How long have you been a border guard Joe
This is my second year
Why did you volunteer to be a border guard
That is simple as there are those
Who would want to invade our pastel city
They have no reason to be here
As our city has been successfully
Built up over many decades
We have created our own happiness
Free of greed and exploitation
Joe how do you stop these people
We reason with them
Does that work
Sometimes
Explain
I hate to say this
But these people are so focused
On their invasion
That they do not listen to reason
Which is sad as we are very reasonable people
What happens next
The invaders are informed that they are placing themselves in danger
Danger
They are placing themselves in danger as lethal force might be used
Lethal force Joe
That we might employ our weapons
I notice that you have a lilac rifle
Yes I chose it myself
Sandy and Hark have lime rifles
Have you ever discharged your rifle
Yes on many occasions
Were people hurt
Yes
Are you saying that you have shot people
Yes
Were they killed
Yes I am an accurate shot
So are all the guys here
How do you feel about this
How should I feel
How do you equate this with God
I know that he will understand
It does not make me happy
But is important that the city is not polluted
Are your security measures effective Joe
Very
It is very quiet most of the time
But this can lull us into a sense of false security
And when our guard is down the obvious will happen
Do you feel sorry for these people
No
Why
They have nothing Joe
We all started with nothing
Not so many years ago this area was just desert
Then our fathers and their fathers came and built the foundations
We are the the children of these visionaries
These people have nothing at all that is why they look elsewhere
They had everything but frittered it away through corruption and over breeding
We started in a desert and as you can see the conditions were pretty basic
These invaders I believed had a higher starting point but did not progress
They did not even plateau but went backwards very quickly
How do you see things maturing Joe
I have great hope for the future as we are doing a lot of things correctly
I would rather be sitting in a coffee cafe with you Mike conducting this interview
But I cannot do that at least for the present
Other cities have failed you know
Failed badly
They became unsafe
Violence was not uncommon
Women could not walk the streets after dark
Cultures alien to us became the norm
This failure became apparent but it was too late
That will not happen here
It will definitely not happen here
In time our actions will enter the books of history
Our tasks will be complete
We will reach out to these people and offer them help
We are not monsters Mike
Far from it
You are welcome
Please if you have time join my family for an evening meal
I will thank you very much Joe
If you like I will take you to the airport
As it takes a little time to become accustomed to the heat
What hotel are staying at Mike
The Aqua Marine