"Er… are you Fenrir Hirano?" he replied.

"Yep!" she said, flopping down in the chair opposite him.

"You don't look like I expected."

"That's cuz the character of mine with the same name isn't me."

"Ah. Okay, shall we move on?"

The interviewer switched on a digital tape recorder, and shuffled his notes.

"So, Hirano-san, what can you tell us about the character Lokii?" he asked.

"Well… I forgot what that fic was inspired by… oh yeah! Frankenstein! No real connections anywhere, it just was. Anyway, Lokii. She wasn't based on much of anything that I know of, and she's not as young as some readers might think. I never really decided exactly how old she is, but I think she's probably in her… early twenties? I dunno. That said, I don't know why she hung out with Kairi so much either…." She scratched the tip of her nose.

"How exactly did she fall in love with Ansem?"

"I thought I explained that pretty thoroughly," Fenrir said irritably. "Oh well. Well, Kairi told her about him, and it sort of… grew from there."

"Some readers have been wondering about part of the first chapter, specifically the first conversation between Lokii and Ansem. How did that come about?"

Fenrir appeared to think for a moment. "I think what I had in mind was this: Ansem had been observing Lokii for a while. He and Sephiroth had already come up with their plan thingy, and he was searching for someone to use. He picked Lokii, watched her for a while, and eventually contacted her. That whole thing about him wanting her too… that was so Lokii would surrender herself to him more completely. I think…."

"In the beginning Author's Notes, you stated that there was implied AnsemxKairi. What the hell was that all about?"

"Eheh… the way Kairi described Ansem made me think, 'What the hell did I just do?'"

"Ah. Anyway, what was Ansem and Sephiroth's little scheme thing?"

"Hell, who knows? I sure don't. It's not really all that important, you know? They had a plot that got foiled. What more would you need to know?"

"Some readers are probably really confused."

"I think it's just you, dude. If anyone was really confused, they would have told me in a review."

"Hmph, well… was this born of any fancies you yourself have of Ansem?"

"Uh… next question."

"Was the plotting between Ansem and Sephiroth a hint at things to come regarding your AnsemSephiroth fic "Noisy Ghosts," which also contains AxelZexion and SoraRiku?"

"No, not really. At least, it's not supposed to be…"

"Was there anything significant in the side story?"

"No. I was just bored and thinking about dragon lore."

"Why the roles in that story?"

"DiZ ended up as the dragon king just because, and the Organization ended up as quarrelsome trackers because they were a group of singularly odd individuals who never seem to agree on anything and resort to needlessly complex plots."

"What happened in the plot involving the salamanders, Behemoth Heartless, and the honey?"

"Er… no comment…"

"How about the other plot, the one with the depraved walruses?"

"Uh… next question?"

"What exactly happened to the city in the volcano?"

"Well, duh! Exactly what I said. They lived in a volcano that went boom. End of story."

"What language is Eien no Yoru, and what does it mean?"

"Japanese, and it means 'Eternal Night.' And before you ask, the world was called that when it was declared a dead planet."

"What happened to Sam and her crew?"

"I never decided. Did I have to?"

"No, I guess not. Why did Masamune Sylverwulf wish to be portrayed as a ship's surgeon with a German accent?"

"Beats the hell out of me, dude."

"Well, I think that's all the questions I have…. Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions," the interviewer said as he stood. Fenrir stood, and bowed to him. She turned and left, tripping on the bucket. The interviewer sighed and shook his head as it crashed down the hall, followed by shouts from Fenrir.

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Well, I hope that answers any questions you reader lot may have! Sayonara for real this time!