A.I.:
Just Jump into the Crazy
TeaMLead:
Congratulations!
So begins your first leap:
TeaMMate #5:
But … Wait.
Better make it …
a teeny-weeny baby leap …
TeaMMate #4:
Just a Little Bitty-Witty-Bit of Crazy-Making
Just in case …
TeaMMate #3:
You know …
A.I.:
a. We Start with a Project
TeaMMate #4:
Well … Actually …
TeaMMate #2:
We need to name it first, right?
TeaMLead:
Hmm...
Well, let us see ...
TeaMMate #5:
We want to keep it simple, silly, right?
TeaMMate #1:
And …
We JUST want to have fun …
TeaMMate #2:
Or, at the very least, JUST a pun …
TeaMMate #3:
And we do CARE … really CARE … a lot …
TeaMMate #4:
For yours and mine, friends and family …
for everyone …
Even for people we do not know … yet …
We are ALL connected.
TeaMMate #2:
Okay, well, let’s see, how about FOR ALL?
TeaMMate #5:
And we do not feel like we are doing
a very good job of caring … not right now.
TeaMMate #1:
Okay … well then …we will change that …
TeaMLead:
Oh, we know ...
Just ... Care ... For ... All
TeaMMate #1
But do not forget the “keep it simple,” part, silly.
TeaMMate #2
Okay … we will keep it to one word only.
TeaMMate #3
One simple idea in one simple word …
TeaMLead:
Got it ...
JustCareForAll ...
TeaMMate #4:
So there is no bickering, no dominance …
Get rid of the caps!
TeaMMate #5:
Wait …
Equally … or … is it Equitably?
TeaMMate #2:
Okay, let us not squabble.
TeaMMate #1:
It is Equitable!
TeaMMate #4:
But, wait …
With or without a capital?
TeaMMate #1:
WITHOUT!
i mean … without, please!
TeaMLead:
Got it ...
justcareforall ... equitably
TeaMMate #1:
Wait … on second thought …
TeaMMate #3
Drop the last word …
TeaMMate #5
Kinda implied in the first one …
TeaMMate #2
Or at least within its pun.
TeaMLead:
Got it ...
justcareforall
A.I.:
b. Then We Describe It ...
TeaMLead:
Please, define its mission.
Read the script.
TeaMMate #1, 2, 3, 4, 5:
justcareforall
is a safe, neutral space
in which we draw down on the
oppressive and destructive divisiveness
including the virtual versus tangible divide.
A.I.:
c. Then We Explain How ...
TeaMLead:
Proceed ... How?
TeaMMate #1, 2, 3, 4, 5:
justcareforall
celebrates storytelling,
verbal and visual commentary,
true-to-life, fictional and creative,
thematically focused on the importance of
Just Care For All In All Six Life-Care Services:
Justice-Education-Sustenance
Shelter-Health-Protection
TeaMMate #3:
Hold on … not following.
TeaMMate #2:
I think the script veered off script?
TeaMMate #5:
How exactly does that explain the “how?”
TeaMMate #1:
What do storytelling and elections
have in common?
And what is that stuff about life?
TeaMMate #4:
I get it.
TeaMLead:
Moving on,
please read the next section.
A.I.:
d. Then We Share Our Motive:
TeaMMate #1, 2, 3, 4, 5:
Why?
We fear our intergenerational and
intersectional community lifelines
have been severed or blown down
during our prolonged storms of division.
TeaMMate #1:
Hold-up!
TeaMMate #4
That’s it? We end on a downer?
Are we motivated by fear and dread?
TeaMMate #3
Where’s the upbeat persuasion, the motivation?
TeaMMate #2
In other words, the solution?
TeaMMate #5
What a buzzkill!
A.I.:
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