Matt: Another Take 5 to share with you today. Joining me on the blog, Warren Kensington IV. Thanks for being here.
Warren IV: Whatever.
Matt: You're sometimes referred to as the "Once and Future Crusading Comet." What does that mean?
Warren IV: You tell me. It's a stupid epithet. What does it mean...that I'm King Arthur? It doesn't make any sense.
Matt: I hear you're quite the technological marvel. Show me something that will wow me.
Warren IV: (takes phone from pocket, makes a series of quick button presses) Check out your Twitter stream.
Matt: (pulls out phone, checks Twitter) "I'm a Nancy boy who loves the Patriots and that one Selena Gomez song." That's very mature.
Note: The following Twitter mini-war then erupted:
Matt: You promise you'll stop with the Twitter hacking?
Warren IV: If you'll stop calling me the "Once and Future Crusading Comet."
Matt: You haven't read the sequel, have you? (Warren shakes his head) Sure. I'll stop calling you that.
Warren IV: Next question.
Matt: When did this turn into a Drew Rosenhaus press conference?
Warren IV: What?
Matt: Never mind. Third question. What can you tell me about Mortimer P. Willoughby?
Warren IV: Mortimer's been like a second father to me. Well, maybe a first father; it's hard to say. Dad says Mortimer's been with me since the day I was born. It certainly feels like it, anyway. He's a great teacher and mentor, although sometimes I can't stand to be around him. He gets all...uptight sometimes. He's always talking about rules and etiquette and protocol. Like a living Threepio...with sarcasm.
Matt: You just compared your father figure to a droid from Star Wars. What are you, kid? Like fifteen?
Warren IV: I'm seventeen years old.
Matt: That's pretty young.
Warren IV: You keep up this interview style, I'll outlive you.
Matt: Point...taken. We've touched on Morty and your knack for computer wizardry. Let's talk a little bit about Crimsonstreak. You guys didn't get off to a good start, did you?
Warren IV: Hmmmm...let's see. The guy left my father at the Clermont Institution for the Criminally Insane. His father took over the world and started a war on superheroes. My father never thought too highly of him and neither did Mortimer. I was skeptical of his motives and his methods, but a funny thing happened on the way to saving the world. It turned out he was one of the good guys after all.
Matt: It seems like you guys eventually became friends, which is pretty cool. Last question. What was it like going through the Comet Accelerator?
Warren IV: (Smiles...yes, actually smiles) Oh, man. That was one wild, righteous ride. It was like being squeezed through a tube while simultaneously being wrapped in a warm blanket of your memories. I saw kids I hadn't seen since kindergarten, communed with cartoon characters, and re-watched every movie I'd ever seen. The experience lasted an eternity, but it was no more than a blink of an eye.
Matt: Thanks for joining me today, Warren. Do you want to wrap up with the book plug?
Warren IV: Why would I want to do that?
Matt: Mortimer did it. So did Colonel Chaos.
Warren IV: I'm not them.
Matt: All righty, then. I, Crimsonstreak is available in a variety of formats from these fine retailers:
Candlemark & Gleam Website
Amazon Paperback
Amazon Kindle Edition
Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble NOOK Book
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