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\u201c\u2026I want something just like this.\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n 6 Jan 2020, Honeymoon Evening<\/p>\n Upscale safe-house in countryside<\/p>\n Brasilia, Brazil<\/p>\n \n \n \n Bander wakes up from his power nap.<\/p>\n Hela is asleep on the bed next to him paws up.<\/p>\n He gets up, stretches, walks around.<\/p>\n \n Opens his wedding gift.<\/p>\n \n Inside the wrapper is a custom made box.\u00a0<\/p>\n Inside box is his phone and le Nafta disagreement in fitted padding.<\/p>\n No ammo.<\/p>\n battery at 23%, no charger.\u00a0 reminds him of when he bought it off of apple.<\/p>\n \n Checks phone, it still opens with his face key. Anything he does on his phone is being tracked, monitored and cookied.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He removes his face and fingerprints off the system settings and puts in an unlock code instead.<\/p>\n \n He quickly checks over his accounts\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Checks his Action Bander account.<\/p>\n He was posted as \u201cgone fishing, maybe another self-exploration journey or whatever, idk.\u00a0 be back in a year or two with even better content.\u00a0 Wazzaaaaa simps!\u00a0 Fund that trip, buy that merch \ud83e\udd2a\ud83d\udd95\u201d<\/p>\n \n Bander was not interested in that life anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n But misses that feeling of jumping out of a plane.<\/p>\n Misses that conflicting part right before the jump; {…the nerve of them to cover up my kidnapping like that\u2026\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \n Checks his whatsapp text messages.<\/p>\n Emma had added herself to his phone as \u201cwifey maybe\u201d, and at<\/p>\n 1530 had texted the words \u201cI do\u201d with heart and celebration emojis.<\/p>\n >>1745: I found us a nice cozy place by the river for a sunset dinner tonight (cute face emoji)\u00a0 \n Bander checks the time.<\/p>\n \n {damn.\u00a0 It\u2019s almost 8:30pm now.\u00a0 Will she be mad?\u00a0 Should I say I\u2019m sick or something, try again tomorrow\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026Don\u2019t be a scrub, text her and shave your face.\u00a0 Only thing coming between Mosa and you is her.\u00a0 Plus, this restaurant sounds fancy, haven\u2019t had fancy anything for a long time now\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026this place is fancy}<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Bander text-plies.<\/p>\n >2026:\u00a0 sorry, woke up now.\u00a0 I think I have to change this pee pad for the dog.\u00a0 Going to freshen up.\u00a0 is late dinner okay?\u00a0 Feeling weird. \u00a0a lot happened today, I have many questions.\u00a0 Thank you for not hurting me\u2026\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2026and the gifts\u2026\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u2026and for picking me up.\u00a0 Is 10\u2019ish still a good time to get together?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026do you know where the charger is?<\/p>\n \u2026<\/p>\n >>2032:\u00a0 lol yes bae!\u00a0 I\u2019ll pick u up around 10p.\u00a0 Pee pads in the second drawer to the left from doorway, and you can leave little hela in the room.\u00a0\u00a0 You\u2019re safe, pinky promise.\u00a0 Looking forward to your 20 questions tonight.\u00a0\u00a0 Oh!\u00a0 Charger should be in the bathroom?<\/p>\n \n Bander places phone to charge.<\/p>\n Puts body to wash.<\/p>\n Presents face to mirror.<\/p>\n Shaves.\u00a0 Trims.<\/p>\n Pops small pimple.<\/p>\n \n {Nice, there\u2019s some Skala here to manage this messy hair\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026what is getting a haircut going to look like under her reign}<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Closet looked like a mini men\u2019s warehouse of suits, clothing and shoe options.<\/p>\n \n He sees a familiar cologne on the counter, a little less than a third of it is left.<\/p>\n Note under it said with crayon like hand-writing; “pra o demming 007, com ahmor, pagpag”<\/p>\n {This\u2019ll do bro\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026this\u2019ll do\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u2026best wingman ever\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u2026now that the smell is covered, hope she likes how I look}<\/em><\/p>\n \n Nine-fifteen hits and Bander is already ready.<\/p>\n He was hope-waiting for Emma to text or call or something.<\/p>\n He didn\u2019t want to text her that he was ready and bored.<\/p>\n \n Decided he will wait it out. contemplate things.<\/p>\n He opened up his phone.<\/p>\n {did they hack the bander time folder also…\u00a0 …fk it, i’m checking it}<\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n \u266a…NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP. <\/span><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n {sht…\u00a0 \u00a0 …that was a good one…\u00a0 \u00a0 …i’m dealing with next level psychos…\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0…at least my flappy bird app still works}<\/em><\/p>\n \n The phone got lame fast.\u00a0<\/p>\n kills time playing with the dog.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n \n Around 10pm rolls around he notes car flood lights approaching outside. It\u2019s got a flag on the wide side that reads \u201crecem casados\u201d.<\/p>\n Theres\u2019s diesel \u266aengine\u266a and uptown girl music playing before it\u2019s cut off.<\/p>\n Emma steps out the driver\u2019s door.<\/p>\n She looks spectacular.<\/p>\n \n {oh wow wow wow\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2026wow\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n She looks up and catches Bander peeping out the second floor window, points and smiles at him and honks the horn.