brother was talking to me about how if you almost die from an extreme-temperature-related incident then your body is just forever fucked towards that temperature and that's why i think kiryu and saejima are weak to ice. i dont know why aoki isn't like that too but ignore that statistic everything else tracks.

suggesting certain movies to people is like ripping open your chest and baring your soul

(Also, since I'm sharing random bits of creativity haha)

Please enjoy this prologue from a WIP

Disclaimer: this is simply because I cannot contain myself and I really love this and want desperately to share it haha. Do not be fooled into believing this is an indication the finished product may be coming soon. I truly have no idea. I have, like...over 50 WIPs for this account haha — I never know when any of them are going to be finished until it is upon me.

And...I beg of you. Stick with it, it's the end that I love so dearly, but the set up is necessary.

Jason is angry. 

Maybe it's more accurate to say Jason is anger. 

He's trying, he's really making an…effort to at least try to be more levelheaded and reasonable now that he's supposed to be a Bat again, but he's still always just filled with so much…rage. It flows under his skin, molten and burning and viscous like magma, just waiting to burst forth at the slightest opportunity, lurking there for the moment it can surge out and entomb the next unfortunate soul in his path in its inescapable, blistering clutches. 

He feels like a monster. 

He feels like his rage is an entire other being that forcibly wrestled the wheel out of his grasp, and yet he still feels he's entirely at fault for every action it takes in the driver's seat of his brain, because it's his. He wants those things, he wants to do those things, he feels those things, even if the smothered voice in the back of his head says it's wrong, that he'll regret it later (if he ever manages to take the wheel again. He wonders if that's even a possibility. It feels impossibly out of his grasp).

He's managed to achieve more of a balance lately, managed to unsmother that voice, and shove aside the rage sometimes even if he can't shove it back or down, but that means it's still always there, right there in the forefront of his mind, boiling his brain and frying all of his other emotions to ashes until only bitterness is left. 

He feels so elemental, like there's hardly anything left to make him up at all; only thin skin that barely contains a sea of magma roiling over an impenetrable wall of igneous rock around his heart, like he was almost made inside out. Isn't normal people's fire on the inside, instead of licking at the outside world through their very pores with every breath? Aren't their walls like a protective exoskeleton? Jason had failed at normal a long time ago, though, hadn't he.

There's a knock on Jason's safehouse door, and Jason fucking burns with hate at being interrupted. The little voice in his head tells him he's being unreasonable, that he's only been cleaning his weapons and allowing his thoughts to simmer through the shimmering heat-haze of his emotions that he doesn't know if he'll ever be able to get used to no matter how long he's been dealing with it. (He wonders if it's a useless endeavor to even think about trying to tune such a thing out some day. He wonders if it might even be dangerous. If his rage really is a separate entity by now, one that could maul him when he's no longer looking). 

It doesn't matter what the little voice says though, he feels it, he feels it.

It matters what the little voice says. He sets down the pistol, and goes to get the door.

Dick gives him a friendly smile and a bright, "Hey!" and Jason feels another surge of haterageresentment swell in him at the sight.

But he only says a curt, "Hi."

Dick steps forward, forcing Jason to either step back or blatantly block his entrance, inviting himself in as if it doesn't occur to him that he might not be naturally welcome in Jason's space. Like he might not just intrinsically belong here.

Jason sits with this swell of anger as well, as he shuts the door behind him while Dick makes himself quite at home on the ratty couch Jason had dragged in from an alleyway that had smelled like cigarette smoke and rotting leaves and old piss, as most Gotham alleyways are wont to, in Jason's experience. At least the sofa doesn't smell like that anymore. Mostly.

Dick still looks happy for some fucking reason, as Jason approaches him. Jason stops a good meter and a half away, still standing and now crossing his arms tightly over his chest, deciding it's probably better this way. Probably better to keep him out of striking range, out of the way of temptation, far enough that it might take more than a few seconds, at least, for any errant flows of lava to reach him.

"I'm really glad you're back, Jason," Dick says, looking unaccountably earnest, and Jason doesn't know quite what to do with that. His anger roils confusedly below the surface in choppy waves, trying to surge but continually falling back on itself as it has no idea what for. "I missed you. I'm so glad you're back with us, and I just— I feel like there's so much I did wrong before, and so much more I could have done, and I don't— I don't want to lose you again. I want— I understand if it's more…difficult and you can't jump in all at once, but I want to have the relationship we never got to have before; I want to be someone you trust this time, someone you can rely on. You're family, but that's just a word if you don't make anything of it. I want to. I want to be closer this time…if you'll let me."

Jason's insides have gone still. And he's still just as lost at sea.

"I…" Dick hesitantly adds. "I know I'm not alone either. Alfred would be absolutely over the moon to spend time with you." He pauses again. "Maybe we could…all have tea some time when Bruce isn't at the manor?"

Jason stares at him, because he doesn't know quite what else to do, and in that moment, Jason…feels something in him break. He feels like something soft and raw inside him is suddenly left exposed to the elements, and the utter vulnerability makes panic flicker through him, but Dick is still holding his gaze — eyes clear and open, and friendly smile lingering, like he means it. Like he means every bit of it. And everything about him whispers terrifying, with the way he's cracked Jason open; and everything about him whispers safe, like no matter what turns out to be underneath Jason's hard, igneous shell, he wouldn't flinch back, he would open his arms and shield him from the world himself.

"Okay," Jason manages, and Dick smiles like the sun, and Jason feels another flicker in his chest. Not fear this time though, and finally — finally — not anger or its bedmates bitterness and hatred either. Something…lighter. Softer. …Hopeful? Bright. Not the fires of rage, but a warm spring sun.

hi bestie!! i loved the prompt you wrote where the reader dies in the genshin boys arms,, so do you think you could do that for zhongli and xiao? :]

We about to cry again huh?

Bro Stormbearers Lair is making me sad and for what? All I’m doing is looking for chests. Bruh. Kinnie moment

Pairing(s); (Seperate) Zhongli, and Xiao x reader

Warnings; major character death, angst, hurt/no comfort, injury description, blood

Keep reading under the cut!

Zhongli

He had lost many a person over the millennia, so loss isn’t exactly foreign to the ex archon

But you, even if you were mortal. In Zhongli’s eyes you would grow old with him. You would get to see your children grow into adults, you would get to see grand children, maybe you would even get to see great grand children if you were lucky.

But no

Your body lays limp in Zhongli’s arms. You were both fighting a particularly tedious foe, like you have done some many times before. But this time ended with you dying

And Zhongli didn’t even get to say his goodbyes to you for he was too preoccupied with putting down the enemy. Like has happened so many times before, people close to him, gone without even a goodbye let alone a kiss on the cheek

It had happened with Guizhong too. One day she was there fighting beside him and the next. Gone

Zhongli finds himself doing something that he hasn’t done in a very long time. He cries. He cries for you. Your loss of life, for your loss of experience. For all those years he was going to spend with you. For all those years that he did spend with you that are going to be nothing but a painful memory that he has to dwell on to remember why he’s alive

How would he explain it to his children? Children that are certainly not going to understand why one of their parents are gone. Especially when the said parent is used to being gone for long periods of time? How would he explain this to himself? That the person he loves above all things has been taken away?

Hu Tao is funnily enough the one to find Zhongli dry sobbing in the middle of the plains. She says something about how she was in the area, but really? Hu Tao had this sudden gross gut feeling, as if your spirit was trying to call out to her. The gross gut feeling she had was right

Hu Tao suddenly ever so professional helped the broken Zhongli up. She doesn’t mention it when his trousers are stained by your blood, nor does she mention Zhongli’s wet face. Hu Tao knows better, especially when dealing with the dead.

The service is as small as it could physically be, considering that just in Liyue you and he have made so many friends that want to say goodbye

Both Zhongli and his children are so overwhelmed with emotion that none of them cry at the service. But everyone knows how they’re feeling. 

After the service Zhongli sits his kids down and tries to explain everything to them without crying. He must stay strong for his beautiful children, he wont let himself crutch onto them.

Often when the kids are tucked away happily in bed Zhongli will visit your grave. Often with flowers, it doesn’t matter which ones. You always had a way of finding beauty in even the weeds that litter both the garden and the wilds

On more than one occasion Zhongli has found Xiao and Ganyu silently saying goodbye to you. In all honesty you were the reason why the human adepti started seeing the ex-archon in the first place. It’s only right they offer their blessings to the person who bought them closer to the only father figure they have

As the years pass your loss has gotten easier. Zhongli still visits your grave often and occasionally brings the kids to say hello. 

Though Hu Tao cannot help but note that Zhongli still wears his wedding ring on his finger. And sometimes, she can catch glimpses of what she can only presume to be your wedding ring hanging around his neck.

Zhongli isn’t going to be letting your memory within him die anytime soon

Xiao

Having a mortal lover really wasn’t the best plan for Xiao. But he had always pictured at least you getting old. That way it would be less painful for the adeptus to let you go.

But fate obviously didn’t want that for him

He should have been more careful about having you near. You had helped him open up, so much so displays of PDA were something that he really began to enjoy. Holding your hand as you wonder about Wangshu’s market stalls, or kissing each others cheeks just when you feel like it

That’s what must have enticed the Abyss to target you. While you were defenseless

It was just a night like any other. Xiao had decided to go out for some monster slaying. He had noticed a slowly growing presence and generally a night out slaying monsters cleared out the area for a week or two

And it was going great until he heard the bloodcurdling scream of his name. If Xiao wasn’t a lightning fast adepti the scream of his name alone would have caused him to cry

The scene as he entered your room was much worse

The first thing he notices is the smell of the elemental traces of the abyss, but that smell is quickly overpowered by a metallic smell Xiao has become more than acquainted over in his lifetime. Blood

They you are lead on your bed, somewhere that should have been a safe space for both you and Xiao by extension

“Xiao” you speak again between laboured breaths, he is by your side in an instant, he clasps your hand in his

“Tell me who, I’ll ki-” he says before you interrupt

“shh” you shush with a weak smile “Xiao, I’ll” you pause coughing “I’ll find you in my next life, I promise” you manage to say

“[name], [name] stay with me!” Xiao yells as he begins to shake your body. It’s obvious from your glassy eyes and lack of breath that you’re not going to

Xiao leaves Goldet to clean up the room of blood, and you as he tracks down the culprit of your demise

He eventually does. But Xiao realises that much time has passed since your death. How long had he been pursuing this abyss herald? Days? Weeks?

When Xiao returns to Wangshu Goldet almost hugs him exclaiming that she and her husband had been worried sick. They had almost come to the conclusion that he to had taken his own life

“How long have I been gone?” Xiao inquires

“Four months” Goldet responds “We tried to hold [name]’s funeral back as much as we could, but we buried them three months ago. I’m sorry Xiao”

The adepti shakes his head. A million thoughts race his mind as he ponders what he should do next. Visit the grave and make himself be lost in your memory? Or just bury you in his head like he had done with the yaksha during the war?

He settles on both

Xiao visits your grave and says his goodbyes. He sets up some incense to help your spirit rest if its in turmoil before he turns to leave your grave. Your memory is like a wound. He will bury it in the sand like all the others in due time

A hundred years later is when he visits your grave again. Not because he forgot to before. But because this wound of your memory has infected his brain. In the last decade your memories have resurfaced once more

The memories range from the first time the two of you shared a kiss, shared the bed to when he had reached you in the bedroom

Xiao wonders to the promise your dying breaths offered, were they an empty promise like all other dying breaths? Or was this a true one?

“You know I’ve been tending to this grave for the last decade or so” a voice behind Xiao speaks. “My name isn’t [name] but I think I am them” the voice continues standing just behind the yaksha

“A hundred years is a little long for you to have grown” Xiao tells the figure behind him. You hum

“I think I was blessed by the gods” you confess “For I am truly a century old”

Popular Potter

Look at him, looking so smug as that curly-haired reject has her legs strewn across his lap. Potter. It just isn’t right for someone of his status to be with someone like her. He is a pureblood, she is muggle-born, and to make matters worse she has an eyebrow ring! Her poise certainly isn’t a redeeming quality either. I cannot see a single element that makes her good enough for him, expect perhaps that she is smart enough to put Raven Claw’s brightest to shame. If it wasn’t for her lack of professionalism and personal upkeep I am sure she would be in Raven Claw and not Gryffindor. She has changed him so much since they started dating. Potter used to be such a prince, but even since they got together he has been hanging out with anyone, even the problematic Weasleys. I can’t believe his parents let him do that, do they not care about how it will effect their status? Father always reminds me to be cautious of my social relations because they will effect him greatly. He would simply die if he saw me with someone adorned in chains such as Hermione chooses.  The brazed crème a top the shit soufflé is that Harry Potter got a tongue ring! His parent’s certainly know nothing of this, but for the first time ever, I think I may not make Father privy to this. Potter and I have been associates every since primary school, and the tongue ring is a secret to all but his inner most circle. Except somehow Ronald and Hermione have become the bulk of that circle since we entered Hogwarts. To think that first semester we picked out matching Slytherin class rings together, and he somehow became a Gryffindor like them. Maybe classes do divide people too definitively? Or maybe he is changing as a person.. He always did have an affinity for the muggle world and other oddities, I just never thought he’d choose them over me. 

“Hi Har- Er, Potter, and company”, I say awkwardly as I approach their group. They all go quiet as they look at me, the only green clad robe amongst a sea of red. I feel as if this griffons pride may swallow me whole. They seem to be waiting for Harry to respond before they pounce, he really has gone from a Prince to a King. 

“Draco!” Harry exclaims as he moves Hermione's legs off and stands to greet me. I go for a slight wave but he pulls me into a hug. I can feel the daggers from his entourage. “I haven’t seen you around school in a while, what has Snape been forcing you into this time?” He asked, staring only at me. I’d appreciate the opportunity to get lost in his viper green eyes, but I can’t hold his stair. He knows my distaste for Snape, but he doesn’t know why. It’s a story for another time, but he’d already know it if he’d never stopped talking to me. 

“Oh, no, Snape is no longer tutoring me. Instead of academic pursuits, I’ve decided to try out for the quidditch team. Seems they have taken a fancy to my flying skills!” it hurts to not tell him to truth, to see him go from someone who I could tell anything to, to having to smile through the biggest heart break I’ve ever had. When I mention quidditch he gets very excited, and his posse eases up a bit. It is not uncommon for groups of different classes to enthuse over quidditch together, it is one of the few social glues we have. “What a coincidence! I will be joining the quidditch team as a legacy next season!” he says very boisterously, “I know they are expecting a lot because of my father, but I think they will be pleasantly surprised. I did always win when we would race, right?” He says with a slap to my shoulder. To others this would look like a casual challenge, but for me that slight touch meant so much more. It brought back summers spent struggling to learn how to fly out behind the greenhouse. The time he carried me back to Mother after I was able to be the first to get off the ground and flew too high. 

“You’re right, you used to be much better than me. Who knows if it’s changed, maybe you could have a practice race with me and give me some pointers if I lose?”. This audacious bastard would never turn down a challenge, and despite knowing I will likely lose, it means we’d finally have a chance to spend some time together so I’m willing to “take the L” as his muggle friends would say. 

“Harry, that’d be awesome to watch!”, “Yea Harry darling, you should host a little Gryffindor versus Slytherin flying practice before the season starts!’ Ron and Hermione cheer him on from the background. The other Gryffindor's start to chime in on how they would love to see a friendly match and see how skilled the new flyers are. “Well Draco, what do you say? I’m game to leave all you snakes in the dust, but only if you think Slytherin has enough flyers to make it worth the effort”, he chuckles as he says it, but he squeezes my shoulder with a bit of aggression behind it. He didn’t want it to be a spectacle, but I’m not going to clean up his messes if he wont be my friend anymore. 

