Alastor: Hello and welcome, to this very special broadcast! From now on I'll be running this segment with a new co-host. Say Hello to our lovely listeners wont you?
Vincent: Vincent Whittman here, you may recognise me from my television appearances. I currently present the news and run a few programmes of my own, but rest assured, soon enough I'll be running the whole studio!
Alastor: With a little help from yours truly of course. And I'm sure the people have a lot of questions to ask, so we're declaring the phone in offically open!
Vincent: This is a 'bare all' broadcast, sparing none of the gory details. So dont be shy! Call in today, and trust US with your broadcasts!
If you could have any normal pet what would you get?
Vincent: I have a fishtank, does they count as a normal pet?
Alastor: Unless you have a shark, I'd say that's pretty normal.
Vincent: Ha, No sharks. But I have marine tanks, and they're classed as specialist compared to tropical.
I'm not much of a pet person myself. If I wanted something living in my house who wants my attention constantly I'd ask Vincent to move in.
Vincent: Hey!
Alastor: But jokes side, a pet is like a child; some small vulnerable small thing that relies on you to keep it safe and alive, and takes a lot of time and commitment. The stray cats in the street is as close as I get to owning a pet. They can be quite pleasent, but without the responsibility of owning them.
How would you react if you found that someone was defending your morally questionable actions? Would you like it or no?
Alastor: Considering what I do that classes as 'morally questionable' I'd certainly be surprised. Especailly if they didn't also partake in said questionable actions.
Murder is cathartic, but it's hardly something I'd want to be looked up to for, I'm under no illusion that I'm a good person. If people benefit from me disposing of someone, then that's purly coincidental on my part.
As for the Cannibalism? I have no opinion if people defend it or not. Personally I consider myself a hunter, and many hunters eat their quarry once its caught.
Vincent: If people were defending me, I'd also be surprised, but I think I'd be happy with it? I'm a bit more selective with my kills than Al is, and if their death benifits someone else, and that person wanted to justify my actions, then that's an ally that might be useful to keep in my back pocket.
If someone is defending me, then they clearly think I'm doing something good, and who's to say I'm not? A lot of the higher ups I've removed from the company were horrifically corrupt.
Alastor: Vincent ocasisonally suffers from delusions of grandure, he sees himself as a person of influence. His fame has gotten him quite a cult following for his legal ventures, if that could extend to his illegal activities, I'd imagine him to be quite dangerous to the general population.
Alastor, would you ever consider dying your hair red with henna like the Ancient Egyptians used to do?
Alastor: I can't imagine myself with red hair. Besides, It's already a warm brown, I dpubt a dye would do that much to it. With my complexion I fear it would stand out a little too much if it became too bright. I really don't need to have that kind of attention on me during my day to day.
Vincent: Have you ever dressed up or done anything to your hair for that big carnival thing?
Alastor: Mardi Gras? Of course! My Ma makes masks and headresses for a lot of our neighbourhood, and I was hardy going to pass up an oppitunity to dres up amd have a good time.
The most I've done with my hair though is wearing brightly covered feathers and metallic odernments.
How do you three feel about words of endearment? Like to use them vs. like to hear them.
Alastor: Darling, I'm from the deep south. Half the folk around my way use them and pet names them more than peoples names! Up here though, they have different connotations. Took me awhile as a young man to realise that calling a man sweetheart gave an impression other than me calling them Naive or simple.
I general, it depends who uses them and how they say it whether I'm okay with them or not.
Vincent: I don't tend to use them as endearment, it's more passive aggressive with most people. Some people I do use them with genuinely, if I actually care about them. Mostly that's Mimzy these days. Using them with Al tends to be when I'm drunk.
As for hearing them? I love it when it's genuine. I mean, who doesn't like compliments and nice things being said to them? High praise can quickly get addictive when it feel like you've earned it.
Mimzy: Oh, Sweetie, terms of endearment is my love language. Love it, both giving and receiving. Makes things feel less offical and more laid back and fun, ya know?
I’m well aware this is a radio broadcast and there might be some bias, but if you had to choose (or even give a tier list) between radio shows, movies, and theatre, which would you prefer to spend an evening with or at?
Alastor: Well I'm sure that no one is surprised that my opinion is extremly bias. Radio has been my go to entertainment since I was a child. I'm not much for either movies or theatre, but I much prefer a good stage show to starting at screen.
Vincent: I loved Radio as a kid, but that was mostly because it was the most accessible media to have at home before TV, now a days it's mostly just background noise unless Alastor is on air.
I've always loved the movies though. I used to sneak off to the Nickelodeon every chance I could back home, I still try to see as much as I can when new films come out. Theatre is great, but if I had to pick between a show or a movie, movie's winning every time.
