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The First MusicVideo
Brick, Kam, Carl, Bixby, and Lucy met at the FLASH Big Tent on Sunday afternoon. Kam and Carl brought six packs, and Lucy brought bread, cheese, and white wine.
Brick had asked for their help crafting a MusicVideo, a product Ches wanted to perfect for Trekkers.
Bixby hooked his laptop up to the mix board. “What’s the title?” he asked.
Brick mimed drawing and aiming six shooters. “Mission Possible!” He holstered them, and they all gazed at the screen where the name appeared in a Marvel-type font.
“The prototype is my size, wearing jeans, a T-shirt, a vest with pockets, and a backpack.” Brick donned goggles and a wrist energy monitor. His ReadOut appeared in the lower left corner of the screen.
“The path is dirt, headed up a mountain under cloudy skies.”
Bixby typed prompts until Brick gave a Thumbs Up!
“It’s a ReleaseMission,” Brick announced, accepting a beer from Carl. “In the SEALS, we trained to put the Mission first. Confusion, Fear, Pain, or Neediness are considered distracting weaknesses.”
“But, when chronically suppressed, so-called weaknesses get stronger,” Kam observed. “I’m finding this out with SelfDoubt.”
“What do Signs of Weakness look like?” Bixby asked,