<\/p>\n Yells at him to hurry up and come on down, life\u2019s too short.<\/p>\n \n Bander hurries down.<\/p>\n \n Emma drives them off, up and over some hills, small talk while going past some old towns, deeper off grid.\u00a0 She works the stick shift and gears, takes them up and down dirt mud and tree root bumps and offbeat roads not taken. Bander is starting to get the sense that they are overdressed for whatever is coming next.<\/p>\n Surprised, impressed, on how she\u2019s been able to negotiate and power through all of this.<\/p>\n {she\u2019s so clutch}<\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n \n They arrive to a riverfront.<\/p>\n Chill in the car for a moment with the windows down.<\/p>\n \n Ambience of two rivers crashing over the joining rocks.<\/p>\n No streets, no street lights.<\/p>\n Moonlit and stars out.<\/p>\n Creatures chirping and firefly sparkles all around.<\/p>\n \n She looks over to Bander from behind the wheel.<\/p>\n \n \u201cReady?\u201d<\/p>\n He looks at her defenseless {what for?}<\/em><\/p>\n \n She smiles mischievously while grabbing a flashlight and steps out to fetch gear from the trunk.<\/p>\n He follows behind.<\/p>\n \n She hangs up some lamps for a light romantic glow of the area.<\/p>\n \n He fell into inspecting the full sized aircrete shipping container.\u00a0 He feels the material with his hand.<\/p>\n \n {this recipe is different\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026Some kind of agent was added to make it easier to polish, it feels slick instead of course.\u00a0 Should be easier to clean externally without needing any hydrophobic paint or anything\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026this is tough to do in general\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026who made this formula?}<\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n Emma asks excitedly \u201cyou like it?\u00a0 Go ahead, open it up!\u201d\u201d<\/p>\n Bander tries opening it up but it\u2019s a little stuck.\u00a0 \n There\u2019s a cliche heavenly chime and some led lights that slowly turn on.<\/p>\n \n Bander\u2019s gobsmacked.<\/p>\n \n {oh sht, I get it, this is cool af.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u2026Is this for real}<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Emma pulled down a simple 2 step ladder attachment and Bander found himself being pulled into the container.<\/p>\n \n Inside he saw a compact kitchen with polished concrete countertop, his bed complete with all his accessories, and some simple yet comfortable looking furnitures, tables, chairs and cabinets using fast build pagpag corners.\u00a0<\/p>\n It was solar powered, and he opened the sink to note that it has pressurized water.\u00a0 There\u2019s a small tool-shop\/work space and right next to it a semi-office space with a gaming computer.\u00a0 A rifle and a mountain bike are hanging behind the custom couch like artwork. In the opposite end was a small bathroom and incinerator.\u00a0 The outside flaps seals closed or swings open to expose the side windows.\u00a0 There\u2019s another flap over glass on the ceiling and a wall-ladder for roof access.\u00a0<\/p>\n He finds on the desk space a little model kit of his metal iwtf platform with an rc Toyota toy on top. \n \u201cIs this my own aircrete home?\u00a0 Is\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 is this for me?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201coh my goodness do you like it?!\u00a0 Did I do good?!\u00a0 Yes, all for you bae!\u00a0 A little safe space- I mean, man cave, all for you.\u00a0 \n \u201ci\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026I love it.\u00a0 Wow.\u201d<\/p>\n She squeals in delight and satisfaction.<\/p>\n \u201cfull disclosure, I finished making it for myself a few days ago, you know, to test it out for my own peoples and something to remember you by in case you got cold feet.\u00a0 But, after speaking with Pagpag and Mama \u2018Berta and Pepe, I asked them what they thought would make you feel better about the…\u00a0 \u2026you know, the whole shotgun wedding and the whole money-napping situation and what not\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026and\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026i\u2019m hoping this helps with the awkwardness of it all\u2026<\/p>\n \u2026<\/p>\n \u2026Like! if you don\u2019t like it, I\u2019m all about lending you a hand to build your own perfect nest- I mean, man cave from the bottom up.\u00a0 I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve noticed that there\u2019s a bunch of-\u201d<\/p>\n Bander cuts in.<\/p>\n \u201cit\u2019s perfect.\u00a0 It\u2019s so fkn perfect, you have no idea. \u00a0thank you thank you\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026thank you so much. I eh, i actually.\u00a0\u00a0 \n Emma is effervescent at being asked and points out with her hands.<\/p>\n \n \u201cI used elephant\u2019s toothpaste, some eggshells and cement.\u00a0 For the additional layer outside it\u2019s the og recipe from the cocoa family, but with a dash of elbow grease \ud83d\ude01\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n {this is the nicest thing ever\u2026 \u00a0\u00a0\u2026I don\u2019t know what she\u2019s talking about elephants and eggs\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026sht…\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 …I don\u2019t have anything to gift for her}<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026I don\u2019t know how to thank you enough.\u00a0\u00a0 Ummm\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Emma has been standing outside while he has been exploring.<\/p>\n It had been lightly drizzling outside without him noticing.<\/p>\n \n \u201cYou know, you could invite me inside?\u00a0 i don’t bite\u201d<\/p>\n \n \u201cOh!\u00a0 Yikes!