Sunday, 11 January 2026
Story Game - A Snow Day!
It's time for a story game! Since I'm not going out, now's the time for Furaha and Orko to have a cosy snow day as well...but this time, YOU'RE in charge! Okay, I promise I won't be too loud this time, but still:
1: It's snowing outside! What kind of toothpaste would Furaha and Orko use to wake them up?
A: Pokemon Toothpaste
B: Bluey Toothpaste
C: Barbie Toothpaste
D: Winnie The Pooh Toothpaste
Mmm, interesting.
2: What would they like for breakfast today?
A: Pancakes with bacon and eggs
B: Air fryer cheese sarnies
C: A huge bowl of cornflakes
D: Sausage rolls, because...why not?
Well, I think you're guessing well.
3: What board game shall they play with their parents Kiburi and Ua?
A: Lion King Board Game
B: Bluey Scavenger Hunt
C: The Logo Board Game
D: The Best Of British
Good game!
4: One of their friends calls them outside to play in the snow! Who do you think it is?
A: Little Ghoul
B: Gatomon
C: Jetfire
D: Timon, Pumbaa, Tip & Dash
Perfect!
5: What game would they play in the snow today?
A: Snowball fight
B: Snow angels
C: Making snowmen
D: Build a snow fort
Cold, but exciting.
6: Time to go in! What cartoon should they watch?
A: Transformers Armada
B: Franklin
C: Guess How Much I Love You
D: Kipper
7: And what kind of cocoa would they have?
A: Plain
B: With marshmallows
C: With Lucky Charms marshmallows
D: With chocolate biscuits on the side
How cosy.
8: And finally, it's time for bed. What kind of pyjamas would our two friends wear?
A: Lion King pyjamas
B: Waffle The Wonder Dog pyjamas
C: My Little Pony pyjamas
D: Disney Princess pyjamas
Curious Thoughts - A Wizard's Tears
Last night, I put on He Man to soothe me to sleep, and as I drifted off to the L.O.N, I saw a story I never want to forgive anyone for, set to music from the above video: Orko wandered places around a town on Earth, even an empty park, because He Man had treated him in a cruel manner. Eternia was such a cold-hearted and horrid place to him, and that's why he was alone. At last, he broke down into tears and began to cry, but luckily, Furaha was there to comfort him, and the two shared a hug that even brought Furaha to silent, yet happy tears.
Didn't some old Disney story say, "It's through our tears that we find another way?" I wanted to cry when I woke up first thing, because the song in the video above was so emotional. It made me think of how awful life was today, and how we all want to go back to when we were kids - some caregivers to protect us and keep us safe. But as I got older, I experienced mental health issues and negativity, and I resorted to slice of life moments between my characters because I wanted to go back to when I was a kid - minus all the stereotypical things that make the AgeRe genre.
But you must know this: when we cry due to the emotional weight we experience from growing up, we're actually smiling inside. We feel that secret smile from the moment we shed our first tears, and it's telling us we're finding joyful things inside the saddest moments of our lives. All the times I cried, I felt myself smiling inside - and that's a reminder that, in the future, anxiety, negativity and mental health issues will be caused by two words: perfectionism and publicity.
However, only last month I discovered that the P words don't matter to me anymore, because I don't need a job. All I need is the simple life I wanted - making handmade books is okay, but publishing?
NO WAY!
"Sometimes, it's through our tears that we find another way."
-The narrator of The Ballad Of Nessie
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