The Supreme Aglet Interviews Ballio and Boormund
Those faithful readers who have been following the story of Ballio and his balls will be pleased to hear that I have been able to spend some time with Ballio and Boormund to learn more about the plight of these heroes.
This interview was conducted on March 25, 2005. Following is the transcript from the interview.
The Supreme Aglet: Hello gentlemen. Thank you for taking the time to discuss your dilemma.
Ballio: Sure. Thank you.
Boormund: Thank you. Thanks for having us.
The Supreme Aglet: My first question is one that is on the minds of all Agleteers, and it is this: how will this situation finally resolve itself?
Boormund: That's the question on our minds as well, of course. We believe we hold the legal advantage in that we have a solid claim of ownership to the balls. Ideally, though, we would like to work with the Great Wonder Wizard to our mutual benefit.
Ballio: And Zorphine of course, to the extent that he can benefit.
Boormund: Right. Our position is really one that seeks cooperation.
The Supreme Aglet: A reasonable position to take indeed. Given that your position is the one that suits the best interest of all parties, why do you suppose you are having such great difficulty persuading them to bring closure to this under the framework you have proposed?
Ballio: That's the [inaudible] of this whole situation in my opinion. I have to say that I'm really--that I'm a bit disappointed in how this has become a big grab for my balls. All I want is what's due to me. That's all. And I want everyone to derive some benefit from it.
Boormund: You have to understand that Ballio has had a long friendship with Zorphine, so he's being sincere when he says that he wants Zorphine to benefit even though they are taking somewhat adversarial positions.
Ballio: Right. But to clarify a bit, I don't just look at this as something that should benefit Zorphine because he's my friend, I--he's also the guy that had the idea to--the idea and the means to make balls with Wonder Dust.
The Supreme Aglet: You say Zorphine had the means. But without the Great Wonder Wizard, what means does Zorphine have?
Ballio: Exactly. When I say he had the means, I mean that he's someone who somehow gets access to people like the Great Wonder Wizard.
Boormund: Right. Zorphine has raised and squandered more Wonder Dust than anyone I personally know.
Ballio: Well, let's be fair. It isn't Zorphine who loses the Wonder Dust as much as it is the people who he sometimes finds himself partnering with.
The Supreme Aglet: You're not referring to yourself of course.
Ballio: [Laughs] No, I mean people like Crimino. I mean, how obvious is it that people like Crimino don't have your best interest in mind? The guy's a crook for gosh sakes.
Boormund: Right. Zorphine has this propensity to cede his judgement to some of the seediest people. I think our proposal represents a best defense against that happening again.
The Supreme Aglet: How did you two find Stelman?
Boormund: Stelman is actually a relative of Ballio's.
Ballio: [Chuckles] And as such, he's obviously an extremely talented individual...
The Supreme Aglet: [Laughs] That goes without saying.
Boormund: [Inaudible]
Ballio: [Inaudible], and it runs in the family.
The Supreme Aglet: So, even though neither of you seems willing to make any firm predictions about...
Ballio: We really can't...
The Supreme Aglet: ...predictions regarding the outcome...
Ballio: There are just too many variables at this point. It doesn't help that the lines of communication have been muddled a bit.
Boormund: Due to legal constraints, actual conversation is limited. The Great Wonder Wizard is also not as accessible as we'd like due to distance constraints and scheduling conflicts.
Ballio: Plus, I'm a full-time ball maker at the moment and Boormund has things he has to do, like getting his computer fixed.
Boormund: [Laughs] Let's not get into that.
Ballio: But in the end, we have a strong bargaining position. At least we should have based on the facts. We just need to be patient and allow these things to play out. That is, I need to be patient.
Boormund: At the same time, we need to be aggressive when the ball is in our court, we need...
Ballio: ..."Ball in our court", that's funny.
Boormund: [Laughs] Right. We need to be aggressive in asserting our position, but at the same time, we need to keep from reacting to every little thing or we don't look credible.
The Supreme Aglet: So I suppose we'll just have to wait, as you two don't seem to want to predict the outcome.
Boormund: We're not being coy or secretive. We just don't know. We're hoping for the best.
