{"sf1_id":1512763,"sf2_id":"keN4lMxn","title":"The Interviews - Ishika Kuriame","author":"Aren19","words":1203,"posted_at":"2019-11-13T06:29:00.000Z","tags":["Character Development","Fox","Naga"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1512763-the-interviews-ishika-kuriame","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/keN4lMxn","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/f7/2a/f72a263b-b3f1-4e00-9f9a-b6ec698d4208","description":"This is it. The final chapter of The Interviews. This sets up to what I hope will be an RPG Maker game that I want to create that surrounds the characters that are focused on in this series. I hope you enjoy this final entry in the series and look forward to the game I'll eventually make.\nStory and characters © Me","content":"The interviewer sits down in a chair across from Ishika's lab table and beakers.\u0026nbsp; He opens a notepad up and takes out his pen.\u0026nbsp; \"State your name and occupation.\"\n\n\"Dr. Ishika Kuriame, vice president of Noire Corp.\"\n\n\"I take it you didn't earn your doctorate?\"\n\nIshika shakes his head.\u0026nbsp; \"No college would consider putting a convicted felon on their campus, even with a few credits short of graduating.\u0026nbsp; So, the doctor part is just in spirit.\"\n\nThe interviewer jots down the notes, making quotation marks around doctor.\u0026nbsp; \"When did you meet Noire?\"\n\n\"Um, I guess during our first semester during freshman year.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; We were the only ones not paired up with anyone, but I think Noire wanted to be paired with me.\"\n\n\"Why do you think that is?\"\n\n\"I'm not sure.\u0026nbsp; I remember this starry-eyed girl just in awe with me.\u0026nbsp; I thought she was in love, but, no.\u0026nbsp; She never gave me a real explanation and tells me I was seeing things, but I know passion.\"\n\nThe interviewer writes down more notes.\u0026nbsp; \"For a guy out of jail, you don't seem like a murderer.\"\n\nIshika scratches the back of his head. \"It was an accident.\"\n\n\"Why take the fall for a girl you've only known, at that point, for four years?\"\n\n\"Because while I was and am smart, I didn't have the passion for science that Noire has.\u0026nbsp; Her mind didn't deserve to be locked up in a hellish place like that.\u0026nbsp; Some may say that it twisted my mind, being locked up.\u0026nbsp; Others say that I'm more withdrawn than I ever was.\"\u0026nbsp; Ishika plays with his beakers full of liquid.\u0026nbsp; He dips his finger in one and licks the contents.\u0026nbsp; \"I think it made me passionate about things that cause pain and how I can minimize it because no one should go through what I went through.\"\n\nThe interviewer stops taking notes and examines the tile in front of him.\u0026nbsp; He takes notice of Ishika's multiple scars.\u0026nbsp; \"And those?\"\n\nIshika glances over all his scars.\u0026nbsp; They range from his snake hood down to the tip of his tail.\u0026nbsp; \"Some are stab wounds, some are slashes.\u0026nbsp; The guards didn't care, some even took part.\"\u0026nbsp; Ishika traces over the scar on his left hand.\u0026nbsp; It's a cut straight across.\u0026nbsp; \"This was my first one.\u0026nbsp; It scared me.\u0026nbsp; The guy just stabbed right through.\u0026nbsp; I think it was after twenty that I just snapped and whenever it happened again I blacked out.\"\n\n\"What brought you back?\"\n\n\"Noire.\"\u0026nbsp; Ishika lies back in his chair and looks up at the ceiling.\u0026nbsp; \"After a few months in prison, she came back for me and bailed me out.\u0026nbsp; It took a while to focus and get back where I am and I still have trouble with knives, but she's a good person.\"\n\nThe interviewer turns to a new page.\u0026nbsp; \"I have to ask and it's something completely unrelated-\"\n\n\"No no!\u0026nbsp; Go ahead.\u0026nbsp; What's it about?\"\n\n\"It's about Nera.\u0026nbsp; How and why would you bring a Fury demon to the In-Between?\u0026nbsp; We weren't even sure Fury and Hume existed.\"\n\nIshika chuckles a bit.\u0026nbsp; \"We weren't sure either, but we found this rock and decided to use it.\u0026nbsp; It gave off energy unlike anything we saw, but it brought out some of our scientists' animal instincts.