\u00a0 Yeah, of course, come inside this umbrella\u201d<\/p>\n \n Bander extends his arm and welcomes her inside.<\/p>\n The environment is a little bit cramped for two, forcing them to be slightly closer to each other.<\/p>\n {whew\u2026 \u00a0\u00a0\u2026her breath checks out.\u00a0 Good thing I got a mint in my pocket for myself just in case}<\/em><\/p>\n \n Emma stands awkwardly next to him.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2026so\u2026\u00a0 \u00a0mama \u2018berta told me that you like music videos?\u201d<\/p>\n \n \u201c\u2026yeah, [blushes], we watched some music videos to pass the time sometimes\u201d<\/p>\n Emma sparks the invite to keep things going. I brought some food and snacks for us also\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \n {okay…\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026she\u2019s such a smooth operator}<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cOkay yeah, that sounds nice.\u00a0 I\u2019m down with you.\u201d<\/p>\n \n Emma looks down at her moist dress and shoes \u201c\u2026could I borrow some of your clothes..?\u00a0 I don\u2019t have anything of mine in here and\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cuh yes yes, of course, sure you can\u201d<\/p>\n \n She comfortably takes her clothes off in front of him, pads herself dry and picks out and changes into one of his shorts and shirt hanging from his canopy bed.<\/p>\n He stares thinking it would be rude to look away.<\/p>\n She looks at him curiously, \u201cyou going to change over as well?\u201d<\/p>\n \n \u201cYeah that\u2019s what I was going to do\u201d<\/p>\n \n Bander picks out some shorts and a shirt and changes over in the bathroom.<\/p>\n He returns to emma setting up the coffee table in front of the couch with an induction cooker and cast iron pan on top, powered by a battery from underneath it.\u00a0 There were little zip-lock bags of different ingredients laid out.\u00a0 Cuts of meats.\u00a0 Fish.\u00a0 Vegetables.\u00a0 Fruits. \u00a0Mushrooms.\u00a0 Sauces.\u00a0 Oil.<\/p>\n \n A mini projector connected to her phone was already playing music videos on mute against the wall.<\/p>\n \n She invites him to get comfortable with her in front of the screen.<\/p>\n \n \u201cI couldn’t help myself and also grabbed some socks, hope that’s okay with you.\u00a0 \n \u201cthe monkey one maybe?\u00a0 The one that says cinco cinco cinco every dime?\u201d<\/p>\n She laughs out loud; \u201cYou\u2019re such a capuchin.\u00a0 I gotchu bae.\u201d<\/p>\n They are enjoying each other\u2019s company.\u00a0 They would re-wind it a few times and argue about specifics.<\/p>\n Bander keeps his stance \u201clook, I\u2019m just saying, artists have all the leeway in the world to do what they want, but there\u2019s no fkn monkeys in that video, and i\u2019m feeling a little cheated about that.\u00a0 The old person young girl voice theme was weird and not communicating anything.\u00a0 And could you please double check the lyrics, you sure it really doesn\u2019t say cinco cinco\u2026\u00a0 okay, never mind, I hear it now\u2026\u00a0 \u2026I see you.\u201d<\/p>\n Emma retorts \u201ccinco cinco cinco never made sense and you know it! \u00a0It\u2019s see you see you see you every time!\u00a0 What you say doesn\u2019t even make any mathematical or even economical sense, how\u2019s that for not communicating anything!?\u201d<\/p>\n They laugh together over the Chilean wine.<\/p>\n \n Emma continues \u201c…I think the video has its own message dough.\u00a0 How nice it would be to grow old and have friends around and get into mischief out there\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026like little annoying kids regardless of gender or age.\u00a0 That weird feeling you caught is our expectations being challenged by what we are seeing and hearing\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026that\u2019s a message right?\u201d<\/p>\n \n The conversation continues lively over each other\u2019s music tastes and art interpretations.<\/p>\n It eventually finds its way to taking a more grounded tone.<\/p>\n \n \u201cEmma eh\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026what are we doing?\u00a0 This is all nice and all but in the end\u2026\u00a0 \u00a0…i’m having a great time, thank you, but…\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2026what do you want from me?\u201d<\/p>\n \n Emma relaxes into the couch pensive.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll try to explain\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026it\u2019s kind of hard\u2026\u00a0 let\u2019s see, there\u2019s a lot to go over\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n They stay in silence for a bit.<\/p>\n \n \u201c\u2026I need the world to change bae.<\/p>\n it\u2019s not going to change itself.<\/p>\n It needs a re-design and you are like…<\/p>\n The things everyone is doing here in Brazil, I was kind of also trying to do in Guatemala, well\u2026 central America.\u00a0 And we use a different way, because my brother, and it\u2019s different because we use cooperatives, you are a business guy, I\u2019m sure you get that, and this rando named Cassandro was putting my operations on blast, and then there\u2019s you, and how you can maybe\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 and\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 ..then mosa found me in Colombia…\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026I \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Bander note\u2019s this is complex and tries to reset the story button from the start. \u201cI eh\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026I ask questions wrong all the time, no doubt there’s context coming from everywhere\u2026<\/p>\n \u2026I think, better question would be, could you tell me what your life was like growing up?