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Alliance - The Speed of Light

This song captures the essense of what is going through Khalid's head. It is fluent and unbroken, calm and tense at times, and the overal fast pace of the song displays his mental state and process. The song is the best and quickest way to explain Khalid's mind and actions.

Confident

The first step is confidence, as without that we are unable to do anything. Khalid is extremely
confident and undaunted by several things. When
faced with any sort of problem, be it physical or mental, he is calm and focused, as though he has
done this all before. He is not slowed down by
size, appearance, or deadliness but instead is only encouraged on by it, knowing very well what will
happen if he does not solve this problem now. His
confidence also shows around others. When meeting a new viscet, he is often the primary
talker as he treats them as though he has met
them before, even if they have never seen each other once in their life.

Loyal

Khalid is certainly not one to turn tail and leave someone, even if they were to hurt him. He
trusts few but is loyal to many, though in
different levels. The first stage of his loyalty is the weakest. He will be around you for emotional
and mental aid but when it comes down to a fight
you will be required to fend for yourself. The second stage is the most common. He will
speak to you when you ask and will give you
support in emotional, mental, and physical states. He will stay and fight with you, but will
also require you to do some work. The third and
final form is as infinite as he is. Very few have ever actually managed to obtain this level of
loyalty, though many have tried. It is at this level
that he will willingly die for you, sacrificing himself over and over to keep you alive. He
will give you aid in all things and will fight for
you, never allowing you to risk your life. It is also this loyalty that led to his demise.

Optimistic

Khalid prefers to see the silver linings on everything no matter how hard it is. It keeps him sane,
keeps his mind stable and helps him to focus.
When a problem comes before him, he begins to search for a silver lining. This allows him to
pick apart the problem piece by piece until he
finds it. Once he has his silver lining, he already knows how to solve the problem as it has been
torn into tiny pieces. This optimism is one of
the few things that keeps him in balance. Without it, he would have fallen into a state
of darkness years ago and perhaps even become
one of them.

Hasty

A fatal flaw and life saving action. Khalid is extremely fast paced in everything which keeps
him on his toes while flinging him into a pit of
death and danger. He is able to move rapidly and react on a whim. He hates waiting or being
slowed down by any thing and will grow greatly
anxious the longer he must wait until finally he cannot hold back any longer and charges ahead
to face the problem. Call it a blessing or a curse, Khalid's hastiness has gotten him into and out of
trouble more often than anything else.

Stubborn

Khalid's greatest flaw and strength is his stubbornness. Once he gets and idea in his head there is no way
in the blazing underworld that you can get him to
stop. This often leads to him charging recklessly ahead or doing stupid and dangerous things. The
only time he changes his mindset is once things
begin to go south. From there, he still has the same goal, but has a different, more strategic method.
The downfall of this is that a foe could strike him
down when he first dives in as he has no plan and no perfected method other than charge ahead and
don't get hurt. The strength of this is that he never
leaves a problem unsolved. Having his job, it is vital to finish all problems on sight and not risk
them spreading, so this stubbornness and fixation
on problems helps him to get it done instantly.

Strategic

While this trait may not show up first, Khalid is extremely strategic in the things he does, or at
least the second time around. He acts quickly
while his mind races and shreds the problem before reconstructing it and repeating the process until
a strategy is found. He is a reactive thinker
meaning that he reacts to the things before him rather than think things out before hand. This
keeps him on his toes and while he is easily caught
off guard, it keeps his reaction time high and his reflexes just as strong. He is able to respond to a
situation within a millisecond and can move by
instinct. If something is picking him up, he can instantly spin off and land, though he doesn't think
much of where he will be landing.

Opportunistic

Why do so much extra work when a better solution is closer? Khalid requires everything to move quickly
and efficiently and in order to do this he is very
opportunistic. He strikes at any opportunity which will give him the upper hand and clings to it until
another appears. This does not mean that he is not
willing to do things the hard way. If it is needed, he will go the traditional way and work to accomplish
it, but you can bet that he will spring at the first
opportunity he gets.

