THE REVERSION INDEX
The Reversion
by Planet
Chapter 1
BEHIND THE GLAMOUR:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE EDITOR
OF OUR MAGAZINE, EMMANUELLE GIRAUD
It’s not every day that a world famous editor contact
another to say she’s finally ready to open up about her personal life, that she
will only speak to that other editor, and that she would publish the resulting
interview on her own internationally-renowned magazine.
That is, of course, what happened to me last
month when I received an unexpected call from the offices of the Reputé Magazine in Paris. The pleasant
caller told me I would be put shortly in contact with their editor, Emmanuelle
Giraud herself.
I won’t pretend I am a particularly knowledgeable
person in the world of fashion, as doubtlessly readers of this magazine would
call my bluff, but in the year since The Reversion hit, who hasn’t heard about
Emmanuelle Giraud? Her rise as the most influential fashion editor is comparable
with the likes of her pre-Reversion colleague Anna Wintour. I’m just a regular
newspaper editor, whose only honest claim to fame is to have been the only
available reporter when a world-changing event took place. A struck of luck.
I was still surprised at this unexpected honor
when Madame Giraud took over the line. Her warm greeting immediately revealed
what a down-to-Earth person she was. After that, she simply said “I’m prepared
now.” That was, I immediately understood, a long-delayed answer to the only
other communication I had with her.
Some might remember my many reports from last
October and November, during which I documented the discoveries of the
scientific commission lead by Barbara Morton to try to understand The
Reversion. We received numerous reports of particular happenings, some of which
were dubbed as “Anomalies” by Doctor Morton’s team. One of said cases concerned
Emmanuelle Giraud, but her name wasn’t still as celebrated as it is today. I
sent a formal request to interview her, but I hadn’t received an answer until
that day, almost a year later.
I arrived in France on the prearranged day and
I was driven to the Girauds’ vineyard, in the outskirts of Paris. I immediately
realized it was the best of places for a well-to-do Parisian family to live: it
was close enough to the city, yet just outside it. Emmanuelle could go from
there to her office and back in a very short time.
Once inside the house, I was directly received
by Madam Giraud herself. She kissed me twice on each cheek: her greeting was as
warm as it had been on her phone call, and she was as beautiful and smartly
dressed as in her pictures. She has a lovely accent, but her English is quite
good.
“No, I didn’t speak English before The Reversion.”
she answered when I questioned her. “That’s one of the skills it gave me. I suppose
it’s quite useful when you’re made into the editor of an international
magazine.”
That hardly surprised me, since I had acquired a
very good domain of Spanish because of my transformation.
Madam Giraud is a very gracious host. She insisted
on me to call her Emmanuelle, and she really made me feel at home, which was
quite a feat, since my entire actual home would probably fit on her entrance
hall.
Emmanuelle was always posed, and she had no rush
for the interview to begin: she told me we could take as long as it needed to
take. She introduced me to her husband and she offered me a glass of her. If I’ve
developed something after the Reversion, it’s a taste for wines. I’m
particularly fond of the French ones, and the Girauds’ was among the very best
I’ve savored.
We started with a little bit of small talk
about wines, which was as revealing as the actual interview, but she wasn’t
trying to stall me. When we actually got to it, she didn’t back out at all.
Very nice opening chapter. I'm looking forward to seeing where this interview goes.
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