It's Pronounced Pâté

what are the 5 most listened to songs on your spotify?

"I don't listen to as much music anymore. Back… before, though… I never stopped listening then. I couldn't tell you the names of any songs though." The corner of his mouth goes a little tighter, maybe a trace of a joke. "I just download everything, never named the files, played it all on shuffle. Ricardo always complained about that."

when is your birthday?

"I don't have an answer for that."

The response is dull, no microexpressions that you can see. No gestures either, not like when you asked about his favorite flower. Your thoughts circle back to that earlier question anyway.

"Is that because you cant remember?"

"No."

You wait, the moments stretching, but eventually you decide that this time there really isnt more of an answer coming.

have you ever won a trophy for anything?

Raz looks towards the window again, once more that gesture, thumb along index finger. He admitted that eating was difficult, you wonder if this is somehow the same.

what is your favorite place you've visited?

It isnt quite a baseline question; you're asking this one in the hopes of a smile. You agreed to interview Becker— Sidestep, then and now— without much information on why, but you knew it would be bad. People don't ever leave the side of the angels for good reasons. Still, you're good at what you do because you look at all the angles, and you want to know what happiness looks like in him.

Something about Raz' expression softens, though you're not quite sure what does, maybe a little of the tension around his eyes slackening.

"Honestly? Here. Los Diablos. It was just a.. place the first time. Too hot and loud. But I came back. The reason I did didn't actually… well. I didn't do that. But I stayed, as long as I could. Came back again as soon as I could. It's…"

"Home?" You offer the word with a smile of your own,understanding at least some of it. Los Diablos has a draw for you too, in a way few cities ever have.

"Yes. It's home. I don't want to die anywhere else…"

what's something you can't stop thinking about?

"Thoughts are… Strange. I don't know if telepathy is the reason, or if it's something with how— It's all rooms. I just close the doors. I know it's probably dangerous, but sometimes… I know I can't do this if I don't shut the worst away."

His hand is halfway to his face when Raz seems to notice it, and he sets it back down on the wooden table. "So to answer your question, nothing. I just put it away."

(lmao did he take this a bit too literally? yeaaap)

do you have any tattoos? any piercings? (More piercing directed lol)

Becker only shakes his head.