The Clockwork Maze 5: The Interview

"We will be right back to bring you more of your all time favourite TV moments after this important message."

***Aurora Co.***

"Hello! My name is Stephen Umber and I'm here with a man who is known throughout the empire...Isaac Noland the CEO of Aurora Co.!"

"Hello, Stephen."

"Well I can honestly say that I am honored to be interviewing a someone of your status."

"Yes you are."

"Getting straight down to business: you are here to tell the public about the new facility which has been constructed specifically to test new types of bio-modification, correct?"

"Indeed I am, Stephen. This new testing facility has been designed to test the effects of all of our technology invented for the modification of human beings in the past three decades. So far we have tested four hundred subjects with a ninety-seven percent success rate."

"And what about the three percent who weren't successful?"

"They were reassigned to positions that better suited their attributes, Stephen."

"And do you have anything to say about the rumours that your company is permanently wiping the minds of unwilling test subjects and putting them into the testing facility?"

"Stephen, think about the question that you've just asked. Don't you think that it was tremendously foolish to blurt out such nonsense? Stories of kidnappings are mere fantasies, Chinese whispers passed from person to person starting off with a cruel joke at the expense of a gullible individual. I admit that my company has the ways and means to perform such acts, but why would I disobey the laws that the chancellor has laid down?"

"I admit that it was a foolish question mister Noland, I apologise"

"You are excused, Stephen. However, I wish to make it clear that anyone caught spreading these rumours shall be sentenced to death without trial. Why only half an hour ago we had to apprehend a family that claimed their son had been kidnapped. The mother is to be executed later today for the murder of both her stepson and her biological son. The father has been cleared of all charges due to the fact that he was at work at the time of the incident."

"And am I right in saying that you stand by your claim that none of the test subjects have been hurt in any way?"

"You are correct, Stephen. In fact, reality is quite the opposite, they are being paid handsomely for doing practically no work at all. It is our researchers that do all the hard work."

"Well its been a pleasure meeting you, thank you for your time mister Noland."

"The pleasure is all mine, Stephen. I'm Isaac Noland and I approve this message."

"And...We're off!"

"Please! Mr Noland... how is my son doing? Is he alright?"

"No. Goodbye Stephen."