Interview with
Orfyn from “Merged” by Jim and Stephanie Kroepfl
“MERGED” – Seven of our country’s most gifted
teens will become Nobels, hosts for the implantation of brilliant Mentor minds
in an effort to accelerate human progress. But as the line between what’s
possible and what’s right draws ever blurrier, the teens discover everything
has a cost. Scientists have created an evolved form of living known as Merged
Consciousness. Sixteen-year-old Lake, the Nobel for Chemistry and Orfyn, the
Nobel for Art, are two from among the inaugural class of Nobels, and with the
best intentions. But when Stryker, the Nobel for Peace, makes them question the
motivation of the scientists behind the program, their world begins to unravel.
The Nobels work to uncover the program’s dark secrets, and they realize no one
can be trusted, not even the other Nobels. As the Mentors begin to take over
their bodies and minds, Lake and Orfyn must find a way to regain control before
they lose all semblance or memory of their former selves.
Interviewer: Why do you think
you have such a big following as a street artist?
Orfyn: I don’t take myself seriously. I
like choosing a famous painting and then adding my own twist. Like I once made
Mona Lisa look like she was from our time. She had on a hoodie, wore ear buds,
and she was texting. My fans loved it. The owner of the pawn shop? Not so much.
He covered it over with black paint before the sun set.
Interviewer: Does that happen
often?
Orfyn: Yeah, almost everything I do gets
destroyed one way or another. But that’s the way it goes when you paint on
someone else’s property.
Interviewer: Have you ever
been arrested for vandalism?
Orfyn: Thank God, no. There’d be serious
blowback if the police ever figured out where I live.
Interviewer: Why is that?
Orfyn: I can’t get into it because it might
reveal my true identity, but believe me, there’s more at stake than just me
ending up in jail.
Interviewer: Then why do you
do it?
Orfyn: I’ve asked myself that question too,
especially when painting alone in a dark alley at three in morning. I guess
it’s that I like giving normal people who’d normally never see a masterpiece
the chance. I want to blow their minds.
Interviewer: But don’t you
want your artwork hanging in a museum one day?
Orfyn: Sure, who wouldn’t? But, I can’t
see that ever happening. Who’d take a chance on someone like me? It’s okay. I
mean, I’m still famous, even though nobody knows who I really am.
Our
young adult science fiction novel “Merged” is being released on September 17,
2019 by Month9Books. Visit us at www.jimandstephbooks.com.
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