Welcome everybody to the fourth installment of a we can keep them live on one single evening If you're watching this pre-recorded and you I keep saying pre-recorded if you're watching the broadcast later And you're wondering hey, I saw this go live multiple times.  Technology and yours truly They know they don't mix and they're not mixing well But nonetheless welcome everybody to a live edition of a we can keep them today is something really cool really special really silly Hopefully everybody can hear me because this is what the fourth or fifth time that I'm doing this right now James Adonis, thank you for tuning in We have audio welcome to the geo arcade live show 1.0 2.0 3.0 and now 4.0. God bless. All right So the first time I was doing a Because I'm not used to using OBS and stream labs and all that stuff But it's the it's the thing I want to use on my channel. So I fixed things up and And James ruined my prank. Sorry. Sorry James. Sorry, Adonis So I wanted to go live Using a Tutorial that I saw here on YouTube and the guy explained it really well pretty easy. I'm like, I got this don't worry about it I'll create the schedule or the event and then I'll link it up and I'll go live and then I go over to the YouTube dashboard and then I go live Apparently not I hit live and it was live magically. I don't know what happened and the video was pretty recent So it's not like I was watching a tutorial from like 2016 or something like that but nonetheless here I am and then the audio was not working for some reason and Yeah, all right. There we go. So that's the brief explanation to my technical hiccups So I've been wanting to go live for a while now I've been wanting to do these type of streams. Now. Here's the thing the channel is still Growing even though I've been at this for a long time It hasn't hit where I wanted where You know the algorithm is not Looking at this channel whatsoever the eye of sauron is not paying attention to this channel So there's a lot of experimentation and growth to be had and I want to do live streams where I just hang out with you Guys talk about whatever play a few games all that fun stuff now. You're probably wondering if you're gonna play games Why aren't you doing it in? Twitch and that is a very good question.  I know I know it's just that it's synonymous right now for Livestream game or gaming live streams and all that because I was looking at YouTube live streams and It sucks. There's nothing interesting going on So I'm thinking all right all the big guns are playing out there on twitch Maybe I should make a name for myself here when it comes to live streaming Plus, there's the whole myth that the live streams kill your channel Channels already kind of anyway, so I don't really care. So I'm gonna give it a shot anyways So long story short. I asked a couple days ago as of this video. I asked people Do you want to see live stream of Doki Doki Literature Club and Or sorry He would actually when they cry because they're kind of we've related, you know, he would actually It's a famous visual novel game and it became a bonga and an anime and it's currently airing on TV Whereas Doki Doki, it's made here in the West, but it's clearly inspired by anime aesthetics and It became a success worldwide and I've never played it I know at the beginning there's a title card that says not for the faint of heart or for those easily disturbed So I said, you know what? I'm in Everybody always all my friends kept saying you could live stream playing that stuff. So people can watch your reaction I've never done this whatsoever. I've only played a little bit of the game So we're gonna go through it. However, I Kind of wanted to wait a little bit or for the people that are already here watching live Type in the chat if you want me and this is gonna be a pain in the butt if you want me to voice the characters out loud or Zero if you just want me to play the thing. I already know the answer Everybody's gonna hit the one but I'm gonna ask anyways also on the previous stream Buddy Fernando was tuning in. Hopefully he can make it to this one with all my technical screw-ups If not, thank you for watching the replay So this is a I don't remember the exact length of the game So we're not gonna cover it tonight. I'm not gonna do a full play through Just gonna do an hour or so and if you'd like this sort of video Leave a like and let me know And I'll do a little series of it and maybe every weekend we can hang out same time Same bat channel if you will and we can play around and have some fun with that So, yeah, we already got a one in the chat. Thank you. Thank you, Adonis. I appreciate you Voting and now my throat is gonna suffer because of you So I'm just gonna give it a couple more minutes one or two minutes and then we're gonna get this old Shebang started. Let's switch the camera around Or the angle I guess and we're gonna go over here to my gaming stream James Geo you should ask yourself. What would Aquaman do? He would not be streaming you'd be ruling over Atlantis and having a nice Weekend with Mira and gang so That doesn't help But maybe he would voice everything who knows oh We got a heart emoji.  This is awesome I love it. So yay me and my accomplishments So pretty soon we're gonna take over the world. Let's switch on over to the other angle Computers don't work in water. That's a good point. They do not So here we go Uh, we're gonna do this I don't have the music on it I'm gonna do a little experiment for my peeps here. I'm going to Go to settings and let me know if the music's too loud or if it's just right Compared to compared to my voice. Let me know. This is Doki Doki Literature Club. I Don't know what I'm getting myself into.   Let me give me a second here Solid. Thank you. Thank you my dude. Thank you so much. All right. Let's get this show on the road Welcome everybody to we can keep them. Let's play live stream another edition. Let's do Doki Doki Literature Club We're gonna voice stuff God help. Oh my gosh Hey Everybody I See an annoying girl running toward me from the distance waving her arms in the air like she's totally oblivious To any attention she might draw to herself That girl is Sayori Sayori Sayori there we go my neighbor and good friends since we were children You know the kind of friend you'd never see yourself making today But it just kind of works out because you've known each other for so long We used to walk to school together on days like this, but starting around high school She would oversleep more and more frequently and I would get tired of waiting up by the way I've never played this so I'm reading this for the very first time. So apologies But if she's going to chase after me like this, I almost feel I Almost feel better off running away However, I just sigh and idle in front of the crosswalk and let Sayori catch up to me Oh, thank you, Paul and Jesse say what thank you for joining Oh boy, I Overslept again But I caught you this time. I don't know how to act by the way Maybe but only because I decided to stop and wait for you And you say that like you were thinking about ignoring me That's mean Gio. Yes, I named myself Gio Very appropriate Well, if people stare at you for acting weird then I don't want them to think we're a couple or something Brian thank you for joining Fine fine, but you did wait for me after all I guess you don't have it in you to be mean even if you want to Whatever you say Sayori We cross the street together and make our way to school as we draw near the streets become Increasingly speckled with other students making their daily commute by the way, Gio Have you decided on a club to join yet a Club I Told you already. I'm really not interested in joining any clubs. I haven't been looking either And that's not true That's not true. You told me you would join a club this year Did I? I'm sure it's possible that I did in one of our many conversations where I dismissively go along with whatever She's going on about Sayori likes to worry a little too much about me when I'm perfectly content just getting pie on the average While spending my free time on games and anime this is actually pretty accurate by the way because I spend a lot of free time on anime Games not so much. Maybe you too, but anime and you too. Yeah, uh-huh. I Was talking about how I'm worried that you won't learn to how to socialize or have any skills before college Your happiness is really important to me.  