Ballio: Right. We're just hoping to get to the point where we can say confidently, "the world of the Supreme Aglet is once again in perfect balance".
This interview was conducted on March 25, 2005. Following is the transcript from the interview.
The Supreme Aglet: Hello gentlemen. Thank you for taking the time to discuss your dilemma.
Ballio: Sure. Thank you.
Boormund: Thank you. Thanks for having us.
The Supreme Aglet: My first question is one that is on the minds of all Agleteers, and it is this: how will this situation finally resolve itself?
Boormund: That's the question on our minds as well, of course. We believe we hold the legal advantage in that we have a solid claim of ownership to the balls. Ideally, though, we would like to work with the Great Wonder Wizard to our mutual benefit.
Ballio: And Zorphine of course, to the extent that he can benefit.
Boormund: Right. Our position is really one that seeks cooperation.
The Supreme Aglet: A reasonable position to take indeed. Given that your position is the one that suits the best interest of all parties, why do you suppose you are having such great difficulty persuading them to bring closure to this under the framework you have proposed?
Ballio: That's the [inaudible] of this whole situation in my opinion. I have to say that I'm really--that I'm a bit disappointed in how this has become a big grab for my balls. All I want is what's due to me. That's all. And I want everyone to derive some benefit from it.
Boormund: You have to understand that Ballio has had a long friendship with Zorphine, so he's being sincere when he says that he wants Zorphine to benefit even though they are taking somewhat adversarial positions.
Ballio: Right. But to clarify a bit, I don't just look at this as something that should benefit Zorphine because he's my friend, I--he's also the guy that had the idea to--the idea and the means to make balls with Wonder Dust.
The Supreme Aglet: You say Zorphine had the means. But without the Great Wonder Wizard, what means does Zorphine have?
Ballio: Exactly. When I say he had the means, I mean that he's someone who somehow gets access to people like the Great Wonder Wizard.
Boormund: Right. Zorphine has raised and squandered more Wonder Dust than anyone I personally know.
Ballio: Well, let's be fair. It isn't Zorphine who loses the Wonder Dust as much as it is the people who he sometimes finds himself partnering with.
The Supreme Aglet: You're not referring to yourself of course.
Ballio: [Laughs] No, I mean people like Crimino. I mean, how obvious is it that people like Crimino don't have your best interest in mind? The guy's a crook for gosh sakes.
Boormund: Right. Zorphine has this propensity to cede his judgement to some of the seediest people. I think our proposal represents a best defense against that happening again.
The Supreme Aglet: How did you two find Stelman?
Boormund: Stelman is actually a relative of Ballio's.
Ballio: [Chuckles] And as such, he's obviously an extremely talented individual...
The Supreme Aglet: [Laughs] That goes without saying.
Boormund: [Inaudible]
Ballio: [Inaudible], and it runs in the family.
The Supreme Aglet: So, even though neither of you seems willing to make any firm predictions about...
Ballio: We really can't...
The Supreme Aglet: ...predictions regarding the outcome...
Ballio: There are just too many variables at this point. It doesn't help that the lines of communication have been muddled a bit.
Boormund: Due to legal constraints, actual conversation is limited. The Great Wonder Wizard is also not as accessible as we'd like due to distance constraints and scheduling conflicts.
Ballio: Plus, I'm a full-time ball maker at the moment and Boormund has things he has to do, like getting his computer fixed.
Boormund: [Laughs] Let's not get into that.
Ballio: But in the end, we have a strong bargaining position. At least we should have based on the facts. We just need to be patient and allow these things to play out. That is, I need to be patient.
Boormund: At the same time, we need to be aggressive when the ball is in our court, we need...
Ballio: ..."Ball in our court", that's funny.
Boormund: [Laughs] Right. We need to be aggressive in asserting our position, but at the same time, we need to keep from reacting to every little thing or we don't look credible.
The Supreme Aglet: So I suppose we'll just have to wait, as you two don't seem to want to predict the outcome.
Boormund: We're not being coy or secretive. We just don't know. We're hoping for the best.
Ballio: Right. We're just hoping to get to the point where we can say confidently, "the world of the Supreme Aglet is once again in perfect balance".
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