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Q: What are your interests? Any TV or music you like?
Amanita: Films. David Lynch. Paulette Halley. Wong Kar-wai. Julia Ducournau.
Q: Those are films?
Amanita: They’re [[directors]].!Iris Platt
Q: What do you think of your teammates?
Iris: Amanita and Willow, you mean?
Q: Yes. Do you get on?
Iris: [[Sort of]].!Amanita Gill
Q: There was a movie night shortly before the incident. Did you watch any of those then?
Amanita: Yes.
Q: Who else was there?
Amanita: Iris and Willow.
Q: Did anything out of the ordinary happen [[that evening]]?Q: Sort of?
Iris: Well, when I first met Willow, we hated each other.
Q: And now you don’t?
Iris: ...it felt like maybe we didn’t, for a bit. But if she’s [[hurt Amanita]]...Q: So you and Amanita are close?
Iris: We’re good friends, yeah.
Q: It can’t be easy.
Iris: Hm?
Q: Being friends with someone like Amanita.
Iris: [[What do you mean]]?Q: She’s... [[very shy|A6]].
Iris: Oh! Right.
Q: What did you think I meant?
Iris: Doesn’t matter.
Q: Right. So you don’t find Amanita’s reservedness an issue?
Iris: Not really. You just have to know how to [[listen|B5]].Willow: You come in here, ask a whole bunch of [[stupid questions|A2]], and then you ship me off to Norfolk again.
Q: What’s in Norfolk?
Willow: The shrinks. You talk like a shrink.
Q: Is that going to be a problem?
Willow: [[I’m used to it|A3]].Q: I see. And you’ve watched all of their [[films|A4]]?
Amanita: Some.
Q: What do you like about them?
Amanita: I don’t know. They’re just... [[interesting|A5]].Amanita: Yes. Iris and I...
Q: Yes?
Amanita: We kissed.
Q: I see.
Amanita: Is that relevant?
Q: It could be. We’ll see. [[What about Willow]]?Amanita: We didn’t [[kiss|A5]].
Q: I mean, how was she, do you think?
Amanita: She was interesting to talk to. I liked her perspective.
Q: Was she stressed at all?
Amanita: I don’t know. Have you asked her?
Q: I will. But you don’t have any idea?
Amanita: I’m [[not good|A3]] at that.
Q: What happened when you left the room?
Amanita: Oh, that. Willow [[hit Iris|B1]].
Q: She hit Iris? Why?
Amanita: I don’t know.!Iris Platt
Q: Tell me about the week leading up to the incident.
Iris: The “incident”? Sure, what do you want to know?
Q: Did anything interesting or out of the ordinary happen?
Iris: I don’t know. Willow’s been trying to chase me down to talk for a while now. Not sure what that’s about. And we had a [[movie night]] the other night.!Willow Reynolds
Q: Do you get on with your teammates?
Willow: No.
Q: Why not?
Willow: Amanita is so fucking passive. And stupid.
Q: [[And Iris]]?!Willow Reynolds
Q: You hit Iris.
Willow: Oh, did she tell you that?
Q: No. She doesn’t seem to [[remember|A7]] it.
Willow: Huh.
Q: Are [[lapses of memory|B11]] common with her?
Willow: Not that I’ve noticed. But, who knows?Willow: Fucking amateur.
Q: You’re not a fan of... [[inexperienced people|A7]], are you?
Willow: Nope.
Q: Why not? Even you were an amateur, once.
Willow: I hated that too. I’m risking my life, every day. I should get the skills, [[training|B3]] and support to make it not just a fucking suicide mission. I don’t have a [[death wish|B2]].!Iris Platt
Q: Good afternoon, Miss Platt. My name is [redacted]. It’s nice to meet you. Are you comfortable?
Iris: I’m doing okay. A little [[bored|B5]].
Q: I’m going to ask you a few questions about what happened yesterday, if that’s all right with you.
Iris: Sure. But I don’t know what I can really tell you, I [[wasn’t there|C5]].Q: A movie night?
Iris: At Amanita’s. She picked the films.
Q: Who was there?