Don't make me don't make me keep worrying about you. All right. All right I'll look at a few clubs if it makes you happy No promises though Will you at least promise me you'll try a little? Yeah, I guess I'll promise you that Yeah Why do I let myself get lectured by such a carefree girl? More than that. I'm surprised. I even let myself relax at her. I Guess seeing her worry so much about me makes me want to ease her mind at least a little bit Even if she does exaggerate everything inside her head The school day is as ordinary as ever and it's over before I know it after I pack up my things I stare blankly at the wall looking for an ounce of motivation clubs So I already wants me to check out some clubs. I guess I have no choice but to start with the anime club I've only seen Gundam MS team is it better to watch the og series or check out the trilogy films the You're talking Universal Century Gundam I Honestly recommend watching the trilogy films. I know you you miss out a little bit on the TV show Because it's 40 almost 50 episodes obviously you're gonna miss some details But you get a much better feel I guess for the universe when you watch the trilogy of films You get right down to the to the gist of it. Whereas the TV is very There's a lot of monster of the week routines that I'm not exactly a huge fan of Plus the trilogy of films. They update it to sounds and all that stuff and I thought it was fine So maybe watch the trilogy if you like it Go Go watch the rest of UC Gundam Adonis watch the films and let Geo talk to cute anime girls I Yori So you must have come into the classroom while I was spacing out I look around and realize that I'm the only one left in the classroom. I Thought I catch you. Oh, this is a yori. Sorry I thought I'd catch you coming out of the classroom But I saw you just sitting there and spacing out so I came in say yori. I'm talking about UC Gundam All right, that's why I'm not out of the classroom yet. You got to give me a second Honestly, you're even worse than me sometimes. I've impressed Sure You don't need to wait up for me if it's going to make you late to your own club exactly Well, I thought you might need some encouragement. So I thought, you know Know what? Well that you could come to my club Sayori Yeah, there's no way I'm going to your club And meanie Sayori is vice president of the literature club if it was a manga club I joined just saying breaking the fourth wall here Not that I was ever aware that she had any interest in literature In fact, I'm 99% sure she only did it because she thought it would be fun to help start a new club Since she was the first one to show interest after the one who proposed the club She inherited the title vice president That said my interest in literature is guaranteed to be even less Yeah, I'm going to the anime club Frickin weed. Come on, please Why do you care so much anyway? Because I got to watch my shows Sayori. Oh, that's me saying Oh well, Geo you into Gunpla at all make for a cool live stream. I have three Gundam figures two small ones that I bought And I mistakenly bought them without knowing that it was a DIY kit and I actually had to paint the actual kit And I made a little compilation video on my channel of building my first Gunpla I bought an assembled one from Gundam wing. I forgot the name of a robot and Zaku Right something like that. Yeah But I do want to get one especially for Gundam seed, which is my personal favorite Gundam series Stop watching Isakai No, I like Isakai. Actually, there's an Isakai right now. That's airing that I don't really like talk to the anime girls All right. All right well, I Kind of told the club yesterday. I would bring in a new member Sayori don't do this to me and Natsuki made cupcakes and everything Hey Don't make promises. He can't keep I Can't tell if Sayori is really that much of an airhead or she's just so cunning as to have planned all of this out a Little bit of both. I let out a long side Fine, I'll stop by for a cupcake. Okay. Yes, let's go All right, we're gonna meet more characters and thus today marks the day I sold my soul for a cupcake Dejectedly follow Sayori across the school and upstairs a section of the school I rarely visit being generally used for third-year classes and activities Sayori full of energy swings open the classroom door Everyone the new member is here. I told you don't call me a new member. I Glanced around the room. Oh Here's girl number one. Welcome to the literature club. It's a pleasure meeting you Mmm.  I feel you This club is full of incredibly cute girls What are you looking at? If you want to say something say it Sorry not ski Hmm the girl with the sour attitudes name is apparently not ski is one I don't recognize her small figure makes me think she's probably a first year She's also the one who made cupcakes according to Sayori You can just ignore her when she gets moody Sayori says that quietly into my ear then turns back towards the other girls Anyway, this is not ski always full of energy and this is you the smartest in the club Don't say things like that Beauty who appears Comparably more mature and timid seems to have a hard time keeping up with people like Sayori and not ski Well, it's nice to meet both of you And it sounds like you already know Monica is that Monica? That's a really weird. Okay. That's right It's great to see you again. You know Monica smiles sweetly We do know each other well, we rarely talked but we were in the same class last year Monica was probably the most popular girl in class smart beautiful athletic basically completely out of my league Say that again.  We made room for you at the table so you can sit next to me or Monica I'll get the cupcakes Hey, I made them. I'll get them. Sorry. I got a little too excited Then how about I make some tea as well? The girls have a few desk arranged to form a table as Sayori mentioned It's been widened so that there is no space next to Monica in one space next to Sayori this is kind of hijinks rom-com tropes Natsuki and Yuri walk over the corner of the room where Natsuki grabs a wrapped tray and Yuri opens the closet Still feeling awkward. I take a seat next to Sayori Brian Konosuba is probably my favorite isa guy at least compared to sword art online Brian I am I don't don't take this the wrong way I Not a fan of sword art online at all, but Konosuba is one of my favorite comedies of all time one of my favorite is a guy of all time So you got good taste with Konosuba Back over here still feeling awkward. I take a seat next to Sayori Natsuki proudly marches back to the table tray in hand Okay, are you ready?  I could use a cupcake right now actually The whiskers are drawn with icing and little pieces of chocolate were used to make ears So cute. I had no idea. You were so good at baking Natsuki Well, you know just hurry and take one Sayori grabs one first then Monica and I follow it's delicious Sayori talks with her mouthful and has already managed to get icing on her face He's so clumsy. I turned the cupcake around in my fingers looking for the best angle to take a bite. Actually, I Think everybody does that but I do that a lot when I get a cupcake. I'm not special or anything But yeah, I'm like that Natsuki is quiet. I can't help but notice her sneaking glances in my direction. Hold up now Is she waiting for me to take a bite?  I wonder if she made it herself This is really good. Thank you, Natsuki Why are you thanking me? It's not like I Haven't I heard this somewhere before? I got a little some dead action here Made them for you or anything. I thought you technically did Sayori said well, maybe But not for you dummy All right, all right, I give up on Natsuki's weird logic and dismiss the conversation Judy returns to the table carrying a tea set. She carefully places a teacup in front of each of us before setting down the teapot Next to the cupcake tray You keep a whole tea set in the classroom Don't worry the teachers gave us permission After all doesn't a hot cup of tea help you enjoy a good book.  You know, he's just trying to impress you By the way, this reminds me of the time back in high school when one of my science teachers He didn't really care. I mean he would teach us but uncertain days, maybe like a Friday He would bring a radio and would just play Different music CDs like he loved 60s and 70s music like rock and roll and All that stuff so he would put doors CDs and then he would go into the 80s and 90s And would play Metallica tunes and stuff like that and one day one of the One of the supervisors Was checking in on every classroom to see By the way, this was a Catholic private school. So it was a nun. She was checking every classroom to see if everything was going smoothly and that You know classes were being taught so I When we found out we told the teacher and he freaked out and he said everybody to your desk And and we all sat down and he literally he had like seconds to do this He grabbed the radio unplugged it open like a little cabinet or something for textbooks or I don't know through the radio there closed it and then picked up his book and started just reading whatever page Opened up and I think it was like Topography of the earth or something like that and he just started talking about that stuff and everybody had to hold in their laugh and the supervisor came in and and looked Like okay, you're doing good. All right. Keep up the good work Whatever and left and like 30 seconds later. We burst out laughing. It was the funniest thing ever just to see him potentially Well, he did freak out but to see He could have lost his job right there, right? So I thought that was hilarious. So thank you Monica and Natsuki for Bringing that memory back to me. All right back to doki-doki That's not insulted Yuri looks away. I Meant that, you know, I believe you Well tea and reading might not be a pastime for me. That's true But I at least enjoy tea. I enjoy reading in real life. Not tea. So tea not so much I'm glad Yuri faintly smiles to herself in relief Monica raises an eyebrow and smiles at me So what made you consider the literature club? I was afraid of this question Something tells me I shouldn't tell Monica that I was practically dragged here by Sayote Well, I haven't joined any clubs yet and Sayote seemed really happy here. So That's okay. Don't be embarrassed Well, we'll make sure you feel right at home. Okay Okay, as president of the literature club, it's my duty to make the club fun and exciting for everyone Monica I'm surprised.  