[color=pink][b][u]The International Yogurt Festival[/u][/b][/color] ------------ [b]Haidar the Saudi Lion:[/b] [i](narrating in English)[/i] Hello; you probably guessed from the fact my name is Haidar the Saudi Lion that the nation I represent as a parallel of Leo the Patriotic Lion is Saudi Arabia. Could it be any more obvious? Anyways, as last year's World Cup was progressing, various government officials and I were having discussions on what possible goods and services could help better us, and at the same time, allow us to contribute back to the globe. A big chunk of inspiration came from the fact that ever since Leo took the oath of office in the United States, the entire world turns to him. Yes. Even the nations that were once known for being hostile to the U.S. are now being friends with the U.S. I therefore believe that electing Leo to that position has been the best thing that's ever happened to this world ever since the Allies triumphed in WW2 (World War II). So what was the product in question? It was yogurt. So we decided to have a big festival celebrating it and everything about it. Please note I'm not talking about frozen yogurt, although we would try that as well. This is traditional yogurt you make from milk that you can buy in the appropriate chilled aisles at your local supermarket. This is where we pick up the highlights. We also reveal that, sadly, the troubles with the world's wealthiest footballer (soccer player) continue. [b]Leo the Patriotic Lion:[/b] [i](narrating)[/i] What is Neymar's problem, anyways? He's a Pentecostal Christian, I have discovered; he's supposed to be setting an example! --------- --------- --------- *Later, we go to Saudi Arabia for the International Yogurt Festival.* ------- *Riyadh, Saudi Arabia* [b]Civilian 1:[/b] Good morning, my friends! Please have some yogurt! [b]Civilian 2:[/b] It's good stuff! [b]Chuong:[/b] Oh, wow; thanks! [b]Civilian 3:[/b] Have some yogurt cucumber salad! It is very healthy for you! [b]Chuong:[/b] *Eats some yogurt cucumber salad.* It's so refreshing and tasty! I love it! [b]Civilian 4:[/b] Greetings, everybody! I hope you are enjoying what you're seeing! [b]Civilian 5:[/b] Yogurt every meal and every day! Very healthy and tasty stuff! [b]Sebastian:[/b] So, believe it or not Moon Moon, Leopoldo and I just visited Cristiano Ronaldo's home in Riyadh. Very nice, and I can see why it's tightly secured. He now plays for Al-Nassr. [b]Civilian 6:[/b] He is Allah's gift to the world from Portugal! Truest of talents! Saudi has gone wild for him since he got accepted into Al-Nassr. Even Haidar enjoys it. *To Leopoldo the Navigating Lion.* I see you are from Portugal, like Ronaldo. I must say he is super talented, and he's wildly popular here. You should be proud that your country produced this man for the world. [b]Zax:[/b] Yogurt everywhere! So amazing! [b]Mechayote:[/b] Good for you, too; especially at every meal! ------------------ *Paris, France* *Several civilians do the Neymar challenge by rolling around on the ground on command. Some of their dogs also do this on command. There are other participants recording the challenge for laughs.* [b]Civilian 1:[/b] *In French* Waste of talent, Neymar! All he has to do is kick the ball around and do his best! He's stealing the euros from his team! [b]Civilian 2:[/b] *In French* 222 million euro; that is his net worth? Does he not realize that he got the world's largest football deal?! [b]Civilian 3:[/b] *In French* Ugh! He is beyond lucky yet he clowns around! *To everybody else.* NEYMAR! *Everybody rolls on the ground on command pretending to be injured as their dogs do the same on command.* [b]Civilian 4:[/b] *In French* Ow; my leg! [b]Civilian 5:[/b] *In French* I popped my ankle! [b]Battle Bear:[/b] *Sighs in French* If only there was another man like Ronaldo.... But, no; it's Neymar. He's so lucky; yet keeps diving on the pitch! Why? *Somewhere at the PSG training facility, Neymar gets into an argument with a coach.* [b]PSG Coach 1:[/b] Just kick the {BLEEP} ball, Neymar! That's all you had to do! [b]Neymar:[/b] You keep screaming into my ear nonstop, and you keep saying that I don't belong here if we do not win every time! You drive me crazy! [b]PSG Coach 2:[/b] We told you to stop diving on the pitch! Just stop! [b]Neymar:[/b] You told me to do what it takes to get our team to win! Your shouts drive me crazy, and make me want to cry! I'm doing everything I can for our team! I try to follow your directions! Everything! [b]PSG Coach 2:[/b] All we keep telling you is to stop diving on the pitch! Just focus on kicking the ball and whatever you do best! [b]Neymar:[/b] When I stopped diving, we lost. When I do start diving again, we win! [b]PSG Coach 2:[/b] Each time you dive, we lose credibility and our deals! Just stop with the theatrics! You're 30 years old, for crying out loud! [b]Neymar:[/b] *Argues in Portuguese and throws a fit.* Neymar, do this! Neymar, do that! Every time I play, you spend every {BLEEP} second shouting into my ears nonstop! You can't even take five seconds to shut the {BLEEP} up! [b]PSG Coach 1:[/b] Hey! Why don't you say that in French or English for us to hear! [b]PSG Coach 2:[/b] You'd be lucky if Manchester even thinks of accepting you! We can tell that all you cared about was the money! [b]Neymar:[/b] Just shut up! I have loved football since I was born! None of you would make me enjoy it! *Continues to rant in Portuguese.* I wished to be better than Cristiano Ronaldo! I want to be the best to represent Brazil next year in the Olympics! The coaches here are crazier than before! I've had it! *He kicks a soccer ball into the air like a spoiled child.