Iris: Me, Willow and Amanita.
Q: All three pilots, then. How were they?
Iris: I don’t know. Amanita’s... Amanita. She...
Q: [[What is it]]?Iris: It was nice talking to Willow and not actually butting heads, for a bit. That doesn’t happen much.
Q: So she seemed happy and well?
Iris: Yes. Well, you know. Happy for Willow. Though...
Q: [[Yes]]?Iris: She did act really weird after [[Amanita|A10]] got back from the [[kitchen|A8]]. Not sure what that was about.
Q: Weird how?
Iris: Just... like she was really pissed off with me, for [[some reason|A12]].
Q: Is there any reason she might have been pissed off?
Iris: [[Who knows|B1]].!Amanita Gill
Q: Can I get you anything to drink before we start?
Amanita: Coffee. Black.
Q: Okay—
Amanita: Two cups.
Q: Right—
Amanita: Thanks.
[sound of intercom]
Q: Plenty of [[black coffee|B4]] for Amanita, please. At least [[two full cups|B3]].!Willow Reynolds
Q: Are you thirsty?
Willow: Just get me water. Doubt you’d have any tea [[worth drinking|B3]].
[sound of intercom]
Q: Some water, please.!Willow Reynolds
Q: So how did you feel when Doctor Klein told you about this weapon?
Willow: Annoyed. I’ve got better things to do than testing out her toys.
Q: I see.
Willow: What, you think that means I would’ve fucked it up? I’m a professional.
Q: I didn’t say anything.
Willow: [[I saw you writing]].!Amanita Gill
Q: How were you feeling that morning?
Amanita: I think I was [[happy|B8]].
Q: You think?
Amanita: Yes. And a little [[excited|B5]].!Amanita Gill
Q: Good afternoon, Miss Gill. It’s nice to meet you. My name is [redacted]. Are you comfortable?
Amanita: Yes.
Q: I need to ask you some questions about what happened at the sparring platform.
Amanita: [[Go ahead|A11]].!Iris Platt
Q: Before we begin, would you like anything to drink? Tea, coffee?
Iris: Coffee would be great.
Q: How do you take it?
Iris: Milk and plenty of sugar?
[sound of intercom]
Q: Fetch Iris a coffee, please. Milk and [[plenty of sugar|B5]].!Willow Reynolds
Q: Do you watch any television?
Willow: What’s that got to do with anything?
Q: You tell me. You seem to know what’s going on here.
Willow: Establishing a [[rapport|A9]], right?
Q: [[Something like that|A11]]. But you’re [[too clever|B3]] for that, aren’t you?
Willow: If you say so.!Amanita Gill
Q: What’s an ordinary morning for you?
Amanita: Um. I get dressed and go to the [[ops floor|B7]].
Q: No breakfast?
Amanita: Iris makes me some, sometimes. Usually, I just have [[coffee|A9]].
Q: What about a shower?
Amanita: I do that in the [[evening|A4]].Q: I wasn’t writing that.
[brief pause]
Q: So you were frustrated for two reasons.
Willow: [[Two|A8]]?
Q: The test, and [[Iris|A11]].
Willow: ...right. Yeah. But I can handle frustrating. Life is [[frustrating|C4]].
Q: It can be.!Iris Platt
Q: What are you into? Do you watch TV, or listen to music?
Iris: Northwood Park is good. I know it’s kinda trashy.
Q: No, there’s nothing wrong with a decent soap opera.
Iris: I guess so. Plus, it’s one of the few things my dad and I have in common, so.
Q: That sounds tough. I didn’t get on much with [[my parents either]].Iris: No, he’s great, it’s just... we’re very [[different|B6]], you know?
Q: I understand.
Iris: He can’t stand my music either.
Q: Your music?
Iris: The stuff I listen to, I mean. He’s not exactly into Lita X or Annabella.
Q: I... don’t know who [[those people|A2]] are.!Willow Reynolds
Q: What are your parents like?
Willow: Is that relevant, Doctor Freud? Isn’t it in my file somewhere?
Q: It is. But I wanted to get it in your words.
