John Zakour: My friend Ron that I mentioned, Aaron (RON) Pool. Who introduced me to the Web in '94 and did a lot of the programming on my first Web site.

Aurora Dizon: What are some of Roy's geeky quirks?

John Zakour: Roy believes computers would make fine overlords, speaks Klingon, and knows the Vulcan nerve pinch but also is a Jedi Master (sort of), believes there is no problem machines can't fix; he also has near-lethal foot odor, which ironically is actually based on my real life niece who is part of the inspiration for Dana. The girl is an ex-Costa Rican model (she's related to my wife, not me) who now works for a major multinational corporation; but her feet can drop a heard of rhinos at 20 feet.

Aurora Dizon: Which books will be given away if Roy reaches 1k followers?

John Zakour: The winners chosen at random will have their choice of any of my sci-fi books.