Mythos Interview - Mara!

(Teri's Note: Warning! This interview contains spoilers for Chapter One of Mythos. If you haven't played through that... why not? It's free! Go get it: https://www.patreon.com/posts/mythos-book-one-47864250 . Additionally, you should check out the character interviews that came before this one -- just look at the "Character Interview" tag to see them all!)

Jessica Lee: Good morning, and welcome back. Today we go back to interviewing characters from Mythos, starting with Detective Mara MacLachlan. Welcome to the show, Mara.

Mara MacLachlan: Thank you for having me, Jessica.

JL: So Mara, having seen all of Chapter One, and having gone through all of the preview materials and teasers that have been released regarding Chapter Two, nobody has seen or heard of you up until a single shot of you that was released a few days ago. Some of the preview characters even appeared in the background of Chapter One scenes. Why have you been such a well-kept secret up until this point?

MM: Ah, well -- I wouldn't say I'm such a huge mystery or secret. I think perhaps my identity has been hidden because the major involvement of a police detective may have given away that the main character found themselves in some mortal troubles at some point in Chapter One.

JL: So having seen all of Chapter One now, I assume the "mortal troubles" we're talking about have something to do with the breaking and entering of Lisa's apartment?

MM: That and the subsequent firearm attack, yes.

JL: Firearm?

MM: Well... Maryland State Police don't have any official term for laser-powered weaponry; "Discharge of a firearm" is the closest we got.

JL: Haha, fair enough! So going by the revealed first screenshot from Chapter Two, it looks like the end of Chapter One caused a good bit of commotion at Lisa's apartment.

MM: Oh, yes! I can't give too much away, of course, but... there was a lot more to it than a single laser blast. 

JL: It looks like our main character is in some real mortal peril, then?

MM: (Laughing) Apparently, but... like it was said toward the end of Chapter One, this obviously can't be the death of the main character, being as they live to tell this tale. I know it sort of lowers the stakes a bit, but being as the narrator can't tell the story when they're dead...

JL: Well, I don't know about that -- have you ever seen Casino?

MM: Oh. That's a good point.

(Teri's Note: Whoops. I guess I should have warned there's a Casino spoiler in here, too.)

JL: So the events of Chapter One have alerted the police on a State level?

MM: In a sense, yes. Without going into too much detail, Howard County Police were the first on the scene, but due to some specific circumstances, I have to get involved. 

JL: I see. And I assume you can't detail those specifics?

MM: Not if I value my life!

JL: Then let's talk more about you! Are you a supernatural creature? 

MM: (Pause) Not everyone in the story is going to be some sort of monster, you know.

JL: Er, right... sorry. So you're just a regular police detective?

MM: "Regular" doesn't really sound much better. I'm a damned good detective, that's why I was promoted so young.

JL: Well, that does sound impressive. Sort of like Sherlock Holmes?

MM: "You see, but you do not observe." I wouldn't quite put myself on his level, but I notice things that probably escape others.

JL: Oh? Can you give us an example?

MM: Are you sure you really want that...?

JL: Sure! I think we'd love to see what we're in for from you in Chapter Two.

MM: You're profoundly insecure about yourself.

JL: I'm sorry...?

MM: In western cultures, most read in their language from left to right. As such, people tend to subconsciously sweep their vision in the same way. You always make sure you're seated so that you're on the left side of the screen, so that the viewer will always notice you.

JL: Oh. Um--

MM: Additionally, you make sure your outfit always sets you apart from the set. For every interview you've conducted, the set has been redesigned to that particular character's colour -- B's set was blue, Rain's was green, and so on. That means the subject of your interviews always sort of blend in with the set, wheras you always stand apart. Your outfits also match the colour of the character you're interviewing next, proving that you're very conscious of these colour themes. 

JL: I didn't--

MM: It can't be a coincidence that you're wearing an outlandishly pink suit; you try to stand out, but you haven't worn anything quite so garish. This says to me that you're interviewing Becki (With An I) on your next show, but you didn't own anything sufficiently pink -- and this is the best you could find on short notice, since you didn't know character interviews were resuming until it was revealed on Sunday.

JL: (Staring)

MM: But there's more to it. There's an underlying reason for you to draw attention to yourself beyond vanity and self-doubt... no, you crave affirmation in your life as a journalist, because there's some other aspect of your life you need to keep se--

JL: (Cutting in, loudly) And that's all the time we have for today! Tune in next time, where I sit down with Becki (With An I) to talk about her part in Mythos!

MM: Called it!

JL: (Trying to maintain her smile) Thank you, Baltimore! This is Jessica Lee, WETT Channel 6 News, reminding you to keep the legends alive!

Stage Manager: And we're clear!

JL: I didn't need you to dissect me on the air like that.

MM: Well, you asked...

JL: You didn't have to be so brash about it... wait, do you have family in Edinburgh?

MM: Eh... Probably, with my name being as it is, but nobody I know.