1940s Media Murderer

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!

RULES --- ART --- FICs --- INFO

Mimzy: Ha! Pan-Cakes classic. There's plenty for everyone I'm sure ;)

Alastor: Why do I feel there's probably a whole menu that can be made from puns like that?

Mimzy: Happy pride darling!

Alastor: What did the rest of that mean?

Mimzy: She said she feels little to no sexual attraction, but doesn't know if she falls in love. Uses the same flag as you do.

Vincent: Wait, is that what Alastor colours mean?

Mimzy: Al's also got colours that means he doesn't fall in love.

Alastor: Hmm... I doubt I'll find 'the one' if they even exist, so I suppose that checks out.

Vincent: What do my colours means?

Mimzy: I'll let you work that out yourself Honey 😇

Vincent: All these lables are stupid and confusing anyway. Either you're gay or straight, everything else seems like splitting hairs at this point.

Vincent: Uh, Mimz, What do these colours even mean?

Mimzy: Don't worry about it handsome. All our colours fit us just swell. You'll work it out some day ;)

Alastor: Honestly, I'm pretty sure she just makes half of these things up as she goes along.

Alastor: My voice is certainly well known on the radio, and I've recently got a prime time slot that's quite popular.

Unlike Vincent I quite enjoy the fact that I'm known only by a fake name and voice, let's me live a normal life outside of work. Being one of broadcasting's biggest mysteries is quite amusing. The fact no one had seen 'Alastor Deleany' creates quite a buzz among conspiracy theoriest.

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: 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: 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.

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.

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.

Selena walks up and aggressively lick Alastor's face

Vincent: Ha! Always said you'd be a cat person. Aww she's a pretty one too.

Alastor: Well I prefer them to dogs at any rate.

Vincent: Wait, do you have an Alastor action figure?

Alastor: Given the public dont know what I look like, it might well be.

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.

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.

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?

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.