What’s y’alls favorite (or least favorite) type of weather?
Alastor: Well, least favorite is easy. I dont miss hurricane season or the flooding we get in Louisiana.
Vincent: Yeah, and I'm glad I don't have to deal with blizzards anymore.
Alastor: You know, I didn't actually see snow until I was almost an adult. I quite enjoy a mildly overcast day, warm but not so hot that it's uncomfortable to be dressed smartly.
Vincent: I prefer the cold to the heat. My favorite type of weather is probably where you can bundle up warm by the fire and get cozy.
Same anon as before - the one with a weakness for peculiarities.
Now that was an interesting number. I didn't want to put Alastor on the spot with that one. Still, I appreciate the straight answer.
Maybe we dial it back a notch from "hormonal," as the he called it.
So here's one for the whole trio again - hope it's still a fun part for you Mimzy, while we're still safely inside the "bare-it-all" broadcast hours (at least where I'm sitting). Leave carnal affairs out of the equation for a minute. What are the other things that make you feel wanted? Could be physical, could be something louder or quieter than that.
What makes you all feel like you matter to another soul?
Vincent: Honestly? People not caring about the public image. I get a lot of weird fanmail and interactions with people who recognise me from work. It only feels real when you meet someone who doesn't give a shit about if your famous or not. I half envy Alastor for getting to be big and still remain anonymous.
Alastor, teasing: Ah, so that's why he hangs around us Mimz! We see him as a pathetic golden retriever more than a TV personality.
Vincent, laughing: Hey! Watch it.
Mimzy: Worlds full of fair-weather friends. When you're sick or feeling down, you get to know who actually cares. The people who bring you homecooked food when you don't feel like eating, sit by your bedside when your sick, cuddle you silently when you don't feel like talking.
Only have a handful of people like that in my life, including these two knuckle-heads.
Alastor: I have found that being able to be myself around people is oddly comforting, if a little disconcerting at the same time.
At work I am a very different person then I am in public or on the air, and both are very different to how I am around someone that I trust not to use that Vunerablity against me. It is why I very rarely allow myself to get too intoxicated, especially in public.
Vincent: His accent has slipped a few times around me, and honestly, you wouldn't even recognise him! It's bizarre, but really fascinating how quick he can switch between his masks.
Is there anything you guys have always wanted to do but just haven't gotten around to yet?
Alastor: I've always liked the idea of travelling outside of America. Sadly travel is such a headache to arrange, especially with the new passport requirements that were instated after the war. It's bad enough that I have to consult 'the green book' whenever I move between states.
Vincent: What's a green book?
Alastor: Something that you're privileged enough to not need to worry about. I've had to memorize most of the routes between here and Lousiana.
Vincent: Ah, so it's a type of map or travel guide. So thats what you've always wanted to do? Travel?
Alastor: Ideally I'd love to take my Ma to Hati. She always talks about wanting to visit her mothers homeland. What about you Vincent? What have you always desired but never made time for?
Vincent: Me? I'm pretty happy where I am. Sometimes I want to find someone to settle down with, but then I remember how busy my life is already. Swimming with sharks would be cool thoguh.
I'd love to get a little glimpse of your workday. Do you three meet up to broadcast, or do you live together?
Alastor: Heavens no. We certainly don't live together. I like my own space, and as much as I appreciate our little rag-tag group, I for one would not be able to live with them. Me and Mimzy tried once, and it was an utter disaster.
Vincent: There's plenty for room at mine if they wanted to move in or visit more often, but it's not really convenient, especially for Al. The part of town I live in likes to talk, and I'm sure they'd had plenty to say if they noticed the three of us coming and going at odd hours of the night.
Alastor: I have a home setup that we broadcast from. Mimzy has her own apartment near the club, and Vincent has a townhouse in the heart of the city nearer to where we work. We meet up here for these recording sessions.
Vincent: I'm pretty busy during the day with all the new roles I've taken at the station. So sometimes I just grab something to eat after work and then come straight over if we're broadcasting.
Alastor: Depending on my schedule I tend to have more free time than Vincent, and Mimzy has her club to manage aswell.
I don't have neighbour's that live too close by, and in my part of town people know to mind their own business, so this works quite well for us. It's also a little nostalgic for me. Reminds me of the little pirate station I used to run out of the bayou back in New Orleans, before I was able to go legit.
To all three: There's been plenty of speculation, but never a straight answer, so I'll ask directly: What are your peculiarities? (As in kinks - I tried to use a little '40s lingo to match the AU) Both would be interesting to hear about: the sort practiced in reality or merely entertained in fantasy.
Mimzy: Ooo Now we're getting to the fun stuff!
Vincent, laughing: I guess this is a 'bare all broadcast'.
Alastor: I'd say everything we do is a little peculiar... Just not in that way.