You could probably be a board member for any of the major clubs Weren't you a leader of the debate club last year? Well, you know To be honest, I can't stand all the politics around the major clubs It feels like nothing but arguing about the budget and publicity and how to prepare for events. I Much rather take something I personally enjoy and make something special out of it and If it encourages him and if it encourages others are to get into literature, then I am fulfilling that dream Cool Monica really is a great leader Yuri is also nods in agreement Then I am surprised. There aren't more people in the club yet It must be hard to start a new club You could put it that way Not many people are very interested in putting out all the effort to start something brand new Especially when it comes when it's something that doesn't grab your attention like literature You have to work hard to convince people that you're both fun and worthwhile That that's that's my YouTube channel so far I have to convince people that I'm fun and worthwhile checking So remember to hit the like button everybody if you want to see more content reviewing anime and manga But it makes school events like the festival that much more important I'm confident that we can all really grow this club before we graduate Right everyone Yeah We'll do our best You know it everyone enthusiastically agrees Such different girls all interested in the same goal Monica must have worked really hard justifying these three. I mean, that's why they were also delighted by the idea of a new member joining Oh gosh, though, I still don't really know if I can keep up with their level of enthusiasm about literature Why do I have the feeling this is gonna go south? Badly So Gio, what kinds of things do you like to read? Well, real main likes to read manga and I don't know manga and comics Well Considering how little I've read these past few years. I don't really have a good way of answering that. Yes, you do See there you go manga. I've muttered quietly to myself half joking Natsuki's head suddenly perks up. It looks like she wants to say something but she keeps quiet Not much of a reader I guess well that can change What am I saying I spoke without thinking after seeing Yuri's sad smile Anyway, what about you Yuri? Well, let's see Yuri traces the rim of her teacup with her finger My favorite are usually novels that build deep and complex fantasy worlds I bet she likes Isekai the level of creativity and craftsmanship behind them is amazing to me I'm telling a good story in such a foreign world is equally impressive Yuri goes on Clearly passionate about her reading She seems so reserved and timid since the moment I walked in but it's obvious by the way her eyes Light up that she finds her comfort in the world of books not people But you know I like a lot of things I think we all like a lot of things Stories with deep psychological elements usually immerse me as well Isn't it amazing how a writer can so deliberately take advantage of your own lack of imagination to completely throw you for a loop? Anyway, I've been reading a lot of horror lately Shoot here. We go ah I read a horror book once I Desperately grasped something I can relate to at the minimal level at this rate Yuri might as well be having a conversation with a rock Really, I wouldn't have expected that Yuri For someone as gentle as you I Guess you could say that but if a story makes me think or takes me to another world Then I really can't put it down So real horror is often very successful at changing the way you look at the world if only for a brief moment Do you think she likes Junji Ito just asking?  Oh Why is that? Well, I just Natsuki's eyes dart over over to me for a split second Never mind. That's right. You usually like to write about cute things. Don't you Natsuki?  I'm not cute. All right Natsuki you write your own poems Nerd well, I guess sometimes what do you care? I think that's impressive now I don't Why don't you share them sometime? Please don't no Natsuki avert her eyes. You wouldn't like them Not a very confident writer yet. I understand how Natsuki feels Sharing that level of writing takes more than just confidence the trist form of writing is writing to oneself hit enter You must be willing to open up to your readers Exposing your vulnerabilities and showing even the deepest reaches of your heart Do you have writing experience to Yuri? Well, this girl does everything Jesus Maybe if you share some of your work you can set an example and help Natsuki feel comfortable enough to share hers. I Guess it's the same for Yuri. Oh I wanted to read everyone's poems. We all sit in silence for a moment Okay, I have an idea everyone Natsuki and Yuri look quizzically at Monica. Let's all go home and write a poem of our own Then next time we meet we'll all share them with each other That way everyone is even Yeah, let's do it. Yay Plus now that we have a new member I think it will help us all get a little more comfortable with each other and strengthen the bond of the club So I'm already in the club. I never agreed to join. Isn't that right? Yeah, Monica smiles warmly at me once again. Hold on there. There's oh, there we go There's still one problem. What's that now that we're back to the original topic of me joining the club I bluntly come forth with what's been on my mind the entire time. I never said I would join this club So I already may have convinced me to stop by but I never made any decision. I still have other clubs to look at and I Lose my train of thought all four girls start back at me with dejected eyes. Dude. The answer is so obvious Digital me join the club Four girls with you. Come on But I'm sorry. I thought Hmm Geo for shame You all I'm defenseless against these girls How am I supposed to make a clear-headed decision when it's like this? That is if writing poems is a price I need to pay in order to spend every day with these beautiful girls Right Okay, I've decided I'll join the literature club One by one the girls eyes light up So happy so every wraps her arms around me and jumping up and down Hey You're really did scare me for a moment. If you really just came for the cupcakes. I would be super pissed Yeah Cupcakes all right, then that makes it official Welcome to the literature club Thanks, I guess Okay, everyone. I think with that we can officially end today's meeting On a good note Everyone remember tonight's assignment write a poem to bring to the next meeting so we can all share Monica looks over at me once more Gio I look forward to seeing how you express yourself. Oh, you'll see James Gio you better have your poem done for Monday night show. I think everyone would love to hear it maybe Actually, I do want to write a poem just for the hell of it Can I really impress the class star Monica with my mediocre writing skills? I already feel the anxiety welling up inside me Meanwhile, the girls continue to tit-chat as Yuri and Natsuki clean up their food By the way, so far Yuri is my favorite of the characters here. Hey Gio since we're already here Do you want to work home together? That's right. Sayori and I never walk home together anymore because she's always stayed after school for clubs Sure might as well Yay With that the two of us depart the club room and make our way home the whole way my mind wanders back and forth between the four girls Sayori Natsuki Yuri and of course Monica Will I really be happy spending every day after school in a literature club? Find out next time on Dragon Ball Z Perhaps I'll have the chance to go closer to one of these girls All right, I'll just need to make the most of my circumstances and I'm sure good fortune will find me I have a feeling I'm gonna regret reading that in a couple playthroughs And I guess that starts with writing a poem tonight. I Really have to write the poem. Oh My gosh, are you kidding me? James you're in luck. I'm gonna write a poem. It's right.  Damn it. I I can't go back. I wanted to pick sticky.  This is so random inferno Whistled sadness skipping captive Valentine Spark alternation massacre vanilla poof Zipoof Hope jumpy fickle playground agonizing daydream pout crimson peace and promise Let's do pout Fluffy whisper. I have to pick 20 of these words. Oh my gosh. Let me speak this up Milk whisper prayer adventure feather mouse death shopping.  Oh, brother. No uncanny uncanny because of the uncanny Omar Hopeless aura meager starscape essence wonderful extreme clumsy explode art clumsy clumsy geo Sensation journey landscape blanket family and control those rooms to graveyard anger anime Anime because odd taxis awesome Laugh boop.  Let's see. Hi again, Geo Glad to see you didn't run away on us Nah, don't worry. I still got more live stream to do anyway, so I'm not gonna run away This might be a little strange for me, but I at least kept my I at least keep my word Well, I'm back at the literature club. I was the last to come in so everyone else is already hanging out Thanks for keeping your promise, Geo Thank you, Yuri. I hope this isn't too overwhelming of a commitment for you Making you dive headfirst into literature when you're not accustomed to oh Come on like he deserves any slide Sayuri told me you didn't even want to join any clubs this year and last year too I don't know if you're planning to just come here and hang out or what But if you don't take it seriously, and you won't see the end of it Natsuki you certainly have a big mouth for someone who keeps her manga collection in the club room snap Natsuki We've Natsuki finds herself stuck between saying Monica and manga Mon money manga money Anga Manga is literature damn straight Natsuki. I like you already. That's my girl Swiftly defeated Natsuki plops back into her seat Don't worry guys. Geo always gives it his best as long as he's having fun Thank you, Sayuri He helps me with busy work without me even asking like cooking cleaning my room settle down How dependable? Sayuri that's because your room is so messy.  