The Interview
On the large monitors overhead, the talk show, “Talking with Henry” is on, and the guest of the day is Hidalgo Valdez, a Pantheon sympathizer. He is a handsome Spaniard with a thick head of hair, and a slim mustache, and a wonderful Ivana Renoir tuxedo in the lovely shade of black, with a clean pressed white shirt.
Jun Min pauses to look up at the camera, for a brief moment as Henry speaks, “Well considering the death of Eduardo Valentino by known Pantheon terrorists, do you still think that a peaceful solution can be found between these extremists and those that propose elite registration?”
Hidalgo smiles, a gentle grin, “Ask yourself this, Henry, would you use diplomacy with a dog? Would you come to the negotiation table with man’s best friend, as they say? Do I condone acts of violence, at my core I must say no. But your species seems bent on forcing my kind to give up their rights s elites and register so that baseline reactionaries can keep tabs on us? I would say that there is a certain element of fear there, Henry.”
Henry replied quickly, “Well fear is definitely a factor. Pantheon can strike anywhere at anytime, and who can stop them, Justice Elite, they can’t be everywhere at once. Pantheon spreads terror, plain and simple, of course there is fear.”
Hidalgo took a sip of water coolly, “No, I think you are skirting around the issue. I think the fear stems from the fact that mankind recognizes that they are not the dominant species of this planet. That they are simply baselines, an elite’s best friend so to speak; evolution continues to lurch forward, Henry, and the zenith of your species dominance have passed. But you should relax Henry, we are the future, and we shall bring you into a new world heretofore unseen in all of history. Why resist?”
Henry nodded and looked to the camera, “We will be back after these brief messages.”
The screen is filled with a commercial for a new car from Honda, the 2014 Civic, now comes standard with…
Jun Min glances over her shoulder, “I will say that despite his views, that Hidalgo is pretty hot…” she smiles and walks to grab some lemonade and do some shopping.