Thursday, December 16, 2010

Questions about Neeta Lyffe, not asked in interviews



How do you pronounce Lyffe? Is it a pun? Yes, it's pronounced Life, as in Need A Life. (Honestly, don't you know me by now?)

That's an...unusual...name. What were your parents thinking? Neeta was names after her maternal grandmother, and like I think happens with some parents, they didn't put the first and last name together until it was too late. She will, however, consider seriously whether hyphenating her name when she marries is good for business or just too silly. (If I write the sequel. No promises.)

How do you become a zombie exterminator? First, you study to become a regular exterminator. You take the tests, pass the background checks, etc. Then you have to pass some preliminary psychological and physical tests. If you make it that far, you get a temporary license to re-kill. Then you apprentice with a regular exterminator.

How do you re-kill something that's already dead? That's why it's re-killing, and not murder. Zombies aren't alive, but they aren't fully dead, either. Brain activity has been restored on a rudimentary level. So there had to be a new classification for taking them out.

Why did Neeta choose this career? It's a family business.

2 comments:

Nissa Annakindt said...

You would not believe how long it took me to figure out Neeta Lyffe!

It also took a good while for me to figure out Hugh Jidette (from them fake campaign ads).

Amanda Borenstadt said...

I remember the forehead-slapping moment when I realized how to pronounce Neeta Lyffe. :}