I might be a little jealous How come you don't come you and Geo can become good friends, too Um Sayuri hmm As usual Sayuri seems oblivious to the weird situation.  It's really nothing. What is it? Never mind. Sayuri made it sound like a big deal when it's really not Uh, what do I do? I'm sorry Yuri. I wasn't thinking I guess that means it's up to me to rescue the situation Hey, don't worry about it. First of all, I wasn't expecting anything in the first place So anything any nice gesture from you is a pleasant surprise It'll make me happy no matter what Is that so Yeah, I won't make it a big deal if you don't want it to be all right Well here Yuri reaches into her bag and pulls out a book. I Didn't want you to feel left out. So I picked out a book that I thought you might enjoy It's a short read So it should keep your attention even if you don't usually read and we could you know Discuss it if you want it This is how is this girl accidentally being so cute? I know right? She even picked out a book She thinks I like despite me not reading much Yuri, thank you. I'll definitely read this. I enthusiastically take the board. Here's the book Thank you for For the book. Well, you can read it at your own pace. I Look forward to hearing what you think now that everyone settled in I expected Monica to kick off some scheduled activities for the club That doesn't seem to be the case. Sayuri and Monica are having a cheery conversation in the corner Yuri's face is already buried in a book. I Can't help but notice her intense expression like she was waiting for this chance Meanwhile, Natsuki is rummaging around in the closet. I hear Natsuki utter an exasperated sigh from within the closet She seems to be annoyed by something. I Approach her in case she needs a hand Oh Here's a new setting. All right, you're looking for something in there Frickin Monica She never puts my stuff back in the right spot What's the point in keeping your collection organized if someone else is just gonna mess it up? Natsuki slides a bunch of stack books and boxes across the shelf manga You read manga, right? I do Sometimes Manga's one of those things where you can't admit you're really into it until you figure out where the other person stands That is a horrible take, but I'll go with it How did you know anyway? I Heard you bring it up at some point besides it's kind of written on your face What's that supposed to mean I See there's a lone volume of manga amidst a stack of various books on the side of one of the shelves Curious they pull it out of the stack There it is Natsuki snatches it out of my hand She then turns to a box of manga and slips the volume right into the middle of the rest Much better Seeing a box set with one book missing is probably the most irritating sight in the world. I Know that feeling I get a closer look at the boxes. She's admiring Parfait girls It's a series. I've never heard of in my life. That probably means it's either way out of my demographic or it's simply terrible It's kind of a douchey statement If you're gonna judge you can go do it through the glass on On that door. She points to the classroom door. Hey, I wasn't judging anything. I didn't even say anything It was a tone of your voice But I'll tell you one thing to you Consider this a lesson straight from the literature club. Don't know if this is so cheesy. Don't judge a book by its cover In fact Natsuki pulls out the first volume of Parfait girls from the box. I'm gonna show you exactly why She shoves the book right into my hands. I Stare at the cover staring at the cover right here It features four girls in colorful attire striking animated feminine poses. It's exceedingly moe Don't just stand there Natsuki grabs my arm and pulls me out of the closet She then takes a seat against the wall beneath the window so she pats on the ground next to her Signaling me to sit there Wouldn't chairs be more comfortable? I Take my seat Chairs wouldn't work. We can't read at the same time like that Why is that? I guess it's easier to be close together like this I just say that are we gonna get embarrassed you'll make me feel weird about it Natsuki right crosses her arms as cooches an inch away from me. Hey now Sorry, I didn't expect exactly expect to be sitting this close to her either Not that I can say it's a particularly bad thing. I Opened the book. It's only a few seconds before Natsuki once again inches closer Reclaiming the additional space while she hopes I won't notice. What was this when I was in high school Why is this fantasy land? Just asking I don't know I Can feel her peering over my shoulder much more eager to begin reading than I am Wow, how long has it been since I read the beginning? Hmm you don't go back and flip through the older volumes every now and then Not really. Maybe sometimes after I've already finished the series. Hey, are you paying attention? I am but nothing's really happened yet. So I can talk at the same time Looks like it's about a bunch of friends in high school Typical slice of life affair. I kind of grew out of these since it's rare for the writing to be entertaining enough entertaining enough to make up for the lack of plot so What should I expect from this? They're going to be is they're going to be plot Well, obviously you think I would enjoy something that didn't have a plot I mean well, I guess I know what you're saying a lot of the beginning is about simple things Beginning of the month like there's a really funny chapter where they're obsessed with a guy at an ice cream shop Oh because it's parfait girls But that just helps you get to know the characters and besides it's still entertaining but later on there's all kinds of drama Honey, this is a manga. Of course. There's gonna be drama Like when they get into all their backstories and when some of the romance starts to happen, that's really what makes it so good There are so many touching parts is that so it sounds like you really know what you're talking about Maybe I underestimated you gosh, this is douche Hey, wait, what's that supposed to mean? Natsuki gives me a little show. I just meant that I haven't seen yet But I haven't yet seen you at your full power Hmm. Good save This chapter seems like it's about baking. This is just a guess, but is there a lot of baking in this manga? well Natsuki pauses for a moment as if she doesn't want to admit something Yeah, why does that matter? It doesn't I was just curious since you enjoy baking too, right? That's just a coincidence. I Just happened to get into baking around the same time I got this one. Okay, don't judge like I would Ever get into anything because it's in a manga. I Feel bad for anyone that impressionable. Huh? Definitely not a coincidence. I guess that explains Natsuki's interest in baking Still of all the hobbies to pick up from a manga. That's definitely one of the better ones That's a mention. She's really good at it. So who am I to judge? No, all right By the way, thank you everybody for watching this stream. I know it's super awkward to hear me Read lines for my virtual self and all these girls. Thank you for supporting a week in Geekman That's the little sponsor spot here at this hour Were you read on for a few more minutes? I finished a couple chapters at this point By the way, I've never read a book with another person like at the same time. I that's kind of awkward I don't know. Have you guys read a book with somebody next to you like both of you reading the same page? I find that super awkward You sure this isn't boring for you. It's not even though you're just watching me read Well I'm fine with that 50-50 the manga she's reading is Food Wars. Oh for sure. I thought about it. I was gonna make the joke, but I didn't say anything If you say so, I guess it's fun sharing something you like with someone else I always get excited when I convince any of my friends to pick up a series. I enjoy You know what I mean Hmm, you don't Um, that's not Well, I wouldn't really know What do you mean? Don't you share your manga with your friends? Don't lie to me Could you not rub it in? Geez Sorry Hmm like I could ever get my friends to read this They just think manga is for kids Natsuki needs to recommend berserk and I'm sure that perception will change just saying I can't even bring it up without them being all like Eh, you still haven't grown out of that yet Makes me want to punch them in the face. Oh my gosh Settle down Natsuki It's just manga. No need to get violent I know those kinds of people Honestly, it takes a lot of effort to find friends of one judge much less friends who are also into it I'm already kind of a loser.  