Saph: Hello and welcome to GUNDAM Interviews! I have managed to find a way to get Tieria Erde here! I hacked into VEDA and snuck it into Aeolia's plan! Joking, joking! I just went up to Sumeragi-san and asked if I could borrow Tieria for a little while. She realized that it was why Allelujah and Lockon were missing and consented to it. She said that if I ever wanted anyone else in Celestial Being I needed only ask. So, please welcome the stoic meister, the master of the dual GUNDAMs, the bespectacled goody-two-shoes, TIERIA ERDE!
(knocking comes at the door)
Saph: Ah! Hikaru, can you get that? If it's anyone other than Tieria-san tell them to go away.
(Hikaru, walks over to the door and opens it a little, converses with the person outside before turning his head back to Saph)
Hikaru: Saph-sama, it's the pizza boy.
Saph: Oh, that's right. I promised you we'd have pizza tonight, didn't I? Well, pay the man and then take the pizza backstage and enjoy.
(Hikaru pays the man and goes backstage with the pizza)
Saph: For those that don't know, Hikaru's my assistant. He's a great kid! You should have seen him when I did Bleach interviews! Haha!
(Knocking comes at the door again)
(Hikaru runs to get it, opens the door to reveal Tieria Erde in his pink cardigan and yellow dress shirt)
Tieria: Sumeragi-san told me to come here. What is this about? She was very sketchy on the details and VEDA wouldn't tell me a thing.
Saph: Oh, this? This is an interview!
Tieria: O.o (or as close to that expression as he gets) I don't have time for this, I'm leaving.
Saph: But it was an order from Sumeragi-san! Besides, she said I could borrow you for a little while for this. (shows Tieria the signed document saying Tieria belongs to Saph until the interview is over)
Tieria: (shocked and horrified) t-this can't be! I-I-Sumeragi-san would never-I-I...
Saph: Stop with the drama and take a seat. We have coffee, if you want some, and then you will have to answer some questions.
Tieria: (looks up, shocked again) Questions? Questions? Regarding what? I've done nothing wrong! *shifty eyes* Y-You have no right!
Saph: Take it easy, it's just some questions from your fans. Contrary to popular belief, even you have fans. They're dying to know more about you, and so am I. So, if you're done hyperventilating, can we get started?
Tieria: A-Alright.
(Tieria and Saph go to sit in chairs)
Saph: Hey, Hikaru! Get Tieria-san some coffee!
(Hikaru, comes out with a steaming mug of some black coffee)
Tieria: Thanks.
Saph: So, to start things off, our first question is from someone calling themselves Zombyra (reads question and pales) T-Tieria-san? Please tell me you do not have your gun on you at the moment...
Tieria: No, Sumeragi-san confiscated it. She said something about it being for safety and how those of the surface are not allowed to carry guns. Why do you ask?
Saph: I have a feeling you're going to kill me for this, but either way, Zombyre wants to ask:
I have 2 questions for Tieria:
1: Have you ever been accused of being a girl?
2: what is it like to interface with Veda?
Saph: *hides behind shield*
Tieria: *silence*
Saph: *peeks passed the shield* A-aren't you going to kill me? You're mad, aren't you? Oh, crap, you're mad...
Tieria: I am not mad. I'll admit, it is a strange question but alas, I must confess that I have been accused of being a girl. When I first met Lockon he did it...I broke his nose for that. And on many other occasions that I care not to recall, I have been mistaken for a girl.
Saph: You wore a bloody dress for crying out loud! And you spoke like a woman, acted like a woman, danced like a woman, wore hair extensions, and went up to the man's room after the dance...I think all of that is evidence.
Tieria: That was when I had to go undercover for a mission, also, Sumeragi-san made me wear that! But I am an Innovator and half of us have undetermined genders!
Saph: I know. But, just as there are numerous arguments stating you are female, there are also many of you being male. The shower scene for example.
Tieria: Shower? WHAT? They all saw that too?
Saph: Yup!
Tieria: *glares* do not tell me you saw it too!
Saph: I did. You should feel honoured. Every fangirl around the world who saw that scene were squealing with delight.
Tieria: Please do not tell me you were one of them.