\u00a0<\/p>\n That way I get to know you more, and get a clearer picture of you and where you’re coming from?\u201d<\/p>\n \n Emma blushes and starts to withdraw into herself a bit.<\/p>\n \n Recollects herself and story to share with Bander.<\/p>\n \n \u201c…my twinsy and I doing things together is what I remember most growing up…<\/p>\n He wanted to be a biologist, I wanted to be a chemist\u2026 \u00a0and we were just always arguing or playing with each other.\u00a0 Two competing middle class kids from nowheresville middle America on who will get to a million dollars first\u2026<\/p>\n \n We lost our parents.\u00a0 Family couldn\u2019t afford to take us.\u00a0 Or not worth the hassle.\u00a0 We never knew, we didn\u2019t care.\u00a0 We had a bit of a rough time with the system but we were old and scandalous enough to be kept together and looked out for each other growing up\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026we ended up in California\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026he taught me everything he knew about animals\u2026<\/p>\n I went to college, he went to the Marines.<\/p>\n I eventually came up with some formulas and worked for big pharma as product engineer for perfumes and makeups.\u00a0 Being a chemist while also adopting the biomimicry field to solve problems gave me a bit of an edge.<\/p>\n He survived a convoy ambush and came back in a wheel-chair and in pain…\u00a0 \u00a0…And had to jump through hoops for his appointments and meds…”<\/p>\n Emma starts lightly picking and pinching at her skin.<\/p>\n \n “When he came back.\u00a0 I had work.\u00a0 And work and debt, and bills, and more work.<\/p>\n He\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026I mean, I visited him sometimes.\u00a0 We kept in touch.\u00a0 He always was, you know, there and we talked about stuff\u2026.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026he told me he was having a hard time finding a job and the care wasn’t exactly what he was expecting…\u00a0 \u00a0… i couldn’t do anything about that, but i figured he just had to keep trying, speak to a manager somewhere or something, and something good would come eventually for one of us, just had to hang in there…\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n …<\/p>\n \n …then one day he said he had to leave.\u00a0 To Guatemala, fkn random you know!?\u00a0 Who the fk does that?!\u00a0 \u00a0 …Who does that…\u00a0 Hollywood was supposed to be the dream!\u00a0 I had college loans to pay first, I was doing great at work, just had to keep grinding for a few more years, party on weekends to blow off steam, keep paper chasing and after i hit it big from all the good work i’ve been doing that the world would be ours and we would have more time to spend with each other!\u00a0<\/p>\n I guess he\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026I didn\u2019t understand that he didn\u2019t view things like that..\u00a0 \u00a0\u2026he kept changing after he came back, i guess after so many let downs he saw the world differently and I didn\u2019t understand it so I just\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026i think maybe I, i understand him better now?”<\/p>\n \n Emma continues tearing up and is finding it hard to continue with a runny nose.\u00a0 Bander panics and gives her a pillow to wipe with.<\/p>\n She laughs at the dumbass gesture and cries with a mix of emotional pain, embarrassment and amusement.\u00a0 \n She blows her nose.\u00a0 She\u2019s red and fugly looking.\u00a0 \u201c…He was a big fan of Smedley Butler, i.\u00a0 I thought it was stupid when he was talking about him like some kind of marvel hero\u2026\u00a0 saying things like, war\u2019s a racket or whatever…\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0…that he was a real warrior, highest level a Marine ever could be…\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2026I just acted like I was listening, I mean, I heard him, but I never\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026never understood nor tried to understand what he was trying to say or what he wanted to do.<\/p>\n I got mad at him for leaving.\u00a0 I had my own life in L.A. and he was a big part of it…\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0I told him that there are no good setups or treatments over there for people in wheel chairs, that it’s worse over there so he should stay instead with me\u2026\u00a0 \u00a0 …near me…\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2026last thing he told me was that he knew all that\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026I was so stupid and mad\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026I had changed my number and forgot to add him at one point.\u00a0 I only saw and cared about what was in front of me back then\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \n After a few years, corporate, they were rejecting my ideas and improvements and putting me to the side.\u00a0 …i finally worked the courage and made my own path and be my own corporate boss and compete.\u00a0<\/p>\n Started throwing things together.\u00a0 Made some tattoos that glow in the dark, perfume with crisper tech that lasts longer and mixes with your own pheromones, a gmo fruit that make your sweat taste sweet, infinity putty that clears black heads and face oil, yada yada, started my own companies for each product I put out, went into debt for some copyrights..\u00a0 I did so much sht. \u00a0I risked and worked so fkn hard\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n I eventually ended up selling to the tops of hollywoods.\u00a0<\/p>\n The kardashians bought my stuff.\u00a0 The rock uses my sht.\u00a0 Rick ross had me on speed dial.\u00a0 Dj Khaled would throw money out at parties for no reason and I just happened to know where he was going to be in advance\u2026 \u00a0\u00a0you know?