“Sure Harry, I think I can pull together some wizards and witches that will make it worth your precious time.” I flatly announce as I start to walk away. I make myself keep stepping forward, and I can hear their snickers behind me. I walk straight away from him, no not quite, I walk straight to Snape's office. I wonder if he knows the pain he puts me through? Being compared to the Potter-Prince growing up, Father pushing me to be better than him, Harry having the audacity to be such an amazing man, friend, and first. Yet he also has the power to be the person to put me through more pain by not being in my life, driving me to focus on my studies, to get Severus to be my tutor, to use Severus as a coping method to get over him. Do you know what you’ve done to me Harry? 

~~~Imagine a world where Harry didn’t grow up with the Dursley’s, where Voldermort wasn’t a thing, where Lily and James didn’t die. Would Draco and Harry have been friends? Would they have been more? Harry and Draco are 17, nearing graduation and independence, but that also means they are climaxing from their teenage angst and heartbreak. Will they get closure?

I approach Severus’s office, emotions flooding me. After Harry and I got accepted to Hogwarts and he started drifting away, I found myself lost. At first, I believed his excuses for why he bailed on our plans, and then I blamed myself thinking I made him mad, and then I realized he just didn’t like me anymore. The self blaming was the hardest to get over, but Severus helped with that. I chose to focus on my studies, I had to find something productive to do so that Father would be proud of me again. He got very angry when I messed up the connection with the Potters. I decided instead to try and be very academically accomplished, so I needed a good tutor. Father and Mother were both very familiar with Severus Snape and knew him as an intelligent man and an excellent wizard despite being only 6 years older than me. They arranged for him to be my tutor, and he lived much closer to the school than we did, which meant I would study at his house and in the summers I stay with him. Since he is also a teacher at Hogwarts we don’t ever interact politely as school, because frankly our relationship is unconventional. to the public. I don’t love him, he doesn’t love me, but we both have been burned by the Potters more than once and despite all our pain, we still love them. Don’t get me wrong, Rus is very good to me, and we have had some very sentimental memories, but I can never mean as much to him as Lily I don’t think. That and I am not willingly to fall in love. 

*KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK*  - “Come in.” I walk in and instantly Rus’s face goes from stone cold to slightly softer. “Draco, I assume you came to speak about your last test scores?” He arches an eyebrow and nods at the door indicating I should close it. 

“Oh come on Rus, I know we have an arrangement to not interact extra here but I..” I close the door and try not to meet his eyes. I know what I am feeling, and its stupid! I can’t explain it though. He closes the door while reaching over me. With his other arm he pulls into a hug. 

“Use your words Draco.” He kisses the top of my head while whispering softly. I bury my face in his shirt. How do I tell him that I am hurting because the person who means the most to me, acknowledged me, and it left me feeling hollow? “Is it about Mr. Potter? I saw you speaking in the courtyard. That was dangerous.” I let out a shaky sigh. This is why we are together, because we share the same pain. 

“Yea..” I mutter, “We are going to have a little race between Slytherin House and Gryffindor to see who the faster upcoming flyers will be.” Even saying it sounds absolutely  ridiculous! It’s a bloody pissing contest! Yet nothing has been able to break me out of this numbness until now. Rus braces the small of my back as we lean against his office door. I look up to see him with a small smile, “I understand. I think this will be for the best. Whether it is closer you get, or simply a win. I be here if it goes wrong”. He is so consistent. Just as expected, after saying something so sweet that I could almost develop feelings, he leans down and begins a gentle kiss. He pulls my waist into him, spreading my legs with his knee. I kiss him back while running my fingers through his hair. I reach down for his belt, trying to undo it. He stops my hand and pulls back, “Now Mr. Malfoy, we are on school grounds.” He says with his stern, teacher voice. He the leans in and whispers, “You can show my what that Malfoy mouth is good for later”. I feel my dick jump a little bit, giving me a semi. This is how I cope. Feelings cannot negate the power of something physical, and Severus Snape needs to forget about the Potters just as much as I do. We were a match made in Hell. 

“Draco....” I hear Harry’s voice calling my name, but it sounds distorted, almost as if I’m underwater. “Draco!” it comes through clearly this time, but it isn’t Harry, It’s Blaise yelling at me to rouse me from my sleep. I had returned to the dorms embarrassingly late, but I had the forethought to lay out my quidditch gear ahead of time so I wouldn’t be scrambling in the morning. “Draco, wake the fuck up! We’re gonna be late to the race!” Blaise is still yelling but I can hear him heading for the door. Late? What did he mean late? I roll over and check the time, he was right, I had about five minutes to go from bed to the quidditch field. Fuck. 

“I almost thought you chickened out Draco!” Harry taunts as I approach the quidditch field, running as fast as I can with all my gear on. I was able to gather three other Slytherins that wanted to race, and who were marginally decent. Sadly Harry seemed to have a whole team that wanted to test us. I glance at Blaise, Crabbe and Goyle and they do not seem to be exuding confidence. I got them into this so the least I can do is be the one who people blame. “What? Run away from you Potter? I could never”, I say a little too seriously while making eye contact. I catch the slightest frown from Harry, but it fades as quickly as it appeared. “Well then, lets get this over with. It sounded fun, but looking at your little group, it just feels like bullying.” He rejoins his group at the start line. The course was to make one large loop around campus while going through specified markers, such as looping through the womping willow and its thrashing limbs, and past Hagrids hut. It is just the school campus, but that doesn’t make it not dangerous. That is why I wore my protective gear, but as I glance around I see that most everyone else was casually dressed with the exception of Longbottom. He looked as if he was wrapped in bubble wrap. I don’t want to be associated with the likes of him so I discard my protective layer.  I return my attention to the other end of the field where Hermione stands with the flare, and off it goes. I must’ve been disassociating during the count down. I feel the wind of the others taking off before I see the bristles of their brooms when they speed past me. Shit. I take off as fast as I can, but I am not too concerned about the starting line. Anyone can get up, its staying there that’s the problem. 

The first obstacle is the peaks of the school, where we stand the danger of Mr. Fletcher seeing us and everyone getting in trouble. This obstacle is more about stealth than speed, you could speed right through the peaks, but you would certain alarm everyone inside the castle. The trick to making it without being seen is to pay attention and roof hop, taking a break to wait out anyone who may see you. I can see ahead of me where two Gryffindor flyers drop altitude instantly, nearly getting caught. I swerve away from that tower and loop around the other way, hopping off the roof after checking the next peak. When I emerge from the other side of the peaks I see Harry far ahead, Ronald right behind him, and Blaise  on their tail. either no one else made it through, or they are behind me, because no one would be ahead of Harry. We approach Hagrids hut and drop down low for the loop, I see Blaise take the turn too tightly and have to drop to the ground to prevent himself from going tip over tail. Ronald falls behind me as he flew too close to the hippogriff and got the tail of his broom snipped out. The race is between Harry and I as we approach the womping willow. It is especially crabby today it seems, or perhaps that was just because I was actually flying closer too it and not away from it the way I would have preferred. As we near the willow I am close enough that I could grab the bristles on Harry’s broom if I wanted to. I follow his maneuvers dodging the willows grasps. There is no denying that when it comes to agility Harry has an edge on me. There is no doubt that James took the time to train him personally. Despite all his preparation I see Harry narrowly avoid getting swept by a branch, which meant I had no time to avoid the branch at all. The willow makes contact with my broom and sends me plummeting to the ground. I’d rather jump and break something, that be strangled by a tree. The impact knocks the breath out of me, and the pain floods my body. My vision goes black and once again I feel like I am in bed, floating into nothingness. 

“Draco?!?!” I hear Harry’s voice calling out to me, but I don’t respond. Blaise wont fool me again. He just wants me to wake up from my peaceful nothingness. Then the pain hits me and I remember what happened. I open my eyes to see a sweaty and shirtless Harry tying my arm in a makeshift sling. “Draco.. please say something..” He mutters as he struggles with the knot. 

“Ouch you bloody bastard, that fucking hurts!” I squeak as he tightens it too much. Despite my pain I see a look of relief cloud his face. “Other than your arm, what hurts? I can’t tell if anything else is broken. I already have Ron and Blaise going to get a teacher. I am so sorry Draco, it wasn’t suppose to happen like this!” Harry is running his sentences together as he is frantically searching me over for any other damages. Everything hurts, but what I feel the most is the throbbing in my chest. Did I really have to almost die for him to say my name in such a caring way? I don’t want to be here, it hurts to see him like this knowing it is just me that is feeling this way. “Professor Snape!” Harry yells as Severus approaches with Ron and Blaise right behind him. I see Rus reach for his wand and the next thing I know Harry is swept away from me by an unseen force, flown at least three yards away. “Harry Potter! What have you done now?!” Severus yells, abnormally angry. He turns his attention toward me, worry lines streaking his face. He looks me over and his face softens. A wave of his wand and I feel a million times better. He leans down next to me and whispers, “You’ll be okay Draco, I’ll take care of this”. He turns his attention to Harry, “While I transport this young man who could very well be crippled, I’d recommend you contact your parents before I get the chance. Let them know I expect to be seeing them soon.” Severus knows better than to touch me, so he makes me float using Hermione's favorite spell. He must have cast a different spell as well, because the last thing I see is Harry’s terrified face as Severus brings me back toward the castle. 

I wake up to a sudden jolt of pain coming from, well, everywhere. The most prominent pain is coming from my right arm. I sit up to exam the damage, but to my surprise I see none other than Hermione Granger sitting next to my bed in the infirmary, reading of course. Without a word she raises her hand and indicated the number 1, probably to suggest “one minute”. I wait for her to finish her page. 

“I know about you and Harry.” She announces bluntly as she closes her book carefully. She is smart, but she can’t possibly be that smart. “Well, yes, I assume you would know about how he got me clobbered by a tree. You were there.” I try and dismiss her suspicious words. She does not buy a word of it. “No, you twit, I know about you two’s past, and I am willing to bet that your annoying behavior is because you still have feelings for him.” She states it so matter o’ factly that I am left speechless. She rolls her eyes and gets up to leave, “Well, I sure hope that is the case. Him and I broke up you see. After I found out the only reason he wanted to be with me is because I am smart enough to brew a Polyjuice potion of you so he can fuck it, I decided maybe I should be with someone who was actually attracted to me.” She walks away without giving me a chance to argue, or well, say anything at all really. He does what?  She runs into someone at the door and I hear them exchange words, and to my surprise the next person to walk in is Harry Fucking Potter. He stands awkwardly at the end of my bed for what feels like an eternity before asking, “how are you feeling?”. Despite his concern, he wont make eye contact with me. He doesn’t even seem like he wants to be here. I sink back into the bed and roll away from him. “You can go, I am fine. I bet your friends are lost without you.” I bite my tongue at the end, knowing that isn’t how I feel. I feel the bed shift as he sits down on the edge. 

“Draco.. I don’t want to go. I feel terrible about what happened, and I Hermione just told me that you know about.. me, or us, or however you want to say it, and what I am trying to say is, “ He takes a deep breath, “Draco I am so sorry. I know your father doesn’t want me around you, but it hurts to see you like this, and it hurts to not be with you.”. His voice got weak as he finished his sentence. His hand grabbed my leg and squeezed it. It’d been forever since I had felt his warmth. 

I can’t. 

I can’t. I can’t.  I can’t  I can’t  I can’t  I can’t  I can’t  I can’t  I can’t  I can’t I can’t I can’t I can’t I can’t I can’t I can’t I can’tIcantIcantICANTICANTICANTICANT! 

Why? Why does he have to do this? Why does he have to hurt me like this? What does this all mean? Does he think that because he said sorry I can just roll over and pretend the last two years never happened?! HE LEFT ME! He hurt me! He got me hurt! When I lost him, I lost the love for myself as well. How can he say those things to someone who is just a shell? 

I start breathing desperately, my heart racing and my head flooding with these thoughts. I can’t control it, I can’t stop it, and I can’t move. I want to reach out to him, to grab his hand, to push him away, I don’t know!  

“Mr. Potter, now would be a good time for you to leave.” Severus’s calming voice announces over the hallway in the infirmary. I hear his footsteps swiften towards us. “Proffessor Snape I was only-” Harry starts, but gets interrupted by a stern and almost hissing whisper, “No, Mr. Potter. Mr. Malfoy’s parents are heading this way, I strongly recommend you make it as if you were never here. Do you understand?”. That very much so sounded like a threat. “Of course, I’m sorry... Please take care of him!”. Harry runs down the hallway and I hear the door slam before Severus addresses me. He kneels beside the bed to be face to face with me. “Draco, I’m so sorry. Deep breaths”. He says gently as he wipes away tears that I didn’t know I had. “Don’t worry about your parents. I will tell them now is a bad time. We will all reconvene at my house this evening once you recover from the healing spell. You can ask them about what Mr. Potter said if you must, I will protect you. Always.” He gently kisses my forehead and leaves silently, leaving me to suffer, as always. 

It's painfully awkward sitting at dinner with my parents and Severus. He was able to fix my arm, but it left me what could only be described as the largest hangover one has ever suffered. To top it off, since I was okay physically, my father was going to make sure I wasn't okay emotionally or mentally. He'd done nothing but berate me for causing a scene. I zone out of his rants and stare down at where Severus is squeezing my knee. He is trying to be supportive, but all I can notice is a strange tattoo on his arm that wasn't there before.

"Severus, what is this?" I ask as I drag my fingers over the snake that's wrapped around a skull. It graces his forearm so delicately, it really adds to his aesthetic. My father looks appalled at my blatant change of topic, and Severus looks panicked. He tries to cover it with his sleeve, but father stops him. "Severus Snape, is that the reaction to my spell?" Father stairs him down.

"Yes, my lord. I've no excuses for my behaviour. I will only say that never once have I sought to harm Draco. I've had his best interests in mind, always." Severus hangs his head as he finishes his sentence, knowing what he has just admitted.

"Draco, that mark - or something definitive, will appear on anyone you've had relations with." Father waves his hand towards Severus's arm as he struggles to remain calm. Mother chokes down a sob. "I had my suspicions about the Potter child, but I suppose this confirms that you are exactly the deviant whore I assumed you to be." I- wait, Harry? He knew about us? If he did something like this, something permanent to someone who worshipped him, then what did he do to Harry?

"Father! Tell me, is Harry's scar because of this?!". I grab Severus's hand and squeeze it, needing all the support from him that I can get in this challenging moment. Bever had I spoken againt father, but this was going too far!

"Of course. Are you really that daft to think he spontaneously manifested such an atrocious mark? Honestly Draco, to think you've tainted a wizard of such nobilty, and to include Severus on your path of destruction. I am ashamed to call you my son." Lucious stands to leave, grabbing Narcissa by the arm and dragging her with him. I never thought it would come to this, I knew father could be nasty, but I never believed he would be this way towards me. Everything I did was to make him look to, to do the Malfoy name proud. Yet he can't even let me love who I want to love? I want to chase after him but Severus weighs me down in my chair. "Don't Draco, let him cool off before you try anything. It wont end well if you pursue him now.".

