~ KIM TAEHYUNG, THE BEAST ~

Q: Ever considered modeling and turning the world upside down?

A: I think Jiminie does a great job of that already. I don't know if I'd make the world turn upside down. I don't even take that many pictures. But if someone asked me, I could try.

Q: If you change into "the Beast" and I hug you, would you kill me?

A: Hah, I love hugs. I wouldn't kill you. When I'm the Beast, I don't lose all of my mental control. I know who is on my side and who isn't. 

Q: What would you prefer to be permanently? In your wolf form, or your human form?

A: This one is tough. Both forms I like for different reasons. When I'm a beast there's more freedom in my body and I can do what I want. It's easier to hurt our enemies or track them. Howling is convenient too. Things just get messy fast and I can't talk. When I'm human, I get to wear clothes and eat what I want and fit into human places. I don't like feeling so small though. I think I'd prefer to be a beast all the time because it's when I feel my best. Plus, Yoongi doesn't talk as much crap.

Q: Do you consider yourself to be impulsive? Is it related to your instincts of being a "beast" of course, or that's just part of your rash nature?

A: I wouldn't call it impulsive. Can we say passionate instead? I act before I think very often and I give in to decisions suddenly because it is what I want so badly in that moment that nothing else matters. Now that I think about it, I definitely think it has to do with my power. When a wolf sets its mind on attacking, it doesn't really stop to think. I'm a lot like that. 

Q: Do you wish that things between you and Grey had turned out differently?

A: I think a lot of us wonder what we could have done differently to get the future we wanted. I know that in my mind, sometimes I wonder what would have happened if I went to find her instead of letting her come to me. 

Q: Did you have to adjust to changing into a wolf?

A: Yeah. I transformed a lot originally in Heaven, but I wasn't necessarily a wolf. I grew a liking to steak and meat. I hated watching people walk around with loose shoe laces that were so chewable. I had to learn how to mark territory in a better way. 

Q: If you could have power over anyone for a day, who would it be?

A: Yoongi-hyung. I'd make him sit, stand, roll over, and bark for the entire day. 

~ MIN YOONGI, THE WRAITH ~

Q: How would you describe your relationship with your piano?

A: It's one of my favorite instruments, but I also think it's the only instrument that will ever express the way I felt. The sound of it fills the air and gets rid of every other noise. It lets you create the song. But maybe you were looking for me to say something silly. If it were a girl, I'd date her. Is that what you want to hear? 

Q: Why are you so secretive? Are you having trust issues? If so, why?

A: There was one thing I learned when I came to Earth and saw everyone else getting hurt trying to make connections. Not everyone needs to know your business. Not everyone needs to get let in. Sharing pieces of you doesn't mean anything to the person that never planned on sharing anything back. We think we're owed openness, from others. That kind of entitlement could not be further from the truth.

Q: Do you regret being hard on Grey and losing her as a lover to Jin? If you could turn back time, would you try to fix things or leave her to find her way to your hyung's heart?

A: I don't regret being hard on her. She needed that. I regret being hard on myself and not letting myself accept the gift. If I could turn back time, I would fix things. It's selfish, but if I could, I'd rewind to the moment we were on that bridge and I'd kiss her. I'd claim her.

Q: Are you entirely faithful to Variel since you lost your chance with Grey?

A: Let me clear the air here because I don't want anyone getting the wrong idea. Variel helped raise me. She helped me become a warrior. She may seem like she has a gentle facade, but underneath that is a brilliant mind poised for battle. Not just battle, but victory. I spent a lot of time with her to learn her strategies and gain a bit of her insight. Anything else is... something I never considered.

Q: What is something you will NEVER do again?

A: Accidentally light fireworks in the penthouse. I didn't know what they were at the time, but I know now.

~ JEON JUNGKOOK, THE ASSASSIN ~

Q: Can you please step on me?

A: Uhh... do I have to?

Q: How did you feel after learning Grey chose Jin over you?

