Sebastian Handsel Part 1 INTERVIEWED BY: O'Brien (Interviewee is incredibly skittish and makes a lot of gestures throughout the interview. Interviewee does have a dominant left hand. He seems to recognize and brighten when he sees O'Brien, though that doesn't really make him less nervous.)
State your full name for the record. S... Sebastian Atticus Handsel. Ah, I mean... doctor... Dr. Handsel. Ah, Dr. Sebastian Atticus Handsel. Yes.
Do you have any nickname(s)? My... ah... my little sister... well, my family, really, calls me "Seabass." Or, ah, they did. When... when they were living.
Please state your date of birth. March.... March 11th. 198... hm. Can I... can I look at my license, please? Or you can. I've... my mind's been a bit... spotty, lately. I'm sorry! Oh, here it is. 1983. Yes. Right, right. Sorry.
How long have you been a resident at Sing Sing? I... Oh, my. Well, I'd... ah.... I'd honestly ask you that? When... when did you bring me here? It seems like some time ago. I'm still very grateful, thank you.
Where, in Sing Sing, are you currently taking up residence? Oh, well... it's a... it's a room near the... ah... the back exit? To the greenhouses? I... I think it used to be a... ah... a utility closet. But... but it fits a cot. I really don't mind. It's... it's not that far from a restroom, really. I, ah, I keep my things underneath the cot... or on the shelves above me, mostly.
Does anyone else live with you? Oh, no. No, they'd... nobody would fit, I don't think? I, ah... well. I wouldn't... try.
What is your daily routine/job here at Sing Sing? Oh! I work in the greenhouses. And... ah... well, I've been keeping the... ah... the bees, as well. I'm trying to... well, you see there are certain... I used to work as a botanist, and we were... ah... in pharamceuticals... Anyway, I'm.... there are certain medicinal... Well, what I'm getting at is that I'm... ah... I'm trying to make medicines... as well as, ah, food. So I do... I mean, I have been in the lab, as wel. Is what I'm.... I'm trying to say. But the, ah... the food production is... well, that's clearly priority, isn't it? So, I... ah... I mostly focus on that. Making food. Keeping the plants alive... I, ah, I spend a lot of time with them.