Yeah, that's pretty accurate Wait, which part? I mean, I feel like I can't even keep it in my own room I don't even know what my dad would do if he found this At least his savior in the club room. I love that the manga is about ice cream and parfait girls Except monica was kind of a jerk about it I just can't win. Can I? Well, it paid off in the end, didn't it? I mean, here I am reading it Well, it's not like that solves any of my problems Maybe but at least you're enjoying yourself, right? So Geez, that's enough. Are you gonna keep reading or what? Yeah, yeah I flip the page and suddenly Natsuki starts laughing I'm not gonna laugh I totally forgot that happens Natsuki puts her finger on one of the panels Minori is my favorite character You always feel a little bad for her since she's so so unlucky But it gets especially bad when Ooh, ooh, how am I supposed to read that? Ooh, ooh I shouldn't be talking about that yet Just to finish this chapter Natsuki's voice sparkles with excitement. It's a stark contrast to her usual bossy tone But if she's not used to sharing her favorite manga with her friends, I can understand why It's hard to express in words the feeling you get when connecting with someone like that and being able To provide that to Natsuki for whom it's a rare experience the thought makes me smile a little to myself So here's monica again. Okay everyone Are you all ready with today's poems? Oh, this is the part I want to yeah Come on. Could you could your timing be any worse? Sorry, I just need to make sure we have enough time Though you do look pretty cozy over there Natsuki suddenly notices how close she's gotten to me. She's hastily slides herself a good 12 inches away from me That's what she said. All right, guess let's stop here for now I'll close the book and I close the book and hand it towards Natsuki.  Don't you want to know what happens? Uh, yeah, but Micah just said don't be dumb. Just take it home with you Is that really all right? I say that mostly because I really didn't plan on using my spare time to read this Such a condescending douchebag Well, of course It would take forever to finish if you didn't take it home just finish that one before tomorrow So we can start the next one and if it gets bent, I'll kill you It's there's some aggression here by the way because she wants to punch other girls in the face now She's threatening to kill me I'm scared for my life here I only got part way through the volume so far and might fall behind on some shows if I get through this My dude, I feel you. I'm so behind on anime summer shows right now But I suppose that's necessary sacrifice in exchange for seeing Natsuki's enthusiastic face Or am I scared of what will happen if I don't finish it? All right, then I stand up. I return to where I put my stuff and carefully slip the book into my bag By the way, did you remember to write a poem last night? Yeah, my relaxation ends. I can't believe I agreed to do something so embarrassing I couldn't really find much inspiration since I've never really done this before Well, now that everyone's ready. Why don't you find someone to share with? I can't wait Sayori and Monika enthusiastically pull out their poems Sayori is on a wrinkle sheet of loose leaf torn from a spiral notebook On the other hand Monika wrote hers in a composition notebook I could already see Monika's pristine handwriting for where I sit Natsuki and Yuri reluctantly comply as well reaching into their bags. I do the same myself Who should I show my poem to first? I want to show it to Yuri because I like her out of the four girls the best so far But we're already connecting with Natsuki with the whole uh manga thing Then Sayori, she's like the girl next door, which I don't care for and then Monika. She seems like super preppy Uh, I'm gonna go with Yuri and I hope I don't regret it later right all right Yuri seems the most experienced so I should start with her I can trust her opinion to be fair um Yuri stares at the poem a minute passes more than enough time for her to finish reading Um, oh Sorry, I forgot to start speaking Um, it's fine. Don't don't don't force yourself. I get that all the time I'm not I just need to put my thoughts into words Hold on Okay, this is your first time writing a poem, right? Uh, yeah Why do you ask I'm just making sure I guess that it might be after we I guess that it might be after reading through it Uh, so it's that bad No, did I just raise my voice? Uh, sorry Yuri buries her face in her hands. I couldn't help but notice that it's been several minutes and we really haven't gotten anywhere It might take Yuri a while to get used to new people. It's fine. I I really didn't notice What were you saying? right, um It's just that there are specific writing habits that are usually typical of new writers And having been through that myself. I kind of learned to pick up on them I think the most notable thing I recognize in new writers is that they try to make their style very deliberate In other words, they tend to pick a writing style separate from the topic matter and they form fit the two together The end result is that both the style and the expressiveness are weakened Once Yuri finds the train of thought it's as if her demeanor totally changes Her stammering is completely gone and she sounds like an expert Of course, that's not something you can be blamed for There are so many different skills and techniques that go into writing a some even a simple poem Not just finding them and building them but getting them to work together is probably the most challenging part It might take you some time, but it all comes with practice and learning by example and trying new things I also hope that everyone else in the club gives you valuable feedback Nazi can be a little bit biased though biased. How? Um, well never mind. I shouldn't be talking about people like that Sorry, it's fine. I'm not sure if Yuri's apologizing to yourself to me or to natsuki Do you mind if I read your poem now? Please do. I'd love to share my thought process behind it Yuri smiles roomily as if it as if that's a rare opportunity for her Which itself is kind of funny. After all, isn't this supposed to be a literature club? And now literature reading by Yuri's truly on a we can geek them live Ghost under the light the tendrils of my hair illuminate beneath the amber glow bathing It must be this one The last remaining streetlight to have withstood the test of time The last yet to be replaced by the sickening blue-green hue of the future I bathe calm Breathing air of the present but living in the past The light flickers And I flicker back I'm sorry. I have such terrible handwriting What? I wasn't thinking that at all. I was just thinking how weird it is that you're Writing eerie poems, but it took you long a long time to read Uh, well, I just don't read script very often. I actually think your handwriting is pretty That's a relief Also, I like the poem Even though it's short. It was really descriptive It wasn't too short. I usually write longer poems on at all. I'm really glad you like it I'll be honest since it's our first time sharing. I wanted to write something a little bit more mild Something easy to digest I suppose Are you into ghost Yuri? It's that's a that's a great way to start a conversation about literature Actually the story isn't about a ghost at all Gio Really? I must have totally missed the point Well, I suppose you did only glance over it after all But remember the poets often express their own thoughts feelings and experiences in their work They usually do more than tell the simple story or paint a picture In this case, perhaps the subject of the poem is only being symbolically compared to a ghost Lingering in her last remaining place of comfort Unable to let go of her past and soon to be left with nothing That's a lot more solemn putting it that way I hadn't even thought of that That's impressive. It's nothing really. Well, it makes me happy that you think that Just remember that it won't be longer before you pick up on these things, too Maybe you're right. I guess I'll have to keep trying. I'm counting on you Oh, we're All right We're gonna read all three poems. All right, so here's what's gonna happen I'm gonna read all three poems and we're gonna save and call it quits for now because it's been an hour of me reading this thing and I expect things to go south At some point and I'm looking forward to it but Yeah It's just me reading Constantly so my throat's gonna get banged up. Let's do, um Natsuki Okay, well, let's start with the things I don't like first of all, um Natsuki rereads my poem never mind. I don't feel like giving you my opinion Then it's the point of sharing in the first place I wrote this when I could have been doing other things Um, in fact, I remember how I said I wanted Remember how I said I wanted to read your poems That's what I had in mind when writing this I want to help you feel comfortable enough to share yours Like monica said Well, I would have I would be more comfortable sharing my poem if yours was really bad You were supposed to show me some dumb poem and make me go, huh Well, it's not that great, but let me show you what real literature looks like And you went and ruined it. I hope you're happy So in other words, you're saying you liked it Natsuki's retort gets caught in her throat You just don't understand anything do you I already told you That you don't have to go announcing it to the world like you're all self-important Pretty sure you never actually said that I say that most of it to myself Natsuki must really hate me or something I can't figure out if it's a win or loss She'd like my poem in any case you still need to show me yours, right?  