((NSFW talk under the cut))
Mimzy: Okay, guess I'll start. There's a thin line between fantasy and reality for me, if I want to try something then I got people who are willing to give most things a try
I like it when people get a little rough. Nothing too extreme, I ain't into the pain, but theres something sexy about having a partner who can pin you down and give ya exactly what ya need, or multiple partners at once. My 'little black book' could tell some tales, thats for sure, hehe.
Vincent: I've never done it with more than one person. Taking charge or dominating someone is the kind of thing I'm usually doing to others, not having done to me. Though there was the one who pinned me down, and yeah it got pretty rough - that was kinda hot. Outside of that I like bondage - I think? I've done that with others, but I'd need to trust someone a lot to let them do it to me.
Honestly, I think that could be a peculiarity of mine? It's only fantasy, but having someone I trusted enough to be that vulnerable with? Knowing I was safe regardless of how intense things got, or if they hurt me... maybe I'd even like it if they hurt me.
Alastor: I feel I should sit this one out...
Vincent: Come on Al! Doesn't need to be from experience. I dont care if you're a fourty-five year old Virgin, you can't tell me you've never even fantasised about it.
Mimzy: He's only a half virgin.
Alastor, warning: Mimzy
Vincent: Wait, I thought you'd never been with anyone.
Alastor: Tsk, really Vincent, I may have no interest in that sort of thing, but I was a hormonal youth once, same as most men. I tried to experiment, and quickly realised that it wasn't for me. There's nothing more to it. There was little that appealed back then, and now its almost non existent.
I am unable to comment much on this topic because there is simply nothing for me to say. The rare times I have imagined what life would be life with a partner, the physical aspect has always been virtually non existent.
If I somehow found someone who wanted that sort of thing, but accepted that I did not, then I'm sure Mimzy could advise ways in which I could assist with it, without needing to physically involve my person.
Vincent: Wait. So the act itself doesn't repulse you? You just don't want to have anything done to you?
Alastor: Darling, I am particular about when I allow people to hug me, why would you not think that extended to all forms of touch?
Mimzy: Personally, I think if Al found a masochist that was okay with being hurt and not getting fucked, he'd be happy.
Alastor: And that's the end of that topic. I really do not want to know what depravity is happening in Mimzys mind right now.
Alastor: It's hard to imagine what I would consider as an ideal partner, let alone a date.
Vincent: Come on Al, it's just a hypothetical! I'd probably treat someone to a fancy meal, maybe visit the aquarium or the movie theatre, then invite them back to mine for drinks with some records.
Alastor: Hmmm. Prehapes I could imagine myself taking someone to a dance hall, and preparing them a good home cooked meal. Ma always does say that the fastest way to someones heart is through their stomach.
Mimzy: They usually say that about men, Al. Not that I don't think that you couldn't catch yourself a good man instead of a woman.
Alastor, rolling eyes: You're hilarious darling.
Mimzy: As for me? I ain't picky. Been on more dates than I can count. I do love me a partner that isn't afriad to splash out when it comes to showing affection. But honestly, it ain't about what ya doing, it's more about the people your with for me.
I'm just as happy cutting it up on the dance floor as I am curled up on the sofa cuddling up to someone with the radio on. Francis could tell ya some tales of the misadventures we've been on while trying to have a 'date night'.
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Mimzy: Growing up, I was always bothering the chickens in the yard. They're surprisingly social ya know! Shame I can't exactly keep any in my second story apartment.
Thinking about it, I'd ain't sure what age I realised that one always disappeared right before a big chicken dinner. Didn't bother me as much as it probably shoulda though...
((Fun fact, Viv said Mimzy's design was based off a chicken))
Vincent: Probably a steak Diane? It's not really an everyday food though. Philly Cheesesteak is really close though.
Alastor: Crawfish étouffée. It's not really something they serve in the restaurants, especially out here, but I do treat myself on the rare occasion that the market actually has Crawfish. The lack of decent seafood is a sacrifice of moving to the city for work unfortunatly.
Mimzy: I'm a simple gal, give me a good chicken pot pie over that fancy stuff any day.
1940s Murdermedia AU question: How do you think Alastor and Vincent would react to meeting Cursed Cat Alastor?
Vincent would think it's an evil demon that Alastor summoned with one of his rituals, and want to sent it back to Hell so it was as far away from him as possible.
Alastor would probably find it amusing and decide that even though he doesn't like pets, that one can be an exception... And then deliberately invite Vincent over more often because he finds it funny that Vincent is scared of such a 'silly little creature'.
Once he got used to it, he'd probably end up feeding it 'murder snacks' and let it run around with a knife just for entertainment, and deny ownership of it to anyone outside of Vincent and Mimzy XD
