The Story of Rizzo Bonnet, The Smiling Dog. 

  Loguetown one of the biggest cities in the East Blue, also one of the hottest spots for tourist due to Gold Roger being born and executed there. Hundreds of people feel the streets, different shops and vendors everywhere the eye can see. The street are always so busy with people from all over the seas, shoulder to shoulder as you walk through every street. So many different things you can do in one place. You can grab a bit to eat at all different types of restaurants. You can shop at the many shops and vendors mentioned before, you can even see where Gold Roger was executed. Could you even imagine living in such a place like Loguetown? One person can, she has been living here her whole life. 

   A lonesome girl walks the back alleys of Loguetown. Her dyed black hair bounces as she continues to walk. A bored yet sad look on her face, she knows this alley all too well. The grip she had on her bag tightens as she recognizes where she is. She stops as she comes across a bright red door. She looks up at the door, wanting to reach out and grab the handle. She stops herself before she can touch it. This red door used to be the home she lived in when she was ten years old. So many memories and emotions hit her all at once. 

   A young girl wakes up in her warm bed, hearing soft cries coming from the living room. Worried and scared she didn’t know if she should get out of bed to see what happened. She stays there for a minute debating on what to do, but as the cries got louder, she made up her mind. She slowly makes her way across the hard wood floor into the room. There was her mother sitting on the couch with a letter in her hands. As the girl moved quietly across the floor, a floor bored creek. Her mother’s head shot up and looks at the young girl. 

” Oh, my dear, Rizzo. I am sorry I awoke you so early.” Her mother says in a sad tone. 

“It’s just your father and brother. Your father he… He took your brother to go find the One Piece.” Her mother starts to break into sobs. 

“Mom, what do you mean. Did they really leave us?” The young Riz says 

Riz’s mother hands her the letter, the girl shakes as she reads the letter her father left. Grey eyes fill with tears.  She couldn’t believe what she was reading. 

  Riz’s mother starts to cough hard for she has cancer. Riz was so sad with her father and brother gone, and not knowing how much time she will have with her mother. What would the young Rizzo do? What would she do with herself once her mother is gone too? 

“Rizzo, my dear? Come here please?”  

“What is it, mom?” Riz said with a soft yet sad tone. 

“Just know even with them gone now and even when I go, we will always love you. You are the strong Rizzo Bonnet, and you will do amazing things.” 

Rizzo started to cry; her life is falling apart in front of her eyes. What about the nights playing games as a family, or learning magic tricks with her father? Who is going to help her learn more acrobatics when her mother is gone? She fell to her knees crying, what was she going to do? 

   Snapping back to reality, Riz continues to move through the alley ways. She wipes the tears from her eyes, she cannot be crying now. She needs to get to her spot so she can perform and make some more berries. She moves to a new alley way; she remembers this alley way too. Oh, how her life change for the best that day in this alley. 

   A sixteen-year-old Rizzo digs through the trash cans in the alleys of Loguetown. She can’t help but to wrinkle her at the awful smell. Riz needed something to eat, and she will eat whatever she can get her hands on. As long as it wasn’t to terribly rotten, she sticks her hand into one of the many trash cans. She feels something interesting; she pulls it out and there it was, a fruit. A weird looking fruit, but a good looking one. Riz couldn’t help herself but to eat it as fast as she could. With her belly full, she left the alley and went on to the streets. Everyone was looking at her, she stops and look to her right and saw something that shook her. There she was in the window of a shop now sporting a pair of wild dog ears and a tail. Suddenly it hits her, she just ate a Devil Fruit. Not just any Devil Fruit but the dog dog fruit and by the looks of it, it’s a wild dog one. 

Rizzo sighs at the memory of her finding her Devil Fruit, oh how grateful she is to have found it. It really has helped her performance a lot, why of course her magic tricks and acrobatics do bring in quite a bit of berries. Her having the dog dog fruit powers has made it even easier to get berries. She was even able to get a place of her own. Small place but it was better than her living on the streets or sleeping on roof tops. Riz makes her way to one of the busy shop streets, starting to get closer to her spot. How she wishes she could leave this town to find her father, brother, and a dear friend of hers. Speaking of her friend, she looks up at the very shop they meet at. 