All right, let's do this Welcome to the second reading in tonight's stream Eagles can fly Monkeys can climb Crickets can leap Horses can race Owls can seek Cheetahs can run Eagles can fly People can try But that's about it Yeah, I told you that you weren't gonna like it I like it No, I don't Just be honest. I am why are you so convinced that I wouldn't like it? Well Because everyone in high school thinks that writing has to be all sophisticated and stuff So people don't take my writing seriously, but isn't the point of poems for people to express themselves Your writing style wouldn't make your message any less valid Yes, exactly. I like when it's ready to read But it hits you hard like in this poem Seeing everyone around you do great things can be really disheartening So I decided to write about it Yeah, I understand But the other nice thing about simple writing is that it puts more weight on the work plane Like I set up a rhyme at the end But then made it fall flat on purpose helps bring out the feeling in the last line So you did I guess more went into it than I realized That's what it means to be a pro I'm glad you learned something didn't expect expect that from the youngest one here. Did you? Yeah, I guess not. I decided to humor her with the last that last comment I don't really care how old everyone is but if natsuki is feeling proud, then I won't take that away from her All right Where I picked monica. Hi geo. Hi monica Having a good time good time so far.  Thank you Yeah Good glad to hear it By the way, since you're new and everything if you ever have any suggestions for the club like new activities or things we can do better I'm always listening. Don't be afraid to bring things up. Okay. All right. I keep that in mind Of course, I'll be afraid to bring things up much better I mean anyway want to share your poem with me. It's kind of embarrassing, but I guess I have to Don't worry geo.  I hope so. Yeah, that's true I had monica my poem Mm-hmm. I like it geo really It's a lot cuter than I expected Oh geez No, no, no, it kind of makes me think of something not to keep it right And she's a good writer too. If you say so monica So take that as a compliment If you say so Yep By any chance have you read anything by shell server steam. I have no idea who that is monica. Sorry I've read junji ito Maybe a long time ago He's a he's famous for telling all kinds of stories and just a few simple words His poems can be funny and daring or even sad And sometimes there are only a few lines long They might even feel like they're right written for kids But if you think about them they can express views in the world that would apply to anybody I see so you're saying that nazi is kind of like that Sort of maybe she's not an expert But you probably won't find much filler in her poems It might be easy to write but they're super challenging to get the meaning through So I can see why it would be kind of be your kind of poem to explore I'm sure I'll end up Trying different things a lot It could take a while before I feel comfortable doing this That's okay. I'd love to see you try new things. That's the best way to find the kind of style that suits you Everyone else might be a little bit biased towards their own kinds of styles But I'll always help you find what suits you the most so don't force yourself to write The way everyone else wants you to write it's not like you to have to worry about impressing them or anything Anyway, do you want to read my poem now? Yes, please. Let's get this over with don't worry I'm not very good. You sound pretty confident for someone who claims to be not very good Well, that's because I have to sound confident. That doesn't mean I always feel that way, you know I see. Well, at least read it then All right, literature time guys. Let's do this again Tonight's reading is whole in wall It couldn't have been me see the direction the speckled protrudes A noisy neighbor an angry boyfriend.  It was too deep Just a little hole It was too deep Stretching forever into everything a hole of infinite choices I realize now that I wasn't looking in I was looking out and he on the other side Was looking in Beautiful. So what do you think? It's very Freeform. That's what you call it. Sorry. I'm not really the right person to ask for feedback It's okay. Yeah, that kind of style has gotten pretty popular nowadays It is a lot of poems. I've been putting emphasis on the timing between words and lines When performed out loud, it can be really powerful What was the inspiration behind this one? Um, well, I'm not sure if I know how to put it I guess you could say that I had some kind of epiphany recently. It's been influencing my poems a bit Jesus epiphanies and everything Epiphany, yeah something like that I'm kind of nervous to talk about deep stuff like that because It's kind of coming on strongly. Maybe after everyone is better friends with each other. Anyway, here's Monica's writing tip of the day Sometimes when you're writing a poem or a story, your brain gets too fixated on a specific point If you try so hard to make it perfect, then you'll never make any progress Just force yourself to get something done down on the paper and tidy it up later Another way to think about it is this if you keep your pen in the same spot for too long You'll just get a big dark puddle of ink So just move your hand And go with the flow, baby That's my advice for today. Thank you Ted talks with Monica All right last one for this episode Hopefully you guys want to see more uh, because I suspect things are going to go downhill quick This is a good poem geo. Are you sure it's your first time? No, I've had three readings already Of course. It's not that good. Am I the kind of guy who would be writing poems in a spare time, right? I guess you're right But that's why it impressed me. Well to be honest I was afraid that you wouldn't do it seriously Or that you wouldn't write one at all. I'm really happy Just reminds me you're really part of the club now.  I'm not really into it yet, but that does mean I'll break my promise See, it's like I said before geo deep down. You're not selfish at all. You know Trying new things like this for other people That's something that only really good people do Thanks, Sayori. I'm not sure if Sayori sees the whole picture of my motive here then again I can't deny that she's part of the reason I joined Knowing how much this means to her and all Yeah, and I'm going to make sure you have lots of fun here. Okay That will be my way of thanking you All right, I'm going to hold you to that then. Yay. Now you read my poem too, right? Yeah, don't worry. I'm really bad at this We'll see about that Here we go Dear sunshine The way you glow through my blinds in the morning.  Are you trusting me to wish away a rainy day? I look above the sky is blue. It's a secret, but I trust you too If it wasn't for you, I could sleep forever, but I'm not mad. I want breakfast Thank you for indulging me in literature hour here at a wicking geek than life Sayori, this is just a guess, but did you wait until this morning to write it? No I just just a little bit. You can't answer just a little bit to a yes or no question I forgot to do it last night Well, at least that makes me feel a little better about myself Don't we mean I still tried my best. No, you didn't Yeah, I didn't mean to say That it was a bad poem. It came out nice or how should I put it? It sounds just like you Really? Yeah, especially that last line I meant I made eggs and toast Even though you were late to school It's bad to skip breakfast. I get all cranky. Well, I guess there's no point in arguing. Anyway, thanks for showing me This was so much fun. Monica's the best. Yay. Uh, yeah, but next time I won't forget And I'm gonna write the best poem ever. Well, I guess I look forward to it I guess that's everyone I glance around the room I was a little more a little more stressful than I anticipated It's as if everyone is judging me for my mediocre writing abilities Even if they're just being nice, there's no way my poems can stand up to theirs This is a literature club after all. I sigh I guess that's what I ended up getting myself into Across the room, Coyote and Monica are happily chatting. My eyes land on Yuri Hey now and Natsuki They gingerly exchanged sheets of paper sharing their respective poems As they read in tandem, I watch each of their expressions change Natsuki's eyebrows furrow in frustration meanwhile Yuri smiles sadly What's with this language? Um, did you say something? Oh, it's nothing Natsuki dismissively returns the poem to the desk with one hand I guess you could say it's fancy Thanks yours is cute Did you completely miss a symbolism or something? Oh, are we gonna get into a fight? Please let's get into a fight. I'm gonna be cute. I know that I just meant Language, I guess I was trying to say something nice You mean you have to try that hard to come up with something nice to say Thanks, but it really didn't come out nice at all Well, I do have a couple suggestions If I was looking for suggestions, I would have asked someone who actually liked it Bitch, oh, which people did by the way So I already liked it and Geo did too Hold up. I didn't like it. So based on that, I'll glad you give me some suggestions of my own first of all Excuse me. I appreciate the offer, but I've spent a long a long time establishing my writing style I don't expect it to change anytime soon unless of course I come across something particularly inspiring, which I haven't yet And Geo liked my poem too, you know, he even told me he was impressed by it Natsuki suddenly stands up Oh, here we go. All right. This is a good note to end on I didn't realize you were so invested in trying to impress our new member Yuri That's not why Uh, you you just Yuri stands up as well. Maybe you're just jealous that Geo appreciates my advice More than he appreciates it yours And how do you know he didn't appreciate my advice more?  