\u00a0 I chased it until I hit it\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u2026I did it, I was debt free and am making millions\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026I was a millionaire\u2026\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 …i build setups and systems that had people under me keeping me in millions, i did it bae, i was set for life…\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2026so then what?\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026you know?\u00a0 I did so much and had fun after and had it all but\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026I missed him.\u00a0 That was my twinsy and the plan always was who would make it to a million first…<\/p>\n \n He wasn\u2019t answering calls so I thought he was mad at me or something.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \n I go to look for him, since, I can afford to do that now\u2026 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2026right?<\/p>\n I had that first class bird\u2019s eye view now; I could afford to pay attention to what was going on around me…so-<\/p>\n I found the village he was in.<\/p>\n \n He was getting by on just his disability benefits.\u00a0 Over there, the dollar exchange was worth way more so yeah\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026he could have just lived like that you know.\u00a0 Just enjoy that advantage, he would have been more than comfortable with what he was making…\u00a0 He had options\u2026<\/p>\n \u2026But he opened up a banana cooperative instead.\u00a0 That was his master plan…\u00a0 \u00a0 …was able to find a way to get everyone to work together and make it work.\u201d<\/p>\n Emma cries proudly, smiles between her pain, plucks at her own hands.<\/p>\n \u201chow do you do that?\u00a0 Have so little and get so many people to join in and take risks together and work together and get along and get sht done by like, nothing more than doing the right thing right?\u00a0 he could do that.\u00a0 He did that.\u00a0 He had that way of thinking and leading\u2026<\/p>\n \u2026He did that so well…<\/p>\n He met people there.\u00a0 Made so many friends, everybody knew him.\u00a0 He even had a young family I didn\u2019t know about\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n \n Neighbors recognized me.\u00a0 They said he was an angel to them.\u00a0 That he spoke the world of me and showed them pictures on how similar we were, he tried to help them by helping them create and own their own jobs together…\u00a0 \u00a0…he had told them that someday i would be a superstar, and that i would need a quiet place to retire to…\u00a0 \u00a0 …They loved him…\u00a0 \u00a0and told me I had to leave, that I was in danger and there\u2019s always people listening on who\u2019s asking questions around there and that i looked just like him\u2026<\/p>\n They\u2026<\/p>\n \u2026My brother…\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0…that was his way of honoring his service, his heroes, himself\u2026\u00a0 \u00a0 …and me and…\u201c<\/p>\n Emma starts breaking down, again.<\/p>\n \n \u00a0\u00a0 …they killed him bae.\u00a0 Men came in at night and took them away.\u00a0 They tortured him for days.\u00a0 They barbed wired his hands and feet.\u00a0 They cut into him.\u00a0 They\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026.fkn threw him off a cliff and into the jungle.\u00a0 He had a family\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0…fk!\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026. \n Emma starts sobbing.\u00a0 Bander consoles her with his shoulders and chest and speaks up. \n Emma blows her nose and struggles to keep it going.<\/p>\n \n \u201c\u2026I had to know…\u00a0 \u00a0…what could could possibly make another person be so evil.\u00a0 What could he have done to evoke something so horrible like that from people.\u00a0 who were they?\u00a0<\/p>\n It was the local cow ranchers and fruit company owners that did it.<\/p>\n They paid for it, to make an example out of him, they got together and…\u00a0 \u00a0…it was an investment move for them, or financial security move, doesn’t matter.<\/p>\n I learned that, working in a cooperative meant everyone knew and had a hand in where all the money went.\u00a0 The workers there worked less and made more in those cooperatives and that was a threat to the other businesses around them..\u00a0 \u00a0 …so they nipped him out…\u00a0 \u00a0 …they nip ideas like that in the bud…\u00a0 \u00a0 …they were sending a clear message that…\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ….nothing changes the status quo…<\/p>\n …They disappeared my twinsy and his family, and then took the community cooperative to courts for anything and everything they could make up. …<\/p>\n \u2026of course after this I i\u2026.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u2026i had to make myself the biggest fish in the pond and i had my own message and…\u00a0 \u00a0and..”<\/p>\n Emma starts drifting off a little bit.<\/p>\n \n \u00a0 \u00a0“I tried to bring back what my twinsy started but come to find out the hard way that this is a bloody cycle against an army of cowbirds and that\u2026\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2026that anything that starts opening up the money books is public enemy number one\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026this was a whole new level of business for me, a game above the game…\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0…and for the past few years I\u2019ve been doing nothing but funding guns under the table and lawyers on top to keep our cooperatives alive and it’s a mess and it’s\u2026”<\/p>\n Bander adds in.<\/p>\n \u201cI know what you are saying\u2026\u00a0 \u00a0 …the money part, i.