So here, here's some of the sort of chapters or, I don't know if we can call these chapters, but just sort of like the way the book is organized is. We can't be calling these chapters, right? Character, the first half of the book is using character conflicts. So it's a bunch of scenarios with different types of conflicts. So there's teen parent conflicts. We have stew. We have, and I'm just saying this now, I've actually never cracked this book open, which is awesome. Fun. When you say teen parent conflicts, is that teen and parent in conflict or is that conflicts that teen parents might find themselves in? God, I hope it's both. There's also this, and this is very good, student teacher conflicts, which maybe this just arose from something he did in class and the students. It's like there is a teacher insisting students do improv exercises. Conflict number one. Why are we doing this? Conflict number two. Do you really have a wife? I don't see a ring. Don't most people have a wife have a ring. Didn't you run off with your brother? We have salesman customer conflicts, et cetera. So a bunch of different sort of conflicts. And then as we go on, we have contrasts. We have using lines of dialogue to start the scene, using body language to start the scene, using the environment to start the scene. So maybe for now, this might be something we revisit. Maybe we start with some just some conflicts. Do you think the conflicts are great? So this, this was billed as like 1000. Is that what he said? It's like 1000 scene starters. 1000 is such a terrible number. Why not go for a collection of 900? 900. Way more manageable. You can cut out. Basically, it's like if you promise a thousand and you get to 900, you say like, look, we all know the last 100. We're going to be fucking good. My guess is he wrote the first 900 sat around for this sat on his IBM computer for three years and then he just said, I can't think of another 100. I, this is a lesson to any parent out there. Um, definitely, definitely, or anyone who's giving, um, like a children's book as a gift, always, always, always read the book before you give it as a gift or before you purchase it because kids are going to read that book 1100 times. So you want to make sure it's not a piece of shit. Otherwise you have to do what I have to do with where someone gives you like a bad book and you go, Oh yeah, we ran out of that book. And it's just in one of the little libraries somewhere in my neighborhood. I had to get rid of it. Um, but, uh, I bought a book for, uh, my kid and it was like 100 animals. And I was like, Oh great pictures of animals, the names of the animals. They're going to learn a hundred animals. This is going to be awesome. They're going to love this book. They did love the book, but data did not love the book because the fuckers behind the hundred animals book cheated because it's all broken into sections of like where on the planet the animals might exist. And like penguins is in there three times. And I'm like, look, I know that penguins exist in other places, but you as the person who made the fucking book, you got to be like, guys, we've already used penguins twice. It's only a hundred animals. We can't, three of the hundred animals can't just be regular penguin. Like we got to do something different frogs in there. Like six times grow up. Hundred animals grow the fuck up. So I hope Philip, Mr. Philip Bernardi has more integrity than the 100 animals. It does not reuse. God damn suggestions. Now, are they saying like Emperor penguins versus Mr. Poppers penguins or Peruvian? I would forgive it if it was like subsets of penguins. Now, one picture might be an Emperor penguin and one picture might be a whatever another type of penguin is, but no, it just says penguin for both. And it's like, come on, man. Isn't it funny we do a thing called penguin baseball and none of us can name anything besides Emperor penguin. Hey, but, but we do know that there are more types. And we know about puppets. Emperor penguin. Dang it. It's the noble puffin. Noble in the noble Emperor. It's happening again. Emperor penguin reverse Emperor penguin, of course. So let's do, let's do some of these character conflicts. So the first one we're going to do is teen parent conflicts. Let's do it. So J.B.C. and Aaron, you two will do this scene. And so each entry here has the scene, which is obviously the sort of premise or setup, and then it also has the teens objective and the fathers objective. Now, do you want to play with just the premise or do we want to play with the objectives? What do you think? Maybe for the first one, let's play with the objectives. And then we can maybe drop them from there or see how it goes. I think it'll take a little longer, but also I think let's do objective. I do want to do at least one of these where like you text Aaron, her objective. Oh, fun. And then we might have to like try to guess what the objectives were at the end, because I do like having a secret in a scene. So actually let's do that with this first one, maybe. Okay, sure. You'll do it. I love it. Okay. Um, so let me give you