   Rizzo was in her favorite spot to perform, one day when she was fourteen years old. She was doing magic tricks and acrobatics like she normally does. When out of nowhere she sees bright blonde hair walking by. Riz stops dead in her tracks, she starts to push through the crowd of people. The blonde hair belongs to a boy about her age, maybe a year or so younger than her. He stops at one of the shops looking at all kinds of fancy fish. She never had friends before but seeing this boy something was telling her she had to be his friend. She shyly walks up to the boy and taps his shoulder; he turns around looking her in the eyes. He had a bored and annoyed look in his eyes, once he sees who tapped his shoulder his facial expression changed. It went from bored and annoyed to love struck and hopelessly devoted. Riz’s pale face flushes a bright red, she couldn’t help but to find him cute. He than start speaking to her, she didn’t notice for it felt like time had stop around her. 

“Why hello there, miss! How may I help you today!?” The boy said with a very upbeat tone. 

“Will um… um will you be my friend?” Rizzo softly spoke. 

“A pretty lady wants to be my friend!?”  

“Um, yes… I never had friends before and I couldn’t help, but to think you looked neat.” 

“Oh, so you think I’m neat, now do ya!?” He said with a cocky tone. 

Riz’s blush grew stronger with every word he spoke; she didn’t know what to say. All she could mange to do was to put out her hand for him to shake. He took it and gently kissed the back of her hand. Rizzo didn’t think it was possible, but her face and ears are red as a tomato.  

“The name is Sanji, and what’s your name lovely?” He said with a calmer tone than he had spoken with before. 

“I’m Rizzo, Rizzo Bonnet but you can call me Riz for short.” 

“Lovely meeting you, Riz. I would love to be your friend, but I won’t be visiting for long.” Sanji said and towards the end of his words his tone becomes sad. 

“Oh… okay, it was nice to meet you then. Sorry for bugging you, have nice day…” Riz turned around and slowly starts walking away. Sanji grabs her arm and turns her back around. 

“WAIT! You look hungry, let me make you something to eat before I must go.” He had such hope in his eyes, hoping she would take offer. 

“Y-you want to cook me something?” Rizzo voice shook, she hadn’t had a home cooked meal since her mother passed away. Her stomach growled at the thought of fresh food. 

“Why of course! A pretty lady like yourself should eat the finest of foods.” Sanji cocky tone once again returns. 

“I- I would love some food, whatever you can make I’ll eat it. I love one thing and everything! Just um, no shellfish please, I’m very allergic.” 

“I’m on it, did you want to take me to your place? So, I can get to cooking for you?” Sanji couldn’t help but to hope that he could go to Riz’s place to make her a delicious meal and maybe get a kiss for his kind action. 

“Um, I don’t have a house. I um, live on the streets.” Riz felt ashamed and embarrassed. Sanji heart broke, how could such a beautiful lady live out here all by herself 

“I’ll take you to my boat and make you dinner there. Maybe you can come back with me and the other cooks to the Baratie?” 

“Thank you so much, Sanji. But I can’t leave I’m waiting for my father and brother to come back.” 

“Okay… I understand. Here let’s go so I can start prepping everything for the most amazing dinner you’ll ever have.” Sanji said with a soft smile. 

Sanji takes Riz by the hand and takes her back to his boat. The other cooks smile and softly laugh at the young kids. Making small remarks at how cute it was that Sanji had a girl with him. How cute it was that they were holding hands as they made their way to the kitchen. That night Riz had the time of her life, she hasn’t had this much fun since the nights with her family playing games. Sanji and Riz laugh and talked for hours, Sanji even let Riz take his bed for the night. The next morning Sanji was off to the Baratie, Rizzo’s heart broke a little that day. She hopes that one day she would see her only friend once again. 

   Riz had made it to her spot, she begins to perform a performance of a lifetime. Doing everything she knows how to do; she had learned a few new things over the years. Riz loved to perform, she was able to show all types of people her amazing tricks. Little did she know, she caught the eye of someone she would never guess would look at her twice. There stood Buggy The Clown watching the nineteen year old woman perform quite the show. He stayed until she was done with her performance and walked up to her. 

“Hey kiddo, you did quite an amazing job out there.” Buggy says to the unknown woman 

“Oh hey, thanks! I try really hard to put on a great show.” She turns around and gives a big smile. Slowly her smile drops, realizing who was talking to her. 

“Y-you are Buggy… Buggy The Clown. I’ve seen your wanted poster all around town.” 

“Why yes, yes I am and let me say kid, you got a flashy act and I would love you to join my crew and I.” 

“You want me to be a pirate with you? But what would I do?” Riz says with confusion in her voice. 

“You’ll be a part of an even bigger show and an even flashier act. You’ll get to sail the seas and see all kind of things”  

“Really!? I can finally leave this God forsaken town?” Riz couldn’t hide her excitement.  