Extroverted

To Khalid, other viscets are nothing to fear. He approaches them calmly and often simply talks to
them without hesitation in order to get information
he needs. He does not pause to think of their personality or if they could harm him because
he has no fear of them. In fact, in his eyes other
viscets are just little villagers who he must protect. He is not hesitant to speak with them or interact
with them and will do so if needed or if he has
spare time, which isn't often. While he may not linger around long enough to form a bond with
any, he will not reject a longer conversation, so
long as he has the time.

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All Heros Suffer - Efisio Cross

Khalid's work is endless and he never has time to stop and mourn or even rest. This is his sufferage. The song displays the mix emotions he has in his daily life. It is slow and remorseful at times but then steadily gains a strong sensation of hope and determination. It matches perfectly with his emotions towards his own personal life and what he can and cannot do.

Khalid is always exhausted, though it only shows when he is not at work. His exhaustion has several sources and all of which are acting consistently upon him.

The first is plain and simple, a lack of sleep. When your work is as eternal as you are you have little time for sleep, and Khalid is no exception. Often going up to a week without sleep when his body finally collapses and locks him into slumber for a day. However, he can be awoken from this slumber and often is as the problems are always arising and growing stronger. Khalid’s body is under constant strain because of this and he often pushes himself past his limits in order to solve a problem. Luckily for him, however, his body has managed to adapt to it. The three hours of sleep he gets every once in awhile are enough to re-activate his body and give him the strength and energy he needs in order to continue with his work.

The second is the biggest factor, his work. This keeps him from sleeping and eating for days or even weeks at a time and requires all of his energy and focus. His constant work would likely kill another within a week or so, but for him it simply keeps him tired. If it weren’t for his companions he would likely have met the same fate as others would have long ago. The little creatures who can be seen floating around him keep him up and working and keep his body from shutting down on him. They protect him, help him in solving the problems, and even sacrifice themselves for him. Why? To answer that, you will first need to know what they are.