The next day at school I can't help but stair at Harry's scar in every shared class. Severus explained how the curse worked, he explained that the mark would burn and feel as if it were festering when the host was around me. He explained that the reason Harry grew distant was because of my father and James Potter deciding to seperate us by any means necessary. Severus only learned about this after he began tutoring me and learned of my heart break. I still couldn't bring myself to speak to him. I don't know whether I feel betrayed, or heart broken. I don't know where I will go when the weekend comes, because I can't go home, or to Severus's, and I can't stay here. The library seems like the only logical option to kill a little bit of time at before finding a place to spend the night.

"Draco?" Before I even look, I know it is Harry who has joined me in the endless rows of books. "Draco.. I am so sorry. I hope you're okay. I hope Luscious didn't.. do anything, to you. Like he used to-" "STOP" I can't take this anymore! "Did you know? About the curse, about our fathers, and what he would do? This whole time were you just hiding from my reality?!" He is standing right here in front of me but as I yell at him I only stare at the scar on his forehead, knowing it must be throbbing.

"I knew.. after it appeared, they explained it to me. They said it was what you wanted, and that this would help us distance ourselves." He steps closer to me, reaching out for me. "But I knew it couldn't have been true. I figured it out after you started getting so familiar with Professor Snape. I tried asking my father about it and he told me the truth, but I thought you'd moved on so I didn't want you to have to choose.", he grabs my hand and holds it close to his chest. "But I'm done waiting. I don't think you've moved on, I just think you're too afraid to be yourself. So stop me if this isn't what you want." The last words are practically a whisper as his lips close in on mine. It'd been so long since I'd felt his touch, let alone his kiss. He starts out soft and sweet, lingering to feel the softness of my lips. When I don't fight his kiss, he gets more aggressive, his tongue parting my lips and finding mine. He grabs the back of my head and laces his fingers through my hair, cushioning the impact of him pushing my into the bookshelf. "Draco~" he mutters my name as he leans into me. I can feel his hard on pressing against me. "Fuck Draco", he lips press against my neck as he kisses me intensely, trying to leave a mark. "I've never stopped wanting you", he bites me gently, "I never let you get taken from me again".

Day 12 - Chillerama (2011)

The last drive in...

As is tradition around these parts, we like to toss in the odd anthology film just for some variety. Now, it has been a while since we properly covered one since the last few I watched were in that blind period where I’d be watching stuff but not blogging due to laziness, namely Trick ‘r Treat, V/H/S and Tales from the Darkside. Between those and early entries like Creepshow I/II/III and the Twilight Zone movie, I feel like I’ve hit upon the bigger names of this sub-genre. I think the other big one would be Tales from the Crypt, which occupies this space in time between the comic and the TV show. I will freely admit, I’m watching this for one reason alone which we will get to.

Things start with a guy digging up a corpse and getting his dick bitten off before exclaiming that he’s ‘late for work’. I suppose that’s one way to avoid answering any awkward questions in the office. ‘Good weekend?’ ‘What did you get up to last night?’. No one ever asks you what you did before you came to work, clearly the best time to get your necrophilia ways in.

I don’t get the significance of the blue blood though, other than maybe it standing out because it’s so unique? It’s not like they’re trying to tone down the movie or anything, doing a Mortal Kombat turning the blood grey and calling it sweat. We will see later that this movie gets very graphic.

Turns out he works at a drive in movie theatre that is shutting down, tonight being the last night. This serves as the framing device to tie all the other stories together, cutting back to the drive in between segments to catch up with some of the main characters.

Up first is ‘Wadzilla’ the story of Miles, whose swimmers aren’t so strong if you know what I’m saying. His doctor, played by Ray Wise, prescribes him some new medicine that hasn’t been approved for market yet but he would make a good test case for. It wont help him make any more sperm but it will give what he does have a little more pep.

Or in actuality, cause him to grab his dick everytime he so much as feels the slightest arousal and have a look of the guy from the ‘Jizz in my Pants’ video.

Turns out that new medicine is causing his sperm to grow massively. Look at the size of that thing, must be like passing a kidney stone. The good doc advises he cease taking the pills and, should this happen again, he needs to jerk off as soon as possible to get the little bleeder out.

Unfortunately, Miles heads out on a blind date and catches sight of his date’s cleavage so has to rush to her bathroom to rub one out. What ensues is a chaotic scene in which the released sperm starts scurrying around the room like a lost gerbil and Miles trying to stop it. He even wrenches the shower curtain off the wall and tries to harpoon the gooey troublemaker like he’s Captain Ahab. Well at least we avoided that horrible trope of the date blocking the toilet.

Or so I thought, as Miles tries flushing his wasted offspring, only for it to cause the toilet to backup and spew water everywhere. Miles’ date wonders just what the hell is going on in there, only to get attacked by the beast which has even spawned teeth by this point. It even tries to fulfil it’s destiny of getting inside her, only for Miles to intervene and launch it out of a window.

This sperm doesn’t stop growing though as it starts to go on a rampage through the city like it’s the T-Rex is Jurassic Park 2, starting by eating this Worzel Gummidge looking hobo.

Pretty soon it’s destroying buildings and the army have been called in. But even they can’t stop it from what it wants to do...

Hump the Statue of Liberty.

It even has fantasies of the statue doing a sexy dance. LADY LIBERTY’S TWERKING, MAGGLE!

This calls for General Bukkake, played by Eric Roberts, to call in an airstrike which destroys the creature and the statue, even if that means he ends up living up to his name in the resulting explosion.

Our two love birds even get to finally share a kiss, though it’s a lot closer to snowballing under these circumstances.

Blocked toilet tropes aside, my most hated of tropes, this one was pretty fun. Definitely has that 50’s b-movie quality down with some fake film grain, green screen and practical monster effects.

Meanwhile, back at the drive in, dickless the clown is in the store room and the implication is that he’s jerking off. But I don’t know what he’d exactly be jerking off at that point except a small stump. The only other thought is that he’s trying to clean the wound or something but there’s a definite jerking motion going on. Either way, he sticks his hand in the popcorn butter so he can rub it where his junk used to be. Unfortunately for everyone intending to eat that night, one of the staff comes in to restock and chooses that can. This doesn’t end well.

Segment two is ‘I was a Teenage Werebear’, Werebear being a sub-genre I feel Hollywood has not explored sufficiently. The best way I can describe this one is Grease if it was written by Chuck Tingle, with some supernatural elements thrown in. Pounded In The Butt By My Closeted Lust For The Local Greaser Thugs Who Happen To Be Werebears. Just a strange mix of musical, horror, LGBT and beach movie.

Cosplay James Dean and his girlfriend here are in the middle of song when she promptly gets run over and surprisingly not killed. She’s just left in this sort of half brain dead state for the rest of the segment where she’s spouting random nonsense. This isn’t all bad as it lets him focus on his real love, Cosplay Albert Wesker. 

What he doesn’t know is that leather daddy here is a werebear and, during a wrestling match, he gets bitten on the ass and infected with the werebear curse. There’s worse things you can be infected with through the ass. This does lead though to a homo-erotic argument cum slowdance set to the remarkably catchy ‘Love Bit Me on the Ass’ sung in a 1950/60’s rock and roll style.

But it’s a love that cannot last and Ricky knows he has to save the good people the only way you can stop a werebear, by sodomising them with a silver pole.

This one is certainly...different, I’ll give it that. I certainly wasn’t expecting a coming of age story dealing with the confusing world of the developing sexuality of the hormonal teenager so kudos to it for pushing some boundries.

Now, onto the reason I picked this one out, ‘The Diary of Anne Frankenstein’. My gosh, what a glorious pun. I should have known just from that that I shouldn’t take this movie seriously so I’m not sure why I was so surprised when it turned out to be a goofball horror comedy but oh well.

I don’t know quite what I was expecting from this but I still feel letdown slightly. It just feels like an excuse to poke fun at Hitler by making him a bit stupid but I feel we already explored this idea quite thoroughly in the Producers. Still, I guess they had to make things up a bit considering this involves creating a Frankenstein monster from the limbs of concentration camp victims. Christ.

It does end with the Monster beating Hitler to death with his own arm before dancing over his decapitated corpse so it does have it’s upsides.

We then get faked out with the next segment ‘Deathication’, a movie so scary it will make you shit. Only, the projector starts playing up and the movie cuts out. I for one am glad because the 30 seconds we see of this was bad enough, I don’t think I could have taken a whole segment of it. Te come to find that the drive in owner is being attacked by dickless who has turned full zombie. Turns out his special brand of butter has contaminated all the popcorn and turned the patrons into zombies as well.

That is to say, randy zombies that engage in a blood orgy that would make the people in Event Horizon blush. People are giving blow jobs to intestines, stump fucking, spit roasting people before tearing them in half and engaging in even more stump fucking.

It feels like someone else wrote this section specifically because it turns into the drive in owner going out in a blaze of glory, bandoliers and weapons strapped to his body as he tries to save the last few kids left alive. All the while he’s just speaking almost exclusively in movie quotes, most notably when he sodomises one of the zombies with his shotgun and invites it to say hello to his little friend. Lot of sodomy in this flick.

I’d say this matches what I’ve come to expect from anthology movies, strong book ends with an indifferent middle. Wadzilla is a cheesy take on the old giant monsters and the zombie outbreak at the end is a bizarre spectacle. If you’re into those Troma type movies, this one is worth looking at.

E3 2018 Summary

To be completely honest this is probably the worst E3 i’ve ever seen. While the games that stand out are absolutely god damn incredible, its such a short list, so in no particular order (disclaimer: this is all personal opinion, if you disagree that’s ok, I just want to share credit where credit I feel is due):

1. Anthem: The definite theme for this years E3, instead of battle royale, is co-op and shared world. I do like how all these games within that category offer solo play, maybe i’ll stop being a hardass and play with strangers. What I think Anthems greatest selling point is, is the mech suits. 4 different mech suits (with plenty of room to add more) have so much potential for aesthetic customization, load out choices, modification slots, etc. The game can basically be “pimp my mech” and you get to test it out on a fantastic game world that look gorgeous and has cool looking enemies. The combat game play look downright solid, though I feel the story isn’t going to be that intensive or the focus. I want to see more in terms of customization and UI’s, because I think what they need to do is take mech customization and combat and turn that focus up to 11. Otherwise, I am excited for Anthem. 

2. Rage 2: Despite how non relevant the first game became, I had a lot of fun with it and I am super happy that its getting a very supercharged sequel. More Id Studios style first person shooting is always good and this looks like its gonna be a blast. My one criticism is that as far as really unique or new things, it seems a little dry, but graphically the game looks good, it promises a great open world with a good sense of humour and brilliant gun play. I just hope they don’t put as much focus on racing as they did last time. Maybe focus more on unique car mods ala mad max.

3. DOOM Infinite: It’s a sequel to what was my personal game of the year for 2016 and I've been asking for it for so long and i’m so glad it’s coming. Rage is great and all but really its serving as a supplement for until I can get to rip and tear again.

4. The 2 Wolfenstein games/dlcs/what ever they are: Wolfenstein the New Colossus, while focusing a lot on shock value for it’s plot, had really strong gun play and game play, so more of that is exactly what i’m ok with. More dead nazi’s is always a good thing.

5. Fallout 76: Who doesn’t love more fallout? My only fear is that it is an always online game and of course griefing is a terrible risk with this kind of game but fortunately there will be some way to play solo. Despite this, a completely new fallout game with plenty of new features is a great idea and I am excited for more information on how it’s gonna work.

6. Elder Scrolls 6 and Star Field: We don’t know shit but given Bethesda Studio’s reputation and talent leading Starfield and the Elder Scrolls History guiding the new game, I can tell already that both of these will be fantastic and potentially revolutionary when their time comes. I will always appreciate and be excited for a Bethesda rpg.

7. Cyberpunk: It definitely look like a cyberpunk setting. It definitely looks cool. Time can only tell what the actual game will be like. I am actually really excited for it. I really really liked Witcher 3 so I have complete faith that CD Projekt Red make this game outstanding. I just need gameplay and i’ll feel even more confident. I just hope they don’t pull the same shit with the multiple endings like they did in Witcher 3.

8. Assassins Creed: Odyssey: I love the Greek Setting. I love the new RPG elements. I love the 2 different characters. I really liked the new engine in Origins. I like Assassins Creed in general. I really really like what i’m seeing with this game and it’s gonna be a load of fun.

9. Ghost of Tsushima: This game looks RAD AS HELL!!!! I’ve always been a huge fan of the Feudal Japan setting and the combat game play looks so fucking strong in this game. I wish we could have seen the hud (if there even is a hud) so we could get a better idea of how the game will actually play out but as far as the way it looks and vicariously feels, this game is a very very very strong contender. Graphically its definitely one of the most impressive games i’ve seen this E3, and most of that is from the gorgeous leaf physics.I cannot wait at all for more info.

10. Spiderman: We’ve seen it for 3 years in a row now I believe, it still looks fantastic with great looking combat mechanics, amazing animation, and a strong cast of villains. I wish we could have seen something new like what you do when you're not fighting but this is fine too I guess, though this one is bitter sweet since it is more of the same.

These 10 games really are diamonds in the rough. 10 games in the entirety of the E3 press conferences managed to spark excitement in me. A really disappointing year, but at least what is coming out is looking damn brilliant. In my personal opinion, Bethesda absolutely dominated this E3. They came out swinging, out for blood, and with a sense of humour that I hope (with futility) people wont misanalyze as so called “cringe”. They seemed to be the only people having fun with a convention for Geeks and they have the best and most numerous line up of games. Here’s hoping these games come out on time and in as good of a shape as they looked at this E3 and lets hope that next year is even better (though that shouldnt be too hard).

Wand, cloak, stone. Of the three Deathly Hallows, which would your character choose? What would they do with their chosen Hallow?

At this point in time, he’d go for wand. Something that could never lose in a battle? Absolutely. Especially given that Robert isn’t a very good dueler. I think that if you were to ask him at the end of the war, had he made it, he would have chosen stone. 

Your character’s drink is laced with a heavy dose of veritaserum. What is the deepest secret they’re most afraid of revealing?

Pre-Caradoc, it would have been that he would be fine with murdering Death Eaters. Now, it’s that he’s in love with a bloke. Specifically, Caradoc. 

Your character is arrested and put into a holding cell in the Ministry. When they’re given their one “phone call” who are the first three people who come to mind?

Caradoc because he’s stupidly obsessed, but he wouldn’t want to deal with Caradoc’s looks of judgement, Natalie but then no because he doesn’t want to disappoint his sister. So he’d call Kat, who would give him hell, but make sure he got out. After a few jokes about dropping the soap, of course. 

In the voice of your character, describe a memorable event in their life – be it heroic, villainous, terrifying, wonderful, etc. Then, in your words: is their telling of the event embellished, purposefully or otherwise? Which parts? Is it a flat out lie? Etc.

“Mr. King, what a pleasure to finally speak with you!” The head of the Magpies shook Robert’s hand, the eighteen year old grinning ear to ear, fresh off winning the Quidditch Cup for Gryffindor. How he couldn’t wait to rub this in Dawn’s face later. 

“Pleasure’s all mine sir, you’ve got a wonderful team at your side. Thanks for coming today,” he nodded, trying to be on his best behaviour when all he wanted to do was run and go party with his house. 

The man seemed to recognize this and chuckled. “I wont’ keep you long. I wanted to congratulate you on your wonderful work out there. Quite the talented keeper you are. So happens the Magpies are in need of a good reserve for the season. They’d be taking over the main position next year if they do well.” 