Willow: They don’t talk.
Q: [[Unlike you]].!Iris Platt
Q: And the morning of the incident?
Iris: I was out, visiting my dad in hospital. I left pretty early. I don’t think either of [[Willow|B10]] or [[Amanita|B9]] were up then. So I don’t really know what was happening then.
Q: I’m told Willow was [[looking for you|C1]]. Any idea why?
Iris: ...no idea. I didn’t think she liked me.!Willow Reynolds
Q: I’m told there was a movie night not too long ago.
Willow: What about it?
Q: Did anything out of the ordinary happen then?
Willow: The whole thing was out of the ordinary. [[We don’t do movie nights]].!Willow Reynolds
Q: What happened that morning?
Willow: You mean yesterday?
Q: The morning of the incident, yes.
Willow: Nothing important.
Q: Nothing important?
Willow: Well, [[Klein|C10]] wanted us to test some new weapon. But [[you knew that already|C9]].!Amanita Gill
Q: What about the morning of the incident? Did anything happen then?
Amanita: I don’t... Um. Willow asked about Iris.
Q: What did she ask?
Amanita: She asked why she was being [[less of a bitch]].!Willow Reynolds
Q: Talk to me about Aberrants.
Willow: What about them?
Q: You know they used to be human.
Willow: ...yeah. What of it?
Q: You were upset when you learned that, weren’t you?
Willow: [[Wouldn’t you be]]?!Iris Platt
Q: Have you been having any hallucinations or mood swings lately?
Iris: What, you think I’m nuts?
Q: [[Answer the question]], please.Iris: I don’t see anything that’s not there. As for my mood, I’ve been under a lot of [[stress|C4]] lately.
Q: Right.
Iris: [[Happy|B2]]?Willow: I talk, when I have something to say.
Q: They don’t talk, you said?
Willow: No.
Q: What do they do?
Willow: They [[judge|C2]].!Amanita Gill
Q: Tell me about your parents.
Amanita: Do I have to?
Q: I’d appreciate it if you did. What are they like?
Amanita: You know I’m trans?
Q: It’s in your file. They don’t approve?
Amanita: [[They say they approve]].Q: But you did this time.
Willow: Iris’ idea. Bet she wasn’t expecting [[Amanita|B12]] to invite me, though.
Q: Why do you think that?
Willow: [[Iris can’t stand me|A3]], and [[I can’t stand her|A6]].!Amanita Gill
Q: What’s your opinion on Willow?
Amanita: I don’t know yet.
Q: Yet?
Amanita: We haven’t known each other long.
Q: You don’t find her [[abrasive]]?Amanita: Should I?
Q: It’s not about should or shouldn’t. I’m just trying to get some [[background|C11]] to the situation.
Amanita: Well, we get on okay. I think.
Q: Mm. What about Iris?
Amanita: We get on... [[well|C3]].!Iris Platt
Q: You didn’t mention the kiss.
Iris: Oh.
Q: Why not?
Iris: I... I didn’t think it was important.
Q: What about the time Willow [[hit you|A4]]?
Iris: She didn’t hit me.
Q: Amanita said—
Iris: You misunderstood her. [[Don’t you listen|C9]]?Q: We’re not talking about me.
Willow: Yes, I was upset.
Q: Upset enough to—
Willow: No. [[Next question|C8]].
[interviewee refused all further questions on the matter]!Willow Reynolds
Q: Any hallucinations or mood swings?
Willow: I plead the fifth.
Q: Oh, that takes me back. You know the UK doesn’t have a fifth amendment, right? The Confederacy doesn’t even have that any more.
[interviewee did not respond]
Q: [[So...]]Q: But you don’t believe them.
Amanita: No.
Q: From what you’ve said before, you’re not very good at [[reading people|B12]], so—
Amanita: It’s obvious. They want me to be [[a normal boy|C7]].
Q: They said that?
Amanita: They didn’t have to.Q: You were visiting your dad that morning.
Iris: Yeah.
Q: You mentioned you’re not very alike. Do you get on any better with your mother?