“So, what do you say, kid?” Buggy asked with one of his eyebrows raised  

“I’m in! And the name is Rizzo, but you can call me the Smiling dog.” She smiled once again, in the back of her mind she couldn’t stop thinking of finding her father, and brother, and maybe even reconnecting with Sanji. 

The 5 hour finale live stream just concluded and y’all, it was crazy. It has been a wonderful several months with all you guys and I am so excited for April 8th and Junior Year. 

MASSIVE SPOILERS UNDER THE FOLD IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED THE STREAM YET. Here is my clusterfuck of a commentary. Enjoy!

Fantasy High: Sophomore Year Live Reaction -HOOT GROWL BABY it's time. I didn't react to part one but wOW that one was crazy. Get ready for EMOTIONS :'(( -SIG FIG RESCUE MISSION lol #ontour -well ok brennan that canopy shit is scary as fuck -murph is still looking like riz -Zaphriel and Ayda!!!!!!! -"HOLD ME BACK GORGUG" i love u emily -Brennan I stg -Ayda is Gorgug's dad lol -oh shIT they're totally in the cottage -heLL YEAH AYDA!! -oh GOD figayda kiss? exceptional. -if ayda dies i WILL throw dice at Brennan -ok brennan make me cry then -GET THE VAN GORGUG -gorgug truly is the greatest wizard of this age -#hugeblueguy -aww zac oyama i love you -"semi-fallen" oH dEar -gorgug texts zelda IMMEDIATELY i love him -amaZING thank you zelda -"ew, creepy, hate that" -zaphriel is the best character you guys, what a homie -i keep forgetting ayda can fly. like she has wings. i know that. -AELWYN! -nOPE someone is coming through the forest and if it's arianwen i will kill cry -HANGMAN???? -HANGMAN!!!! HIS DOG!!!!! -HANGMAN NO I LOVE YOU YOU'RE THE CUTEST DOGGY -adaine i love you baby -"the weak yogurt man" -what high ranking devil??? -fabian you're adorable -aww fabian has a puppy!! (i get that the hangman is eight feet long don't @ me) -that's the first "the ball" -lou can never have the highest roll -BARDY BOYS -oop kristen and riz time -tracker? i barely even know her -chills, brennan. chills -someone in the chat just said "so did skrank fuck zelda?" -intense muSIC -nononononononono -ragh, tracker, and sandralynn better be all right -ooo a sTICK -HELL YEAH RETURN OF THE RIBBON DANCE -"riz weeps" holy shit i love him -"something bad always happens when we go off together" -#RIZTEN -awwoOOOOOOO -ayda can fly too! -absolutely FUCK this bridge ABOUT 30 MINUTES -poor ayda -please say they're ok brennan -"put your tongue baCK in your mouth" -sANDRA LYNN NO -"what kind of arrows" "you know what kind" fuCK OFF BRENNAN -if baxter dies i will cry -wait faerie fire is a cleric spell..? absolutely fuck me -ok aelwyn let's fuck shit up -calling the bank in the middle of this nightmare forest lol -heLL YEAH ZAPHRIEL -luck check luck check luck check -"y'all are going to turn into dragons" -fabian straight up cries? what a fucking rich kid -NO WAY HE HAD T H E COIN??? -REMOVE CURSE BABY -"nnOOO!" lmao -ally and brennan are in the chat -kristen's religion is REALLY coming in handy -the name was turned into the night yorb lol -"how's that axe feeling?" "..pretty light ;)" i love him -ayda can lift the axe??? exceptional -FIG IS KALINA? ABSOLUTELY RAD -brennan has created a place where illusions are real and emily is holding him TO IT -"do you have a dongle?" incredible -EMILY I LOVE YOU! KALINA IS A YOUTUBER BABY -wretchrot is baCK baby -aelwyn i love that -"i am a low quality child" "yeah ayda you're a bad kid" -"hey bitch" emily axford is a goddess -im sorry cOURT OF ELDERS? -NO I WILL CRY -ROLL INITIATIVE TIME -go OFF hangman -ooo some high initiatives babyyy -zac oyama is my favorite ever -"trackerrr" -brian as soon as emily was threatened said "how dare you" -brennan you FUCK "i'm awake for all of this" FUCK YOU -fig and her mommy issues: an album -absolutely FUCK THE TREE GUY -kick that wood elf BITCH ABOUT ONE HOUR -fuck him UP fabian, shit in his gODDAMN mOUTh -"SPRING BREAK YOU STUPID MOTHERFUCKER" -pleASE BRENNAN LET HIM SHOOT HER WITH THE TINCTURE -spRING break this is for the corn god -okay nevermind riz is holding his action -i love the intrepid heroes they're adorable -"ice feast" fucking love them so much -yES the ball thank GOD -brennan..? -"her rage ends" tracker = barbarian -FIRST