both the scene and then we'll do the objectives. Okay. The scene is a teenager is discussing with their father. Their intention to go to a party next week. A teenager, a teenager is discussing with their father. Their intention to go to a party next week. Um, let's say JPC will be the father, Aaron, you'll be the teen. JPC, do you mind taking off your headphones and look for a look for a thumbs up? Great, I will. Aaron, your teens objective is the party promises to be especially wild because adults will not be present. Great. Get your father's permission to go. Great. JPC, your father's objective, you're very reluctant to allow your teen to go to any unsupervised party since you're concerned about the presence of drugs or alcohol at such parties, refuse to let them go. These objectives are so long. But okay, okay, okay. Okay. And we will start the scene now. Hey, Aaron, hey JPC, can you guys help me figure something out? Oh, sure. Always. Yeah. This charge, um, I pull out my bank account here. I have this chart that says JPC tax $5,000. It's like a monthly deduction. Oh, I, yes. No, no, I go to your Rocket Money app and have them cancel that for you. Oh, thank God. We signed up for the free trial like three months ago and then we forgot about it. And I, um, I noticed it. I got like a ping for Rocket Money in my email and they let me know that I'd been paying for. Lost another one to Rocket Money. Oh man. Yeah. Rocket Money is a personal finance app that helps find and cancel your unwanted subscriptions, monitors your spending and helps lower your bills so you can grow your savings. Unless you're me with the JPC tax and then your savings are dwindling. With Rocket Money, you can do automatic transaction categorization across your accounts, plus customizable categories and tags to reveal spending patterns and add context. Also, if you have like a big event coming up like something that, uh, like a wedding or some monumental expense, it helps you plan and save for something like that. The app consolidates checking savings, loans and investments into a single dashboard to give users a clear view of their financial picture. I've been using Rocket Money for years and years, way before they were ever a sponsor and I love how easy it is to read and how intuitive it is. Yeah, I love Rocket Money. Um, but Aaron, I do. Hate that voice. Was that JPC? It's kind of like a Rumpelstiltskin type voice. Did you hear that? Oh, no. So that's just like, that's a voice alert I have on my phone every time someone unsubscribes to the JPC tax. I don't know where it's from or how to turn it off. Oh, that's kind of scary. We'll get with that later. Yeah. We'll let Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster. Join at RocketMoney.com slash Riddle. That's RocketMoney.com slash Riddle. RocketMoney.com slash Riddle. Lost another one to Rocket Money. Yeah, that's not even coming from your phone. Yeah, is that coming from inside of our heads? Maybe. Yeah, like heaven, maybe. Your ex-boy. Ah, okay. Well, let me just do my final measurements here. Seems everything seems even. Check the doors. Adel, Aaron. I have using my skills as a woodworker have crafted a well built wardrobe. A magical one where you can go into a magical world. No, I try to. It's just wood, but it's well built. GPC, when we said every adult should have sort of a well built wardrobe, we didn't mean like the actual frame, like an actual wooden wardrobe. We went like in a quince way, like, you know, like having a lot of adult well made, the quality clothing that last pieces that work together. They hold up over time. You know, that's what quince does best. We told you that. Organic cotton sweaters, polos for every occasion, lighter jackets that keep you warm in the changing season. I have a raincoat from them that I love. GPC, I held you down sort of clockwork orange style and held open your eyes. While I showed you that quince's premium materials, thoughtful design and everyday staples feel easy to wear and they're easy to rely on, even as the weather shifts in Chicago. This is making sense now, because I was like, you were talking about how quince works directly with top factories and cuts up the middleman. So you're not paying for brand markup, just quality clothing. That's what you said. That's what you were doing with my eyes. And can I be honest with you? I did not build that well of a wardrobe. I mean, this thing is pretty loose. No, it's pretty loose. Hey, what? No, it's not. You could knock it over with a feather. Oh, a nail just went right through my thumb. That's the best case scenario. They only partner with factories that meet rigorous standards for craftsmanship and ethical production. I love their home stuff. I love their clothes. I can always count on them for the best quality. So don't be like that absolute fool, JPC. Refresh your wardrobe with quince. Don't be foolish like JPC. Right now go to quince.com slash riddle for free shipping and 365 day returns. That's a full year to build your wardrobe and love it. And you will now available in Canada too. Don't keep settling for clothes that don't last. Go to quince.com slash riddle for free shipping and 365 day returns. Quince.com slash riddle. RID DLE. Quince, quince, quince. My name is Mr. Tumnus. 