Martin Verran

I've been coming up with new storylines for "Rival's Love and resuming work on "Safi's Legacy," which is going very well.
          
          Here are the latest ideas for "Rival's Love" chapters. Work on the next is coming along very nicely.
          
          The Kitchen Table Audit ~ Kion, still covered in grain dust from his first task, sits down at the scarred Kitchen table with the rest of the household. Tama lays out a lunch of budget Potato and Cabbage stew. Fuli comes in, for the first time seeing Kion in his completed disguise. The conversation serves as a behavioral Audit ~ Vitani and Tama critique their speech, while the former Elite Track Star to strip away what remains of their high ~ society mannerisms over their shared, low ~ status meal.
          
          The Sugar Crystals Run ~ Kion, Fuli, Shaun, Zuri and Vitani have to make a supply run from the Sugar Crystals Refinery to the Roaring Reach Galleria using a dented, sweltering public transport bus. This is Kion and Fuli's first real exposure to the surveillance grid outside of Oak Alcove. As the bus gets caught in a gridlock on the Outlands Overpass, automated municipal traffic cameras paint the windows with infrared scanning lines. Kion has to resist the urge to actively stand straight, and has to angle his thick, blue ~ light blocking glasses perfectly against the harsh mercury streetlamps to wash out his facial symmetry on the City's servers.
          
          The Backdoor Ambush ~ Bunga takes up residence in Oak Alcove, completely out of breath and having stolen a Municipal Data Drive he tore out from a traffic control box during a close encounter with the Black Sedan. Bunga's Chaotic energy threatens to blow the entire digital firewall. Before he can even utter a word, Vitani deploys her pliers to check his heavy, canvas bags for trackers as Zuri immediately fires up a buzzing, heavy ~ duty Industrial hair clipper and literally throws Bunga into the "Emergency Wardrobe" feet first in the process. Kion is forced to keep Bunga calm and anchored to the floor.
          
          Good?

I know I've said this before but I am nearly finished with the Dramatis Personae for The Shadow Guard. 
          
          Can I just ask those who are reading "Safi's Legacy," what do you guys make of my OC Sefu so far? Have I made him suitably villainous?
          
          Alessandro
          
          Alessandro is a dark skinned, brown eyed man with long, brown hair and a black moustache who shows up wearing a white vest under a light blue shirt and brown dungarees and walnut brown leather boots. He is an aspiring Musical Genius, and is a Master Class in drinks mixing, highly charismatic, a gardener and violin player, and, in terms of personality, he is a music lover, a muser, an acknowledged genius, but not very flirty, and he loves basic and boho fashion but he dislikes the violin, the colour orange, and Alternative Music. He is a bisexual in terms of romantic orientation.
          
          Gabriel
          
          Gabriel is a light skinned, brown eyed man with curly, brown hair and a moustache who shows up wearing a light grey T shirt with a white skull on it, fashionably tight navy blue jeans, and green boots with yellow laces. He dreams of being a friend to all animals, and is a skilled painter and violin player, and, in terms of personality, he is a bit of a snob, a lover of the great outdoors, an animal lover, and becomes tense if he is in the same relationship for too long. He is a bisexual who leans towards men.
          
          Orion
          
          Orion Blackmon is a dark skinned, grey haired, brown eyed man who turns up wearing a brown flat cap, white shirt and black tie, brown waistcoat under a navy blue jacket, and beige pants over dark brown shoes. He dreams of owning the largest, fanciest house in Town, and, in terms of personality, he is very outgoing, business savvy, and a bit of a kleptomaniac, occasionally "borrowing" things without asking the owner for permission, and he is happiest watching TV or napping on comfortable furniture. He loves outdoorsy and country fashion, Boho Music, and dislikes the colour blue and video gaming. He is a heterosexual.

It was raining this Morning when I woke up so I had both my bedroom windows closed.
          
          I have resumed work on "Safi's Legacy;" I have given the new chapter the title "Slipping The Grid."
          
          Unnamed OC
          
          This fellow is Rahmi's presently estranged husband, a light ~ skinned man with curly, brown hair and green eyes who shows up wearing a brown jacket over a green shirt and blue jeans and brown shoes with dark brown laces. He aspires to be a friend to all animals and critters and is a skilled cook, physically fit, a gardener, parent, singer and violinist, and, in terms of personality, he is a hot head, physically active, materialistic, and a collector of rare items. He loves singing, gardening, Classical Music and Singer/Songwriter Music, but dislikes mischief and World Music and S Pop Music. In terms of romantic orientation, he is a bisexual who leans towards women.
          