\"\n\n\"Like the supposed demons in Fury.\"\n\n\"Exactly.\u0026nbsp; We dubbed the rock Fury Essence.\u0026nbsp; We tried on other subjects before Aren came to our lab, but they all failed.\"\n\n\"Why did Aren succeed?\"\u0026nbsp; The interviewer asks while writing down Ishika's comments.\n\n\"Noire suspects because the species test worked on him that this would work as well.\u0026nbsp; We assume it was a hunch and it paid off.\"\n\n\"But why?\"\n\nIshika scratches his chin.\u0026nbsp; \"We don't know why she wanted this.\u0026nbsp; Noire is a private person; no one seems to know her true intentions.\"\n\n\"You're her second in command and you don't even know?\"\n\n\"I respect her wishes to not dive into her past.\u0026nbsp; You don't want to see her angry.\"\n\n\"But I did earlier today.\"\n\nIshika smirks and shakes his head.\u0026nbsp; \"That's not angry.\u0026nbsp; That's her being polite.\"\n\n\"Well, thank you for your time, Ishika.\u0026nbsp; I think it's time I head out.\"\u0026nbsp; The interviewer reaches forward with his hand and Ishika shakes it.\n\n\"My pleasure.\u0026nbsp; Maybe I'll see you around.\"\n\n\"If I get my story, you will.\"\u0026nbsp; The interviewer exits Ishika's lab and makes his way to the entrance after turning down a few halls.\u0026nbsp; He waves goodbye to Alaski who had returned to her desk by the entrance.\u0026nbsp; The interviewer looks over his notes as he exits the building.\u0026nbsp; \"With all this, maybe I can shed some light on this place and they'll have to open-\" Before he could finish his sentence, the fox canid is hit by two white lasers.\u0026nbsp; His notes disintegrate and the light that hits him bounces off as a circle and encircles the neighborhood.\u0026nbsp; The canid falls to the ground, but gets up and dusts himself off.\u0026nbsp; He looks up at the building and scratches his chin.\u0026nbsp; \"Noire Corp, huh?\u0026nbsp; Now there's a story!\"\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------\n\nIn Ishika's lab, the tile is drinking what's left in his beaker.\u0026nbsp; The door to his lab opens up and Noire struts in.\u0026nbsp; \"Is he gone?\"\n\nIshika sets the beaker on his desk and turns his attention to Noire.\u0026nbsp; \"Yes, and his memory should be erased.\u0026nbsp; Again.\"\u0026nbsp; Noire sits down in the chair opposite him and crosses her legs.\u0026nbsp; \"I don't understand the point of doing this if he keeps on coming back.\"\n\n\"You told me your laser has a short-range, so it's not like we can hit him with it at his home and we need to be precise with who we hit.\u0026nbsp; It erases specific parts of his memory and bounces off to everyone he ever talked to about that subject.\u0026nbsp; Besides, with all the secrets we tell him and who knows what the others said to him who knows what would get out.\u0026nbsp; You and I can control what we say, but we can't control what the others say.\u0026nbsp; Their stories seem to change and have different details. \u0026nbsp;We can't be too sure.\u0026nbsp; We'll tell our story when it's ready.\"\n\nIshika leans forward in his chair and places his hands on his desk.\u0026nbsp; \"Does this mean you found him?\"\n\n\"Close.\u0026nbsp; I have a lead on where Aaron Goldie is.\"\u0026nbsp; Ishika reaches for his phone and scrolls through his contacts to Aren.\u0026nbsp; \"Don't call Aren yet.\"\n\n\"Why not?\"\n\n\"While Aren is employed with us, I can tell he doesn't trust us.\u0026nbsp; We did put Nera in him; who knows what that demon is saying to him.\"\u0026nbsp; Noire stands up and walks to the entrance.\u0026nbsp; \"I've seen monsters around lately.\u0026nbsp; Call Wulf and have him escort Aren to the lab.\"\n\n\"Wulf won't be enough if there are monsters around.\"\n\n\"Don't worry.\u0026nbsp; I have a feeling that they'll get back up.\u0026nbsp; How's Alaski's training?\"\n\n\"She's not ready.\"\n\nNoire sighs.\u0026nbsp; \"Well, she'll have to learn on the go.\u0026nbsp; Call Wulf, we need to be prepared.\"\u0026nbsp; Noire leaves Ishika's lab.\n\nIshika scrolls through his contacts again and dials Wulf.\u0026nbsp; \"Wulf?\u0026nbsp; It's Ishika.\u0026nbsp; I need you to get Aren and bring him to the lab.\u0026nbsp; He's in danger.\"\n\n  \n  \n\n"}