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Twenty seven percent off site wide. Make sure you enter our show name after check out so they know that we sent you. Helix sleep dot com slash riddle. Aaron, you're glowing. Oh, thanks. I just got a good night's sleep. JPC, how do I look? Good. Dad, I hope you don't mind. I cleaned the kitchen, did the laundry and hold on for one second. It's it's the bottom of the ninth here. OK, commercial. Go ahead. I just I cleaned the whole house and I made some baked mac and cheese for dinner. My God, Debbie, it looks fucking immaculate in here. Baked mac and cheese. Yes. Up you swore. Put a put a quarter in the swear jar. Just kidding. You can do whatever you want. Oh, you caught me a quarter in the jar for sure. Wow. Debbie, I just have to say. I am so thankful that you really stepped up after your mom ran off with Doug. Yeah. I well, honestly, I feel much more grown up now, much more responsible. You're very very responsible. I was just talking to my friend, Heather, you remember Heather? Heather. Doug's dog. Oh, yeah, Heather. Yeah, they're Catholics, right? Yeah, they're Catholics. Heather and I were talking about drinkers, big drinkers, the Catholics. Among other things. I think that might be a stereotype. Right. Yeah, for sure. Yeah. But I thought I would I was thinking I would go over to their house and sort of like try to sabotage mom's relationship through Heather, right? And so I was like, what if I went over and I slept over at that house? And like maybe you want to sleep over at Heather's house? Yeah. Okay, yeah. Um, let me just find the yellow pages. Just going to give parents a call. You know what though? But don't we want to go on this Catholics don't want to do like a secret mission where I go over there and like Doug doesn't even know that I'm your daughter, right? And so I sort of be petty. Yeah. Wouldn't it be like I'm a lot of things, Debbie, but I'm not a petty man. Let's call Heather's parents. What was her? What's her father's name? Doug, he's the one that ran off with mom. Hmm. Doug, Doug, Doug, Doug, Doug. Not ringing. Oh, your baseball game is back on. You know what? I'm just going to pack a bag, go to Heather's. I hope the bottom of the ninth is as exciting as you hope. I hope your team goes all the way. You're in for the evening, I'd say. It's almost seven. So you're in for the evening. But remember the sleepover you agreed to? No, I did not agree to that. You said, yeah, you want to sleep over. Heather's. I want to sleep over at Heather's. I'm going to sleep over at Heather's. Well, I guess if dads are invited, then I can keep an eye on you. So I actually don't mind that. Right, right, right. What's the bed situation over there? I'm going to call. I'm going to go over to Heather's. I'm going to ask all these questions and I'll call you from there. Yes, that sounds good. We'll go to Heather's together. I'm going to go. You you're going to miss your baseball game. It's okay. They put 254 of these every year. No, no, no, but it's bad luck. Didn't you know? Don't you know? I got to walk over to Heather's. Are you? Oh, I was going to drive there. Oh, you were going to drive my license. I wouldn't want to make you go all that way. You're such a. I didn't know you got a car. Oh, you were going to drive my car. Yes. Oh, I'm sorry. I guess we missed the part where we ask. Here's the thing. I don't you don't need to drive. It's so late. It's dark out. I'll drive you over to Heather's. We'll talk with Heather's. What was it? Doug, you said we'll talk with Doug. We'll just get the whole situation. I think mom was threatening. This is what's so stressful about it. Mom and Doug are threatening to put a restraining order out on you. If you get within 50 feet of their property. So like, let's not just do that whole headache. Oh, well, for sure. Well, a threat is not a restraining order. That's how you drop me off there. And then I'll have Doug wave for you at the window and give you a big thumbs up about how it's all set. As soon as I look him in the eye, shake his hand as a man. Everything's going to be fine. That's Debbie. I hope you never need to know about this. But one thing about men is if we look each other in the eye, may we shake hands? Everything's fine. Provided we do that. There's not going to be any drugs over it, will there be? I am sure they have drugs in their house and alcohol in their house. You're sure they have drugs in their house? You're not going. Like Tylenol and antibiotics. The stuff that President Trump says gives you autism? Oh, dad. You're that kind of dad, huh? We hate. I didn't vote for him, but he's the president. All of a sudden, Doug is seeming pretty cool. Seem to be. Seem. One, two, three, four, eight riddles, riddles, clue, crew. Listen to the rest of the episode now by starting your free seven day trial at patreon.com. Hey, riddle, riddle. 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