NAT 20 BABY -"IT 100% WORKS BUT IT 50% WORKED" -that's the second "the ball" -bOOOOOOO BRENNAN -mad plans for the tree guy -sorry, is his name crAFTME ROOTDRINKER? -oh ok it's aelwyn we're fine -cone of cOLD baby i love aelwyn what a babe -you absolutely hate to see it -ragh my baby i love you -SPRING BREAK -tracker nO PLEASE -TRACKER JUST CRIT OH NO -brennan is really good at acting this btw -wait 14 on a crit??? i mean oH NO kRISTEN, bOO -disPEL MAGIC BABY -ALLY BEARDSLEY YOU ABSOLUTE GOD -aww kristennn is babyyy -tracker nooo don't cryyyy -you've sAVED your GIRLFRIEND -"some of us have already done that today" fig the sHADE -ally simply musT get new dex -absolutely fuck that brennan i don't need that vampire pixie -FUCK IT UP AYDA -FIGHT ME IN THE SKY! -"does a 29 hit?" daMN zac that absolute SHADE -53 DAMAGE?? CHEJ IS SO FUCKING STRONG -"goddamn paper lantern" -absolutely fuck you brennan -nevermind gorgug and adaine both passed the con saving throw -"i don't like you" lou really gets personally upset about this and i love that -nO NO NONONONO aelwyn and tracker are down -FUCK IT UP ADAINE -gdi brennan don't do this to us -ABSOLUTELY FUCK THE TREE -fig is straight up gonna kill her mom -this is scary as fuck -HANGMAN HAS A BREATH WEAPON AND YOU DIDN'T SAY SHIT??? CHOKE ON GRAPES BRENNAN -FUCK EM UP HANGMAN ABOUT 1 HOUR AND A HALF -wood elf is DOWN baby hoot growl -kristen thinks the elf is gak lol -23 DAMAGE??? AC OF 25??? ABSOLUTELY FUCK IT UP FABIAN -SHENANIGANS TIME FOR MURPH -HELL SECRET AGENT TIME -27??? RIZ YOU'RE THE HOTTEST -third the ball -imagine the ball is secretly SO HOT without the hat -YES BRENNAN GOT A NAT 1 EAT YOUR GODDAMN DICE -sweEET -fourth the ball (they've all been Lou cuz of course) -incredible turn murph -kalina is SO GOOD at skateboarding -#bloodphoto -KALINA HAS 23 WISDOM? absolutely fuck me -oh hELL YEAH FIG COUNTER THE COUNTER -emily is doing some SHIT right now you guys (fear spell) -DAMMIT that high as fuck wisdom -sorry WHAT she rips open sPACE??? -BABY BETTER SAVE THE GODDAMN DAY -let's go BABY -"mMMHHHHnnN leET ME tOUCh ItT" baby is fucking weird -"baby vs mommy" i love you siobhan -aelwyn better not DIE brennan -riz baby let's get it -trACKEr -nAT 1??? kristen is unCONSCIOUS?? -HUMAN DETERMINATION!!! THE GRIT BABY] -wait aura of life is badass!! they can't lose damage?? -okay scrap that we're gonna TURN UNDEAD and then MASS HEALING WORD? absolutely incredible -gorgug has so much goddamn health -FUCK THIS TREE DUDE -KILL IT AYDA LET'S GO -"her girl's side" *in lou voice* okAY bRENNNAn -second nat 1 but both of them re-rolled -GEM!!!! -LET'S GET GORTHALAX BABYYYY -"BIG DADDY" -ayda is so turned on lol -KILL IT CHEJ OKAYYYY -fuck this centaur -i'm so nervous -puT THOSE DICE DOWN BRENNAN -"you're gonna drop." shuT UP -riz is fULLY DEAD???? -i hate this. i hate this. i hate this. i hate this. i hate this. i hate this. -sHUT UP BRENNAN -baby is DEAD oh my GOD you absolutely hate to see it ABOUT 2 HOURS -nO NO NO NO NO NO NO PUT THAT CROWN AWAY BITCH -absolutely fuck me, the nightmare king is totally fucking back i hate myself -aww fabian is baby -hELL YEAH FABIAN SPRING BREAK -"i've lost one friend, that's too many" fabian is adorable -"that's a full ass miss, my guy" -sandra lynn just crit on chej :(((((( -14 damage is not very spring break of her (she did 28 but it was halved because gorgug is such a strong boyyy) -LET'S GO LOU -almost all of them are spellcasters wtf (only one who isn't is riz but he has a daily misty step) -fuck em up hangman -fUCK EM UP HANGMAN! d8 + 2d6 +8 i think -figaroth the unfaethable baby -THOSE ARE SOME SHENANIGANS FIG I LOVE IT (she's shattering the rubies to get a revivify diamond) -casts teleport??? aelwyn came here to FUCK -"i would love to teach you this spell" aww the abernant sisters liking each other is my new aesthetic -fuck em up adaine -you can hit the tree on a 12 babyyyyy -heLL YEAH 44 DAMAGE ADAINE IS STRONG NOW -kalina is not even that cool she just said "that's enough of that" in the most uncool way -2 down 3 to go! -omg wait it would be so badass if they could just remove curse on kalina -"Mr. The Insatiable" -ayda is such a sweetheart "i don't care if you want me to date your daughter but i do hope you love