“Tough spot to be in, seasons already started, hasn’t it?” Robert couldn’t deny he’d been keeping up with things, but despite the hope bursting in his heart, he didn’t want to seem overly eager. 

With a nod, the man continued. “That it has, so you see our crunch. I don’t suppose anyone else has approached you?” When Robert shook his head, the man grinned broadly. “Perfect. You’ll be hearing from us soon as you finish the year then. Remember, Mr. King, the Magpies sought you out first. We respect loyalty.” 

Robert certainly would remember that, even as he was pulled away by his mates to go celebrate the night away. 

- 

“See, the head of the Magpies came to see me perform durin’ my last Hogwarts match. Knew they needed the best keeper for the next season, and what have you. Bloke practically begged me to join. Said some rubbish about loyalty that turned out to be total shite. In the end, lookin’ back, he was a bit of a desperate prick.” 

Your character is presented with a Time Turner. What is the first time/place they consider traveling back to, and why? In the end, do they choose to go?

Back to when he walked by Macshitface. He wouldn’t do it, because in the end, he’s well aware he’d likely fuck it up somehow, but it’d be so tempting. His life would be infinitely different now, but there’s a small part of him that worries that it could be worse by doing so. 

What are the components of your character’s wand? How do the different elements (core, wood, etc.) suit to them? 

Unicorn Hair, Chestnut, 10 3/4 inches, slightly springy

The hair, because at the end of the day, Robert is pure at heart. He wants the best for everyone in his life, and no matter how badly he’d like to kill someone, I don’t know that he would ever have the heart to do it.

Chestnut because of two reasons (one) he’s a wonderful flier, (two) when paired with unicorn hair, it tends to lead to those who are concerned with all manner of justice. While Robert would never dream of being part of the judicial system, he strongly believes in a good clean system. 

Take the sorting quiz on Pottermore (alternatively, you can take a quiz with all of the questions available here) and share your thoughts with us. What was the result? Did any of their answers surprise you? Did it help you to see how they might have changed since they were first sorted, or how they haven’t? Etc. These are just a few prompts; play with this one and answer however you’d like!

Woops. Robert says he needs to stop hanging out with Hufflepuffs so bloody much. 

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Are there any types of magic that your character isn’t fond of, or any types they’re keen on? Perhaps they think Divination is a hoax, or don’t believe in Merlin. Perhaps they swear by Wizarding superstitions, etc.

Dark magic, plain and simple. Anything else he can play with and get on with, even if he finds it silly. But he’ll never understand how fucked up someone must be in the head to ever consider it a good idea to use dark magic. The fact that some find it enjoyable? Fucking disgusting. 

They say it takes a village to raise a child. What sort of “village” was your character raised by? What was their childhood like?

Robert’s family was his village. At first, his parents struggled very much with him, as he was crazy with accidental magic. Not a day passed where he did something that ought not to have been possible. Too many times he’d nearly been kicked out of muggle schools for the incidents, but his good heart kept him from that edge. 

Things grew incredibly easier once Natalie was born, and Robert felt himself responsible for her. As though he were an important part of their village. The four of them were very dependent on one another, his parents too scared to let others get too close until they found out that Robert was a wizard, and all of it began to make sense. 

Robert is forever impressed with the ability of his parents to put up with it all, and will never be able to do enough to repay them for not ditching him in an alley, like he imagined lesser people would have done. 

Congratulations! TerrorTours has selected your character to receive a free weekend getaway to any destination of their choosing. The catch is this: they can only take one bag with them, and the bag cannot be charmed to hold more than it already does. Where do they go? What do they pack? What do they intend to do once they get there?

Somewhere tropical. He’d only pack some gold and swim trunks, maybe a couple of snazzy outfits, and a box of condoms. I’m sure you can piece together exactly what he’d do just from that. 

The 100 4x05 Summary

*We start with Raven being smart in the lab* Abby: We can save all people. Guy: How? Abby: No idea. But we can. Raven: *gets a headache* Raven: *is… flying? what the hell?* Raven: *wasn’t flying. Just having a seizure or some shit* Abby: *calls raven ‘sweatheart* - shippers gonna ship Abby: *gives Raven a cure* Raven: *feels better* ******* THE 100 ******* *we cut to Octavia on the horse* Octavia: *falls down from the horse* Guy: *finds Octavia* ******* *and now we cut to camp Jaha* Monty: “We are almost out of bimber. No alcohol… How Jasper gonna survive that?” Clarke: “Hello” Monty: “haha, no. bai” *goes away* Clarke: “Oh hello, the girl that i slept with once” Girl: “Hello to you too” Clarke: “Hey did you do the thing i asked you to do” Girl: “Yep. and i was thinking-” *sudden almost dead-octavia carried by a guy appears and cockblocks* Guy: “She is almost dead! Help her!” Clarke: “And why you give a fuck?” Guy: “I guess im gonna be a new love interest for someone so I have to be likeable” Clarke: “Ugh… Okay. Put Octavia on the table. This is the time when I remind everyone that im a doctor - which I think people forgot since season 1 - and I can do stuff” Clarke: *does CPR to Octavia. there were lips touching. Shippers gonna ship now xD* Octavia: *lives* Clarke: “Its okay Octavia. We gonna take care of you” Octavia: “Let me talk, would ya? Azegeda is coming. You all gonna die. Prepare or something… god, now I can just pass out in peace” Octavia: *passes out like a badass* Clarke: “PEOPLE WE GOT SHIT TO DO! AZGEDA IS COMING AND WE WILL FIGHT!” Everyone: *runs out of the room to prepare* Guy that brought Octavia in: “I will just… wait here then” ******** Poeple in camp jaha: *plans* Some random: “-and then we will burn everything and it will be awesome and-” Monty: *uses brain* “No” Random: “But-” Monty: “No. We will not burn our save house that can help us survive later. No way” Clarke: “Maybe I will talk to Roan?” Random: “Even worse idea” Monty: “Actually… YOu can do that Clarke. And then we will do some things we learn from Pike” Harper: “Pike? You really want to follow something that this motherfucking asshole did?” Monty: “No, but it will work” ******** *cut to Roan on the horse and his army* Single Clarke standing on their way: “Hello! We had element of suprise but we’re not gonna use ths shit” Roan: “Oh shit, they’ve been warned” Chick who stabbed my baby Octavia: “There is no way Octavia survived my blade and the fall-” Roan: “She is too badass to die, you stupid fuck! Everyone knows that!” *sigh* Clarke: “we should talk” Roan: “too late. Archers shoot Wanheda!” Clarke: “Really?” Clarke: “My people with guns! Do your job!” Roan: “I did not expect that… Bring prisoners!” Bellamy and Kane: “Hello” Clarke: “oh, of course you got caught, you idiots, beacuse my life and decisions can never be simple. Ugh” Clarke: “Roan we talk. Pretty please?” Roan: “Okay” Chick: “But what if its a trap?!” Roan: *sigh* Roan: “Look around women. We are already in the fucking trap. Jesus, am I the only one with a brain in here?! Ugh” Roan *follows Clarke* ********* *cut to people with guns* Monty: “Okay we got what we wanted. Now stop shooting at Roan. Its not a target. Focus on the army” Someone: *didnt listen* Monty: “Okay, who didnt take the gun out of Roan? Show yourself” Monty: *notices Riley* Monty: “Riley you stupid fuck stop!” Riley: “but they’re bad people and they have to die!” Monty: “first jasper and this moron” Monty: “DO NOT SHOOT!” Riley: “God! Fine. Just stfu” ******** *cuts to Bellamy* Bellamy: “Someone warned them” Kane: “You think that it was your sis” Bellamy: “Well, duh?! Didn’t you see how badass she is? If anyone was about to survive stabing and fall from the cliff its Octavia” Kane: “True” ********* *cuts to Octavia* octavia: *wakes up* Octavia: “Oh fuck. I warned them right? those idiots get the messege?” Chick that Clarke used to bang: “Yep. They went to negociate with Roan” Octavia: “Negociate? I almost died for them to negociate? I gave them perfect element of suprise but they blow it. ugh” Octavia: “How did I get here anyway? I’m badass but i dont think im badass enough to teleport… yet” Chick: “Oh this one guy who will probably be your future love interest brought you here” O: “Love interest? Really? Who writes this shit?” ********* *cuts to this guy who is really terrefied - and left alone - because of all technology* ********* *cuts to Abby taking care of Raven* Raven: “I got an idea that I had during my seizure!” Raven: *explains idea* Abby: “this… is bloody briliant! and can work!” Raven: “Yeah! We just have to find a place without a gravity! On earth!” Abby: “Which is highly impossible!” Raven: “yay! We have a plan!” Raven: “Oh look I found a space ship! Now I can go to space and make our plan work!” Abby: “yay!” ********* *cut to Monty* Monty: “Riley, u there?” Some guy: “Nah he went somewhere. Probably to kill the king and start the war. Who knows?” Monty: “…” Monty: “Awesome. Now I have to save someone and probably die” ********** *Cut to Roan and clarke* Clarke: “So why u traing to kill us?” Roan: “You cheated on us and hide the truth!” Clarke: “Meaning?” Roan: “You building the ship to save yourself not us” Clarke: “…” Clarke: “Well IM TRYING TO SAVE MY PEOPLE, YOU A-HOLE! AND IT WILL FIT 100 PEOPLE ANYWAY SO NOW THEY HATE ME BECAUSE OF THAT STUPID LIST SO DONT GET ME STARTED ABOUT JASPER BEING ASSHOLE AND JAHA’S STUPID IDEA WITH LOTERY, BECAUSE NOW I HAVE TO DEAL WITH YOUR STUPID SHIT!” Roan: “Well i want your ship” Clarke: “Sure, do you know how technology works?” Roan :“…” Clarke: “Thought so. Did Kane mentioned you that we have Luna and have a chance to find a cure?” Roan: “he tried, but thats probably lies so I choose to ignore that information” Roan: *mentiones Lexa, which makes Clarke both sad and angry* Clarke: “ugh… what if we share a ship? hmm?” ********** *cut to Monty going to Azgeda people* Monty: “Im unarmend, just want to talk, please dont kill me…” Chick who stabbed Octavia: “What do you want?” Monty: “One of our soldiers is a moron who cant listen and we think that he separete from group to kill your king” Chick: “Why are you telling me that?” Monty: “Oh, I dunno, maybe because I DONT WANT A FUCKING WAR?!” Ckick: “Okay, im taking Bellamy with me. If I wont be back in some time then just kill them” People: “sure” ********* *cut to Abby, a guy and Raven doing science stuff* Raven: “Clarke cut us from ALLIE’s infuence but I still got he knowledge!” Abby: “Well, isnt that convinient?” *some Raven/Abby scene happens* *Raven and Abby hold hands - shippers gonna ship hard* ********** *cut to Bellamy walking with a chick that stabbed Octavia* *some boring “war makes us killers” talk happens" ********** *cut to Riley who is stupid fuck and cannot listen* ********** *cuts to Roan and Clarke* Roan: “Everyone gets 50 people who can live. FAir deal” Clarke :“Cool, but your people wants war. like now” Roan: “Im a king. I dont have to ask them what they want” Roan: “What about your people?” Clarke: “Well, they will probably burn me alive for loosing 50 places on the ship” Roan: “Cool” ********** *cuts to bellamy who tries to Reason with Riley and stop the war* Riley: *is being little enoying shit* Chick: *wants to kill Riley* Bellamy: “CAN YOU BOTH JUST LISTEN TO ME?!” Riley: *didnt kill Roan* ********** *cut to Octavia and that one chick that Clarke bang once* Octavia: “This little shit is on the missio to destroy technology and you let him walk around in the place that is made of technology. Alone. Brilliant” Octavia: “Little shit used me to get here. Ugh” *********** *scenes cutting form Octavia who tries to reason with this guy and Bellamy, chick, Clarke and Roan talking about what happened this episode* Octavia: “If you blow this place up then we all die” Guy: “I dont care” Guy: *blows Arkadia down* ************ Clarke: *sees explosion* Clarke: “Did they just blow up fucking arkadia?!” Roan: “So there is no Arkadia and no ship anymore?” Clarke: “Nope” Roan: “… so this episode was about… nothing? Just a big mothetfucking build-up for this?” Clarke: “yep. preducers of the show love to fuck with us” ************* *cuts to Arkadia* People: *are running to save their lives* Guy who blow up the ship: “Ups, I suddenly has concience. Time to take Octavia and this other girl out of the fire” Clarke and Bellamy walks in Camp Jaha* Bellamy: *takes Octavia from this guy* Clarke: *takes this girl she slept with from this guy (if she will be in next ep I will have to learn her name xD)* Octavia: “it was this motherfucker who saved me. God you should watch over him and not leave him alone” Arkadia: *literally burns to the fucking ground* Clarke: “okay, you shitty producers, let get this shit straight! YOU MAKE US BUILD A FUCKING SAVE HOUSE FOR 5 EPISODES AND MADE WHOLE LAST EPISODE ABOUT THE LIST AND PEOPLE WHO CAN GO TO THE SAVE HOUSE AND NOW THIS EPISODE ABOUT NEGOTIATIONS OF THOSE PLACES AND THEN YOU BLOW THIS SHIT UP LIKE NOTHING MATTERS?! WHAT WAS THE FUCKING POINT OF THOSE EPISODES?! WHAT IS THE POINT OF THIS SEASON?! UGH I HATE YOU MOTHERFUCKERS! *cuts to black* THE END

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Taurus Man & Pisces Woman Break Up

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Taurus Man & Pisces Woman Break Up

A Taurus male and a Pisces female generally have a great and thrilling relationship with one another.

They are both gentle, patient and loyal to each and both bring a nurturing element to their relationship.

However, both of them may be likely to walk out of the relationship too easily when things get tough.

A match between a Taurus guy and a Piscean girl is likely to have problems because they both interpret reality differently.

A Taurus guy is very logical, but the Piscean girl can be irrational at times as she often leads with her emotions. Unfortunately, this imbalance can destabilize the relationship.

If you are a Pisces female going through a breakup with your Taurus lover, this article will give you insights on how he is likely to behave at this difficult time.

I will also share tips to help stop the breakup and win the heart of your Taurus lover if that is what you are wanting.

When you’re in a little or no communication zone with your ex, all you want to go is pick up your phone to get in touch. However, texting at this critical time, in most cases, will only make you look desperate and needy.

Fortunately, relationship expert Amy North tells you the exact messages you should send him here.

How to Tell If a Taurus Man Will Break Up With You

He’s unavailable

Taurus guys love being in relationships and if they’re really into their women then he will want to have you around as often as possible.

This is especially so if you are a Piscean woman as he just loves your gentle and caring side.

If, however, he’s suddenly become unavailable, is changing plans on you and is increasingly distant then he may be thinking of breaking things off with you.

He doesn’t focus on your desires

A Taurus male and a Piscean female will always focus on each other’s needs when in a relationship. However, if you realize that he no longer pays attention to your needs in the way that he used to, then he may be losing interest.

If he has stopped caring about making you happy and putting your satisfaction first, then you might want to watch his moves closely.

How to Stop a Break Up with Taurus Man

As a Piscean lady, if you understand psychologically what makes a Taurus man tick, what are his turn on’s and what is his turn off’s, then you will be far more likely to avoid a breakup with him.

With that in mind, here’s how you can prevent a break up with your Taurus boyfriend.

Accept your mistakes

Taurus men admire honest and straightforward women. So, if you want to keep your Taurus man forever, you need to stop shifting blame and take responsibility if you are at fault for something.

A simple apology is the first step and will go a long way with a Taurus man if your apology is heartfelt and sincere.

You need to show your Taurus man that you have the ability to deal with issues in an honest manner and take responsibility for anything that you may have done wrong if this is the reason for the breakup.

Be Realistic

Taurus men are down-to-earth and logical. So, if you want to stop your Taurus man from walking out on you, you need to be pragmatic and practical in your planning and discussions with him.

Pisceans have a lovely and etheric and somewhat emotional way of looking at things. However, the somewhat impractical and dreamy nature can jar with the logical side of Taurus.

See also: The sexual compatibility between a Pisces woman and Taurus man

Be dependable

Taurus men are very dependable and as such, they both appreciate and respect women who are also dependable.

If he feels that he cannot rely on you when he needs you then sooner or later he will come to the conclusion that you are not right for him in a long-term relationship.

Simply ways to show him that you are dependable is to always keep your word, always do what you say you are going to do, be on time when you’ve arranged to meet up with him and don’t cancel plans you have with him, unless it’s for a serious and unavoidable reason, of course.

These are great traits for anyone to have and a Taurean man will value them in his partner. If they are not there, however, then after some time he will just get fed up and ghost you.

Keep your emotions under control

Taurus men do not like to be around moody people. Although, for the most part, Pisceans are upbeat and happy, your emotional side can also cause you to be moody sometimes.

So, as a Piscean girl, it is important to take things easy and try to go with the flow when you’re with your lover.

Taurus guys can occasionally say hurtful things, but this usually comes from a lack of thinking on his part, rather than a deliberate intention to try to hurt or offend you.