\u00a0 i understand those strategies and problems you are dealing with, it’s the same as sun tzu and…\u00a0 \u00a0anyways that’s…\u00a0 \u00a0 \u2026so incredible that you\u2019ve been able to do so much and come so far\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026that’s a lot to balance…\u00a0 I\u2019ve been thinking about this a lot and..\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026it just seems like we are thrown into bad situations one after another and we are just trying to make the best of every day to survive it\u2026\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2026you\u2019re just trying your best and i think that you are..\u00a0 \u00a0…amazing for being able to do all this\u201d<\/p>\n \n \u201cThanks bae, yeah, it\u2019s been like, every layer of hell.\u00a0 I barely sleep, I travel so much, I have to juggle so many life and death decisions, and the hardest part is\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 …the violence…\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0…no matter which way i go there’s always violence at the end of it…\u00a0 \u00a0…it’s too much i can’t…\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n She holds his hand.\u00a0 Takes a deep breath.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2026And then there\u2019s Cassandro.\u00a0\u00a0 WTF. \u00a0I didn\u2019t know pirates were a real thing, like, who is that guy?<\/p>\n We were able to peace together that he\u2019s been all over the the ‘Stans, India, Africa, you\u2019ve seen what he\u2019s done in brazil practically overnight, and now we think he’s locked up in guantanamo.”<\/p>\n \u201cwha wait say what?\u00a0 That guy could be in guantanamo!?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI know right!?\u00a0\u00a0 When he came to brazil, he was faking being a negotiator for my group or something, and was able to somehow ship out both victims and thugs to re-enforce my cooperatives all the way to guatemala and even some in costa rica\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026they were the most motivated helpers, and we made the 1-150 changes they suggested and it was like, I had a different group of people working with me instead of under me getting sht done.\u00a0 I was able to delegate easier and we’re now harder to infiltrate.\u00a0 We are holding our own for now against cartels and local gangs and small time corporations, but if the media and government start coming in…\u00a0 \u00a0 …that would straight fk us and, yeah, we’re just not ready for that.\u00a0 \u00a0 …so far we’ve been able to start small setups on edges of big cities, just, that little tweak alone he gave us was enough to give us some kind of opening…\u00a0 \u00a0 do you know anything about him, anything stuck out when you spoke with him?\u201d<\/p>\n \n \u201cthat\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026yeah, it sounds like something he would do from the little I\u2026\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0…I never knew the guy he just, forced me to tell him i was a billionaire…\u00a0 \u00a0 \u2026it was such a scary vibe with him, and weird.\u00a0 It was like..\u00a0 \u2026.he wasn\u2019t even speaking to just me.\u00a0 like he was speaking to mosa and then back to me at the same time\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026like he could see through me or already knew me or something and i was just another pleb…\u201d<\/p>\n Emma shakes her head.<\/p>\n \n \u201cbae, he put dead squids in brightly colored boxes with body parts to get the trafficker’s attention.\u00a0 This same trick forced me out of my safe zone to start dealing with him and what he was putting out there.\u00a0 Dude was a total weirdo, but…\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0…he knows how to move people…\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0…kind of like you do…”<\/p>\n She winks at him.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \n …And then there\u2019s mosa, somehow she was able to track me down from central America to medellin\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026it felt like\u2026\u00a0 \u00a0 …we were being hunted and…\u00a0 \u00a0\u2026.well, lets just say that in our run in with her she ended up in cuffs\u2026\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u2026i think mainly because i’m worth more alive to her than dead…<\/p>\n Bander adds his 2 cents.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2026She\u2019s fkn crazy is what she is\u2026\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0…babe…\u00a0 \u00a0 \u2026she scares the sht out of me\u201d<\/p>\n Bander switches his seating to Indian style.<\/p>\n Emma puts her hand on his knee, comforting him.<\/p>\n \n \u201c…hate to tell you this bae but…\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0…she scares me also, her finding me was supposed to be impossible.\u00a0 \u00a0But at least i’m not her target…\u00a0 \u00a0 …The real fear comes from..\u00a0 \u00a0that…\u00a0 \u00a0If she could find me, it\u2019s only a matter of time before every 3 letter agency comes tracking me down also\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026I\u2019ve worked so hard to keep a low profile and be off radar, but fkn Cassandro and mosa made me get more involved\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026and …\u00a0 \u00a0she laughs in disbelief…\u00a0 \u00a0 that\u2019s how I met my hubby and how fkd up our situation is in all of this\u2026\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 …i…\u00a0<\/p>\n …i’m sorry…\u00a0 \u00a0 …you’re safe from Mosa…\u00a0 \u00a0 …but you’re not safe with me…\u00a0 \u00a0 …they got us tagged as la pulpa…”\u00a0<\/p>\n Bander tries to calm himself at understanding the gravity of the danger he is in…\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0…then sighs in relief.