Prologue -- Hi, I am Will

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Hi! I am Will. Will Grace. Twenty-two, a hugger (be warned) and easily one of the most talkative guys you will ever meet. And by talkative, I mean I have scared people by not shutting up. I have literally no filter, and that is by far one of the most dangerous things in this world.

But my life is pretty normal. Finished college a year early, got a job as a translator -- my degree is in Italian, French, Norwegian and Spanish.

So I spend my whole life working with words. Would it surprise you if I told you that I couldn't talk to members of the opposite sex without literally speaking out in a weird mixture of five different languages?

Probably not. Despite my good social skills, flirting has never been my strong suit. Especially when I am drunk and trying to talk to a girl in French, Spanish and Norwegian all at the same time, with a slurred 'bambino' thrown in every so often.

For example, a typical drunk conversation with Will:

"Bonjour, bambino. How ça va? Mitt navn er Will. I think que tu es molto bonita."

Usually I earn myself a confused look, then an offended look, then a slap across the cheek. To be honest, if I was a girl I would slap me straight away.

And I would wake up somewhere else, like a library, several hours later.

Let's just say, I have been told that I am a light drinker.

A very light drinker. As in 'one pint of Guinness and I have lost it' light drinker.

Anyways, this is not about my inability to down a pint, now is it? That is not the point.

What even is the point?

Oh yeah. Introductions. How did I even get on the topic of Guinness and drinking?

So... Will... Twenty-two... Professional translator. That is literally a summary of the last few hundred words.

I live in Los Angeles, but I grew up in a small little town in Oregon. Growing up, I was a relatively good kid, bar a few incidents. Survived high school, then went to college, university whatever.

That is pretty much my life so far. I am only twenty-two, it isn't like I could write a whole book about my life. Sadly it isn't that interesting.

Or at least it wasn't until October, the ninth, 2016.

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⏰ Last updated: Jan 07, 2017 ⏰

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