Your over-sensitive nature can cause you to feel down unnecessarily and also hurt your Taurean guy who is not naturally as empathetic as you.

How to Recover Your Relationship & Make Him Want You Again

Be open

If you are looking to have a long lasting relationship with your Taurean boyfriend, you must be willing, to be honest with him and with yourself.

Discussing things openly with your Taurus partner will certainly make him gravitate towards you and feel a stronger connection with you.

For instance, you should be open enough to let him know when he hurts you instead of recoiling. However, it is also very important to put your emotions aside to also hear his point of view.

See also: Get him to want you back after breaking up

Prove your loyalty

If your Taurus lover ghosted you because of infidelity issues then it will be very difficult to get him back as loyalty is one of his most prized values. However, it may not be impossible.

The first step is to profusely apologize and get him to realize that it would never happen again if he were to take you back. Your apology will need to be sincere and heartfelt, and he will need to feel the sincerity from you.

From this point, you need to show him that he can trust you again and that you have learned a very valuable lesson. He needs to believe deep down that you will never do anything like that again and then there may be a chance to rekindle things.

If the two fo you do get back together then you will need to make your contact with other men very minimal in order to show him that you are not interested in being around other guys. Taurus men can be very jealous and if he has any cause to feel those emotions while in a relationship with you then it won’t last.

See also: Ways to tell if he will come back after a breakup

Be independent

Due to the emotional nature of Pisces, they can sometimes come across as somewhat needy to other zodiac signs who are not as emotional.

We all need a little emotional support no and then, and that’s absolutely fine. However, just be aware that you’re not too emotionally demanding on him.

Taurus guys also admire a woman who can stand on her own two feet and don’t need him for anything. So, showing him that you’ve got your life together, you can take care of yourself and you can pay your bills will make him see you as a person with substance and good self-esteem.

Take it slow

Taurean men do not like to be rushed or pushed into anything, especially a decision where emotions are involved. So, if you want to appeal to a Taurus guy who has dumped you, give him space and time to move things along at his own pace.

If you’re at this stage then you may want to read my article on using the no contact rule with a Taurus man.

Final Thoughts

Overall, a Taurus male and a Pisces female compliment each other well. However, like any other relationship, problems in their relationship are inevitable and can often arise from a lack of understanding of how one another operates and views the relationship.

If you’ve recently broken up with your Taurus lover or if it looks like a breakup might be on the cards then you might not be aware that, in most cases, you can completely turn things around, rekindle the love between the two of you and get him to want to be with you again with a few simple text messages.

Relationship expert, Amy North, has studied exactly what makes people break up and get back together from analyzing thousands of couples that she has helped over the years.

Using this knowledge, she has devised a simple, yet powerful text message system that has helped thousands of people rekindle their relationship and get back together. You can find out about Amy’s course here.

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Sister Debbie says, "maybe you CAN CONVINCE him sire"...(July 26, 2013)

As interesting as d course work is, dure to its applications to d economy of d Island but yet, one shall need 2 study hard 2 grasp d teknikal terms, so dat those terminologies be @ one's finger tips in case of adhoc tests... Several assignments dat shall be typed, binded and submitted too call for master's students possession of laptop (lapy as students call it) and printer these days... I have a laptop bc of d kind of work dat i do in d office, but I do not have a printer, I have been borrowing a friend's but I have come to realize dat there is nothing like what one has, a personal possession and I have contacted my love of d need to get a new model printer dat can as well photocopy documents...

My love wanted to send money to me so dat I get a new one where I am, bc d university environment is situated in a place dat is more populous and big than our Island...I howeva contered his suggestion based on d fact dat

..fact dat I may not know d original and it is beta one buys sth that is authentic, original, even if costlier than buying fake. The worrisome situation is our land is dat some of those marketers/retailers will tell u dat sth is original n collect d exact money dat one purchases original 4m some1 but they shall yet give one fake. When one complains and or take d products back 2 dem, dey shall start giving excuses, dey would neither change d product nor refund d money back, bc dey shal say goods once bought and paid for canNOT be returned... I remember a horrible experience dat a course mate had recently, when he bought his lapy, he paid 4 original substance, but when d retailer gave him a sealed carton, he discovered dat it was fake...d battery can not last an hour...and d packages installed on d system are not d latest windows... When he returned it, d man didnt change it 4 him, he took d law enforcement agencies dia, but instead of d matter being resolved it got aggravated...

It became a bottlenecked situation...the situation was time demanding, with my coursemate wasting his precious time @ d agencies offices, when he couldnt withstand d situation any longer due to his academic work, he let go d issue, handing d case ova to God... Yes God fights, God vindicates, God judges, but b4 dat happens, d naive would have suffered, as d adage of our parents say, "ki ilẹ to pa òsìkà, ohun rere pupọ yo ti bajẹ"... So my coursem8 abandoned d pursuit of d case, and had to borrow anoda one 4m one of his friend's, pending the time he raises money 2 get anoda one.,. Since I am ignorant in d field, and we have a brother in our church in d island who is knowledgeable in such products, I tell "mai" lord dat he shd give him money to assist us in getting a good, radiant, durable and original one even if some token shall be added, it is beta dan getting something dat one wont use 4 a mth b4 it packed up...

My love had a contrary opinion, he thinks dat may be d luck of my course m8 n dat I may not be a victim as he was, moreso, according 2 him, some of dose brethren n close pp, dey sometym also misbehave, getting wrong things 4 some1, particularly wen dey see dat u r a believer, dey know one wont do anytin, 1 wont be able 2 harass dem...He said he remembered dat broda Johnny asked anoda broda in d church who was in2 handsets 2 help him get new n latest Iphone brand, but d broda got 4 broda Johnny a substandard product @ d rate dey r selling standard product and he even collected extra-changes, which broda Johnny readily paid...but when broda Johnny started using d Iphone he discovered how substandard d so called standard product was...It really pained him...he confronted d broda, but filmsy excuses were presented to broda Johnny....The written disappointments all over broda Johnny made "mai" lord 2 ask from broda Johnny what d matter was, and he narrated everything to "mai" love n how

...n how disappointed he was in d so called brethren, bc accordin 2 broda Johnny, dis is d 2nd of d so called christian broda that shall disappoint him in getting authentic thing. As he said, he, bro Johnny did not even believe dat dia is any Christian broda @ all again, and wouldnt venture to introduce any Christian member to any outsider lest his reputation be dented, damaged b4 such people. "Mai" lord said, he had to sit broda Johnny down and tell him dat we r in d last days, d perilious times and dat such shd be expected in d christian gatherings. My love said he also shared one out of d many experiences he had with broda Johnny. The experience he shared with broda Johnny was d one dat he said comforted bRoda Johnny...The experience he shared was dis...

"Mai" lord has a friend in 1 of d developed countries, d man was a citizen of dat developed country by birth and afta graduation 4m university, bc he and my love attended d same university 2geda and dey lived in d same room 2geda while in d schl it was den dey started their friendship...Having studied each oda closely...d man knew "mai" lord 2 be a True Christian and noticed dat my love had not changed 4m his once profession as many were even despite all problems...So, "mai" love's friend intimated him dat he wanted 2 have a building in d Island n he shd help him out...Mai love said he connected a christian broda who is an engineer with his friend so dat he helped d man, but dis christian engineer duped d man, did shoddy job 4 him it took God's intervention 4 d man in developed country 2 trust my love again, bc he thought dey connived 2geda 2 dupe him. The structure built by d engineer had 2 be pulled down when d man came home 2 inspect d building n he asked "mai" love to make sure he

...sure he gets local pp, unbelievers if dat shal be d case and be supervising d project himself...dis was afta he was convinced dat "mai" lord had no premonition of all dat d so called christian engineer did 2 him. The house dat local pp built was as if it was removed/plucked 4m developed country n became situated/placed in our Island. This was when my love's friend became happy. With dis shared experience, d man, broda Johnny became happy n my love was able 2 tell him dat dia are real believers but it is only dat dey are extremely few now, thence, he shdnt just conclude like dat..."Mai" love said he told him dat dat is wat is happening in female-male relationships vizaviz proposals 4 courtships or datings which make many brothers and many sisters become afraid of starting relationship with a felowship member despite d fact dat she has known d person for months or years because dey feared d unknown, dey feared dat d person may afterall become and anoda wolf in sheep's clothing..

Thence, d so called sisters many atimes prefer outsiders, those who are not sound in faith to start dating than d so called believer bc according to sister Bum-bum, "if he wants to act funny, I shall also act funny calling him 2 his senses"...But d truth is dat dia r genuine believers out there, "mai" lord concluded with broda Johnny... When "mai" lord inboxed me dis msg because I was yet on campus wen I told him 2 get d thing ready 4 me, so dat wen I come home I shal take it along bc I was already "sick of his love"...despite saying dis he stil wanted me 2 get d thing where I am,...I also had 2 reply him, using his words, dat since he believes dia r genuine believers around, though fewer, then let us give d broda an element of doubt until he proves odawise, 4 afta all, retail prices are close irrespective of cities or villages.

"Mai" lord said "no problems, but that if d man happened to fai, u shal bear d liabilities, financial one of getting a new one or repairing d one he bought as d case may be". I replied dat "I agreed, but dat if he happened 2 get me d correct one, you shall add to my weekly wages..." "Owo l'obinrin mọ", lets wait and see" he said. So, he helped me contact d broda and d broda got me a printer...From my love's message, I assume he is satisfied with d product bc he is saying dat he may assist him 2 get some things, bc he said he wanted 2 computerize his office n coupled with d fact dat he is a "micro" writer, he may want to start storing his write ups and messages on d d system... When he informed me dat he wants him 2 get sth 4 him, I asked him 2 brief me of d devpt, d sudden change in interest in d broda, he refused, saying until I arrive "gan-ni a fi ji" he said in anoda tribe's language. "Ẹyin lẹmọ, ẹ o mã fi enia sinu "suspense" bi ẹnipe "island" ni mo wa pẹlu yin", I replied.

"Ẹ ma binu iya grammar", he said. "Boya ẹ o tillẹ fẹ ki n ka iwe mọ ni" I said. "why?" he replied. "Se ẹ o mọ wipe ti enia ba ti wa ni "suspense" ọKan enia ko ni papọ̀ ni iwaju awọn professors wọnyẹn ni?" I said. "Ẹ ma binu. Se ẹ mọ wipe emi o lọ suku ri, mi o mỌ bi o se nse enia", he replied. "Dont mis-interpret and or mis-quote me o, I did not say u did not go to school oh...am on my knees oh", I said. "Not in anyway annoyed...Just playing now..." he said. "hmn. Heave a sigh of relief. Alright. Back on my couch", i replied. "God bless u", he said. "Amen" I replied. "Do u know what?" He asked "Watz dat dearie love?" I asked. "Ẹyin ti "personality" yin ba ti jẹ "phleg" bayi, nkan ni" he replied "To ò, ẹ n lẹ o baba "personality" ki la se o?" I replied. "You are those Yorubas called "Rutu abọ́kọkú"" he said. "I think Yorubas erred in dat," I said "Why?" he replied. "Because "Rutu ko ba ọkọ ku, Rutu fi ìfẹ́ rẹ si ọkọ rẹ han ni" and is dia a law against dat?" I said.

"Not that I can think of at d moment" he replied. ""Mai" lord sire. I know u r wiser n more grounded in bible than I, but u can neva think of any, either now or in d future", I replied. "Yes madam grammar, I even forgot dat u have an award in bible teaching @ d felowship lately" he said. "Ẹyin na lẹ fun wa", I said. "I want u 2 know dat even Yoruba does not approve flirting. Yoruba wants some1 who shal sustain d geneology of d dead, and dat was what Ruth did, dat was what she exemplified". "Am all ears bible teacher", he said. "Thats what I want 2 chip in on dat "Rutu a bọkọ ku" slogan by our people", I said. "O.K" He said. "So, wat do u say of my personality class?" I asked. "What I am trying 2 say is d Phleg personality individual trusts pp so much and dey demonstrate such trusts to d extent dat if dey r grieved, "Ọlọrun nikan lo le gba ẹniyẹn"", "mai" lord's response. "To ò, e emi ni sẹyin ni bayi tabi ẹyin lẹ sẹ mi?", I asked. "O ò sẹ̀ mi. Mi o sẹ̀ ẹ́. But I am saying ko dara ki enia ma sẹ iru yin" he said

"Either phleg or sanguine or whatever, "ko dara ki a ma sẹ ara wa, a ò si le ma ma sẹ ara wa nigbati a ba ti jìjọ n ni ajọsepọ, nitori ẹniti enia ba n ba ni ajumọjọsepọ na ni enia ma nsẹ..." "Hun-hun", he said "Nitorina bi ẹniti enia ba mba ni ajumọjọsepọ ba sẹ ẹnikeji, nse ni ka ya pari rẹ lẹ́yẹ-o-sọka, ki a si tun bẹrẹ sini gbe ni" harmony", i said. "There is nothing like living in harmony, in unity...he said, "o ti dara o si ti dun to fun awọn ara lati ma jumọ gbé ni irẹpọ", "mai lord said. "Where is dat in d bible gan...isnt it in Orin Dafidi?" "Yep. 133, precisely". He replied. "Living in unity brings progress, it brings joy, it solidifies d more relationship", I said. "And What one thinks one may not be able 2 achieve in decades, with love, unity, one shall achieve it...dat's wat d apostles demonstrated while dey 1st received Holy Ghost, datz wat d book of Psalms 133 is teaching us", he added. "Huh, "mai" pastor sire", i said. "So my advice having understand what u mean when u said "your mind will be there", is dat u shd just take your heart off d printer until u arrive, "sefini"", he replied.

"I will try 2, I need 2 inform u dat during dis time dat I shal be coming home, there are duties outlined 4 me @ d office dat wil make me busy, bc my boss has been informing me of many pending files to treat", I said. "Alrit. Idi isẹ ẹni lati n mọ ẹni lọlẹ. May d Lord help u so dat u finish all in time", my love said.... It was as if we have parted for years, despite d fact dat we talk daily, despite d fact dat we chat daily, despite d fact dat we upload our pictures of interests daily, despite...but seeing is different...God is wonderful. I got 2 d Island earlier so dat I will have a taste of office work, do some works and take d rest home if possible so dat I finish up my part on schedule bc according 2 my boss, d headquarter wants d branch's report upd8 asap. I did not let him know of my take off time 4m d city so dat he wont calculatively arrive @ my arrival hour...when I dropped @ d garage, I phoned him dat our bus is about to take off, he wished me a safe journey...Then I asked of where he is and he told me in his office.

I board a taxi 2 his office...on getting 2 his office he told me dat he received an open trance abt 2 minutes before I called, seeing me alighting 4m a yellow bus n d environment was d Island's garage... "Ẹh-hẹn" was wat I said. "So, as I was thinking on d vision dat could it be dat u have arrived, dat was when u called saying u r about to take off...so i conclude dat u r yet 2 be here but dat u shal get home safely...dat was wat I later interpreted d trance 2 mean" he concluded. "God is great". I said. "This is bc d bus dat conveyed me here was yellow and dat was d exact tym dat I alighted 4m d bus, u are monitoring me spiritually "niyẹn" o. "Where d carcass is, d eagles gathered..." "So d scriptures say", I said interjectingly. "So whereever sons/daughters of genuine prophet of God are, his spiritual eye shall be with dem" he said. "Praise God 4 d office of prophets", I said. "Alleluiah to God", "mai" lord said. "So what do u bring 4 me?" He added. "Plenty of assignments 4m prof Josh-Josh", I replied laughing.

"Alright. We shal do justice 2 dat later, but, wat I mean is, wia r d edible things u brought 4 me", my love said. "I bought some fried chips, but I have given those @ sales department..." Interjecting, "I do now wanna know wat u give those @ d sales dept, I am talkin abt my own" he said. "Agbalagba. Ki lenia fe ra fun eyin agbalagba?" I asked. "Bring ur handbag n let me see", he said. I handed it ova 2 him, "e le ri nkankan nibe", I said. "I only come so dat I drop my bag in d office n go 2 my work place 2 get started wit my piled up office works", I enthused. "Okay o", he said as he collected my handbag n started opening it..."may God not let blade cut ur hands in my bag as u r removing its contents", I said, as I squeezed mysef tru d narrow path btw him n d wall, pressing my breasts on him, because I didnot want 2 excuse him off d road...walking 2 wia he used 2 keep his foods...he replied as I was squeezing mysef 2ru his back, "if blade cuts my hand, u will be misses nurse 2da, n treat me, awa o mọ wipe abẹfẹlẹ lotun ku ti ẹ n mu rin kiri bayi o"