me" -"I LOVE THIS SONG" yes siobhan me too -on a DC 20 she got a 31!!!! consider my jeans creamed -SHRED BABY GIRL!!! -KILLIAN IS DEAD! RIZ IS ALIVE! -ayda is so turned on AHHH -I LOVE RIZ SO MUCH "am i interrupting something???" -fuck him UP chej! 3 hits, no crits -hell yeah mr. march!! oh sorry wrong series -a gROUP PROJECT i'm DEAD -someone in the chat called him "snac oyama" and you're rigHT -siobhan's straight fucking this tree UP -the spellcasters are like all out of spells at this point -fuck OFF arianwen. KILL YOUR MOM -"where's your father, aelwyn?" "last i saw, adaine killed him so *shrug*" i lOVE HER -FUCK THEM UP GORTHALAX -abolutely fuck the nightmare king -waIT GORTHALAX IS GONNA KILL THE NIGHTMARE KING -sidenote: fig calls gorthalax pops -dO IT BRENNAN kILL YOUR OWN BIG BAD -this treeant has GOT to be dead -NAT 1 on that attack?? SPRING BREAK BABY -no we haven't seen kalina in action brennan, and we do not want to -OH SHIT THE TIE! YOu just got FUCKed bRENnan eaT youR DICE -yeS AYDA ROAST HER -"GOTTEM!" -i'm sorry i just hallucinated, did you say 6 ATTACKS? -time to go VIRAL BABY -19 intelligence, 23 wisdom, 20 charisma for kalina? absolutely fuck me -riz just got kICKed! you absolutely hate to see it -GODDAMMIT -KALINA IS HOMOPHOBIC CONFIRMED ABOUT 2 AND A HALF HOURS -brennan be like "im about to kill this bird" -absolutely fuck me i hate this -let's go FIG -time to caTCH the bALL -murph has the same thinking face as riz and it's adorable -this is not very spring break brennan -DC 25 acrobatics check? c'mon faBIAN -29????? -fifth the ball (from the hangman) -"there's just something endearing about him" fabian loving his friends is adorable -absolutely fuck me that fire elemental is adorable -absolutely swaddle the ball -well hot take but fuck the nightmare king you guys -absolutely NOT brennan do NOT kill adaine you PSYCHO BITCH -PLEASE ADAINE LIVE -STRAIGHT DEAD? FULLY DEAD? FUCK OFF WITH THIS INSTAKILL SHIT BRENNAN -hell yeah ayda is back and kristen has the revivify diamond -aelwyn FULLY banished that unicorn -it's good to know ragh really doesn't want them to die -YES RAGH IS BACK BABY -fuck em up kristen -s/o to DND Beyond btw absolutely banger website -hell yeah mass healing word is awesome -clerics are GOOD you guys i should play more clerics -FUCK IT UP AYDA -SANDRA LYNN IS BACK BABY -skater chej is my favorite thing -aBSOLUTEly fuck the tree -i have no idea wHAT is happening ABOUT 3 HOURS -fuCK YOU nightmare king -i absolutely hate this battle but at least gorthalax is still standing -gorgug better split this gd tree -"what if we just kill kalina?" yeah zac it's that goddamn easy -brennan almost just fucked everyone -"does she want to borrow my teddy bear?" the SHADE -"MAKEOVERRR" i love you siobhan -this tree SUCKS -battlemaster is cool as fUCK SPRING BREAK -BARDY BOYS also i think that was a nat 20 -i can't imagine the thistlesprings watching the battle livestream and like worrying if gorgug is going to die -FUCK HER UP THE BALL -ABSOLUTE SHENANIGANS FROM MURPH! -with ADVANTAGE BABY -"has anyone seen my hat!?" keep it off baby you're HOT now -"mirrors negate mirrors" "i think oscar wilde said that" i love them -#hotrizweek? -holy shit fig is FUCKING THIS BATTLE UP -HELL YEAH KALINA ROLLS A NATURAL 2!!!! -hell yeah adaine is back and SO MUCH is happening that i'm like forgetting to write down my reactions -kill this woody motherfucker baby -the music is too lOUD -ok it's normal now -fuck em up gorgug -i'm sorry the chat is saying he did 90 DAMAGE?!?!?!? -KILL IT CHEJ ILY -fuck off brennan, absolutely fuck off -ABSOLUTELY FUCK OFF BRENNAN -gorthalax is FULLY DEAD? absolUTELY FUCK YOU -SAINT KRISTEN APPLEBEES -adaine has SOLVED THIS SHIT -god all the abernant names are confusing -fuck you kalina ABOUT 3 AND A HALF HOURS -BRENNAN I STG IF RAGH ENDS UP DEAD -hellish rebuke that bitch -c'MON faBIAN HIT that BITCH -wait is kalina a rogue and a druid? absolutely incredible -FUCK IT UP FABIAN -OMG THE HANGMAN BETTER FUCK THIS UP -YES THE BALL 31 DAMAGE -so the stream just ended. i'll say it again: absolutely fuck me -ok so we're back and kalina got fucked up -WHAT THE FUCK A NAT 20???????? YOU ABSOLUTELY LOVE TO SEE IT -ALLY WHAT THE FUCK IS UP WITH THIS -I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS AND NEITHER CAN BRENNAN -MAGIC IS REAL AND SO IS MY ALLY -i can't believe this. eat your GOD damn DICE brennan! -OMG ARE THE NIGHTMARE KING AND THE GODDESS ONE AND THE SAME? -THEY ARE! THE NIGHTMARE KING IS THE NIGHTMARE QUEEN -brennan is CRAZY AHHHHH -brennan absolutely stop this tension -28 insight. brennan is fucked -GO TOWARDS HIM KRISTEN -YES!!!! PLEASE SAY THIS IS A GOOD THING -ALLY GOT A NAT 20 THEY BETTER BE RIGHT -fear. is. not. real. -this is just like the ending of moana -NO WAY BRENNAN I LOVE YOU (you wouldn't believe it from what i have said but it's true) -this is intense i'm about to cry -you're meeting god and you say "is it too early for this?" -LMAO 5'9" -Moral of the story: IDK and that's OK -ok ally make me cRy -HELL YEAH NEW SHIRT BABY -i'm so emotional -"well oBVIouslY cASsAndRa" i wish every deity had names as normal and human as cassandra -fuck them UP cassie -i love that tracker's just like "uh... babe?" -love having god in your corner -no more hangman puppy :((( -RIZTEN are the CUTEST i love them "i love all of them, riz the most, we know this" -"we still need the crown for our grade" FABIAN I LOVE YOU -"counselo- former counsel- i'm an assistant :(" why do y'all think this man is hot -KILL ARIANWEN -"she tried to hurt me in my shattered state?" "that's her MO" aww adaine my baby -HOLY SHIT PLEASE GIVE GILEAR ALL OF ARIANWEN'S MAGIC -GORGUG YOU SWEETHEART I LOVE YOU -cassandra throwing SHADE -ThE vANdS -aelwyn throwing SHADE -AWW RAGH I LOVE YOU BABY brennan lives another day -"a big bug gave me a riddle" that is NOT what happened -aww the hirelings are all crying and i DO NOT stan -hell YEAH cassandra OH I STOPPED KEEPING TRACK OF TIME IT'S BEEN OVER 4 HOURS -hELL YES HANGVAN -i love you fabian -nO IS CHUNGLE DOWN BIM REAL? -maybe the real chungle down bim is the friends we made along the way -GARTHY i love them -arthuR aGUEFORT - absolutely wild -ayda and arthur is crazy -"snOGGING THE HEADMASTER'S DAUGHTER ARE WE?" -awww that is so smooth fig "you don't need to make me the most magnificent creature because it seems you already have" -ARTHUR PULLS THROUGH -garthy is a cutie i love how they care so much for ayda -oH FUCK ME garthy is ayda's child from her previous life -"your girlfriend's daughter fucked your mom!" goddammit siobhan i can't handle this -if they fail i will cry -CHRONOMANCY!? absolutely fuck me -"professor principal headmaster aguefort" -hell yeah arthur you're killing it -faelwyn? absolutely can't handle it -aww kristen is baby -jawbone and sandra lynn are ok? amazing -jawbone is the best character -"our parents are great" kill me why don't you siobhan -AWWW FUCKING STOP BRENNAN WITH THESE GIFTS -i just cried he wants to adopt her -"you're easy to love" jawbone is fUCKING me up -LYDIA BARKROCK what a badass i love her already -"a pheonix whom everyone she touches is reborn better" fuck off emily -gorgug is a cutie <3 <3 -ABSOLUTELY KICK SKRANKS BIRD ASS -GORGUG CONFIRMED FUCKS -riz is a dork i love him -who knew "you're so much like your father" could make me feel like that -GILEAR IS MOVING THE FUCK IN BABY -GILEAR WITH SELF CONFIDENCE IS MY AESTHETIC -aww jawbone gave ayda autism books? jawbone is the sweetest to ayda cuz OF COURSE HE IS -AYDA GETS HER SPELL!!! -Ayda's Comprehend Subtext is the cutest spell ever -adaine and fig's friendship is too cute -craig has always been down for everything. i don't know craig but i love him -YES HOOT GROWL HOOT GROWL I'M SO PROUD OF RAGH -"BAD KIDS FOR LIFE" RAGH IS A CUTIE -NO FAELWYN IS REALLY HAPPENING I CAN'T -fabian's laugh is so cute -i love how nervous fabian is -WAIT FABIAN AND AELWYN ABSOLUTELY WILL FUCK? -fabian's gonna get his KISSES IN -aww i get how hyped figayda is but they are truly so adorable -weLL EMILY AXFORD I WILL LET YOU HURT ME LIKE THAT -they said i love you :((( -tracker only deserves the best -TRACKER'S GOING TO FALLINEL? I LOVE HER -ragh is going too? gay road trip! -that's adorable -ABSOLUTELY NOT BRENNAN FUCK OFF DO NOT SAY THE NIGHT YORB IS GONNA BE THE NEXT VILLAIN -BRENNAN NO YOU BITCH I HATE YOU THE NIGHT YORB IS THE VILLAIN OF JUNIOR YEAR? -that was crazy. i cried, i laughed. i am fuCKING HYPED FOR CROWN OF CANDY AND JUNIOR YEAR GANG!

