The Man Who Died a Thousand Times

## Premise

A special interview is taking place between the shooting star of the press, Lutin Remi and the famous movie director and stuntman, the man who died a thousand times, the Engineer. Tune in to the radio broadcast live tonight and maybe even get the chance to ask the man a question of your own.

## Cast

* Modmad as the Engineer
* Snailcomicz as Lutin Remi

## Notable NPCs

* Winter
* Verbay Tim

## Plot Summary

The interview opens up with Lutin Remi, introducing the Engineer and letting the listening audience know that they are welcome to send in their questions to the station to get answered. Then he begins with his own questions, asking the director how he got the name 'the Man Who's Died a Thousand Times', The Engineer explains that he started off in the industry by getting stuntman roles and was very good at brushing off the more extreme and dangerous ones to the point that people began to recognise him as 'that guy who's always being blown up in movies'.

This leads into the next question of which role in another's movie has been his favourite. The Engineer thinks before responding that it would have to be his first leading role in *Safety Least* and getting his first chance to show people that he was just as capable in a main role despite not having a face.

At this point Winter interrupts them before crawling onto the Engineer's lap (much to the director's delight and Lutin's embarassment). Getting back on track, Lutin asks about the Engineer's rivalry with DJ Mooves and how it got started. A little sheepish (but not regretful) the Engineer tells him that upon becoming a director they happened to (unknowingly) buy the same studio at the same time and that things went bad from their very first meeting. While the Engineer won't apologise for the way the first meeting went, he did grudgingly admit that the rivalry had pushed him to go above and beyond from the very start with his movies.

With that, Lutin moves on to some of the listener's questions. An anonymous caller (implied to be Charlie Black) opens by asking who Engie's favourite grandchild is. The director is annoyed at the use of he nickname and tells the caller that he doesn't have a favourite and even if he did he wasn't stupid enough to answer that.

The next question asks how many people the Engineer has adopted. The Engineer laughs at this, saying it's only officially two (and that if they're listening they better get back to class!) but that he considers quite a few others to be family even without the formality of it.

After that, Lutin gets a question about the Engineer's favourite stunt. Again the director has to consider this because all of them are pretty unique before concluding that it probably was for the movie *Cliffhanger* since they were some of the most dangerous stunts he's ever had to pull off. He also mentions that he enjoys anything that involves his train but doesn't really consider them stunts.

Rhode Is-And then sends in a question asking what the worst job the Engineer has ever had to do. Once his ears stop ringing the Engineer answers that it was horse dung detail and leaves it at that.

The next quesiton is directed towards Lutin, asking what his favourite movie by the Engineer is. Lutin answers that it's probably Lost and Found (his latest one) just because it had a lot of heart that was needed at the time. The Engineer is very touched by this, glad that what he was going for came through so well.

Moving on, the Engineer is asked what his most controversial pizza topping choice is. The movie director admits that he has some eccentric tastes, that he loves anything spicy on his pizza and has been known to put coffee grounds on them when trying to meet a deadline.

Lutin only gets partway through the next question as he realises it's asking when the Engineer is going to adopt HIM. He moves on quickly before the Engineer can clue into what happened.

The next question is about what inspired the Engineer to come up with his movies. This is not an easy question to articulate an answer for. There have been a few other's in the field that inspired him but as for his internal motivation all he can come up with is a desire to show to the true meaning of the story and impart that into every part of the film and into his audience. Much like how Lutin is with his reporting. At this point, the Engineer does mention that he is grateful that Lutin stood up for him in the media despite what everyone else was saying. Lutin tries to brush it off, saying he was only seeking the truth but the Engineer still reiterates that not many would do that.

Moving on, the Engineer is asked whether he would do boats or airplanes if he couldn't do trains. The Engineer says why not both (though he probably would start with boats first since he's had a few bad incidents recently with falling from heights). This gives him an idea and he begins to write it down on Lutin's borrowed notepad.

While he's doing that, Lutin asks him what his least favourite movie he's made is. The Engineer doesn't know if he has a least favourite because he thinks all of his movies are good but that there are some that are less strong and that he knows he could do better now. However, he tries not to dwell on that line of thinking often because that will only make you want to go back rather than pushing forward. Finally he concedes that he thinks the Temple of Gloom is one of his more overrated films (in his humble opinion).

Apologising for hurting his ego, Lutin then asks which movie the Engineer didn't make is his favourite. That's a hard one for the Engineer before he settles on Reservior Birds, for the deep character interactions despite how violent it was. He admits that he might sound egotistical for liking his own films so much but then what's the point of being a director if you don't like what you make.

Going back to listener questions, the Engineer is asked which movie he was most scared of the critical reception to. This is one the Engineer knows straight away, though it was less about the reception it got from the wider world and more about what it meant to one person in particular (the one he made it for). The Engineer poured his heart and soul into that movie, even changing the script during filming when he broke his arm shooting the opening scene. He talks about how he almost went bankrupt making that film and that it nearly wasn't ready in time for the awards ceremony (that was the first time it was even seen) but that it all came together in the end. Lutin, wholeheartedly agrees, saying that it was one he watched a lot as a kid. This perks the Engineer's curiosity, saying he would have a few questions for Lutin but that wasn't what they were here for and that they would have to get coffee sometime so he could get to know the reporter better.

Lutin is delighted but has a job to do so he moves on to the next question which is asking whether he thinks black and white or colour movies are better. The Engineer says both have their strengths and weaknesses and thus their place.

Lutin then asks the Engineer (saying he is free to skip the question if he doesn't want to answer) about the contestants that won the tickets to the Taffy Train and how they were intentionally in the movie Lost and Found and whether that was the Engineer's choosing. The Engineer admits it wasn't, that they found him and knocked some sense into him. That if it wasn't for them, he might not even be making movies anymore.

With the hour fast approaching, Lutin begins to wrap things up, with one final question. Curiously, it's not a question, just a statement apologising to Engie for the run in. There's a long pause before the Engineer tells them that it's water under the bridge and that he understands.

Not knowing what is going on but realising that it's probably personal, Lutin caps things off by asking the Engineer if there were any questions he wished he had gotten. The Engineer says that he feels like he should at least mention Deltasong Danger (an actor he worked with on two films) who passed away almost a year ago now. That he was a great actor, that he misses him, and that he wants to give his condolences to his family. On that somber note, Lutin thanks the Engineer for his time and closes the interview.

## Session Recording

The Man Who Died a Thousand Times

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