I did not answer him as I move 2wads d place, he grasped my wrist n pulled me back 2 him...face 2 face with him, he said, "ẹniti ko mu nkan bọ fun ara ile, oun na ko ni ri nkan ti ara ile seto kale gbà"...I was struggling 2 free mysef, but he held me tight, then I said, "Ha-ha-ha? Tomode ba nse bi omode, sebi won ni agba a si ma se bi agba". "I wont "se ise agba" today" he said still holding my hand. "O dara. Wont u let me go to office again? Leave me I want 2 get going 2 my work place, "ti ẹ ba ni ẹ o ni nkankan fun wa", I said. "Okay. Walk back 2 wia u were b4", he said. "Leave my hand now", I said lookin @ his eyeballs lovingly n laughing..."bc if u dont leave my hand how wld i move back 2 d place"...i know he wil leave my hand...He left my hand, I walked 2 wia his food warmers are kept...I saw two food warmers..."mai" lord has prepared my own food, I think...I opened it...I found my favorite food, powdered yam flour, "amala dudu" with "abula"...This man sha, ...he likes disturbing himsef, why cant he prepare simple food...I thought 2 mysef...He didnt talk...i took out d food...placed it on table...cleared d books n cassettees of d table n arrange it properly...washed my hands, settled down to eat it, just then he spoke, "se ẹyin o tile le bere lowo eleti ki e to gba nitiyin ni? Ounjẹ yen ore mi to mbo lati ilẹ okere ni mo se fun o

...mo se fun o nitoripe o ni ó pẹ ti oun ti je amala pelu abula gbehin". "I am also your friend, your..." swallowing a bolus of "amala",...I mean d chief of all your friends "gan" sef...when your 2nd, 3rd etc friends arrive, take him and or them to the eateries or beta still go n prepare new foods 4 dem", I conclusively said as anoda bolus goes into my mouth. "Ki agbalagba o ma dana de ọmọde, arifin niyẹn o...", am I your mate? He said. "Nope "mai" lord sire"...putting succulent cow-leg, "bọkọtọ" into my mouth...sorry "mai"...um...lord sire. "Alright. Nibiti ounje ka yin lara de, e o tile le duro kajo jeun papo mọ, ...", he dips his hand into d washing bowl, washing his hand... "Ẹn-hẹn-hẹn! Kile nse?" I asked interuptingly. "Kilo jọ? Boya lẹ tilẹ rọju gbadura si ounjẹ yẹn ki ẹ to ma jẹ" he replied. "Ni ounje ti ngo gbadura si? Ẹ fẹ jẹ poison". I said. "I have been longing to eat your poison of love" he said.

 "Eh-he, "mai" lord has changed o, i think u dont like 2 eat love's poison b4 now?" I said. "Tabi ẹ o ma wo ogboju aya?" he said..."i may not like eating oda women's foods but obviously not yours...dat poison will effectively work". "But i think u said d food is 4 a visitor 4m d advanced country", I said, as i put anoda bolus into my mouth, d food is fairly hot, soft...well prepared... "Food rules n ethics say, "it is not good 2 speak while eating"" he said. "Ẹyin na lẹ n disturb mi, jẹjẹ mi ni mo n jẹun mi", I said. "So nothing dey shame you, eating a man's prepared food", he said. "What wil shame me 4 eating "mai" love's food", I said, he has also dipped his hand into d food n we r eating 2geda now... "Ki ẹ ma tile le gbawẹ iseju kan", he said. "Eyin ni woli. It is prophets who fasts regularly, but 4 church members as I am, the Lord is not hard on us", I said. "Is the Lord hard on us?" He asked eating. "Nope "mai" lord sire, but... Interjecting, "but what?" He said.

"But it is u who sees, hears, n gets many things 4m God coupled with d fact dat u wil want 2 prepare 4 d congregation...but 4 us, "ọmọ ijọ" we are enjoined 2 live faithfully, be loyal 2 God n our leaders...em, datz all", I said. "E n le o, omo ijo rere", he said. "O o baba woli", I said...we finished eating...packed d warmers n oda things 4m d table...went outside, bring out wat i brought 4 him...I handed dem ova 2 him "I know u can not but bring something 4 your love now...something dat is gr8, gud" he said. "And I know u cannot do without preparing a delicious meal 4 me", I said...while resting, we started examining d printer which was bought 4 us by d broda, d printa was gud...superb according 2 "mai" lord, d brand dat i loved...n d broda did not take extra-charge, he got it @ d exact price one of my friends said she got hers,...he told "mai" lord dat when he approached him dat he needed d substance, dat it coincided wit d time he was travelling 2 wia he used 2 buy dem in bulk price, which is usually cheaper...

Although he had it in mind 2 buy some that he would sell, but when "mai" lord got 2 him, he had 2 add ours, including it in his order at d company, so dat our wont in anyway tamper or alter d quantity he originally had in mind buying 4 sales @ d island... Wat he did surprised "mai" lord and he decided 2 use him 2 get some desktop computers dat he wanted 2 use in his office...He eulogized his faithfulness...a rare one among his contemporaries in d fellowship he said... @ 13:00 hours, i got up to get going 2 my office so dat I see if I can lay my hands on one/two things in d office b4 d closing hour... @ 13:20 hours, I got 2 my office...exchanged greetings with co-workers...give dem plaintain chips...den I was told dat my boss is around... "wia did he parked his car?" I asked. "Mechanic has taken it away 4 servicing", a staff replied... "Oh no wonder, I thought he wasnt around when I didnt see his vehicle around," I said...as I head towards his office, knocked @ his office's door.

"Yes? Who is there?" he asked. "Good afternoon sir, it's Debbie sir", I replied. "Oh, my Debbie, pls come right in", he said. "Yes sire," I said, opening d door and entered, genuflecting, "afternoon sire," I said again. "How has it been? How was d trip? When did you arrive? Today?" he bombarded me with questions. "Evrythin is fine sire. The journey was wonderful...I "Can you please take a sit?" he interjected, stretching his left hand to the seats opposite him.. "Oh. Thank you sire", I said, pulling out a chair to sit directly opposite him. "What do I offer you? Coffee?" He inquired. "This afternoon oga? Nope sire thanks. I am alright", i replied. "Oh, maybe cold water or soft drink will do?" He asked. "I am pretty fine sire," I said. "Thank you sire". "Okay o, if you said so", he said. "I arrived early 2da 2 see dose piled up works @ my desktop and see how I can attend to one or two b4 d day runs out..." "Oh", interjecting, "I think what u shall need attend to now may not be too many

Again, bc your junior staff said u have once taken him thru some of the steps in handling some of the works and he has been able to treat some of it, using d data plan u left behind...and what was initialy proving difficult, i think he was able to retrieve d package necessary for its handling 4m d system...so I think, we have made remarkable progress on your departments documentation dis week", he enthused. "Oh. That is lovely. Wonderful sire. A good news." I said. "Yes. It is. That is why it is gud dat a leader carries along his/her subjects in d execution of his/her duties so dat @ d appropriate time, such persons can assist him/her." he said. "I have shown him virtually all except some few things and it was bc of d limited tym n also dat we have not win a project involving such of late", I said. "Maybe dat is wat is left...or maybe he just didnt know how 2 go about it", my boss said. "I shall immediately attend to dat sire", i said. "So, how is broda Samson?" My boss asked

"He is pretty fine sir", I replied. "How is his work?" My boss asked. "All praise to God sire", I replied. "Lest I forget, I was @ his shop last week 2 get some cassettees and he was marvelous, he gave me special attention...pls extend my special appreciation 2 him 4 wat he did 4 me last week" my boss said. "I shal do dat sire", I said. "I want 2 ask u a question about him", my boss said. "Pls go ahead sire", I said, as I adjust myself on d seat 2 listen 2 wat he wanted 2 say. "Excuse me, which political party does he belong to?" my boss asked. "A political party or what sir?" I asked him again. "Yes. I mean is he a politician? Is he in any political party?" My boss asked. "Sorry sire", I said. "Yes, Debbie", Boss said. "You mean to ask whether or not my fiancé is a politician sire?" I asked. "Yes, sister Debbie, I want to know if he is a politician", my boss said. "He is not a politician sire, and from all I know about him, he does not belong to any political party or group", I replied

"Hen-hen? Is that so?" Boss said. "Yes sire", I replied. "And dont you know if he has an intention of joining a political party in d nearest future?" Boss asked. "Nope sire, I do not know, and I do not even think so sire", i replied...."but why do you ask such question sire". I added. "Well, 4 quite a while now, I have been reading some of his articles on social media, his comments, his posts, his responses to some of the Island's nagging issues of interest and I feel, well such a man we need in Politics to help in talking to some of d island's leaders who r not forthright in their dealings with d people, leaders bereft of ideas, a head without cerebrum, a head without thinking centers, a head without co-ordinations, leaders devoid of commoners pains, leaders who know how 2 use d poor people 2 get 2 d throne, but after getting there, they become demi-god, dey forget d commoners, dey drop dem, dey add 2 their sufferings belabouring dem, addin 2 their sorrows, trading d poor men's progress 4 setbacks n servitudes...So having been ffg him, I feel he has something to offer our island's people", Boss said.

"Hum!" I mustered. "Oh, sorry. But havent u noticed that?" Boss asked. "I have noticed it sire...I have even talked to him about it..." "Is dat so?" Boss interjectingly asked. "Yes sire", I replied. "Pls go on, what was his response when u discussed suc with him? You are the person who can pull him out of his political coccoon", boss said. "Oh! Do you think so?" I asked. "Yes. Positive about it Debbie", boss said "Well, I do not so think sire", I said. "Why? He loved you pretty well. He loved you closely. He loved you so much..." "Hum", interjectingly said. "Or do you have reservations about his love for you?" boss asked. "Nope sire. Not at all. I know he loved me dearly, and I loved him to pulp too...but convincing him on political matters? I do not think i can do that sire", i said. "But why do you think you cannot pull him out of his political coccoon 2 partake and participate in politics of d island?" boss asked. "When we discussed d issue, his reply was, "for now, he has no feelings and directives for such..."

Boss interupted, "no directives as how?" "Directives on his part means that God has not spoken to him on such for now, he said maybe in the future but obviously for now God hasnot said anything as per that, as such he added nothing like that is in my view" I replied. "When did you discussed dis with him?" Boss asked. "About 18 months ago" I replied. "That is quite a while, maybe he would have been visited by God now" Boss said. "Maybe sire. Maybe...He said "all his write-ups is aimed at helping one or two people in governance, so that they see the commoners view of what is going on in the Island" I said. "Well. Well. Well. It is true. One or two people in governance may stumble on such writeups, but, I think as good and true as dat is, I still think if he joins a political party, he will offer more than this and he will also know those in authority who can listen 2 him, for who knows, he may also become elected into an office later", boss conclusively said.

"As far as my interactions with him, when we actually come together closely, because, we have been together as church members before we started courtship, so when we actually started sharing our minds, views, objectives, visions, dreams of d future together, I have studies him closely and discovered dat his mind is absolutely not in politics, but maybe it is because he hasnt seen some1 to convince him, to enlighten him, to make him see reasons why he needs to take such step, joining political terrain, maybe God can use you to talk to him on dis issue, but as for me...Uhm? I do not so think". I said. "Alright Debbie...I will think about it", boss said. "The little I know about my lovely love, "mai" lord is that he does love to wait on God b4 taking a step, he doesnt just jump into any issue anyhow, he doesnt like being pressurized 2 do anything, and he hardly hides his feelings, he opens his minds on many issues, but on this politics, he hasnt talked to me about picking interests in it of late..." "Uhm", Boss interjected.

"I also assume his stance on d issue is particularly religious based...he has passed thru some teachings 4m his mentor...his mentor, d person he makes mention of his name regularly has admonished him not to dabble into politics for any reasons, he said, the man told him to ensure that he brings many people into Jesus' home with all he has...so my love is strictly pursuing that goal with all his might, vigour, strength, intelligence, knowledge...however, as I said afore, he may have reasons to change his stance if someone talks to him", I concluded. "The assignments b4 us now do not leave room 4 such @ d moment, but when we finish dis task b4 us, I shall try n see him one on one on dis crucial matter, showing him some examples of ministers of God who r into politics now", Boss said. "That shall be scintilating of you sire, and may God speak to you thru him", I said. "Amen" Boss replied. "Thank you for the care sire", I said. "What are we together for? We r together to share our burdens and ofcourse lift ourselves up", boss said "Yes sire", I replied. "I have just recieved anoda memo 4m headquarters that we need to work on something, please go and take the the printout from the printer's outlet over there and work on it together with other few things yet to be addressed..."ẹ ku irin na"..."Boss said. I stant up to get the print out 4m d printer and said ""ẹ se sire" I will work on all with speed and accuracy sire"... I left my boss' office...what a nice man...I thought to myself, as I walked to my section in d office...

TRANSLATION OF THE DIFFICULT WORDS

Sister Debbie says, "maybe you CAN CONVINCE him sire"...(July 26, 2013)

"ki ilẹ to pa òsìkà, ohun rere pupọ yo ti bajẹ" (translation before the wicked died, so many good things would have been destroyed (it is a Yoruba Proverb meaning before the wicked is apprehended or killed, it would have wreck so many havocs

bRoda (translation brother)

"Owo l'obinrin mọ", (translation women exteem money than anything)  

"gan-ni a fi ji" (translation it is a Northern language meaning seeing)  

"Ẹyin lẹmọ, ẹ o mã fi enia sinu "suspense" bi ẹnipe "island" ni mo wa pẹlu yin", (translation you will be keeping one in suspense as if I am in the island with you, it is left to you)

"Ẹ ma binu iya grammar", (translation don’t be annoyed grammarian mother/woman

Boya ẹ o tillẹ fẹ ki n ka iwe mọ ni" (translation I doubt if you even want me to continue with this course)

"Se ẹ o mọ wipe ti enia ba ti wa ni "suspense" ọKan enia ko ni papọ̀ ni iwaju awọn professors wọnyẹn ni?" (translation don’t you know that if one is in suspense, one’s mind would be far off the Professors when they are lecturing us)  

Ẹ ma binu. Se ẹ mọ wipe emi o lọ suku ri, mi o mỌ bi o se nse enia", (translation don’t be annoyed. I hope you remember that I have not been to the four walls of any institution, thus I don’t know how people there used to feel)  

"Ẹyin ti "personality" yin ba ti jẹ "phleg" bayi, nkan ni" (translation those of you who has a Phleg like personality type, you are difficult)

"To ò, ẹ n lẹ o baba "personality" ki la se o?" (translation Thanks mr personality analyser, what have we (phleg) done on)  

"Rutu abọ́kọkú"" (translation Ruth who died with her hubby (This is a bible story in the book of Ruth in which the hubby of Ruth died and her mother in-law advised her to return to her people but she refused to return. Thus, people usually call ladies or women who love and expresses their love to their hubbies as Ruth)  

Rutu ko ba ọkọ ku, Rutu fi ìfẹ́ rẹ si ọkọ rẹ han ni" (translation Ruth did not die with her hubby, but she expressed her unflinching love to her hubby)  

"Ẹyin na lẹ fun wa", (translation You are the one who gave it unto us

Rutu a bọkọ ku" (translation Ruth who died with her hubby)

"Ọlọrun nikan lo le gba ẹniyẹn"", (translation it is only God who can save the person)  

"To ò, e emi ni sẹyin ni bayi tabi ẹyin lẹ sẹ mi?", (translation who has grieved the other person amongst us? Am I the one who grieved you or you are the one who grieved me?)

"O ò sẹ̀ mi. Mi o sẹ̀ ẹ́. (translation no one among us. You have not grived me, neither have I grieved you)

"ko dara ki a ma sẹ ara wa, a ò si le ma ma sẹ ara wa nigbati a ba ti jìjọ n ni ajọsepọ, nitori ẹniti enia ba n ba ni ajumọjọsepọ na ni enia ma nsẹ..." (translation it is not good for us not to grieve each other, and it is not possible that we will not grieve each other, because it is the person one interacts with everyday that one grieves)

Hun-hun",( translation Uhmn)

 "Nitorina bi ẹniti enia ba mba ni ajumọjọsepọ ba sẹ ẹnikeji, nse ni ka ya pari rẹ lẹ́yẹ-o-sọka, ki a si tun bẹrẹ sini gbe ni (translation therefore if the person one is having daily interaction with grieved the person, the right thing for them is to instantly resolve the matter amicably and continue to live together in harmony) "

o ti dara o si ti dun to fun awọn ara lati ma jumọ gbé ni irẹpọ", (translation “behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity”) "

 "Alrit.( translation alright)

 Idi isẹ ẹni lati n mọ ẹni lọlẹ. (translation one can only be called lazy person in one’s discipline but not another’s (it is a Yoruba proverb encouraging one to be hardwork so as not to be called lazy person

"Ẹh-hẹn" (translation Uhmn mn)

"niyẹn" o. (translation that is just what it connotes)  

"Agbalagba. Ki lenia fe ra fun eyin agbalagba?" (translation An elder person. What can one buy for an elder person)

"e le ri nkankan nibe", (translation you cannot see anything there)  

awa o mọ wipe abẹfẹlẹ lotun ku ti ẹ n mu rin kiri bayi o" (translation I have not know that you go about with naked blade in your handbags now)

 "ẹniti ko mu nkan bọ fun ara ile, oun na ko ni ri nkan ti ara ile seto kale gbà" (translation a person who fails to come home with something will equally not be given what those who are at home has reserved for him/her) ...

"Ha-ha-ha? Tomode ba nse bi omode, sebi won ni agba a si ma se bi agba". (translation Ha? If a child behaves childishly, the elders too are expected to behave like elders (in other words if a child behaves like a fool, the elders must wise up)