All right now,

For all you boppers in the big city, this is the Soundtrack Special. Seems appropriate, as some really incredible music has been written for the big (and small) screen.

We kick it off with a retribution concept that’s dear to me, followed by the bombastic opening music to Preacher. I was thrilled when they announced that the amazing comic book series by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon would be taken to the screen, though I was initially a bit disappointed with the result. I was expecting something closer to the graphic novels, though I did eventually warm up to the series and I look forward to the next season. Cassidy for eva!

We also listen to something from the empowering cult movie Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! that made quite an impression on me when I saw it in high school. Another movie that really stuck with me was Sweet Bunch, by Nikos Nikolaidis, one of Greece’s greatest underground and experimental filmmakers. His whole filmography is deeply interesting and I highly recommend it. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas could of course not be missing from this show – I’ve been a Gonzo fan for half my life, and the soundtrack to that movie is part of the fabric of the stories he tells, whether real or parts of an unwinding drug trip.

The Craft was also one of my favourite movies growing up (Fairuza Balk was my style icon!) and I always remember that scene where the mother says, “Since I was a little girl, I’ve always wanted in life a jukebox that played nothing but Connie Francis records.” How delightful. The proverbial adult apple didnt’t fall too far from the teenage entertainment tree, and now I indulge in Good Behavior, a show about a woman called Letty Raines and her poor choices. While I can relate to some of the storyline, I mostly watch it for the (mildly fucked up) relationship Letty shares with Javier. As with Weeds, the opening music of which we hear at the end of this show, I’m drawn to good-looking South American male characters.

If you’ve ever been to New York and not seen The Warriors, then what the hell are you doing with your life? The radio scene, with Lynee Thigpen’s face only visible from the nose down, is both weirdly sensual and also a highly appropriate way of showing the power of the radio. Familiar voices without a face, trusted company in dark or lonely times, and often a guide towards the light. Though we didn’t include the blind radio producer from the epic movie Vanishing Point, he alone is reason enough to prep a second soundtrack special in the future.

Of course we also check in with classic composers like John Carpenter, John Williams and Mark Snow (obviously I’m a massive horror, Star Wars, and X-Files fan), and though admittedly we don’t delve too deep into the soundtracks of cult Italian cinema from the ’60s and ’70s, we will be dedicating a whole show to the many great composers of that time (Morricone, Alessandroni, Umiliani, Piccioni, Ortolani, etc) as their scores deserves more attention.