Iris: I never knew my mum. It’s just been me and dad for as long as I can remember.
Q: Oh. Sorry, I shouldn’t have assumed—
Iris: It’s okay. I [[never really missed her]].Q: I see. Let’s talk more about your dad.
Iris: What do you want to know?
Q: How does he feel about your participation in the programme?
Iris: He doesn’t like it. But he lets me make my own decisions.
Q: Sounds like you don’t often see [[eye to eye|B5]].
Iris: I mean, I get that he’s worried. He’s just... he doesn’t understand how [[important|B1]] this is.
Q: How important it is? Or how important it is [[for you|C6]]?
Iris: I don’t know. Both?!Amanita Gill
Q: You’ve been very forthcoming, so far.
Amanita: Is that good?
Q: How long have you and Iris been romantically involved?
Amanita: I—
Q: Only since the kiss? Were you attracted to her before that point?
Amanita: She’s... pretty, but...
Q: [[But..]]?Amanita: It’s not easy. To be attracted to people.
Q: What does that mean?
Amanita: It’s easier to [[ignore it|C1]].
Q: But Iris didn’t [[let you|C3]] ignore it.
Amanita: No.
Q: How do you feel about that?
Amanita: [[I’m not sure, yet|B12]].!Amanita Gill
Q: Have you been having any hallucinations lately? Or mood swings, anything like that?
Amanita: Not really.
Q: Not really?
Amanita: I can tell the difference between symptoms and [[bleedover|D1]].
Q: You have a diagnosis of Generalised Anxiety Disorder.
Amanita: Yes.
Q: That never causes [[mood swings|D2]]?
Amanita: No. No [[hallucinations|B11]] either.!Iris Platt
Q: Have you been experiencing bleedover from Thanatos?
Iris: Bleedover?
Q: Changes in self-image, flashbacks to combat situations, that kind of thing.
Iris: Maybe a little? I thought I had an extra finger for a moment, once.
Q: That’s it?
Iris: I was probably just [[tired|D8]].!Iris Platt
Q: Why did you resist arrest?
Iris: I...
Q: You’re not in trouble. I just want to hear your side of it.
Iris: I was scared for Amanita. [[I wanted to see her|E3]].
Q: Even though you knew that was impossible?
Iris: I had to try. I don’t have a [[better explanation|D1]] than that.Q: I take it you have been having hallucinations or mood swings.
Willow: Sure I have. I’m a bitch, right? I’m sure that’s what they [[told you|B12]].
Q: Willow...
Willow: In fact, I think I see my dead grandpa behind you right now! He’s saying... that you’re a dick!
Q: Thanks for that.
Willow: [[No problem|D6]].!Willow Reynolds
Q: Feelings on—
Willow: The Colonel?
Q: Yes. How did you know?
Willow: You’ve asked me about basically everyone else already.
Q: Right. So how do you feel about him?
Willow: He irritates me.
Q: Why?
Willow: [[Do I need a reason]]?!Iris Platt
Q: We got your coffee wrong.
Iris: ...yeah, there wasn’t any sugar in it. Why?
Q: Why didn’t you say anything?
Iris: It was still drinkable. I didn’t want to make a fuss. You got it wrong [[deliberately]]?Q: No, but I’m curious.
Willow: Colonel Adler is just like every other officer. He doesn’t understand the [[reality of what we do|A6]].
Q: They’re all like that, are they?
Willow: Pretty much.
Q: Even [[Lieutenant Searl|C10]]?
[interviewee did not respond]!Willow Reynolds
Q: What do you think of Lieutenant Searl?
Willow: I... why do you ask?
Q: Just getting some background.
Willow: [[He’s okay]].Q: Yes.
Iris: I don’t get it.
Q: It’s an interrogation technique.
Iris: Like, a [[mind game|B6]]?
Q: Something like that.
Iris: [[Ugh|D1]].!Iris Platt
Q: What do you think of Doctor Klein?
Iris: I honestly don’t know. She’s... cold.
Q: Cold?
Iris: Like she forgets we’re people, not just experiments.
Q: That sounds difficult to work with.