          Gabrielle
          
          Gabrielle Lacy is a dark skinned, blonde haired, brown eyed writing assistant at Pridelands High, who shows up wearing a white vest with a green and purple floral design on it, a yellow skirt which reaches to her knees, and golden high heeled shoes on her feet. An aspiring best selling author, she is a skilled guitar player and painter, charismatic, comical and mischievous, and, in terms of personality, she is an animal enthusiast, a bookworm, creative and a muser who loves physical fitness, the colour grey, boho and rocker fashion, and Pop Music. She is a heterosexual in terms of romantic orientation.
          
          Alyse
          
          Alyse Nicholas is a dark skinned, brown eyed, brown haired woman who shows up wearing a black T shirt under a beige jacket and skirt and black sandals on her feet. She is another groundskeeper at Pridelands High, a skilled gardener, comical and charismatic, and, in terms of personality, she is a geek, a cat lover, a lover of the great outdoors and has a dastardly streak, and is a lesbian in terms of her romantic orientation.
          
          I need some name ideas for the unnamed OC; these fellows good?

It sounds like one of our old pigs has just passed away due to an illness; I hear we're planning to buy two new ones.
          
          It sounds like we're only planning to keep one of the thirteen lambs we had this year and the rams are going to new owners because they're now related to all the ewes.
          
          The Parent ~ Teacher Audit ~ Ceceilia, Simba and Sarabi have to attend an open ~ evening Parent ~ Teacher Session with Rani, Vitani and Kion. Simba treats the plastic School chairs like a major structural hazard, sitting in a rigid, Military straight posture while looking intensely suspicious of Zazu. When Rafiki asks for a review of the teenagers' progress, Sarabi reports Kion's homework formatting is immaculate while Ceceilia aggressively marks test papers with a hidden stylus.
          
          Shaun's Driving Test ~ Shaun has finally persuaded a reluctant Vitani to take her official driving test with a local, thoroughly exhausted Valley examiner. Vitani treats the parallel parking sequence like a high ~ velocity Security Block, and when the Examiner tells her to turn left, she executes a sharp, aggressive tyre ~ screeching pivot, yelling they have full structural traction into her headset. The Examiner, who had wanted her to drive at 40mph, instead leaves the vehicle, his clipboard completely ruined by sweat, certifying her as a "logistical nightmare."
          
          Zuri's High ~ Fashion Subjugation ~ A Water Pipe has burst, and Zuri, refusing to let unrefined Piping ruin the aesthetic, takes Vitani to a Hardware Store to buy some sealants. When she aggressively demands to know if the Industrial glue comes in a pastel that doesn't compromise the texturing of the Kitchen, Vitani gets into a massive argument with a Store Clerk about the friction coefficients of different hex ~ nuts.
          
          The Supermarket Sweep ~ While buying cheddar cheese and orange juice, Kion, Vitani and Rani cause a scene as Vitani aggressively co ~ ordinates cheese buying and Kion refuses to move down the fourth aisle fearing an ambush.
          
          Good?

It's forecast to be cooling down over the weekend at long last; I was worrying about actually passing out due to the hot weather.
          
          I am getting ideas for The Shadow Guard as to how Zuri ends up following the Lion Guard around armed with only a mop and plenty of polish.
          
          Giuliana
          
          Giuliana Mock is the Agriscience and Ecosystem Dynamics teacher at Pridelands High, a light skinned woman with long, blonde hair and brown eyes who shows up wearing  a white dress under a brown leather jacket and over a pair of walnut brown leather boots with brown laces. She aspires to befriend all animals and critters, and, in terms of personality, she is a skilled cook, writer, painter, charismatic, physically fit and comical, and, in terms of personality, she is a goofball, slightly grouchy, becomes tense if in the same relationship for too long and a collector of rare items. She loves the colour orange, basic and preppy fashion, and dislikes Electronica Music and Cooking. In terms of romantic orientation, she is a bisexual but rarely talks about it.
          
          Rochelle
          
          Rochelle Keener is a dark skinned, brown eyed and haired woman who shows up wearing a white vest over black shorts and bright yellow sandals. She dreams of becoming the World's best parent, and is a skilled comedian, fisherwoman and gardener. In terms of personality, she is a little bit childish, slightly on the jealous side, becomes tense if she's in the same relationship too long, and loves her home and family, as well as the colour black, rocker and basics fashion, and spooky music, and hates physical fitness. 
          
          Unnamed OC
          
          This fellow is Rahmi's presently estranged husband, a light ~ skinned man with curly, brown hair and green eyes who shows up wearing a brown jacket over a green shirt and blue jeans and brown shoes with dark brown laces. He aspires to be a friend to all animals and critters and is a skilled cook, physically fit, a gardener, parent, singer and violinist, and, in terms of personality, he is a hot head, physic

If you came home to find your Lecturer sitting on the floor with a rescued rabbit how would you react?
          
