“And you expect a good answer out of a bad question?”

I do, actually. Bad questions, after all, are meant for good answers.

Though sometimes it wouldn’t work and both parties have to stare at their feet and shuffle shiftily. Then they’d have to wait for someone to clear their throats and say “move along,” to break the awkwardness.

As expected, I made a fool of myself. The people at Blizzard called too early, before I was mentally prepared to ask questions and before I could figure out how to record the conversation. I ended typing furiously as I asked, and there’re lapses in silence where I tried to juggle between interpreting an answer and trying to word the next question.

It was short; only 15 minutes. They were nice people, and Brian Kindregan (lead writer for StarCraft II) is both great to speak to and very helpful.

I found it most interesting that he worked on the Iron Giant. Gamers out there should know that he also wrote for Jade Empire and Mass Effect 2.

Writing for video games now seem very fascinating. And very much underappreciated.

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Love is like a feast. Take enough of it, and you’re full, warm and contented. Take too much, you puke. Take too little, you hunger. Take nothing, and all you can do is watch and scent, and imagine the taste.