No, if I was full of myself, I wouldn't deliberately go out of my way to make everything I do overly cutesy Um, is everyone okay? Well, you know what? I wasn't the one whose boobs magically grew a size bigger as soon as Geo started showing up All right Natsuki Behave yourself. Natsuki, that's a little this doesn't involve you. I don't like finding guys Suddenly both girl turns towards me knew this was gonna happen as if they just noticed I was standing there Geo, she's just trying to make me look bad. That's not true She started it She could get over herself and learn to appreciate that simple writing is more effective Then this wouldn't have happened at the first place. What's the point in making your poems all convoluted for no reason? The meaning should jump out of the reader not force them to have to figure it out Help me explain that to her geo. Wait, there's a reason we have so many deep and expressive words in our language It's the only way to convey complex feelings and meaning the most effectively avoiding them is not only unnecessarily limiting yourself It's also a waste you understand that right geo. Um, well How did I get dragged into this in the first place? It's not like I know anything about writing But whoever I agree with they'll probably think more highly of me. That's go, baby um Natsuki is a little bit too simple-minded With the poems and I actually do agree with Yuri Gets you, uh, you know, you're engaged with the poem when it has more words and meanings and metaphors and all that nonsense. So sorry Natsuki Yuri You're right that I liked your poem see wait That's not an excuse for you to be so mean you shouldn't pick a fight just because someone's opinion is different That's not what happened at all Yuri wouldn't even take my poem seriously Hmm, I understand Yuri You're a seriously talented writer. It's no secret that I was impressed But here's the thing no matter how simple or refined someone's writing style is they're still putting feelings into it And it becomes and it becomes something really personal That's why Natsuki felt threatened when you said her poem was cute I See I didn't notice that I I'm sorry But Natsuki you took it way too far Yuri means well, and if you just told her how you felt then this wouldn't have to happen in the first place Are you kidding? That's exactly what it did. It was her that Natsuki think that's enough You both said some things that you didn't mean you apologize and you think you should too Yep, Natsuki clenches her fist in the end. Nobody has taken her side She's trapped at this point being to fight only because she can't handle the pressure. I end up even feeling bad for her Um, sometimes when I'm hurt it helps to take a walk and clear my head Sayori, she doesn't need to you know what? I'm gonna do that It'll spare me for having to look at all your faces right now Without warning Natsuki snatches her own poem up from the desk and storms out on her way out She crumples up the poem with her hands and throws it in the trash Natsuki, you don't really need me to do that. I look across the room. Yuri has her chin buried her hands while she stares down at her desk I gingerly approach her and sit in an adjacent chair I don't want to write. I'm so embarrassed I can't believe I acted like that.  You handled it as well as anyone could. I don't think any less of you. Well, all right. I believe you Thanks, Yuri. You're too kind. I'm thankful to have you Part of this club to have you a part of this club now Oh, it's like Jesus. It's nothing one more thing. Um, that one thing that Natsuki said about you know I would never do anything so shameful So What thing did Natsuki say? Um, well never mind. I'm going to make some tea now. Good idea. Make enough for more than one person, all right That was a boot joke, right? Okay, everyone. It's just about time for us to leave Same for this stream. How did you all feel about sharing poems? It was a lot of fun Well, I'd say it was worth it. It was all right. Well mostly Yeah, how about you? Yeah, I'd say the same. It was a neat thing to talk about with everyone Awesome and that case will do the same thing tomorrow Uh, yep And maybe you learn something from your friends too. So your poems will turn out even better I think to myself I did learn a little bit more about the kinds of poems everyone likes With any luck that means I can at least do a better job and pressing those I want to impress I nod to myself with newfound determination Geo ready to walk home? Sure, let's go Hey, sorry Beams to at me It truly has been a while since Sayori and I have spent this much time together. I can't really say I'm not enjoying it either Sayori about what happened earlier What do you mean, you know Between Yudi and Natsuki. Does that kind of thing happen often? No, no, no, no, not at all That's really the first time I've seen them fight like that. I promise they're both wonderful people You don't hate them, do you? No, I don't hate them. I just want your opinion. That's all I could see why they'd make good friends with you Phew, you know geo It's nice that I get to spend time with you in the club But I think seeing you get along with everyone is what makes me the happiest And I think everyone really likes you too that's Every day is going to be so much fun It looks like Sayori still hasn't caught On to onto the kind of situation. I mean sure being friends with everyone is nice But does it really need to stop there? Well, just have to see what the future holds Sayori I pat Sayori on the shoulder. I said that more to myself than to her But it's easy to use Sayori as an internal model on sometimes Okay. Yeah, let's do this all right So we're gonna stop in here. I need to write another freaking poem I'm not gonna do that right now. It's like I just wanted to do like an hour of this Uh, thank you everybody for tuning in Thank you for indulging me As I read all of this nonsense. 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I guess over the last weekend, large numbers of teenagers in various areas in downtown Chicago aggregated together, hundreds of them outside in various junctions around Millennium Park, but also in other areas in the downtown vicinity. There was a number of videos floating around YouTube and other places of some of these teenagers beating up on passes by, not exactly clear what the passes by did to deserve the beatings, but well, probably nothing. Nobody deserves a beating like we saw on these videos. But to invoke the beatings, to generate the beatings, but it does look like it was a pretty brutal weekend. Police are not much to be seen on these videos. Police were way outnumbered by these teenagers and it looks like police backed off. A lot of stores shut down and actually had to find different ways through back alleys and so on to get their customers out because the exits seem dangerous to go into these crowds of teenagers. This is Chicago. If you remember during 2020, Chicago was one of the worst cities. In Chicago, the so-called demonstrations around Black Lives Matter turned very quickly into riots and turned very quickly, more so than I think in other cities, into looting. So in Chicago, many people, many gangs turned the demonstrations into opportunities to loot, particularly to loot high-end stores on the Millionaires Mile on Michigan Avenue, Louis Vuitton, and other stores like that were looted. People ran in, grabbed bags, grabbed other stuff and ran out. In Chicago, I remember the mayor defending the looting, basically calling it just a form of reparations. Reparations, redistribution of wealth, a little bit of redistribution of wealth is not a bad thing. They argued, not surprising, Chicago had some of the worst riots in Millennial Park, where passerbys again were beaten up, where police were beaten up. It was brutal. This is continuing. I don't think that the teenager, there was some event with police that sparked, I think, this teenager. It wasn't exactly a demonstration and it wasn't exactly a riot. It's hard to characterize it again. But this violent outburst and against law-abiding citizens in the city, it's just brutal. And the fact that the police will do very little or nothing. Police are supposed to have the kind of equipment to deal with riots. If there are beatings going on, it is the police's responsibility and job to do something about that, including, I don't know, using tear gas, using whatever mechanisms they have in order to break up a riot. You can't just let ordinary people be beaten up by people just because they're teens or just because they're large numbers of them does not give you an excuse to do that. And if you don't have enough police, hire more police. But of course, this is Chicago. Chicago's super tolerant of riots, super tolerant of disruption. You know, you should, I don't necessarily recommend watching these videos. And some of the videos, the attribution is questionable. We're not exactly sure. But of course, the mayor of Chicago, Chicago just elected a super left-wing mayor. Chicago's just a disaster zone. The mayor came out and said, well, of course, we're always against violence and we'll get property crime and we're against this stuff. But he said it's not constructive to demonize youth who have otherwise been starved of opportunity in their own communities.  