          I appear to have moved on from writing about the Greeks, Romans and Etruscans to the Byzantine Empire now ~ more specifically, Emperor Alexios I.
          
          The Oak Alcove Welcome Wagon ~ Kion arrives at Zuri and Vitani's house to deliver extra bags of sugar. Zuri spots him in the driveway and orchestrates a massive welcome. Nicola cooks a complex meal while listening to dramatic Romantic Music and Maia drops off Mail on the porch. As soon as Kion steps inside the house, Nicola spills a glass of iced tea near him and she has to cover it up using a hyper ~ logical lecture on gravity while Maia uses her Computer Programmer background to grill Kion on his digital footprint and the Youth Council website. Amidst the chaos, Vitani grabs his blazer to fix his Lion Emblem properly with a needle and thread, leaving Kion sitting in a T shirt.
          
          Traces Of The Past ~ Just as the Sugar Crystals are beginning to grow, Kion brings up a Public Archive file his Father was looking at concerning historical building permits from Oak Alcove a few years beforehand. Vitani recognises the dates ~ matching the timeframe when Saalem, Zuri's biological father, mysteriously walked out on Tama. Realising Simba's Mayoral files might hold the answer to why, Vitani has to choose between using Kion to get access to the files, or keep her distance and protect her heart as she had originally planned.
          
          The Dastardly Double Date ~ Zuri arranges a "study group" that is, in fact, a double date, trying to push Kion and Vitani together. She sets up the room with candles and romantic music while Nicola and Maia act as the chaotic chaperones spying from the Kitchen. Things go wrong from the start when Maia accidentally triggers a glitch in the smart home sound system, causing blaring hip hop music to disrupt Zuri's romantic vibe. 
          
          These sound good to you guys? Plot points useful here as I have mentioned before, pls.

I was watching our sheep being sheared the other day at the farm; I wonder how the Sheep feel now they no longer have to carry around their thick, woolly fleeces.
          
          Can I just ask, can anyone else see Bunga as a Culinary Arts Student?
          
          Carly
          
          Carly Lu is the Customer Support Head at Savannah Styles, a dark skinned woman with brown eyes and long, brown hair who shows up wearing a green T shirt over a white jacket and beige pants over dark grey shoes with white lacees. She dreams of being a polymath, and is a skilled gardener, mixologist, painter and video gamer, and, in terms of personality, she is a materialistic, a quick learner, highly creative, and a bit clumsy, who loves outdoorsy fashion and hates the violin, the colour orange and pop music. In terms of romantic orientation, she is a bisexual.
          
          Arya
          
          Arya Lew is a 13 ~ year ~ old light brown ~ skinned, dark brown haired girl who shows up to class wearing a dark grey vest over a pink skirt and a pair of purple steel toe cap boots with purple laces on her feet. She is an aspiring painter, and is a skilled fisherwoman and charismatic, and, in terms of personality, she is a bookworm, a party animal and a muser, but not very interested in romance, and she dislikes the colour red, kids' radio music, and loves country fashion. She is a heterosexual in terms of romantic orientation.
          
          Lydia
          
          Lydia Lucas is Simba's 13 ~ year ~ old Live ~ in Maid, a dark skinned, black haired girl with very striking indigo eyes who shows up wearing a red shirt with black buttons over a white apron and thick, dark grey combat boots with black laces. She is a skilled cook, painter and video gamer and occasionally tries her hand at comedy, and, in terms of personality, she is a complete cat lover, slightly on the gluttonous side, with a rebellious streak and not very interested in romance. She loves basic and boho fashion and Retro Music, but dislikes physical fitness. In terms of romantic orientation, she is a lesbian.
          
          These guys good?

I have uploaded the latest chapter of "Safi's Legacy" and am brainstorming where the story goes from here.
          
          I would also like to belatedly welcome my friend @pinklotuz back to Wattpad.
          
          Nicola
          
          Nicola Simpson is a Communications Student at Pridelands High, a dark skinned woman with curly, short brown hair and brown eyes who shows up wearing a light grey and white striped T shirt under a long, navy blue coat with silver buttons and black pants over golden sandals. She is a skilled researcher and debater, mischievous, logical, a writer, a guitar player, physically fit and charismatic, and, in terms of personality, she is socially awkward, a goofball and clumsy with a dastardly streak which comes out if someone gives her a hard time. She loves cooking, the colour grey, basic and country fashion, and romantic music, and, in terms of romantic orientation, is a bisexual.
          