A: I felt unsure of myself. I kept thinking of ways to do something more or sway her towards me. But then, I think I was slowly realizing this all the way up to the moment we stepped onto the battlefield. I loved her. I still do. Love is not always winning, and I think that's the mistake I made in thinking of it as a competition. Love is painful, and agonizing, and slow just as much as it is wonderful. Love, to me, true love is also irreversible. I was not going to love her any less for choosing someone else. I made the decision to feel the way that I do, so I followed through. I regret nothing, and I am happy for Jin. What else can you do when you see two people that you care for that much at peace in one another?

Q: How can you be the epitome of cool and classy and brave and passionate and yet be the cutest baby bun to ever exist? 

A: Thank you for thinking all those things about me. And for thinking I'm a baby bun.

Q: What dumb accomplishment are you most proud of?

A: One time during patrol, a kid in elementary gave me a golden star sticker for helping him walk across the street. I wasn't sure where his mother was, but I think I became his mom that day. And he told me to keep being safe. 

Q: What do you strongly suspect, but have no proof of?

A: A day before the billboard of Grey and Jimin got removed, a graffiti mustache magically appeared on Jimin's mouth. I imagine Jin instructing someone to do it, and I heard him tell the billboard people he had special instructions for its removal, but I don't have enough evidence to pin it on him.

~ KIM SEOKJIN, THE SHADOW ~

Q: Being the eldest and shouldering all the responsibility must be so hard. How do you cope with it?

A: Naturally being the firstborn comes with a lot of responsibility, so I think that extra factor has always been there since I first realized it as a child. I grew up with it, knowing that I had to set an example and encourage them to be their own individuals. It gives me less freedom in making mistakes, and it's made me set some of my own desires aside to continue to provide for them. There isn't a way to cope with it. You serve them. Don't think about it, just serve. Do what you can do and help. Always. All the time.

Q: What was it like being Dark?

A: It was like nothing if that word had a shape and movement. Numb from head to your toes. If someone poked me, I'd feel it, but I wouldn't care that it happened. It's like someone puts ice over your heart and your emotions freeze over and stop flowing completely. You're just a body with a broken mind.

Q: How did you establish KSJ Industries? Was it a journey you started from scratch or did you magic your way into it?

A: A little bit of both. I'd had the monetary resources for decades and nowhere to put them. I also decided I didn't want to continue to do numerous jobs to keep up. It's a lot of work, you know, searching for openings, doing interviews, undergoing the hiring process, working a few years, magically disappearing so that my employers couldn't contact me anymore when I moved on. Too much work. So for my company, I met with each of my brothers separately and told them that if they wanted a piece of the payment, they'd have to work under me for at least five years. All of them agreed and gathered clients for a team that I personally picked from other jobs I worked at in the past. I told Nicolai about what I'd started and he helped me make the business decisions and strategy. At the end of their terms with me, none of my brothers quit. The company grew and grew.

Q: During your time on Earth, what were some of your coolest or oddest jobs?

A: a blacksmith, a butler, a submarine cook, an extra in a few television shows when television first became a thing, a human statue, a food critic just to name a few. 

M.S. : A human statue.

JIN: Art is art.

Q: What were you thinking of Grey in her interview with you for KSJ? What was your first impression?

A: When I first walked in and around my desk, she was already breathtaking. But anyone can be beautiful and be terrible at a job. So I asked her questions and every single time her answers wound back to something about love, passion, or optimism. At the time I could have rolled my eyes, but in the back of my head I was nervous. Everything about her was a sign and the longer I talked to her the more I knew I was getting into trouble. From the way she looked at me I couldn't take my eyes off her. So much hope in her stare that I wanted to steal a piece for myself. The way she dressed wasn't the most appropriate for the workplace either. Not that I minded. In her words, there was such belief behind her statements that by the time she left, I was conflicted. She made me wonder if I was still deciding to give up. She made me reflect on how I got here. I spent more than two centuries preparing to fold and in the last minute, the most compelling young woman I'd ever seen stepped into my office. She was a force, and I knew it the second she opened her mouth.

Bonus Q: How did KSJ get its name?

A: All of my brothers and Nicolai had a name for what it should be. None of them could beat me in rock-paper-scissors. 

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