Hello all and welcome, once again, to ‘Character Interview.’ Today, we’ve got a very special… guest… actually the studio kind of forced this one on me. I guess that I should be thankful that the security at the door relieved her of all of her weapons. At least I hope they did… Anyway, ladies and gentlemen, Mary Jane Kelly.

Mary: Wait… what’s going on here? I thought I was going on a mission and the next thing I know, I’m frisked at the door and get all my blades taken away by a pair of burley fellows with extremely grabby hands! -Look boys, next one of you who tries to touch me will lose a hand, and it will be a lot more messy without my blades!

: Okay… well… Thank you for coming Mary, you’re here today to do an interview. I thought you were made aware of that backstage?

Mary: An… interview for what?

: For ‘Character Interviews’ we do this every once in a while to give your potential readers an idea of what to expect.

Mary: MY potential readers? What the f*** you are you talking about?

: Perhaps we can talk about that after the interview?

Mary: No, we’ll talk about it now!

: Okay, Mary, you’re a character in a story. Your story was recently published and we’re trying to get the word out about this. With your help, we can get your story told. If not… well then you may remain in the pages of a book.

Mary: Right… um… okay… been hitting the pub a little too much lately, have we?

: It’s up to you.

Mary: (Sigh) All right, fine… what the hell. I’ve already been felt up by your boys at the door. Might as well get some attention out of it. Just don’t expect me to get too personal.

:Wouldn’t dream of it. So, shall we get started?

Mary: Why not?

:Excellent, thank you! So Mary why don’t you tell us about yourself.

Mary: (Shrugs) I’m an Irish girl, I was murdered, resurrected and now I go around killing people. Lot’s of layers to me, yeah?

: Okay… anything else?

Mary: Listen buddy, if what you said really is true, and I don’t believe you for a second, but if it is, wouldn’t that amount to a little something called a spoiler?

: I stand corrected. All right then let’s focus on your job, what kind of people do you kill?

Mary: All kinds of people. I specialize in the evil. You know; the murderers, the rapists, the thieves, the liars, the adulterers, and the betrayers.

: I see… so what drives you to do such a thing?

Mary: Someone has to.

: What about the law?

Mary: What about it?

: Well… don’t these people deserve due process? Shouldn’t they be allowed to exercise their rights? What about the law of the land?

Mary: It really is all that simple to you people, yeah? Is that really justice, or is it a futile process that leaves the victims even more scarred and the bad guys with three square meals a day and most likely back on the streets within a few years? Think about it. You catch one of these bad guys and bring them to justice… what then? The laws of man are flawed and usually based off of ancient mythology and misguided values, or the whims of a select few who are typically detached from every day society. Consider what would have happened if the prosecutor wasn’t competent, or if the evidence were to be tampered with. What if witnesses were not reliable or the judge had a political agenda? What then?

: Well those things happen, but I can’t believe that it’s as common as you seem to think. I mean what about the notion that only God can judge?

Mary: You’re pretty naive, yeah? It’s nice to see that there are still some true believers in the world, but reality just doesn’t weigh that out. It happens more than you think. As for God… he had his chance, now it’s my turn?

: What about the idea that someone could forgiven? You’re killing these people without giving them a chance to repent and try to make up for what they did. How is that right?

Mary: Watch it, buddy! You take a look a little girl banged up and bruised to the point of being comatose because she said the wrong thing to a drugged up parent, THEN WE’LL TALK!!

: … I apologize. It’s not my place to judge I suppose. So is that all you do, hunt people down and make them pay for their crimes?

Mary: No that’s not all. I own a muscle car that I thoroughly enjoy driving around in. I also like a quiet night with a bottle of absinthe.

: Absinthe, huh? That’s pretty strong stuff.

Mary: Best in the business. I’ve still got a few bottles from my time in England.

: I thought you were Irish?

Mary: I am, but I moved to England for a while.

: How long did you stay there?

Mary: I’d rather not talk about my time in England, if you don’t mind. It’s… painful.

: Fair enough, so I understand you’re part of a team that goes out and seeks vengeance. Apparently each of you has different powers. What are yours?

Mary: Our powers are linked to the way we… well let’s just say that I’m the team assassin. I’m able to hide in the shadows, move super fast, and take out the bad guys with precision.

: Oh? what’s your weapon of choice?

Mary: I carry a small revolver on me at all times, but I never use it. I’m a blade girl. kodachis, daggers, machetes… pretty much anything sharp.

: I see. So anything else you’d like to tell us? Do you have any friends or family?

Mary: My team are my friends. That’s all.

: I see… well this is turning out to be quite an interesting interview. Unfortunately, we’re out of time. So thank you very much for taking the time to talk to us.

Mary: Eh… whatever.

: See you all next time!

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