se ise agba" (translation I wont act like an elder)

"O dara. (translation that is good)  

"ti ẹ ba ni ẹ o ni nkankan fun wa", (translation if you said you have nothing for us)

amala dudu" (translation Yam flour)

abula" (translation potpourri soup) ...

se ẹyin o tile le bere lowo eleti ki e to gba nitiyin ni? (translation why cant you ask the person who has ear that you want to slap it before slapping it? (it is a proverb that one needs to make enquiries about some things before going ahead to do the thing)  

Ounjẹ yen ore mi to mbo lati ilẹ okere ni mo  se fun o nitoripe o ni ó pẹ ti oun ti je amala pelu abula gbehin". (translation I have prepared this food for a friend that is on his way from a very distance place because he called that it has been long that he ate yam flower and potpourri soup last)  

gan" translation in fact)  

"Ki agbalagba o ma dana de ọmọde, arifin niyẹn o...", (translation for elders to be preparing food for the younger person, that contempt on the part of the young one

Nibiti ounje ka yin lara de, e o tile le duro kajo jeun papo mọ, ...", (translation because of the degree of your hunger, you cannot even wait a while so that we eat the food together (People of this part of the world like eating together even from the same plate))  

"Ẹn-hẹn-hẹn! Kile nse?" (translation Uhmn mn, what are you doing?)

Kilo jọ? Boya lẹ tilẹ rọju gbadura si ounjẹ yẹn ki ẹ to ma jẹ" (translation what does it resemble? I doubt even if you prayed on it before you start eating it)

Ni ounje ti ngo gbadura si? Ẹ fẹ jẹ poison". (translation the food I forgot to bless? You want to eat poison.)

"Eh-he,( translation Uhmn mn)

"Tabi ẹ o ma wo ogboju aya?" (translation aint you seeing a bold wife)  

"Ẹyin na lẹ n disturb mi, jẹjẹ mi ni mo n jẹun mi", (translation You are the one disturbing me, I have been eating my food without issues)

Ki ẹ ma tile le gbawẹ iseju kan" (translation you cannot even observe a second fasting)

"Eyin ni woli. (translation you are a prophet

ọmọ ijọ" (translation I am a member of the congregation)

E n le o, omo ijo rere", (translation sorry o, a good church member) he said.

"O o baba woli", (translation Yes o, prophet)

////////Film Review////////

Synopsis

Warning: may contain minor explicit content. 

In 1960’s Mississippi, aspiring writer Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan kick-starts her career by working for the Jackson Journal, the local newspaper, filling in for a cleaning advice columnist “Miss Myrna”. Unfortunately, Skeeter didn’t have a single clue about cleaning so she turns to Aibileen Clark, her friend Elizabeth’s black maid, for help.

Skeeter had always been the odd one out in her group of southern privileged, prejudiced girlfriends. She was the only one unmarried, the only one with a job, and unlike them, she had an utmost respect for the colored help. She treated them as equals; didn’t discriminate or look down on them at all as she was raised by one herself - Constantine, their elderly black help who she loved dearly.

By helping her with the Miss Myrna column, Skeeter forms a friendship with Aibileen. While she was over at Elizabeth Leefolt’s asking cleaning advice from Aibileen, they overheard the couple arguing about Elizabeth installing a separate colored’s bathroom outside for their maid, her husband angrily commented “Mae Mobley can go to college in that damn bathroom.” To which Elizabeth defends herself by stating that her best friend, Hilly Holbrook, said that it’d add value to their home and that every penny he spends on a colored’s bathroom he’ll get back in spades when they sell. Hilly is so against the idea of them sharing bathrooms with the help, she claims: “It’s just plain dangerous. They carry different diseases than we do.”

She even goes as far as to draft an initiative named the Home Health Sanitation Initiative, “a disease preventative bill that requires every white home to have a separate bathroom for the colored help.”

Because of this, Skeeter had the idea to write about what it was like to be a colored help in the highly bigoted town of Jackson, Mississippi. Elaine Stein, a literary agent in New York, gives her the green light and and off our little heroine goes.

Aibileen was unsurprisingly hesitant when she was first asked about it since it would put everyone she loved at risk, however, she gives in eventually and helps skeeter with her writing. Skeeter knew what she was getting herself and Aibileen into; she was fully aware that by going through with it she would be going against the law, her family, and her friends but she was ready to shine a light on the racism, discrimination, and mistreatment that’s been going on for ages in their small town.

In the beginning it was only her and Aibileen, until they talked Minny Jackson, Hilly’s headstong maid, into helping them. Soon enough they had at least a dozen colored maids helping them with the book. Sharing stories about the families they were serving, secrets they’ve kept, things they’ve done, things done to them, some were unspeakably gross *cough* Minny *cough* and some were just plain rude.

They weren’t all that bad though, there’s Dr. Dixon, a man who bought 2 acres of land for twice its worth from a racist farmer who threatened to shoot his maid if she stepped foot on his land again, Miss Walters, Hilly’s eccentric mother, and Miss Celia Rae Foote, who is just a “rae” of sunshine. See what I did there? I’m sorry I’ll stop.

The Characters

I thought the characters in this movie were so well thought out. Their names, backstories, the clothes that they wear, their hair, the way they speak, every single one of them had their own distinct personality that made the movie realistic, compelling, and overall work.

It’s funny because Emma stone (Skeeter) and Bryce Dallas Howard (Hilly) both starred in this film as rivals and as you may or may not know, they both starred in the Spider-man films as Gwen Stacy

It is literally the battle of the Gwen Stacys

I gotta say, I applaud Bryce Dallas Howard in this film. It takes a really good actor, or in this case actress, to play a role so well and so convincing that you actually want to kick them in the shin. Her role as Hilly Holbrook is the perfect villain; evil and controlling, she’s especially rude to the maids, even to her own poor mother. I mean, I never thought I’d hate any character as much as Ramsay Bolton from Game of Thrones up until now. She’s one of those villains you love to hate, you know, the kind that have absolutely no redeeming qualities and you feel no remorse towards when they get what they deserve. and little Miss Hilly? Oh, she gets the pie.

Speaking of Hilly Holbrook, can we just take a minute to appreciate her mother, Miss Walters? Miss Walters (played by Sissy Spacek), was one of my favorite characters in the movie. She was sarcastic and funny. Boy, does she know how to have a good laugh. Whenever she brings up the pie prank and rubs it all up on her daughter’s face, the whole room goes completely nuts. We like anybody who socks it to Hilly.

Now Minny Jackson (played by Octavia Spencer), she was a force to be reckoned with. She was a strong woman and she knew it; didn’t take crap from anybody. Not even Hilly Holbrook. I absolutely loved Octavia Spencer as Minny, she nailed every punchline and she had the most iconic line and scene from the entire movie in my opinion, if you’ve seen the movie, then you know exactly what I’m talking about, but if you haven’t, you’ll just have to go see for yourself and find out. *hint: it’s the pie scene*

Another character that I absolutely adored is Celia Foote (played by Jessica Chastain), the delightful woman from sugar ditch. She’s a breath of fresh air. With the whole movie feeling so heavy and disheartening, watching her was like watching the sunrise, seeing the first rays of sunlight rise up slowly from the darkness to shine and give light to everything and everyone. It was so refreshing to see a white woman like herself treat Minny, a colored help, like a friend. Makes you think that all is not lost, it surely restores your faith in humanity. A big round of applause for her husband too, Johnny Foote, for being such a stand up guy.

Of course Viola Davis’ (Aibileen Clark) performance was nothing short of outstanding. Her relationship with little Mae Mobley Leefolt will surely make you go “awww” it’s the cutest yet most tragic thing. It’ll play with your heartstrings and it will most likely put even the strongest grown man named Bob shed a tear. Emma Stone absolutely nailed her role as Skeeter, I love how her accent sounds so natural, it really goes with her voice and her personality as a whole. 

Its Importance 

I cannot stress enough the importance of movies like The Help, as it shines a light on a very serious subject. People tend to forget that this is not just a work of fiction, slavery was very much real and rampant back in the 1950s, even way back in the 1870s and unfortunately, in some places in world, it still is to this day. Just because it’s 2018 doesn’t mean we just forget about what happened. Yes it’s good to let bygones be bygones, but it’s still better to learn and educate ourselves with what actually happened in the past because that’s what some of our ancestors lived through, that was our reality.

No person should require any white female to nurse in wards or rooms in which negro men are placed.

Books shall not be interchangeable between white and colored schools or shall continue to be used by the race first using it. 

No colored barber should serve as a barber to white women or girls. 

Any person printing, publishing, or circulating  written matter urging for public acceptance of social equality between whites and negros is subject to imprisontment. 

Those were the Jim Crow Laws, can you imagine how life must’ve been like during those times? It gives me the shivers just thinking about it. The only thing that scares me even more than Jim Crow, is it happening again. That is why we need movies like these to remind us of how awful slavery was and to be appreciative of the way we live now. 

Overall Thoughts

I thought this movie was absolutely fantastic. It had all the elements that would make up a great movie: its was realistic; not at all exaggerated, it was honest; showed the whole truth, and it was engaging. Not once in those 2 hrs and 26 mins. did I get bored or uninterested. I was always on the edge of my seat, watching in anticipation for what’s next to come, my eyes were practically glued to the screen for the entirety of the movie. I was instantly gripped by the riveting story line and the diversity of the characters. I’d rate it a 4.5/5 stars, yes it’s not perfect, it does have its fair share of flaws but then again what movie doesn’t? If you haven’t seen The Help, I highly recommend that you do, it’s 2 and a half hrs of your life you won’t be able to take back, but they’re surely hours you wont regret.

And remember:

You is kind.

You is smart.

You is important.

- s o u l e n e o u t 

Semi-Permanent 2017

 Semi-Permanent is a conference that brings together the creatives, the designers, the future thinkers and some of the biggest businesses in the world. I was lucky enough to have received tickets through work to attend this massive global event and I am grateful.

Through this event I got to meet a lot of new and impressive people, learn a lot and also re-inforce some ideas I already have and/or have forgotten/lost touch with over time.

I spoke to a few of the speakers in depth after the main talks at the after party and will not include those conversations within this blog post. I will save them for a seperate post with more specific topics of interest.

Finally, the text to follow may not be as structured as I set out to begin with as it may turn into a brain dump halfway through. 

Lucy MccCae

She pushes the boundaries and tries everything that comes to her mind. She won’t hesitate in doing what she loves and through this creates amazing things. She is inspirational to idea of trying something no matter how obscene it may sound, no matter how many people say you shouldn’t. Just do it. 

A lot of the work she does, starts with putting herself in the possibly dangerous situation, to try those weird things that everyone says is a bad idea. She has a passion for the human body and science fiction where she attempts to bridge the gap.

An interesting idea is that we can only go so far, and when that day comes the only way is  ‘Remove limbs to improve yourself’. An eye opening statement made during one of the QnA sessions where someone makes a note that we can only run as fast as the best scientist and medical team can make us go - once we hit our limit the only way to surpass our limitation is through removing that limb and swapping it to an advanced feat of technology. (This QnA might have been with Nicholas)

I was left with a powerful idea from her talk: Design with vulnerability. Make yourself vulnerable with your design, put yourself into hard situations (or the users shoes) to really understand the problem. Later on Michael Parekowhai has a similar quote except with a different basis: Don’t draw the tree until you have climbed the tree. 

My overall thoughts from here basically sum up to just try everything, the only way you’ll know it wont work is if it doesn’t. You’ll never know if you don’t try it.

Erik Klimczac

Eric showed us how beautiful data can appear and how it can yield new insights when taken from a csv or excel file and into a 3D view. In Uber’s case: visualising their cars on a map and then adding a 3D element gives the data more meaning and clarity. 

It also gives the data a fun and creative feel which subconsciously can make you start thinking about fun and creative ways of working with the data.

Not only did he talk about data but he spoke about the most important things of creating a more inspiring service (through using the data of course) He said that there is more than just observing users there are three extremely important aspects to cover when designing anything:

Combining these with the data which can make some of this clear is key to designing great products.

Natasha Jen

Natasha Jen is a partner and designer at the legendary design firm Pentagram.

Natasha spoke a lot on working with clients, some do’s and don’t’s. She also talked about going through a re-brand. Many different ways of engaging the clients in the re-brand leads to more success.

Nicholas Kumada

Sensory Design Director – Windows Mixed Reality

Exiting things are here and even more exciting things are coming. Microsoft are working on some extremely exciting products that are upcoming - one of these being the ability to meet in the same room. This works through either AR or VR (which he said a new headset is on it’s way). 

The main focus on this talk was where mixed reality and AI is heading, and the possibilities that are soon to be a reality.

Below are a few snaps of some of the powerful slides and conversation points that he presented and that resonate with me.

When speaking about the future of this technology he initially referenced HYPER-REALITY with it’s eye tracking advertisements (”Can’t see your friend”) and complete mess which he said is a really scary thought of where the future could be. Ready Player 1 is another piece of media - this time text - that he references as a good read - also speaks to the other sort of a scary VR future where people spend most of their time in “OASIS” through VR suits and the lot at the expense of being apart of the real world and making change they escape it. 

When speaking about this the MC then made the comparison to a few years ago where it was about having your head in a book and how the only thing that has changed between us escaping this reality is the technology we use to do so.

Overall though, he is optimistic for the future and mixed reality as the goal is to connect you to the place you’re in and the people around you - it’s not about blasting advertisements at you. It’s about that collaboration model.

“Taking responsibility of where we are developing and taking the future is up is paramount. What we create now, the generations below us will use. Take the car for an extreme example: extremely helpful and makes life so easy however now we are dealing with massive pollution problems globally. We can only try to anticipate as many pit falls as well can and nothing is ever perfect first time, that is why we iterate.”

 Instrument

Instrument validated a lot of ideas and some assumptions I had when it comes to designing products. As a design / creative agency they get all sorts of clients and questions and they too shared some details about how to effectively work with them and create the best products.

Hector Ouilhet

I didn’t get that much from Hector. The main thing I took from his talk was that he likes to draw dinosaurs and loves his children. I did however, get a sense of designing with purpose. Always have purpose behind everything you do.

Michael Parekowhai

Michael was an interesting guy. He really pulled through the idea that you can do it if you put the effort in. A key saying that I took away from his talk was this: “Don’t draw the tree before you have climbed it”. The meaning I took from this is don’t try to design or do something unless you have taken steps to experience it and understand it. Sure, you can look at something and design it, but it won’t be as strong as if you experience it first hand. 

Sissel Tolaas

Sissel was a really interesting person. She has a love for the sense of smell and when she first spoke I got put off by her over exertion about how smell is the only thing that matters. However, I did take a long away from here and a new way to think. I will write a seperate blog post about the conversation I had with her after the event. 

Amber Cartwright

People. People are what matter. Always keep people the main focus of anything you do. If you forget the people, you forget the success (I made that one up).  One of the things she loves is the people that her product enable and the positive change it can make such as allowing people to keep their houses.

Mark Gowing

Mark really likes graphic design. I cannot remember much of what he said now but I do remember something he likes to do: create a new typeface for each product he creates. It’s a really unique approach and loves what he does. Design systems are a big passion for him: and from what he said, proved how powerful they can be when used on large projects with multiple people.

