Urban Arcana- Interlude One: Cast of Urban Arcana

First on the chopping block, I mean list is Kane, the pretty much anti-hero of the story.

Question One: What is with the accent?

Kane: Well it could be the author's attempt at stylized language, or it could be the fact that I'm suppose ta be from somewhere in the American south. Not like Louisiana south, but more like somewhere long the coast. Kinda like somethin' you would hear from a southern gentleman.

Sub Question one: So you're a Southern boy, eh?

Kane: Yep, not one of those bloody bible thumpers though. Me and my sister grew up down there and just picked up the accent, y'know?

Question Two: Anti- Hero or not?

Kane: As seen in the previous chapter, I sold my mortal body to the Abyss for untold powers. Not a smart decision on my part, but it makes for good plot. By now, the readers might have put together the pieces and see me as the anti-hero.

Question Three: Maddie, why her?

Kane: She's got that tortured angst that I really like in a girl, human or otherwise. That girl is just so sweet, despite all that's happened to her. I really don't want ta think about how she's going react to my 'sudden disappearance'.

Next for the axe, I mean questioning is Maddie, the drow chica with the plan.

Question One: What is it like living with your mother?

Maddie: Well she was never the mothering type. Every time we talked, it just ended up in the both of us yelling at each other in French. When ever we did get along, it was for brief stints. With my being an only child, it got lonely. So that's why I have my favorite stuffed toy, Mr. Eightleggs Pulls out a day-glo colored spider plushy. He was the only one that would listen to me.

Question Two: Creepy toys aside (please), you seem to have found somebody in Kane.

Maddie: Kane's nice. He's someone that I can identify with. If he ever gets his arm thing straightened out, then maybe he'll have the honor of marrying me. I can see it now, a nice little house in suburbia, somewhere nice and green away from the city, our daughter and son running around, going out to the movies, hot chocolate on cold winter nights. All the little things that make life worth living. That's what Kane is to me.

Sub Question Two: It seems you have every detail planned out. Real life isn't going to be like that you know.

Maddie: I know. Look what happened to it when he and the others arrived. I mean, I got to jump off a freaking balcony and not die. That's kinda what my dream for Kane and I. An easy to achieve dream for the both of us.

Question Three: What if any unexpected surprises were to upset this dream?

Maddie: What are you, the mafia? It's not like Kane got kidnapped when he went out for his walk, right? If he did, then I am so going to hunt down this author guy and force him to write a happily ever after story line.

Now it's Umi and Rayzer, the apparent minor characters. Fear not, they shall have theirs!

Question One: Are mad at the author for being stuck in the back ground?

Umi: Yes I am. I might not the melodramatic Kane or the sob story that is Maddie, but I have a story as well. He had better do something about this or else he will end up with a boot where the sun don't shine.

Rayzer: Yeah Umi. We were the one's smart enough to see that there was something wrong with Kane. Even though Maddie and him have been spending an awful lot of time together.

Question Two: Yeah they have. Do you really believe Maddie about Kane going out for a walk?

Umi: Well she seems to have a point, we have been making him feel guilty lately.

Rayzer: I do. After everything she's done for us, she deserves the benefit of the doubt.

Question Three: Your names, are they the real deal or just nicknames?

Umi: Umi is just a nickname. After Kane showed me a Japanese translation site, it kinda stuck.

Rayzer: Mine's a nickname as well. It's just an internet handle that most people know me by.

So now you have an idea of the characters and their motives. Up next is Chapter Five: Time. Just how long will this last?