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Life is not a video game. You cannot just hit reset and expect for everything to be better once more. You only have one chance and you cannot go back to change anything. What happens happens and it is up to you to make the best of it. This applies to everyone, that is except for Khalid it seems. You see, those blue creatures which float in a circle around his neck glowing and humming with power and grace are not just decorations or little sprites he is protecting. They are lives, his lives.
When Khalid was born with a mane of fire, there was much speculation among those he was born with. Many believed it to be a curse, an omen of darkness, but many others saw hope within the golden flames upon his back. And so, he lived a conflicted childhood, a constant guessing game to see who would like him and who would hate him on this particular day. Everyone seemed to move on a whim, changing how they felt about him with the days to the point that someone who is his best friend would hate him with a burning passion the next day. Because of this, all problems were blamed on him. From small things such as a leaf falling to large and devastating things such as an egg being crushed before it could hatch, he was the cause of it all, or at least in the eyes of those around him. Before Khalid could walk on his hind legs, he was snatched by the pack leader and carried to a flat rock in the center of the pack ring where he was laid upon it and held flat while they had a trial. IT was twisted and sickening, but Khalid knew nothing else. He believed this was all natural, how it was all supposed to go for a freak like him. That is, until that day. As he laid on the rock, pinned down by the alpha, he watched the forest calmly while the pack screamed and bickered. From the woods, he saw a figure standing in silence. He watched as it slowly shook its horned head the raised a limb. Khalid began to feel strange as he watched it, he felt as though his body were floating, as though he were weightless. Then, in an instant, they appeared. Nine blue creatures which burst from the woods and spiralled around him, the force of their movements throwing the alpha from him. As Khalid rose, he could sense the power of these creatures and something within him told him that he would be okay, and to do one thing which he would never do again: run away.
At a young age, his lives were his guardians. They protected him from harm and even hunted for him. He named each one affectionately and grew very close to them, often playing games with them and hugging them as he slept. When he was able to run on his hind legs perfectly, he encountered his first problem. It came in the shape of a grizzly bear sized porcupine and walked on it’s hind legs. It was slow but the quills on its back showed that it was not one to be messed with. It had a viscet cornered, the poor creature appeared terrified as it curled up and whimpered, blood glistening on it’s shoulder. It was then that something awoke within Khalid, a fire which would replace the calmness of his burning mane with one of power and strength, courage endless and a mind as quick as a spring hare. He rushed forward and his lives began to spiral rapidly around his neck forming an unbroken ring of power. Though he had never done this before, he knew what to do. He swung his head down and his lives linked together with blue light and coiled into diamond hard spheres which swung out and struck the problem like a whip before returning to their proper state around his neck. He skid to a stop between the problem and the viscet, lowered onto all fours and rocking while his tail waved in a circle, prepared to provide him balance. He snarled viciously and launched foreword, swinging his head as he did. His lives collided with the beast at the same time he did and they span, the problem roaring in confusion and anger. Now behind it, the viscet jumped up and fled, it’s tail whipping around frantically as it left. Khalid leapt back from the beast and crouched without letting his paws touch the ground. He firmly wiped the side of his face with a paw and snorting in determination. His lives began to form two straight lines and turned white before merging together to take the shape of a broad sword. Khalid jumped up and whipped his body around, the sword of lives on his back span forward and struck the problem three times until he hit the ground. There, Khalid jumped forward and gave the problem a powerful headbut as the lives on his back formed a spiral and merged to take the shape of a strong disk which ignited with the fire on his mane. A second after Khalid made impact, the disk of lives shot forward and slammed into the problems throat. Khalid flipped back and landed in a slightly crouched position, the lives returning to their former state and circling his neck as he did so. He watched as the problem stomped around, golden flames coating it until it was entirely cloaked in them. At that moment, it unleashed a final screech and turned to ashes which released a foul black pillar of smoke. Khalid watched as the pillar shot into the sky before bursting like a firework and shooting across the sky in a million directions. Khalid flopped into a sitting position and panted heavily. All he knew about what had just happened was that he certainly did not know how to do any of that, and yet he did, and he loved it.
After his first encounter with a problem, he began to seek out others. At the time he did not know why this was important, but he did know that he loved the feeling that the lives gave him when they worked as weapons and wanted to master it. It took five further battles for him to see a connection: each time he saw a problem, it was hurting or trying to hurt an innocent creature. It was upon this realization that something strange happened. One of the lives, which he had named Dula, rose from its spot on the circle to face him, and actually spoke to him.
“Khalid, I think you’re old enough to know, so just listen up, aight? C’mon kid, gimme a nod.” Khalid nodded slowly, his eyes wide with confusion. “Good. Now, you probably got some questions an’ if not then ya will, so just hush up and listen. You, kiddo, ain’t no average creature, but ya prob’ly guessed that by now. That fire upon your back, it’s a mark kiddo. You were born to protect and guard the world from those thangs you call “problems.” When you were born, our summoner granted us to ya as a gift, a way to help you in yer journey. We were supposed to be called Jībana dhārakakē, but lives is fine I guess. Anyway, here is our purpose: keep you alive, and if you die one of us will sacrifice ourselves to save you.”
“Why?” Khalid couldn’t help himself, Dula was not only confusing him but was taking everything he knew and was twisting it around.
“Aye! What I say ‘bout questions! I was just ‘bout to get there so hold ya horses!” Dula let out a huff of air as if frustrated then continued. “We are here to keep you alive because if you die off then the whole world will be doomed for a thousand years again.”
“Again?”
“Kid! C’mon, just have some patience! And yes, again! You were alive before but thanks to your dumb actions you died along with all nine of your Jībana bāhaka! It is our job to not let that happen again! Now, your job is to fight those problems with us, until all are exterminated, but so far you ain’t been doin a good job!”
“What do you mean!? I’ve taken down all of them without getting hur-”
“It ain’t about just taken ‘em down or just not gettin’ hurt! Kid, yer supposed to protect the innocents around a-”
“I have!”
“No, you hav’t! Three, THREE, died! In just one fight! You need to be more careful! Also, y’know that black stuff?”
“Y-”
“Don’t speak yet! Just nod or somethin. Anyway, that black stuff isn’t supposed to happen!! It is just making more “problems!” You need to destroy it with your fire, burn the ashes!”
“So rol-”
“What did I- What did I just say about talkin?! An’ no, y’ don’ roll on it! You can breath fire, kid! It’s that easy!”
“I can?!” Khalid’s face light up with excitement and Dula’s expression grew even more annoyed. They stared at each other in silence for several moments until Dula nodded ever so slowly, annoyance still on his face.
“Yes, y’ can. Just inhale deeply and exhale while thinkin’ ‘bout yer mane.” Khalid promptly did it, and spewed golden flames directly at Dula. When the flames passed, the strain of not screaming at Khalid was apparent on Dula’s face. “Yes, just like that, but next time… freakin’ don’t aim at me!” Dula’s calm blue burst into a violent red as he screamed, then returned a moment after. “Now...questions.” Khalid shrugged and Dula’s expression darkened. “Y-Yer kiddin’! All those questions and ya can’t just shut yer mouth, but now y’ got none!” Dula groaned in frustration and threw his little arms into the air. “Y’know what, fine! Since ya get it, let’s just keep goin!” He shot back to his place on the spinning circle, though his frustration was still apparent.

