#mentions of verdei rendall

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Writing Challenge Day Eight: City

Day Seven -- Masterpost -- Day Nine

A text conversation between Barbara Pryce and Olivia Lutum:

LivLaughLutum: I still can’t believe that Verd comes up here more often to see all of y’all at the precinct more often than he comes up here to see ME his adopted sister

cherrybombasticbabe: I can believe it. Just like I can believe that he didn’t introduce us until we all ran into each other.

LivLaughLutum: I’m never gonna let him live it down. His ass is GRASS

cherrybombasticbabe: I’d be disappointed if you did

LivLaughLutum: Lol

LivLaughLutum: I was serious when i said i wanted to know your idgaf secrets. I feel like i always wear my heart on my sleeve and that no one at work takes me seriously because of it.

cherrybombasticbabe: Wouldn’t be much of a secret if I told you.

LivLaughLutum: Oh i know but like seriously

LivLaughLutum: How do you just……..manage to be full city girl

LivLaughLutum: Like so cool and like you know everything and nothing phases you

LivLaughLutum: I’ve been living in Greatwood for years and I still don’t know how to do it

LivLaughLutum: Teach me your ways oh great teacher.

LivLaughLutum: …..oh shit i talked to much didn’t i you don’t have to if you don’t want to

babe: I’m thinking.

LivLaughLutum: Oh

cherrybombasticbabe: Okay so first off number one secret that’s not a secret: Makeup Game. You have pretty good makeup game right now, but you need to up it a notch or two if you want to really make people pay attention to you.

LivLaughLutum: How?

cherrybombasticbabe: I can give you a few videos that I like that teach makeup techniques. I’d say I could show you but work always gets in the way so dunno if I could manage a meet up for makeup on the fly.

LivLaughLutum: Right right…

cherrybombasticbabe: Next is confidence. 

LivLaughLutum: Don’t tell me i have to believe in myself or some other bullshit.

cherrybombasticbabe: Nah nothing that trite. 

LivLaughLutum: Okay good

cherrybombasticbabe: What you gotta do is figure out all the things you *are* good at and then walk around thinking about how good you are at those things.

LivLaughLutum: But i’m not good at a lot of work things, how’s that supposed to help???

cherrybombasticbabe: Doesn’t have to be things you’re good at at work. Could be something like, dunno weight lifting. Crochet. Farm work. Just anything you know you could do forever if given the chance.

cherrybombasticbabe: Even if you don’t have any real confidence in yourself, you can fake it with real pride over being the best damn basket weaver in the county or something I dunno. 

cherrybombasticbabe: People notice when someone’s confident so be confident about a thing you can back up. Don’t gotta tell anyone what’s up cause they can mind their own damn business while you do your thing.

LivLaughLutum: That...actually sounds doable. Huh.

cherrybombasticbabe: Good.

LivLaughLutum: ...I take it your confidence is totally real tho

cherrybombasticbabe: Oh for sure. It takes hard work to be as good at everything as I am.

LivLaughLutum: Hahaha

cherrybombasticbabe: As for acting like you don’t give a fuck.

cherrybombasticbabe: Just don’t.

LivLaughLutum: I thought you weren’t going to be trite?

cherrybombasticbabe: Yeah but I don’t have much else to tell you about that one. 

cherrybombasticbabe: I guess the “”secret”” is that making everything your problem is the worst so don’t let everything be your problem. Unless it directly effects you there’s really no reason to put a lot of energy into caring about it. 

LivLaughLutum: But what if i DO care about a lot of things

LivLaughLutum: What do i do then?

cherrybombasticbabe: Okay lemme try to clarify: That’s what works for me. 

cherrybombasticbabe: I learned a long time ago that I’m always gonna have a ton of shit on my plate so adding onto the pile wouldn’t help anyone, especially myself.

cherrybombasticbabe: It’s not like I block out all the crap that’s happening in the world or I pass on gossip or anything. You’re allowed to pay attention but also not let it weigh you down, y’know?

LivLaughLutum: ....

LivLaughLutum: Huh.

cherrybombasticbabe: You don’t have to take any of these as gospel. Hell I’m not sure if they work all that well outside of myself.

LivLaughLutum: No no, you’ve given me a lot to think on

LivLaughLutum: Thanks

cherrybombasticbabe: Cool.

cherrybombasticbabe: Oh yeah also if things still don’t change at your workplace even with you working on yourself feel free to let me know. I work the system, I can make them disappear.

LivLaughLutum: LOL I’ll let you know

LivLaughLutum: As payment? I guess? For trying to help out someone who should really have her life together when she’s in her 30s would you like some embarrassing stories about Verd from when he was young?

cherrybombasticbabe: Doesn’t need to be payment if it’s freely given. Also dunno if anyone really has their life together anytime ever. Also yes absolutely give me all the embarrassing stories.

LivLaughLutum: I don’t know what to say to all of that so I’m just gonna start with the story.

LivLaughLutum: Here’s how we found out that Verd was allergic to berries…