We also pull some tracks from television, namely, the killer new show Stranger Things (a nod to the analog age, as evidently heard in the warm sound of the synths used in the theme music) and the equally addictive The Expanse, taking place in a future time of a colonized solar system and one of the few sci-fi shows that actually takes space physics into consideration (like different gravitational forces, time warping, vacuum pressure, etc). The song we hear is “de new banga, fresh outta Eros! … Hottest beats-maker on Tycho.” On that note, if you’re into string theory and/or the interaction of multiple dimensions, I recommend the movie Interstellar (with music by Hans Zimmer of course). Lastly, we couldn’t exclude Akira and The Ghost in the Shell, two Japanese anime movies that became famous for their stunning, detail-heavy animation and their gripping music scores.

We draw to a close with a couple tracks from The Nile Hilton Incident (an excellent 2017 Egyptian movie, a must-watch for noir fans), Only Lovers Left Alive (now a classic among Jarmusch and vampire lovers alike) and Baby Driver (an unexpectedly great movie with a sort of timeless aesthetic and well-picked soundtrack).

Of course there’s lots more to listen to, from Mulatu Astatke and Philip Glass to Goblin and T. Rex, so click that Play button for two hours of cinematic brilliance. This week and moving forward we return to one-hour shows (quality trumps quantity) and we’ve got a couple guest shows in the works in preparation of a special live show, hopefully coming to Athens in April – so boppers, stay tuned!

With love from outer space,

—Obsessionist

SS_34 TRACKLIST

ALAN FORD – Nemesis (Snatch) DAVE PORTER – Preacher main title theme TEO USUELLI – Alla Ricerca Del Piacere Seq. 3 IGOR KANTOR, BERT SHEFTER & PAUL SAWTELL – Mysterioso Minor (Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!) RIZ ORTOLANI – Theme from Fantasma D’amore ANGELO BADALAMENTI – Dinner Party Pool Music (Mulholland Drive) GIORGOS HATZINASIOS – Theme from Sweet Bunch JOHNNY DEPP & RAY COPPER – A Drug Score Part 1 (Acid Spill) (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) CONNIE FRANCIS – Fallin (The Craft) SEINABO SEY – Hard Time (Good Behavior) TEO USUELLI – Alla Ricerca Del Piacere Seq. 15 LYNNE THIGPEN – All You Boppers (The Warriors) BARRY DE VORZON – Theme from The Warriors ZOMBIE ZOMBIE – Halloween main theme) MICHAEL STEIN & KYLE DIXON – Stranger Things Theme (live at the ASCAP Screen Music Awards) MARK SNOW – I Want to Believe (UNKLE remix) JOHN CARPENTER – Theme from The Fog CLINTON SHORTER – Eros Song (The Expanse) TSUTOMU ŌHASHI – Kaneda’s Theme (Akira) KENJI KAWAI – Chant 1 – Making of Cyborg (The Ghost in the Shell) PHILIP GLASS – Mishima Closing (Mishima) GOBLIN – Suspiria (Celesta and Bells) KENJI KAWAI – Nightstalker (Ghost in the Shell) RY COODER – Theme from Paris, Texas T. REX – Cosmic Dancer (Billy Elliot) ARIEL PINK – Baby (I Do…Until I Don’t) LOVE – Always See Your Face (High Fidelity) NICO – These Days (The Royal Tenenbaums) THE VENUS IN FURS – 2HB (Velvet Goldmine) LOUD REED – This Magic Moment (Lost Highway) ANGELS & PETER SKELLERN – One More Kiss Dear (Blade Runner) ANGELO BADALAMENTI – Rita Walks – Sunset Boulevard – Auth Ruth (Mulholland Drive) BONNIE BEECHER – Come Wander With Me (The Twilight Zone) MELINA MERKOURI – Agapi Pou Gines Dikopo Macheri (Stella) IBTIHAL EL SERETY – Gina’s Song (The Nile Hilton Incident) YASMINE HAMDAN – Hal (Only Lovers Left Alive) MULATU ASTATKE – Gubèlyé (Broken Flowers) DAVID MCCALLUM – The Edge (Baby Driver) JOHN WILLIAMS – Binary Sunset (Star Wars IV: A New Hope) MALVINA REYNOLDS – Little Boxes (Weeds)

Listen back to Storm Stereo 34: Soundtrack Special, featuring music from sci-fi, cult and indie films, plus TV show themes, Japanese anime, and much more. All right now, For all you boppers in the big city, this is the Soundtrack Special. Seems appropriate, as some really incredible music has been written for the big (and small) screen.