After that, Khalid continued his quest, though with a new awareness. He was more careful with others and much faster in battle. As he grew to adulthood and grew stronger, he relied less on the lives and began to use tooth, claw, and fire in order to save energy for both himself and his lives. He fought several problems over the years, each one ending in victory. They came in a wide variety of shapes and sizes and powers and each one was unpredictable, but with each fight Khalid only grew and adapted. He avoided populated areas and stuck to the outermost parts of the forests, that is until one he called Astral alerted him to a massive on moving toward the city. He had never fought in a city before, but he would have to do it lest the problem destroyed hundreds or more lives.
He moved quickly towards it and did not slow, even when he saw it’s shape - a massive sixteen foot tall bear like creature with several spines sticking from its back and massive fangs jutting from its mouth. Khalid charged ahead and on his back, the lives took the whip formation, hardening themselves in preparation. Khalid jumped up and landed on its back, his weight throwing it forward slightly. The whip of lives shot out and wrapped around the beast's neck before tightening and pulling back as Khalid leaned back. He dropped to the ground behind it just as the whip of lives successfully pulled it over, and stared in horror as the beast crashed a top him.
All was dark and quiet for a moment. He was floating within pitch black in silence and he looked around in confusion. His lives were not near him and he was left in what appeared to be utter darkness, but he could see himself completely. A bell chime rang out and he turned around to face Dula, who had appeared in a soft flash of blue light. “Dula? What’s going on?”
“Ya died, kid.”
“W-what?”
“Y’ can’t expect to be crushed by a problem six feet taller than ya and live!” Dula sighed slightly and shook his head. “Ya remember what I told ya? ‘Bout what we do?”
Khalid’s eyes widened a little and he gazed at Dula. “Dula…”
“Well I decided to go first, so… don’t waste it, aight? Now get in there and kick some bear butt!!” At that, Dula turned as golden as Khalid’s fire and shot into his chest. Upon impact, he shattered into a million sparkles which shot to his mane which roared stronger and bore his sparkles like shimmering golden sand. The darkness around him began to crack and shatter in spider web patterns until it all fell apart leaving him laying on the ground in a dent where the problem fell. He groaned and started to get up. In front of him, eight lives hovered, each gazing at him with concern. Khalid looked at them for a while then slowly turned to look at the problem, which was beginning to shove around a building. He grunted and rose to his full height, his eyes trained on the problem with a fire burning within them. “‘Aight, let’s get it.” His lives circled him once more and Khalid charged ahead.

That was not the first death Khalid would have. Over 137 years, Khalid died six times, each one causing him to loose a beloved companion, one who had helped to raise him since he was a child. Upon the death of the fifth, Lykos, he began to work on fashioning a scarf, one of which Kisim had told him about in their evening chats. It was said that the scarf could harness the power of an individual life and grant it to him. Not wanting to risk loosing another life, he created the scarf, which was more of a bandanna with an orb in the front than a scarf, and went to battle. He used Kisim with it first, as Kisim was the strongest of the remaining four and bore the most ancient intellect. However, it did not go as planned. Kisims power was too great for the small orb and it cracked, which caused a fissure of power that led to an explosion 1/8th the size of a hydrogen bomb. It killed the problem, but also took Khalid with it. In Kisim's final moments with Khalid, he apologized for failing him, but Khalid promptly stopped him, turning the conversation to one supporting Kisim as he highlighted all of the great things the life had done for him. When it was time, Kisim crashed into Khalid's chest with a joyous smile on his face, happy to have been able to help Khalid in his struggle to keep the world in order. Khalid, however, came back with a deep frown on his face. The three remaining, Astral, Chono, and Kasis, gazed at him in sorrowful silence as the four stood there, mourning the loss of another friend.
As each life was used, they gave him a speech moments before passing, and each speech shared knowledge with him that the life believed he would need. With each one, he had a special bond with them. They were not just friend or family, they were more. They were parts of him, and loosing each one hurt more than the pain he felt upon death.