<\/p>\n \u201cthank you for telling me all that\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026I\u2019ve always hated not knowing and this, and least, really helps clear up so many questions for me\u2026\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 …i’ve been through so much by now…\u00a0 \u00a0 …\u00a0 i, yeah, shts so fkd up, i get it…\u00a0 \u00a0you want me to help you make your cooperatives work…\u00a0 \u00a0 but that means a radical change against the status quo…\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 …that’s a death sentence…\u00a0 \u00a0 …but at least i know and i have more control to do something about it now right?…\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 …we stay low and, i guess, i’m sure we’ll figure something out…\u00a0 \u00a0 …yeah…\u00a0 \u00a0 and so…\u00a0 \u00a0…why do they call you la pulpa?\u00a0 Is it because you have some kind of reach everywhere?\u201d<\/p>\n \n She snort laughs.<\/p>\n \n \u201cPeople love passing out nicknames\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026I honestly don\u2019t know who started it and how it caught on.<\/p>\n \u2026so like, el pulpo, that’s what the united fruit companies were called.\u00a0 They had latin america practically build for them cities and ports and roads and logistics for control over the labor and products, they were everywhere and in everything related to like; politics, infrastructure, phone lines, wages, land and water ownership so\u2026<\/p>\n \n …I guess we are called la pulpa because, in these banana and pinapple and avocado cooperatives we are running the women are major drivers and don\u2019t have any pay or glass ceiling issues, and that\u2019s a culture shock for many of these fake machos you see out here that see that as a threat as well…\u00a0 \u00a0 …so it must be like, some kind of villain name or something they try to put out on us\u201d<\/p>\n \n \u201cbabe, that\u2019s pretty bad ass of you you know?\u00a0 You turned land and communities into armed fruit cooperatives…\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0…and ended up with a cool nickname…\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0…la pulpa…\u201d<\/p>\n They both laugh drunkenly at the horrors of their realities.<\/p>\n \u201cBae, can I ask why you renamed yourself Bander\u2026.?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201coh\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 jeez..\u00a0\u00a0 you know how if you slap someone as a persons hitting another person you go to jail, but if a company slaps you accountability becomes strictly a money transaction.\u00a0 Well, it made sense at the time, so I essentially I made myself into a corporation.\u00a0 Gives me a corporate legal entity edge internationally pretty much.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAnd why bander of all names?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201ceh\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026right..\u00a0\u00a0 ha ha, well\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026I was 17 at the time and\u2026 \u00a0\u00a0\u2026I figured it would be smart to disassociate my name with any family history and\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026you know how you are a kid with a new gaming profile or email or something?\u00a0 I was in France when I came up with the idea and I thought it sounded cool to name myself that\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \n \u201cso let me get this straight, you low key changed yourself into a walking talking LLC to avoid responsibility and secure a get out of jail free card practically anywhere around the world\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026and life is such a game to you that you renamed yourself after some word you liked in France\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026that was a hard move.\u00a0 That was bad ass of you bae.\u201d<\/p>\n They laugh and continue exploring each other\u2019s histories, strategies and conflicts.<\/p>\n \n “Bae..\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026what do you think Cassandro saw in you\u2026<\/p>\n I\u2019ve asked around enough to notice that his interaction with you was different.”<\/p>\n \n \u201c\u2026I think that\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026the way I was hiding my wealth\u2026 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2026and\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026he saw my Olympic thing\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026at that time I was studying up a lot into religions and economics, and demming and game theory and psychology and I noticed an opportunity\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \n \u201coh my goodness!\u00a0 I thought the same thing when I read your rough draft!\u00a0 Did you ever think about doing anything related with that after?\u201d<\/p>\n Bander blushes, reminded that she knows practically everything about his life already, even the most hidden parts.<\/p>\n \n \u201cno I\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026I focused more on trying to live my best life.\u00a0 I was done with college.\u00a0 I saw the world a certain way and was comfortable with it.\u00a0 I used my degrees as cover up as an influencer and to justify and explain my going back here and there\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n Emma nods and listens.<\/p>\n \u201cdid you ever think about having a family later on down the road\u2026?\u00a0 Like, kids maybe?…\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026never thought that far.\u00a0 I was living a routine I liked and didn\u2019t think it would ever change and\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n \n They keep talking, back and forth.\u00a0 Their experiences, fears, goals.<\/p>\n Emma explained to a panicked Bander that they would be working closely with Mosa, that they are committed as a power couple to help her with her goal.