Saph: *smile is off* I'm male. At best, I would be a fanboy, but I do not swing that way!
Tieria: o.O! Y-You're male?
Saph: Yes. So, we're in the same boat.
Tieria: Y-Yeah *secretly thinking how the hell?*
Saph: Either way, question two, if you will.
Tieria: About merging with VEDA?
Saph: Yeah. How was it?
Tieria: Painful, I had to die. But, being in VEDA isn't all bad. There is no pain and I am not hindered by human limitations such as hunger and sleep.
Saph: Yeah, those sort of suck. But, just as there is no pain, there's no pleasure either, is there?
Tieria: No physical pleasure, if that is what you mean. But, I am with one of the things I love most, I am content.
Saph: Wow, you really have changed.
Tieria: In what way?
Saph: At the beginning, VEDA would have been the only thing you loved. I'm guessing over time things like Lockon, Celestial Being and everyone in it, and Mileina Vashti were added to the list?
Tieria: *tries to hide his blush* T-they're comrades! I-I have to care about them!
Saph: Ha! I guess that shows that you do like Mileina! That's something I want to ask, but I'll see if any of the other fans are curious as well.
Tieria: *praying for it not to happen*
Saph: NEXT! This one is from someone calling themselves Radomir Ravyinsky. He/she (sorry) says:
Dear Tieria:
I've got a couple of questions to ask you though:
1) How did you feel when you saw Regene Regetta for the first time?
2) Do you like seeing Lyle paired with Anew during her time in the ship?
3) Do you approve of Setsuna shooting Anew in the end of Season two, episode
20?
4) Why do the 00 characters that died, including yourself, get shot in the
head, out of all places?
5) How would you feel if you've captured Hilling Care instead of Revive in
episode 19 of Season two?
6) Which Gundam is better? Virtue/Nadleeh or Seravee/Seraphim?
7) If you could compare yourself to another Gundam character from another
series, which character would you be?
Tieria: ...
Saph: Wow, those are some good questions. But, be reminded that these characters do not know of the other series or of the 'episodes'. To them, it is real life.
Tieria: I guess I should start at the top.
Saph: Would you?
Tieria: What do you mean, how did I feel about seeing Regene Regentta for the first time? Surprised, really. There's a mirror image of myself with a slightly different hairstyle walking up to me. Naturally, that person is an enemy. Usually, we have orders to shoot before asking questions if someone happens to stumble upon our secrets, unless they are civilians.
Saph: And yet, you didn't shoot Regene.
Tieria: What he said intrigued me.
Saph: I know. He is your biological twin.
Tieria: Yeah. For question two, what business of mine is it? Anew Returner was a nice woman, up until we found out she was an innovator.
Saph: I guess that means, don't trust people with strange coloured hair. I mean, everyone on the Ptolemaios has normal hair...except Feldt...and you...but you're an innovator too so...Either way, the others have somewhat normal hair.
Tieria: Yes...I guess Feldt and I were some sort of genetic mess up.
Saph: Or the creators decided to go nuts with the pencil crayons.
Tieria: ...
Saph: Either way, I think that person is expecting an answer.
Tieria: Fine. Anew was an alright person, but she was the enemy. I harbour no feelings for the two of them. As long as they are needed in Aeolia's plan I do not care. But, his feelings for her made him a hazard on the battlefield. Had he not hesitated to shoot her when she showed her true colours, everything would have been under control. If he had just shot her, the other one wouldn't have gotten away. The other one's leverage was the fact that Anew was on the ship and would kill if we harmed him. If we got rid of her, he would have no leverage over us, we could have done away with him too.
Saph: Yeah, I was thinking that too. But isn't it sad that she had to die right when she and Lyle got all lovey-dovey?
Tieria: You humans are pathetic. Everything is about emotions and morals and was it right or wrong. That is why we innovators are so much better, that is why the human race is doomed to fall to us!
Saph: T-Tieria? T-That's Ribbons speaking...right?
Tieria: What? Sorry, I blanked out.
Saph: I-It's okay...humans aren't as bad as he thinks.
Tieria: Yes. They have been quite unpredictable, but humans aren't necessarily better, just...kinder I guess.
Saph: I see. Next question.
Tieria: Do I approve of Setsuna shooting Anew?
