_{It’s the repetition of affirmations that lead to a belief–an idea–a notion of solidarity. And once that belief becomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.}

                                                <sub>Perhaps it ought not be repeated;
                                             Things are not always as they seem.
                                              the first appearance deceives many.

But some require an incessant beckoning of mnemonic devices, in order to maintain the image —– the image clear.</sub>

                 _{The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to have affection for him. He conducts himself like an animal, yet wants others to think well of him. A president of another world – this is, maybe, how some would dare to describe him. A time in which men of their word falter in the face of confrontation and anarchy, met with the humble beginnings of a new life for a once thriving society–a traditional one, not quite archaic.}

_{It’s funny, how frequently he fraternized with those that reveled in an unhealthy dose of arrogance and elitism. The men of his tribe were noble, they’d experienced fear but did not use it as a crutch in order to propagate a false sense of morale, feign greatness. But they hadn’t experience a war–government against its people.} 

_{It is said that seldom–very seldom–does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised or a little mistaken. He might have–given his stature of around 5'4"–appeared as though he were a muttation–the inordinately large beasts used as a steeple of  dread. One certainly wouldn’t know any better.}

_{But he’s no threat. He knows about deception and deceit, and he knows about the gods and the monsters that litter his world with lies and promises. He holds his head high, for all those boys and all of those girls that wish to be normal, to experience life for what it is meant to be. Living, not surviving. He knows them, he cares for them.
                                                              He’s no threat.} 

              <sub>’ ———– I don’t recognize you. ’
         ’ Maybe you’re one of Bella’s friends. ’

                           ’ ………………………..’
                              ’ …. —– shoot ! ’

                    ’ This always happens. ’
                      ’ I always see people. ’
   
                       ’….and they see me. ’

                 ’ I’ve got the worst timing ever !’</sub>