After taking some time to think things through, Judas had roughly figured out what to do.
Of course. The key… was that it was simply a matter of Identity.
"A-aniki!!! W-what should we do now?"
Jake had asked, tearful and wide-eyed, timidly clutching at his big bro Judas' [yes as usual his own] sleeve.
He was currently in front of a mirror, designed to make full use of the classic cliché - and to cinematically portray - the delicious dichotomy that had been born - out of his attempt to weather his prior psychological, guilt-ridden storm.
Objectively, Jake is looking at his own reflection in the Mirror with fearful, yet hopeful, admiring eyes…
And yet, in his own Subjective Inner Reality, his Mind creates and completes the disguise! -Seeing a confident, cold, calculating Judas responding to his query, with a calm, assured confidence that seems almost cheery !!!
"Jake, relax, you haven't done anything wrong," Judas soothes.
"Don't forget that it was I, your big bro Judas, that made the moves."
"A-aniki!!!" Jake's eyes glimmer with grateful tears, whilst Judas - in the mirror - continues to assuage his fears…
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"Bro… This does not sound healthy…"
In the Audience, many who were (hopefully) increasingly wealthy - at least in terms of [Powerstone Contribution] to the Novel - understandably felt a little worried - Was Jake's sanity well and truly dead and buried?!
At this point, being an esteemed Transcendent Veteran Great Grandmaster Reader of this Novel, you would have noticed the new term "Powerstone Contribution" - and indeed - this was, in fact, the latest of Author's Powerstone-plundering plans.
"As you know, our Powerstone capacity currently maxes out at 3 Daily.
But! What if there was a way to transmute this power - *your power* - into another, more durable and arguably 'optimized' form? 🫢✨
If you think of [Rizzmaster: The Adventures of Bob] - and indeed, potentially any future novels by nightskynear 🫢✨- as like a "Powerstone Investment Opportunity" for compounding enjoyment, hopefully positive experience, emotional, spiritual and mental food for thought, nourishment and progression, and improved quality of life*
*Disclaimer: Subjective 🫢✨
-Then giving the novel your Powerstones daily would be like a Reward and Investment in your own Future Happiness!?!?
…So… Supporting and Investing in Author was essentially like exponentially supporting and investing in yourself!?!?
At this contentious point, someone who may or may not have been another Audience member planted by Author to 'help out' came up onto the stage.
"Wow… I-I never thought of this before. But I'm convinced! I-I'm going to Invest my precious Powerstones with Rizzmaster: The Adventures of Bob!!!"
-said Nowan Evarr, [someone Author found off the street [part of the cardboard box crew] who claimed he could help.]
One by one, more people came up and voiced their thoughts.
"Yeah, man… That's a 'Yes' from me." said Yves Mann [*spoken unconvincingly and looking confused and out of place - he then pressed some kind of buzzer lighting up an X which was cool except that he was the only person who had one and it seemed you needed at least two out of three for it to actually mean anything 🤔✨🫢*]
"I can't tell you whether or not I was paid to say this, yeah, but you should do it." Ivars Payde added [*fondling and swirling a couple of Powerstones like stress balls in his palm* - it was originally going to be a stack of dollar bills but Author, although wealthy in various ways, was still in other ways broke at this point]
"I… Agree…" -A quote from a friendly person called Agree Abell who introduced himself to Author in broken English whilst pointing to themselves, and taken out of context.
"~And there you have it."
Author came onto the stage, rounding off the Testimonials with a gracious smile and not at all looking suspicious and like he had, literally, staged the whole thing.
"Thank you for your contribution!!!! 🤭✨🌻💖🔥💫"
A/N: For health reasons Author is aiming to make some adjustments to sleeping and upload times.
P.S. According to Author's latest studies, it seems 10pm-6am may be a particularly good time to sleep since your body's qi will naturally enter a state of rest, repair and healing ! ✨🌻💖💫
P.P.S. Sending you back some positive energy as always [x2] and thank you for reading!!! ✨🌻🤭💖🔥💫
P.P.P.S. …Ok… So… Would the next Chapter now return to the Plot…?!!? 👀✨
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