Hayden Cox + Guests

Hayden, a surfer with a passion. He grew up in Australia and for his Design and Technology class had to do work placement. He mentioned that his boss asked for his paper on the second to last day after making him clean the toilets all week and replied to his boss, I don’t care about the hours, I’m here because I want to learn how to create boards. His boss felt really bad and he went home, bought all of the tools he’d need to create his own board and just tried it. He got as far as he could remember from observing everyone until he got stuck and called his old boss for help, who accepted to help him. Today, he is creating one of the best performance boards and has gone through many hardships, many times of running out of money and many risks. Without them, he wouldn’t be here today.

I love ugly

A passionate guy who just wants to make his kids proud. He founded the ILU brand and has gone through many hardships. He’s had banks call him up and given him a week to give them half a million dollars and many more hardships. His talk was extremely powerful and inspirational with the key message just do it, everything will work out in the end. Follow your dreams. 

Great questions to ask with everything you do

Ben Johnston

He finds gaps in the markets and creates opportunities through it. He shows how it’s ‘easy’ to start with a stupid idea and then make big dollars through it.

That’s all

I have missed a few people from this post - mainly because their points are similar to some of the others I have mentioned above. Overall takeaways from SP is that it was well worth the time - and if you do have the time to read through all of the little stories and personal take aways you’ll see how there were some amazing people and ideas presented that weekend.

You can fool yourself, but you can’t fool the Universe

For those of you who read my inaugural blog post, you’ll know I picked up and headed to sunny LA last week. For those of you who didn’t, now you know ;)

Once you decide to take a leap — physical, spiritual and/or emotional, you think you will feel “different” somehow. Maybe relieved, maybe happy, maybe nervous in a good way, but some immediate feeling or sign to confirm the Universe approves, right? But what I was finding on the day of my departure was making me nervous that the Universe was still testing me.

Which brings me to today’s lesson: If you think it’s a test. It is. So, when I arrive at Newark, my airport of choice, only due to proximity to my apartment, I see I don’t have pre check on my boarding pass. Figuring it was just an oversight, I went to the Virgin America counter to have them print me a new pass. They inform me that having Global Entry doesn’t guarantee pre-check and that on this flight I had been randomly selected NOT to have it. WTF?! I watched as fellow passengers ,who were allowed to use their pre-check flew through security, and I stood at a standstill in the standard security line.

The next hiccup came when this germ-a-phobe sat down on the plane only to hear the woman in the seat next to hear coughing loudly and sneeze several times in succession. All without even a pretense of covering her mouth.

As someone who enjoys getting to a destination, but despises the actual travel to get there, these two inconveniences felt pretty major. I was already stressed and out of my element, about to have a few weeks, possibly even months of couch surfing in front of me. I definitely could not afford to be sick!

As I sat trapped in this tin can in the sky for the next almost 6 hours, I alternately tried to cover my face in a desperate attempt to not breathe in the constant uncovered hacking next to me, and to understand what the Universe was trying to tell me. Should I not be heading to California? Or actually, was NYC giving me a last kick in the butt to reassure me that leaving right now was exactly the right thing?

As the minutes and then hours passed, the answer was no clearer to me. But I eventually stopped thinking and started to just sit, be and feel. And the feeling that washed over me was total and complete anxiety. I was stressed and fearful. If I am going to be honest I had hoped that fate would magically intervene once I finally “pronounced” myself a reformed control freak ready to receive what the Universe was wanting to provide. I wanted that provision to be a reason to stay in NYC.

And so even though I said I was leaving, I had been scrambling to generate some stickiness for myself in my city, including spending a whole lot of time talking to, and even seeing my ex boyfriend. This is not insignificant as I’d spent the bulk of the last two 18 months trying to move forward from that relationship unsuccessfully, and had just finally succeeded in actually started to do so. And, for the longest period to date — more than 3 months.

Since September 2015 we had had bitter feuds in which awful things were said, and worse things done to each other. I’d been the most unflattering version of myself with this man. So much so, I was actually unrecognizable to myself — insecure, needy, spiteful and self-loathing. And every time we’d had another rendezvous, the inevitable end was more painful and hard to recover from.

It had been so bad for so long, I could barely be honest with my therapist, let alone my family and friends. And I know it was the same for him. Worse still, while I had kept myself emotional walled off from anyone new, he’d been in at least 3 relationships since we were a legitimate couple, and I’d come into each and every “restart” demanding he break up with these women, all the while resenting he was even involved with someone. And he came in resenting me for coming in hot making demands and “blowing up” his life. And worse, neither of us truly believing each other’s intentions.

I have no idea why I persisted after something so searingly painful for almost two years. Perhaps I thought that’s all I deserved? Perhaps I felt if I could fix this, I could fix my whole life? I honestly don’t know the answer but certainly re-opening that wound days before I need to be my most open and forward looking was self sabatoging.

Before you judge me too harshly, I do need to explain that after more than a year of wishing to hear two little words from him, he said exactly those words — I’m sorry. And more, for the first time, admitted his contribution to our fucked up dynamic, and said he needed to do some work and even asked if I might ask my therapist for a recommendation. I have to tell you, I thought the Universe was sending me a ver strong message that all this love and longing was not in vain. And even though it came on the heels of him spending a day breaking up with two woman he was involved with, I thought holy shit! I haven’t been wrong to hang in there. We are meant to be!

Still I made it here — to California that is. I arrived and spent my first full day having meetings with an agency I’d long admired, and agreeing to move forward with a role there, that would start with the summer. So here it was — sunny skies and all the promise that I’d hoped for in 24 hours. And what did I do? I called my ex and cried to him, telling him I didn’t want to be apart. I mean how were we going to work on us? i.e. how can I leave you alone 3000 away and believe you wont be sleeping with other women?

You see, even though I grabbed at his words and wanted to believe we were finally ready to be together, my gut told me I couldn’t trust that he was really different, i.e. could be faithful and honest. He said all the right things on that call though, and was soothing and sweet. But after I hung up the phone, it dawned on me that he said he was willing to prove his love to me by being a hermit and discarding friendships. It sounded like torture not love. And those friendships? They were with ex girlfriends who still very much had feelings for him.

Despite this, I was convinced this was all my insecurity, and something I had to fix in me. I wouldn’t acknowledge the possibility that my gut and heart were telling me the truth. And I just happened to be spending the weekend with a friend, who Ihad met through said ex.

So I decided I would share with her the news that we were talking again this weekend about making a real “go” of it. Well no sooner had I told her about his apology when she said his other recent ex had been in town weeks before and told her that he’d reached out to her in a similar fashion. My heart sunk and a lump formed in my throat. My friend was tortured about telling me, but had seen me suffer so much in the last few years, she felt it was her responsibility.

And I was so grateful! Because it was only then that I realized what it was I was searching for on the flight to California. I was searching for recognition from the Universe that I was ready for all the abundance she had to offer. Only you cannot fool the Universe. Whatever you say is irrelevant. It is what you actually do and how you actually feel. And I was doing anything but acting or feeling ready for the next step, as I desperately clung to my past.

I spent a restless night and I awoke knowing what I had to do. I had to say goodbye to my ex. Like for real this time. And so I did. Horribly — with multiple texts and phone calls saying lots of the wrong things and still hoping for some words from him to make “us” ok. But I actually did it. end it that is. And this time it will stick.

I am finally ready to be here now. Not just California but in the NOW. Open to receiving all the interesting, challenging and wondrous things that lie ahead. Oh and the search for my butt is ON! As I have spent the last 3 days in fitness gear biking, walking, soul-cycling and Tracey Anderson’ing.

Business Tips I Learned From My Disney World Experience

So I just got back from Disney World in Orlando Florida yesterday, and it was an amazing experience. Like all of you, I am an entrepreneur and am proud to have been able to take my family on a Disney Vacation solely from money I have made in my own business! The trip was arranged by Erica at LittleDoleWhips.com, and she made the vacation planning, well, non-existent (thanks!).

Now, because I never seem to stop working, the whole entire time I was at Disney had my wheels spinning in regards to what I can learn from Disney for my business, and YOURS! And there was a lot to learn from Disney, in every way shape and form. So here are some Business Tips I Learned From Disney World that I feel can help any business…

UTILIZE TECHNOLOGY

First thing I love about Disney is their devotion to utilizing technology. Disney has a “My Disney Experience” app which had all of the information that pertains to my trip in one app, and I mean everything! If you’ve never experienced the “My Disney Experience” app, it blew me away. And I myself am a pretty techy guy and consider myself somewhat hard to impress in that aspect. The Disney app had all of my meal plans listed, all of the photos taken by photographers in the park, my complete itinerary and even had a gps-enabled map for each and every park! There was so many features and aspects of our vacation that I could manage, modify, cancel or add via the app, it was simply incredible. You can tweak your Disney trip on the fly constantly via your smartphone. Also, if you get the Memory Maker package, you can get pictures taken throughout the park and within minutes you have the full HD resolution version in the app available for download and sharing with friends and family. This includes not only pictures, you also get edited pictures where they superimpose Disney characters into the pictures with you, as well as placing you in HD videos that depict you with characters, on rides and off. Simply amazing! The magic band (a bracelet) that you receive beforehand links everything to you. Your food, your photos, your fast pass rides and your location, everything! Many procedures are automated via technology, and this makes everything more efficient.

So when considering your business, the following questions may come up:

What part of your business can you automate?

Can you use an app of your own to improve your clients experience?

Can you up-sell a better experience for your clients via an app or a membership perk?

I am sure you can, in fact I am 110% sure you can! Small and large businesses can and should utilize technology every moment they can.

RETAIL OPTIMIZATION

Another aspect about Disney that showed me they really know their stuff, is their retail skills. As far as retail, they are super smart when it comes to selling products. Other theme parks really need to take a look at Disney, because they are super smart. When you go on rides at other parks, you go on the ride, and then get off the ride and walk to your next destination. Disney is super smart and they have their rides exiting into gift shops. So if you love the ride experience you were just on, you can immediately expect to walk into a store that is marketing all products that pertain to that particular ride. So if you were just on a ride that had the seven dwarfs in it, you can expect to exit into a gift store selling Snow White and Seven Dwarfs memorabilia, pictures, clothing, all of that stuff. It’s very smart and anyone can learn from that lesson!

So how can this idea improve your business? Once your client has experienced your service, they should immediately:

be offered products or wearables in your location that will help them keep that great experience memory alive.

be offered an up-sell to the great service they just received, preferably at a “post-purchase” discount offer.

be added to an email list.

Disney is so good at making retail products, some of the products you get from the gift stores have actually grown into monthly membership services! These are for the disney junky in you!

ATTENTION TO DETAIL

Another amazing thing about Disney that any entrepreneur can utilize, is paying attention to detail. You can’t have an authentic experience with anything, if you don’t cover EVERY ASPECT of that experience. For example, when you go to Disney and are in The Little Mermaid’s “Under The Sea” ride, there are bubbles projected everywhere. All of the characters look like they are under water in their movement, you hear water swoosh sounds, and everywhere you look there are coral, fish and sea creatures which confirm in your mind that you are under water. You don’t see exposed I-beams, you don’t see screws or bolts on the wall, you don’t see a bad spackle job or paint job, it is 100% authentic! There is NO DETAIL MISSED. And that’s what gives you the full experience and makes your mind say “okay, I feel like I am under the sea right now.” Obviously we were not wet, but everywhere you look made you feel like you’re underwater with their level of attention to detail. This is what makes Disney a world-class business in my opinion. Take for example the ride “Soarin” at Epcot. While you are flying over a field of flowers, Disney puts the aroma and scent of flowers in the air, when you are flying over Africa and the deserts, you actually smelled dirt in the air, that is a level of detail that cannot be matched.

So how can you apply this to your business? What does your business do? How does your business give your clients “The Full Experience” you would like it too? If you own a brick and mortar location, what is the look and feel you would like your business to have? Once you know the feeling you want to convey, go beyond simply a decent paint job and posters on the wall!

Think about what the full experience should be and add props to better give an authentic feel to your customers.

Offer other small “experiences” throughout your business that support the “main experience.”

Consider having music / aromas that lend to your services experience.

Whatever elements in your location that are “typical,” disguise, remove or better convert them to support the experience.

The Main Experience should be your businesses world class service! Going the extra mile with the ideas above won’t be cheap, and they don’t have to be Disney or cartoony, but these small details will make your business experience that much more authentic to your customer. It will separate your business from the next business that has a decent paint job and pictures on the wall!

INVEST TIME AND TRAINING IN YOUR EMPLOYEES

Another clearly defined aspect of Disney, is its employees. There wasn’t a single Disney employee that did not greet us with a smile and they were all EXTREMELY helpful. When ever I had a question, no matter where I was, as long as I saw someone with a name tag I anticipated a very helpful and friendly response. Even when I felt my question was a dumb question, I knew I wouldn’t feel dumb asking it. That is making your customers feel truly comfortable, and that is true customer support!

How can you be sure to give the same experience to your customers?

Always try to make my clients feel comfortable asking any question

Try to relate to them and speak plain and simple.

Make your customers feel comfortable asking any questions no matter how silly they feel it may be!

The old saying “there are no stupid questions” can really make someone feel comfortable completely educating themselves on and about your business.

  IT WONT TAKE YOU 50 YEARS…

Many of these things I notice seem very simple. That is, the concepts are simple but applying them can take a little bit of thinking and head scratching. You would be hard pressed to not be able to learn from most of these tips, no matter what business you are in though!

The Disney money machine was not made overnight. But we can benefit from their almost 50 years of experience! Maybe making a tangible plan can help you to do so. Writing concepts down on paper make them more actionable than say, bookmarking this page and forgetting about it!

Write it down, make a plan and then start to implement. Even if it takes a year or two to get these things going, it will happen much sooner if you write it down and take that first step! And that can make for some very happy customers, in a very short amount of time! Such as myself and my family are after visiting Disney World in Orlando Florida! And it is no coincidence that within 24 hours of getting home from Disney my wife is already making plans to go back this year! They did their job well, we are hooked on good service

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