          Maia
          
          Maia Atwood is the Mail Carrier for Zuri and Vitani's street, a light skinned woman with long, braided black hair and blue eyes who shows up wearing a light blue shirt and a navy blue skirt fastened by a black belt and black loofahs on her feet. She is a skilled computer programmer and also has some experience at comedy, and, in terms of personality, she is a perfectionist, like Mei, a tad on the clumsy side, slightly childish, and has a dastardly streak similar to Nicola. She loves physical fitness, the colour red, outdoorsy and streetwear fashion and Hip Hop Music. In terms of romantic orientation, she is a lesbian.
          
          Carly
          
          Carly Lu is the Customer Support Head at Savannah Styles, a dark skinned woman with brown eyes and long, brown hair who shows up wearing a green T shirt over a white jacket and beige pants over dark grey shoes with white lacees. She dreams of being a polymath, and is a skilled gardener, mixologist, painter and video gamer, and, in terms of personality, she is a materialistic, a quick learner, highly creative, and a bit clumsy, who loves outdoorsy fashion and hates the violin,

Another scorching hot day today; I was watching a sheep being sheared and planning dialogue between Bunga, Vitani and Kion at the bus stop.
          
          If you had to share a bus with Bunga, what would your personal reaction be? I'd probably keep trying to get him to sit down while laughing at what he was doing.
          
          The Sous Chef's Truce ~ Needing an escape from the suffocating main house, Kion retreats to the Garage during the Mornings, away from the rest of the Abioye family. He watches Bunga channeling his chaotic energy into precise culinary arts. Inspired, Kion asks Bunga to teach him how to channel his own hyper ~ vigilance into Tactical Focus rather than panicking, using metaphors to explain how to handle the Political Pressure from Kiara.
          
          The Shadows of 1994 ~ While cleaning a flashlight and organising blueprints, Kion hears Simba downstairs talking about municipal Security Codes. Kion starts to feel like a ghost, expected to protect a legacy he wasn't even alive to see, while constantly being compared to his Grandfather, Mufasa. In the hallway, Simba tries to offer Kion paternal advice, but he ends up lecturing Kion about "responsibility," and "not being reckless," which only triggers Kion's internal panic about letting the family down.
          
          The Frame ~ Perfect Escape ~ Vitani is in the Sunroom, completely lost in a sweeping, passionate piece of romantic music on her violin while Dominique Atkins critiques her posture and bow technique with her usual perfectionist flair. Later on, they switch to a high ~ difficulty console game. Vitani uses the strict discipline of memorising violin fingering and video game frame data to keep her mind sharp, fighting back against the unpredictability of her FND.
          
          The Honey Badger Hazard ~ Bunga stops by the store one day trying to "help" Kion achieve his daily sales goals, but ends up knocking over a massive tent display as Kion starts his training on the sales floor. Kion manages his friend while staying professional under pressure.
          
          Good?

Very, very hot day for us yesterday; I have my fan plugged in and we're making sure we use plenty of suncream.
          
          I still need some surname ideas for Mei and Hasara; to remind you, Mei is expected to replace Rafiki when he retires and Hasara is her daughter.
          
          Serenity
          
          Serenity McAfee is Simba's house keeper, a dark skinned, brown eyed woman with a distinguished head of silver hair who shows up wearing a long, white dress and black shoes with black laces on her feet. She is a skilled drinks mixer and painter, and she's also highly mischievous and physically fit, and has some skill at comedy and video gaming. In terms of personality, she is a party animal, a goofball, a fast learner, and becomes confident from watching sports. She loves video gaming and outdoorsy and hipster fashion, but dislikes Electronica Music and the colour Purple. She is a bisexual who leans towards women in terms of romantic orientation.
          
          Cassandra
          
          Cassandra Love is Simba's drinks mixer, a light ~ skinned, green eyed  woman with curly, silver hair who shows up wearing a white shirt and black tie under a red jacket and pinkish skirt over golden loofahs on her feet. She is an aspiring master drinks mixer, and is a highly skilled drinks mixer and piano player. She is, in terms of personality, very neat and tidy, but also known for her erratic mood swings, and she enjoys high quality food and drink. She loves rocker and hipster fashion, and greatly dislikes painting, the colour white and spooky music, and, in terms of romantic orientation, she is a bisexual who leans towards Men.
          
          Nicola
          
          Nicola Simpson is a Communications Student at Pridelands High, a dark skinned woman with curly, short brown hair and brown eyes who shows up wearing a light grey and white striped T shirt under a long, navy blue coat with silver buttons and black pants over golden sandals. She is a skilled researcher and debater, mischievous, logical, a writer, a guitar player, physically fit and charismatic, and, in terms of pers