\u00a0 They both agreed it was the right thing to do, and that it was the fastest and safest way to get rid of her.<\/p>\n \n She comforted him, letting him know that there is absolutely no threat from anybody.<\/p>\n \n That his life is tied to her life, to get to Bander anybody would have to go through her first.<\/p>\n They would work together on creating a security plan for themselves.\u00a0 Like a new familia.<\/p>\n \n Bander found himself comfortable sharing with her.<\/p>\n His wanting to live forever.\u00a0 His suppressed feelings of having a legacy.<\/p>\n He reasonings with her that he will help her as best as he can…\u00a0 \u00a0…but what she is asking for hasn’t been successful before, and that he doesn’t want to die or be hurt doing this.\u00a0 He wants to be extra careful.<\/p>\n That he trusts her.<\/p>\n \n As the hours to minutes pass he is losing himself slowly into her.<\/p>\n As he melts in, Emma broods over what they are now, and what they could be.<\/p>\n \n What they are doing is no place for beginners or sensitive hearts.<\/p>\n Only clear goals and sharp cuts.<\/p>\n \n \n Bander\u2019s head fast asleep on emmas lap.<\/p>\n He\u2019s beautiful.\u00a0 Emma runs her hands over him gently like a new tool.<\/p>\n She reaches over to the coffee table gently, as to not wake her capuchin.<\/p>\n Grabs some grapes and savors inside the oncoming waves incoming.<\/p>\n She strokes bander\u2019s hair.<\/p>\n \n Soft touchies; her nails gently stroking his scalp as she fantasizes about a world after her wrath.<\/p>\n \n \n An octopi, a pulpa, is a amazing creature.<\/p>\n She could be and do anything, so intelligent, but life is short.<\/p>\n Semelparity and purpose in her blood.<\/p>\n She will lay her eggs, then offer herself to the new wave, so that life can go on\u2026<\/p>\n \n \u2026She\u2019s going to bayonet the Teufelshunde <\/span>in the guts, and let the vintage spill out.<\/p>\n \n \n \n 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Everything is there as before, but all securities and passwords and accounts are immediately auto opened by some kind of ai program.<\/p>\n
\u2026confirms that he still is wealthier than a quarter of all countries on earth.<\/p>\n
that part where you made your choice and now you have to live with it.<\/p>\n
do I really sound like that}<\/em><\/p>\n
Is 8p a good time to pick u up?<\/p>\n
NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN…\u266a<\/span><\/p>\n
Paces around the room.\u00a0
Holds his gun.\u00a0 Tries to do cowboy flips with it.<\/p>\n
An older model Montero pulls up with an aircrete shipping container hitched behind it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2026don\u2019t\u2026\u00a0\u00a0
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\u2026don\u2019t forget to tell her she looks wonderful tonight}<\/em><\/p>\n
Using only the dash-compass for that north bearing, and the high beams to guide them through the dark jungle abyss.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s made a lot of these already.
This one is a little off somehow, what was it?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Emma helps him, she adds her body weight and confidence to the handle and the double doors open.<\/p>\n
Engraved on the aircrete base: “para o demming, com amor; Distrito nove”<\/p>\n
Nobody can bother you in here.\u00a0 No matter what happens, ever.
You have a place that\u2019s all you and just you and nobody can take that away from you there you handsome stud you.\u201d<\/p>\n
I have to ask, how\u2019d you make it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI like music videos also\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 Feel like?\u2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026maybe kicking off these shoes.\u00a0 Getting a little more comfortable\u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026debate perspectives on some commercialized art together???<\/p>\n
Any song in particular you would like to check out?\u201d<\/p>\n
They get the hang of cooking and eating dinner little by little together, in bits between chit chats while going over the video\u2019s messages, hidden meanings, potential depths.<\/p>\n
{this bitc- i mean, emma babe isn’t making any sense.\u00a0 best just, go the long way}<\/em><\/p>\n
He gets up and gives her the shemagh that was hanging with his shirts.<\/p>\n
She fights tears back as she continues sharing her life story.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Being a corporate bitch wasn\u2019t working out for me, i worked hard and advanced the product lines but they always had an excuse to keep me from advancing…<\/p>\n
I had a family!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u2026they never got to meet their auntie\u2026\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u2026they butchered them before I could even\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s so fkd up.\u00a0 I\u2019m.\u00a0 i.\u00a0 I\u2019m so sorry about this..\u201d<\/p>\n
By the time I got there, the courts split everything and the people weren’t talking about it…\u00a0 \u00a0of course not, they were terrified…
\u00a0 \u00a0\u2026so it was as if \u2026\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026.as if nothing ever happened\u2026\u00a0 \u00a0 …as if my brother was never there and not worth anything…<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u2026I got organized.\u00a0 \u00a0 I bought up circles around them, financially strangled them first, put them on the streets like a real corporate boss does and then…\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 …then i gutted a few honchos after, had to let them know that the message was heard and rejected you know\u2026\u00a0 \u00a0respond in kind i had to…\u00a0 i…<\/p>\n