And this is just another form of redistribution, reparations. This is to compensate them, you know, beating once in a while makes them feel better, I guess, given how oppressed they are the rest of the time. He says, quote, our city must work together to create spaces for youth to gather safely and responsibly under adult guidance and supervision to ensure that every part of our city remains welcome for both residents and visitors. Good luck with with Chicago's recovery. If this is the attitude of Chicago leadership towards violent crime against people just going in and out of stores and visiting the city.  Many commentators expect that the coming weekend we'll see teenagers again. And it is just it certainly is unbelievable the extent to which Chicago voted given the history of violence, given the amount of violence that's happening in Chicago that Chicago voted for a soft and crime progressive instead of somebody who ran explicitly on and we don't know how good he would have been but on a tough and crime agenda and they rejected that. Lowry Lightfoot, you know, condemned what was going on. You know, she said this was reckless, disrespectful and unlawful behavior. As I've said before, we as a city cannot and will not allow any of our public spaces to become platform for criminal conduct. More importantly, parents and guardians must now must know where their children are and be responsible for their actions instilling the important values of respect for people and property must begin at home. Yeah, where was she when she was mayor? I guess she's still mayor. She's the city mayor. The turnover hasn't happened yet. But where was she? What happened to all that redistribution stuff? What happened to the to the soft hand of the police and the soft hand of the city authorities during the BLM riots that inflicted Chicago and the looting that happened during that time? Give me give me a give me a break. Why not deploy the national God? Given given that the police seem to be outmanned, outnumbered. There are lots of things that can be done. Lots of things that can be done. But I know. Thank you for listening or watching the Iran book show. If you'd like to support the show, we make it as easy as possible for you to trade with me. You get value from listening. 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Hi everyone, Joe for Jaspy's CaseBreaks.com coming at you with 2020 Panini Donnerous Optic Football. One box, one blaster box break, random team number one with a mystery crate spot being given away at the end. That's a $1,200 value right there. But first we're going to do the break. Big thanks to this group here for getting in on the action. All 32 teams are in, let's roll it and randomize it one and a four, five times. The giveaway will be a different dice roll at the end of the video. One, two, three, four, and fifth and final time. All right, one and a four, five times, four of the teams, one, two, three, four, and five. All right, so no trade windows as you know. So here's the first half of the list right here. And here's the second half of the list right there. Could there be some surprise in this blaster box? Absolutely. Let's see what's inside. So there's the blaster box right there. Is that the right box? Yes. All right. Good luck, everyone. Let's see what we've got in here. Ross Blacklock, Trayvon Diggs Hollow, CJ Henderson, Rated Rookie Pink for the Jaguars, PJ with CJ, Trayvon Diggs Pink, Mahomes AJ Dillon, Rated Rookie Hollow for the Green Bay, Sean, and Noah Igbino Ganey. All right, nothing too crazy there, but the crazy part is who's going to win that $1,200 spot? Let's get to it. Let's grab everyone's names again. Fresh Dice, New List. Let's roll it and randomize that list six and a three, nine times. This is just one very, very happy person and 31 sad people in this, only the top name will win that mystery crate spot. Good luck. Six and a three, nine times. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, and ninth and final time after nine times. Six and a three, nine. Yep, nine. Drum roll, drum roll, drum roll. For spot two, I apologize, Sean, right there, unless your name's on top. But sad times for two down to 32. Thanks everyone for giving this a shot. Happy times though for Sean, okay, so not sad times.  Thanks Sean for getting it. Thanks everybody for giving this a shot. We've got one more of these things to do, got to sell a spot straight up, and then we'll be in Brakesville on that mystery crate. I'm Joe, I'll see you next time for the next one. Bye-bye.


Another crazy week with news in the Prop 8 case, and major advances in Washington, Maryland, and New Jersey. And yet another court has slapped down Nam's attempts to hide their donors. I'm Matt Baume at the American Foundation for Equal Rights, and welcome to Marriage News Watch for February 6, 2012. The big news this week, the tapes of the Prop 8 trial will remain under seal for now. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the district court recordings of the trial that resulted in Prop 8 being declared unconstitutional should be withheld from the public. That's a big shame, because there were some fascinating moments during that trial. But don't worry, even with the tapes being kept under lock and key, you can still see what happened in the courtroom. Dustin Lance Black's new play, 8, is based on transcripts of the trial, and had a star-studded premiere in New York and L.A. Now productions of the show are coming to theaters around the country. Visit 8theplay.com to find a production near you. And mark your calendars for August 4, 2020. It appears as though there's a 10-year time limit on the stay, so unless the proponents file for extension in about a decade, the tapes will finally become public 10 years after the case is closed. Washington State made history this week with the Senate passing a marriage equality bill with 28 votes. That includes seven Republicans who voted for the bill. Now the bill moves to the House, where it's expected to pass, and then on to the Governor, who introduced the bill. So could anything stop marriage equality at this point? Yes, anti-gay groups could gather signatures for a referendum, or an initiative, or both. It shows that 55% of voters would support the marriage equality bill with 38% opposed, but anti-gay groups have already raised a million dollars, and there's no telling how public opinion might change. As Washington moves ahead, New Jersey is following close behind. This week, the Assembly Judiciary Committee voted to advance the marriage equality bill. The Senate is expected to vote on the bill on Friday of this week with a full assembly vote next Monday. Governor Chris Christie has promised to veto the bill. But Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley has staked out an opposite position, testifying in favor of a Maryland equality bill. A new survey shows 50% of Marylanders favor marriage equality with 44% opposed. The National Organization for Marriage has attempted for years to evade campaign disclosure laws that would require them to reveal their funding sources. Unfortunately for them, courts have taken a dim view of those shenanigans. After being shot down in California, Washington, and Rhode Island, anti-gay groups lost yet another round in Maine this week. NAMM doesn't want the public to know where their money comes from, but this week's ruling forces them to open their formerly secret donor files, just in time for a marriage equality rematch on the main ballot this November. But NAMM's suspect accounting doesn't stop in Maine. They're also facing fresh questions in Minnesota, where the group's given a quarter million dollars to the campaign to put a marriage ban in the state constitution. That campaign has received only seven donations, but the donations total $1.2 million dollars. It looks like NAMM may be pooling donations from private individuals rather than having those individuals publicly donating to the campaign. The Human Rights Campaign is keeping a close eye on the money trail, and this week urged the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Disclosure Board to investigate. And in national news, the Southern Poverty Law Center has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a lesbian service member. Despite being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, the Army has refused to give Tracy Cooper Harris the same health care benefits that straight veterans receive. There are at least six other cases against DOMA working their way through the courts right now, and that includes McLaughlin versus Panetta, filed in October of 2011. One of the plaintiffs in the McLaughlin case will meet this Thursday with House Speaker John Boehner's office. Chief Foreign Officer Charlie Morgan has been diagnosed with stage four breast cancer and needs to secure survivor benefits for her wife now. Boehner is one of the chief defenders of the Antigay law that prevents the Army from recognizing Morgan's marriage. And finally, marriage equality appears unstoppable in Scotland with public and political support at an all-time high. It's estimated that the government will complete its study of the issue later this spring with a draft bill ready for a vote within a year. Those of the headlines, visit 8ththeplay.com to find a performance of eight near you and visit marriagenewswatch.com for more on all these stories and more and to sign up for breaking news alerts. I'm Matt Baume with the American Foundation for Equal Rights and we'll see you next week.


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