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Warriors - Imagine Dragons

Khalid and his lives are a team, they work together and support eachother in all things. The powerful and determined aura of this song matches them perfectly as they work to build up one another and give eachother strength and courage.

Dula

Dula was the first life he lost, and was a father figure to Khalid. This life was fiery and feisty and very commanding, but despite his annoyances with him, Dula still loved Khalid as a son. He often went out of his way to help and mentor Khalid, be it during battle or in between battles. He was the only one who was not afraid to scold Khalid instantly in order to keep him in check. While his last words may not have seemed to have given Khalid much guidance, they gave him the courage and motivation he needed. After Dula sacrificed himself for Khalid, Khalid's stubbornness grew to the point that he refused to back down from any battle, no matter how daunting. Khalid spend five years with Dula before his passing.

Koma

Koma was the second life he lost and was the gentlest by far. Koma had a hard time in battles as she did not want to harm others, but the other lives encouraged and convinced her each time. She was a mother figure for Khalid in his youth and was a great source of comfort. She would often cuddle with him at night while the others kept watch. When Dula died, Koma was not the same. Her light was dimmer and she was often lost in thought, her mind and heart saddened by the loss. So, when Khalid was impaled by the massive horn of a problem, she was the first to step up to the position of restoring him. In her last moments, she told Khalid to have grace and patience and remember that love should come above all else. While he did not understand what she meant at the time, it later came to him that the love which comes above all else was that with the other seven remaining lives. Khalid spent six years with Koma before her passing.

Siok

Siok was the third life he lost. Siok was quiet, but quite the strategist. He often would shout to Khalid in battle giving him advise and alerting him to an opportunity. In their last fight together, Siok advised Khalid of an oppertunity which required him to leap from the nose of the problem to it's paw. However, Siok over looked one minor detail: the other paw. In mid air, the paw struck Khalid and smashed him against a rock, crushing his skull and spine. Siok sacrificed himself as he felt responsible for the act. In his last words, he told Khalid to never over look anything and always stay on edge. He told him to keep an open mind to all possible results and to be prepared for anything and everything. Khalid spent nine years with Siok before his passing.

Roukan

Roukan was the fourth life he lost and the most courageous of them all. It was Roukan who would give off such a strong aura of confidence and bravery that it affected all those around him and gave them the energy they needed to press onward despite the daunting threat ahead. Roukan was the one who came up with the name Problem for the beasts they encounter as he decided that calling them monster created too much of a nervous emotion within the minds. To Khalid, Roukan was like an older brother. A roll model, a figure of strength and perfection. While the two weren't very close emotion wise, they were tight as can be in practically every other sense. When Roukan gave his final speech to Khalid, he told him to be brave and face every challenge with a grin, even if he is trembling on the inside. Khalid spent nineteen years with Roukan before his passing.

Lykos

Lykos was the fifth life Khalid lost and the quickest among them. She was constantly working to give the team an edge in every battle and would always lead the group when they took rosary formation. She loved to race around Khalid and the others in some form of tag, though she knew well that none of them would be able to catch her. When she gave her last speech to Khalid, she told him that being physically quick is not as important as being mentally and emotionally quick, able to promptly jump to think out and solve a problem while it is happening. Khalid spent twenty-five years with Lykos before her passing.

Kisim

Kisim was the sixth life he lost, and had always been deep into mythology and the acts of the ancients. He was strong both mentally and physically and always worked to keep the remaining lives in check. As his friends slowly died off, he remained strong and pressed foreword, knowing that if he were to be weakened from it then he could result in another death for Khalid. Kisim told Khalid of a special bandanna with a glass orb he had learned about in his studies which he believed would help Khalid harness the power of one particular life and use it against the problem. So, they set to work and created it. It was simple, just a backwards bandanna with a glass orb holding the two edges together on the front of his chest. When they went up against a problem, Kisim went into the orb and began pushing his power and energy into it. At first, it worked and Khalid felt a surge of power, however it quickly backfired. Kisim's power shot back into him and clashed against the power he was releasing which caused a massive explosion 1/8th the size of a hydrogen bomb. In Kisim's last speech to Khalid, he apologized for failing him and the others. He told Khalid to keep an open mind and heart to others and to always remember the value of the lives around him. Khalid spent seventy-nine years with Kisim before his passing.