Iris: [[It is, a bit]].Q: Uh—
Amanita: But [[Iris|C12]] isn’t a bitch. So I didn’t understand the question.
Q: Did you get any other sense for [[how she was feeling|B3]]?
Amanita: No.!Iris Platt
Q: How did you feel that morning?
Iris: Guilty, I guess.
Q: Guilty?
Iris: Over not visiting dad sooner. He got beat up pretty badly, and...
Q: And?
Iris: I just feel like a [[bad daughter|D7]], sometimes.
Q: I’m sorry.
Iris: It’s okay. Things have been pretty [[full-on|C1]] here.Q: What about Lieutenant Searl?
Iris: I like him. He’s nice to me. He helped me settle in when I first got here.
Q: The others like him too. He must be a [[nice man|D9]].
Iris: I guess so. [[Someone’s|D10]] got to be, right?Q: Just okay?
Willow: ...yeah. He’s okay.
Q: Right... What about Doctor Klein?
Willow: Oh. She’s [[a lying bitch|C1]]. I don’t care if you [[tell her|D3]] I said that.
Q: I won’t.
Willow: I don’t care.!Amanita Gill
Q: What do you think of Doctor Klein?
Amanita: I don’t like her.
Q: Why not?
Amanita: I don’t know.
Q: You don’t know?
Amanita: [[Just a feeling]].Q: I see. What about Lieutenant Searl?
Amanita: He’s nice to me.
Q: How so?
Amanita: He [[just is|D4]].
Q: Another [[feeling|D5]]?
Amanita: Maybe.!Iris Platt
Q: Lieutenant Searl talks to you a lot, doesn’t he?
Iris: Yes...
Q: Does it strike you as odd?
Iris: Not really. Should it?
Q: Well, military regulations strictly regulate the fraternisation of [[officers|C8]] and civilian contractors.
Iris: ...I’m a “civilian contractor”?
Q: The point is, don’t you think he’s been [[overstepping the mark|E3]]?
Iris: No. [[I like Harry|C11]].!Willow Reynolds
Q: How do you feel about—
Willow: No. I’m done talking about feelings.
Q: About your—
Willow: Ask me about [[facts now]].Q: About your body. How do you feel about it?
Willow: I said, I’m done talking about [[feelings|E2]].
Q: I’m sorry. But I have to ask.
Willow: And I refuse to answer. Christ, you think [[Searl is inappropriate|D9]]. You should look in the fucking [[mirror|E1]].!Amanita Gill
Amanita: You put milk in this.
Q: Yes, you asked—
Amanita: I wanted it black.
Q: That’s not what you said.
Amanita: ...it isn’t?
Q: Can we replay the recording, please?
Amanita (recorded): Coffee, with milk, please.
Amanita: ...but I...
Q: I can get you a [[black coffee|B4]] if that’s what you want [[instead|C6]]?
Amanita: ...okay...!Iris Platt
Q: Do you have a history of violence?
Iris: No.
Q: I’ve seen your school reports. It looks like—
Iris: That was a long time ago. I’m a [[different person|D1]], now.!Amanita Gill
Q: Earlier you said of the Lieutenant, “He’s nice to me.” Do you remember?
Amanita: Yes.
Q: Are you aware that Lieutenant Searl is currently under [[investigation|C10]] for fraternisation?
Amanita: Fraternisation?
Q: Having inappropriate relationships with his underlings.
Amanita: I’m not his underling.
Q: According to the chain of command of this organisation—
Amanita: I’m not his [[underling|D11]].
Q: But—
Amanita: I’m not.!Iris Platt
Q: What about Colonel Adler?
Iris: I don’t know. What about him?
Q: Do you get on?
Iris: I guess so. I don’t really know him that well.
Q: Is that a problem?
Iris: Not really. I guess I like him more than [[Doctor Klein|E5]]. The Colonel [[makes sense|E6]] to me.!Iris Platt
Q: Describe an ordinary morning for you.
Iris: Huh?
Q: Do you have a routine?
Iris: Sure... why do you ask?
Q: It’s background information.