Saph: Yeah, answer that please.
Tieria: Like the previous question, it has nothing to do with me. It does not matter if I approve of it or not, the truth of the matter is that Setsuna destroyed the enemy, nothing more.
Saph: Yeah. Either way, there's more.
Tieria: Why do we get shot in the head? How should I know? The head is a fatal point, is it not?
Saph: It is. I guess I'll answer this. The creators just wanted to do it that way, and besides, if they're shot in the head or the heart they're pretty much dead. If they're shot anywhere else, there's a chance they're still alive. Heck, the head is the fastest and the person isn't alive to leave any last words or whatever. The creators probably wanted to show that Tieria's dead and he can't come back, as much as I hate that.
Tieria: It's not bad. I am content. Being inside VEDA is okay, I have unlimited access to the inner workings of Celestial Being and can take control whenever I wish. I think I could even pilot the GUNDAM from in there.
Saph: Yeah, you'll be doing that in the 2010 movie.
Tieria: What?
Saph: Argh! Sorry, I'm speaking about it as a person of our world would. Either way, forget it and please answer the next one.
Tieria: Alright. How would I feel if I captured a different innovator? Again, what difference does it make? We caught one of the enemy and can do what we wish with them. They needed to send a working pair and Anew was the one who infiltrated Celestial Being. They were planning on a two-pronged attack of sorts. An attack from inside as well as outside. Anew was supposed to bring down Celestial Being from the inside while her twin did it from the outside. Either way, because they share the same genetic information they were needed to be sent in together to keep in contact with each other. It doesn't matter who we caught, but they could only send him because it was Anew inside.
Saph: Yup, my thoughts exactly.
Tieria: Next one?
Saph: Please.
Tieria: I do not really care to choose which is better. The Seravee and Seraphim are upgrades of the Virtue and the Nadleeh. There's not really any comparison. They are two, or rather, four different units. It's like trying to compare the Exia to the Dynames. They're both good for something and one is better at something else while the other is better at what it excels at. There is no comparison and it doesn't matter.
Saph: Okay. Now, the last one from this one, please.
Tieria: What does this person mean, compare? And what does he mean by series?
Saph: These are the types of questions that don't work. Either way, I don't think you're like anyone in the other series that I know about. All I know is that, you're you and whoever the heck else is out there is themself. You're Tieria Erde and there is no one else like you.
Tieria: I see, so this is one of those change questions? People shouldn't have to change themselves for others.
Saph: Yup. If you were anyone else but you then there would be no Tieria.
Tieria: Yes.
Saph: Last question! This one's from Saiyuki Minamoto:
One question for Tieria: So who's the one
you love more Veda or Mileina Vashti in season two?
Tieria: Season two?
Saph: They always do this. Season two refers to the time after the four year time skip after operation Fallen Angels. When Celestial Being stopped being active for those four years and then Setsuna reappeared. After Setsuna comes back, that marks what the fans call Season two.
Tieria: I see.
Saph: Yeah, so answer the question!
Tieria: I am not human, therefore I do not feel 'love'. And Veda is a supercomputer, it cannot feel anything either. We are meisters, I am a member of Celestial Being. Such petty things as 'love' are useless.
Saph: Harsh. But you do care about Mileina, right? You covered her with the blanket and she seems to really like you.
Tieria: She is a member of Celestial Being, a comrade. Celestial Being looks out for their own. And I am unaware of what she feels for me. It doesn't matter.
Saph: So, you're not denying it or agreeing with it. You won't say it. And you are oblivious to her feelings for you. Tsk, Tsk. You may act smart, but you fail in that part of life.
Tieria: What?
Saph: Nothing. Either way, that's all the time we have! You may go and save the world or whatever. Our next guest is…SETSUNA F. SEIEI! The last of the original Meisters! Get your questions in, and remember not to ask questions pertaining to 'season' whatever, or comparing it to something the character does not know, like of SEED and DESTINY or anything else outside of 00. Thanks!
Tieria: What nonsense are you-
Saph: Shouldn't you be off? Celestial Being needs you, right?
Tieria:…*goes off in Gundam*
Saph: That's it for Tieria Erde! Next up is Setsuna F. Seiei! Get those questions in!