Astral

Astral is Khalid's right hand man. Er, girl. Astral is constantly beside Khalid, even when in battle. After the loss of six of her friends, she assumed the battle form of the sword to provide the other two a break when the sword is chosen and to provide aid to Khalid in battle. She is not very talkative and prefers to listen, but her company is never unnoticed. She occasionally will go away from Khalid, but only for a moment as she gathers an object which has caught her eye to show him. She loves all things star shaped and yellow. At night, she can be found gazing up at the sky in a dream-like state with a small smile on her face. She is able to name every constellation and tell of how they were formed and loves to share her knowledge with those who ask. She is not the head of the remaining three, but is a vital member to the team none-the-less.

Chrono

Chrono is strict, to say the least. He is a very by the book life and does not see the joy in small things which are done without purpose. He is often jokingly called a killjoy or stick in the mud by Astral and Khalid, but doesn't mind it and actually embraces it. In battle, Chrono assumes the mirror disk form and uses this form to not only attack but also to guard and block incoming attacks. He is patient and prefers to bide his time, but he will not disobey Khalid unless the command Khalid gives is an obvious danger. He is the head of the three and keeps them all in check. He spends his time tracking problems and thinking of future ways to attack, occasionally training with one of the other two. He is not very close with Khalid but still cares for him greatly and shows that care through lectures and protection.

Kasis

Kasis is the rambunctious one of the remaining three and often trails off without thinking. He is easily distracted, but is still a great help in battle. While the others are focusing on one thing, his mind is flicking around the problem, which allows him to see every movement the problem makes. He can be forgetful at times and isn't one to be trusted with challenging tasks, but will also find much easier ways to do things and thus accomplishes them much faster. In battle, he takes the form of the soul rosary and acts as a whip. When at a long distance, he is capable of shooting things such as stones and tree branches at the target. He enjoys battle and likes to work as a team with the other two, but he loves the times in between fights even more.  He is very close with Khalid and the two often sing as they walk or get distracted over the same things at the same time. Kasis loves to be around Khalid and will often hug his ear at random times.

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Reunited - Roman Heuser

Khalid wants nothing more than to be reunited with his lost friends again. This song applies to his dreams in the hopeful and determined air it has. Each note is played with perfection and displays the essense of Khalid's longing to be with his friends and rid the world of this wretched problem.

Huh?...my..dream? Well.... I guess there's always the different types of dreams...first, the basic one everybody thinks of. At night, when I am the last one awake and my three lives are cuddled against me to keep warm, I gaze up at the stars and think of those that I lost...my friends...those I lost due to my foolishness and ignorance in practically everything...they sacrificed themselves for me, and what for? To keep a foolish viscet who doesn't know a thing aside from fighting alive. It made me feel pathetic, it made me feel unworthy, and I suppose that is appropriate. I talk to Chrono about this a lot and I always get the same response. It is all as it should be, these are the usual thoughts someone would have after others sacrificed themselves for you. It never helps, though... so I fall asleep with these thoughts. It isn't often that I sleep, and when I do it isn't long so all of my dreams are easily remembered, even more so as they are always the same. I am floating in darkness, the same way that I am when a friend is sacrificing themselves for me, except they're all there... all nine of them, gazing at me with cheerful smiles. Not a word is spoken between us but I can still sense what they have to say. They start spiraling around me, going faster and faster until they are just a chain of blue light. Then I wake up.
The second type of dream is...well, basic if you know me. I always catch myself dreaming of everything going back to how it was.... no problems, my friends all with me.... just, blissful.... but it is just a dream. I cannot reverse time and I cannot undo what has happened to my friends. I can, however, fight till my last breath until every last one of those blasted problems are nothing more than stains on the ground, and I promise you that I intend to do just that.