Iris: Okay... well I exercise basically every morning.
Q: Oh? My wife does that. What do you do?
Iris: Usually, I go for a run.
Q: [[Where]]?Iris: Oh, just through the corridors of the barracks. I used to run through the neighbourhood back home.
Q: What do you do afterwards?
Iris: Well, shower, and then cook [[breakfast|B4]].
Q: You cook?
Iris: Yeah. Dad doesn’t, so... yeah.
Q: What’s breakfast, usually?
Iris: Scrambled eggs. Facon, if there is any.
Q: [[Real eggs|D5]]?
Iris: No. Can’t really [[afford it|D12]].!Willow Reynolds
Q: What’s your morning like?
Willow: My morning?
Q: Do you have a routine?
Willow: [[What makes you think I’d have a “routine”]]?!Amanita Gill
Q: How do you feel about the Colonel?
Amanita: No strong feelings.
Q: None at all?
Amanita: [[I like piloting|E1]]. The Colonel makes that possible. But I don’t really have any [[other feelings|E9]] about him.
Q: I see.
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Q: Don’t you think your feelings for Lieutenant Searl are a bit... excessive?
Willow: Feelings?
Q: You’re attracted to him.
Willow: Who said that?
Q: That’s [[unimportant]].!Amanita Gill
Q: Is it difficult, as a transgender girl, piloting Thanatos?
Amanita: I don’t... no. It isn’t.
Q: It’s not?
Amanita: It’s actually really easy. I barely feel like I fit into my skin, so slipping into [[another one...]]Q: I see.
Amanita: It’s coming back out that’s hard. Into this. Thanatos can make me [[anything|E10]], but...
Q: But..?
[interviewee did not respond]Willow: It’s important to me if people are talking about me behind my back.
Q: Don’t you worry that he might be grooming you?
Willow: He’s completely [[professional|F1]] with me.
Q: But you are attracted to him.
Willow: That’s... not his fault.
Q: He’s done nothing to encourage that?
Willow: [[He hasn’t|C11]].!Willow Reynolds
Q: Are you aware Iris and Amanita are [[romantically involved|C3]]?
Willow: The fuck?!
Q: Then you weren’t aware.
Willow: Of course I fucking wasn’t. How long—
Q: Not long. [[Less than a week|E4]].
Willow: Still, they should’ve said... no wonder they’ve been so secretive. [[Arseholes|D7]].!Amanita Gill
Q: Why did you change your hormone dosage?
Amanita: I—
Q: You didn’t have authorisation from the medical team to do that.
Amanita: How did you...
Q: We’ve been [[counting the pills]].Amanita: Oh.
Q: Why did you do it?
Amanita: I... I was worried it wasn’t working [[well enough|E7]].
Q: You’re aware that this could jeopardise your [[relationship with Thanatos|E5]]?
Amanita: I know. I still wanted to try.!Amanita Gill
Q: You mentioned earlier that you know the difference between symptoms and bleedover. Does that mean you’ve been experiencing bleedover?
Amanita: Yes. I’ve been reporting all instances of bleedover to Doctor Klein.
Q: You have? I’ve seen [[nothing in the reports]].!Iris Platt
Q: Tell me about Aberrants.
Iris: They’re monsters. They’re dangerous.
Q: Is that all?
Iris: Is there [[anything else]]?Q: There could be.
Iris: Well... they’re all different. But there’s some kind of pattern to them, like they’re [[influenced|F3]] by what’s around them.
Q: What makes you say that?
Iris: Just a [[feeling|D3]], really.Amanita: Weird.
Q: Mm.
Amanita: Maybe [[she|D3]] didn’t think it was [[important|C3]]?
Q: Maybe...!Willow Reynolds
Q: Any bleedover from Thanatos?
Willow: Not since Norfolk Plaza.
Q: What changed then?
Willow: I got better at [[handling it|B11]]. I got a break from [[bullshit missions|B10]] and rebuilds. Hell, maybe the shrinks [[actually did some good|E8]].
Q: You seem doubtful about that.
Willow: No shit.!Willow Reynolds
Q: Do you have a history of violence?
Willow: Read my file.
Q: I have.
Willow: So why ask?
Q: Because [[it’s my job|A12]].
Willow: [[Get a better job|D12]].!Amanita Gill
Q: Are you still taking your diazepam?
Amanita: Yes. Why?
Q: I have to ask. I know it’s intrusive, but we have to clear all possibilities.
Amanita: I see.
Q: [[Is it working]]?Amanita: I think so. I’ve not been having panic attacks for a while.
Q: And your [[synchronisation|E5]]?
Amanita: Still high.
Q: Higher than before you started the [[meds|E4]], I see.
Amanita: That’s... right.Q: Well, I—
Willow: [[Nothing is normal|E6]] about this place. You can’t make a [[routine|D8]] out of chaos.
Q: I’m sure it’s not that ba—
Willow: Well, I’m the one who actually fucking [[lives here|B6]], so.!Iris Platt
Q: How do you feel about your body?
Iris: Um. Should you be asking that question to a teenager?
Q: I’m sorry if it’s an uncomfortable topic. But it’s relevant in this case.
Iris: [[How is that relevant]]?Q: I know you exercise a lot. Is that because you wish you were fitter?
Iris: Shut up.
Q: Do you have a history of [[disordered eating|E11]]?
Iris: Shut the fuck up. What the fuck is [[wrong with you|D6]], asking a teenage girl a question like that? Hasn’t she— Haven’t I [[suffered enough|B11]]?!Amanita Gill
Q: Do you have a history of violence?
Amanita: Yes.
Q: Yes, you were quite the bully around ages eleven to thirteen. [[Why is that]]?!Iris Platt
Q: Do you think Willow Reynolds is a liability?
Iris: No.
Q: That’s not what I expected you to say. After all, you don’t get on.
Iris: We don’t. But she’s [[good at what she does|E8]], even if she could be a bit [[nicer|A3]] about it.
Q: Right.
Iris: We’re much better with her than [[without her|F4]].[interviewee did not respond]
Q: Amanita?
Amanita: ...[[puberty was hard|E12]].
Q: I see.
Amanita: I don’t want to [[talk about it|C1]].!Amanita Gill
Q: Tell me about Aberrants.
Amanita: They’re weird and scary. But...
Q: But?
Amanita: But there’s something [[familiar|E7]] about them.
Q: Familiar?
Amanita: Like an old friend. But... one that’s [[gone bad|F2]].!Amanita Gill
Q: Do you think Willow Reynolds is a liability?
Amanita: I don’t know. Not really.
Q: She hurt you. Aren’t you upset about that?
Amanita: I think I am.
Q: But you still don’t think she’s a [[liability|F3]]?
Amanita: She’s a good pilot. She probably had [[a good reason|F4]].!Iris Platt
Q: I’ve been talking to other staff...
Iris: Right...
Q: It seems you have been experiencing what others describe as mood swings.
Iris: What?
Q: Sudden bursts of anger, [[changes of demeanour]]...Iris: I don’t have...
Q: Can you account for these?
Iris: ...you’re right. I’ve been having [[mood swings|D7]].
Q: Oh?
Iris: I’m sorry for not saying so [[before|B11]].!Willow Reynolds
Q: Are you a liability?
Willow: The fuck am I meant to say to that?
Q: Are you?
Willow: No!
Q: [[You hurt a teammate]].Willow: That was an accident.
Q: How did it happen, then?
Willow: I... I freaked out.
Q: During a training exercise?
Willow: It was a weapons test.
Q: Either way, it wasn’t a [[combat situation]].Willow: Yeah.
Q: So if you “freak out” in those situations... what happens in actual combat?
Willow: Fuck you.
Q: Answer the question.
Willow: Okay! [[I am a liability]]!Willow: Happy now?
Q: It’s not my job to be happy.
Willow: Fuck you again.
Q: But thank you for your [[honesty|A1]].!Next time:
Iris and Amanita go on a date! But can they keep their minds off their own problems long enough to have any fun? And what's going to happen to Willow, anyway?
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