* Everybody! Just shut up! *The soccer ball lands and hits Leonce on the back of his shoulder.* ----------- [b]Leonce the Romantic Lion:[/b] [i](narrating in English)[/i] This would unintentionally be a test of patience for me. How do you think I did? The answer is down below. ------------ *Saudi Arabia* [b]Haidar:[/b] Thank you all for coming; we're going to have a marvelous time today. Take your pick of the choice of yogurt, and let it get your minds off anything else that it was on right now, like the soccer players. [b]Leo:[/b] What did you think of Leonid the action hero? [b]Haidar:[/b] That was crazy to watch, but who needs movies when real life is this exciting? ---------------- [b]Leonid the Cold Lion:[/b] [i](narrating in English)[/i] Leo is making a reference to the time I battled Putin's three supporters inside the Kremlin. I now wish I hadn't let them in, but in the end, I am thankful that it turned out the way it did. When our news media surveyed the people of Russia, all of them gave the same response: I had won everybody's trust and gained my credibility back, and redeemed myself from the times I bellowed at all those dopers. Even the dopers also questioned Neymar's antics, amazingly, but that's a different discussion for a different time. The dopers, however, told me that they felt they deserved to have me bellow at them, because nobody wants to hire them. Their families want nothing to do with them, as they brought shame and disgrace on their family names for generations to come. Now they're doing nothing but community service at the moment. For how long? I don't know, but it is not for the rest of their lives. It's just for a limited time. Meanwhile, Hollywood was praying hard I'd emigrate to the U.S. upon finishing my time as President of the Russian Federation. I'm not positive being a film star is the right move for me, but they were planning to offer me mind-boggling contracts that would put me amongst the wealthiest human actors in Hollywood. The human actors weren't bothered by that; even they were wanting me to do at least action movie. If so, I'd do all the stunts myself, so pray hard I don't get injured. Meanwhile, let's check in on Leonce and the others again. ----------------- *Paris, France* [b]Leonce:[/b] *to himself in English* Ouch! *He watches the ball roll to the end of the sidewalk.* Oh; it's just a soccer ball. I think Neymar's having a tantrum again. I cannot have one; that's what got me in trouble all those years ago. Still, I wish Neymar would call it quits and get out of this country; he's got everything he ever wanted. Yet, it seems, it will in the end be all for nothing. By no means is he a good role model, even if Christianity is his religion. *He picks up the ball. The civilians who see him suddenly stop their acting, and some run for their lives, thinking the lion is going to snap.* [b]Leonce:[/b] *in French to the people* Did anybody see where the ball came from? ------------ *Saudi Arabia* [b]Chuong:[/b] Leonid the Action Hero? I like that nickname, Leo! *To Sebastian* You must be a very lucky guest to see Ronaldo. The Saudis here treat their athletes like kings and queens. [b]Malik:[/b] They put our kingdom on their shoulders in their careers, so in return, we must treat them very well. [b]Quick Blade:[/b] Try some frozen yogurt with some honey. You'll like that. [b]Juno:[/b] I'll do that later. Better with fruits on them, too. [b]Zax:[/b] Not just that, Haidar. Leonid will be the best actor for action movies, too. He'll make action movies great again, even better than the [i]John Wick[/i] series! ------------- *Paris, France* [b]Civilian 1:[/b] *In French as he points.* It came from over there! [b]Civilian 2:[/b] *In French* That's where PSG's training facility is at. *The arguing intensifies at the training facility.* [b]PSG Coach 3:[/b] I really hope you applied with other football clubs and not just with Manchester United! After this season, we are done with you! [b]Neymar:[/b] Messi and I are the real reasons why we are still number one! [b]PSG Coach 3:[/b] You know who's our biggest fan of this club? Leonce! [b]Neymar:[/b] As long this club wins, that's all that matters! You wanted me so bad, so here I am! You'll never find anyone like me! I guarantee you that in the upcoming Olympics, if my national team faces yours in football, we will obliterate you! [b]PSG Coach 4:[/b] Keep diving and you'll lose! Not to mention, Crush works in the Olympics as a football referee, too! He'd give you a red card if you just look at him. [b]Mbappe:[/b] Neymar, just shut your mouth! *The other PSG footballers gets involved in the Neymar drama.* [b]PSG Footballer 1:[/b] Neymar, please shut up! The fact that you're here shows how lucky you are! [b]PSG Footballer 2:[/b] Do you realize how many people will kill just to even be considered by us? [b]PSG Footballer 3:[/b] To wear this uniform instantly makes you hirable by any football team in this entire world! You are worth more than all of America's footballers put together! [b]PSG Footballer 4:[/b] You are worth way more than my hometown! Do you not realize how good you have it?! [b]PSG Footballer 5:[/b] You have more advertising deals in football gear than I do! Puma makes superior shoes! You have an ad deal with them and they have posters of your face allover this world! I would kill for that! Do you realize how talented and rich you are? There is hardly anyone like you! You are in the top 0.01% if the most talented footballers on Earth! [b]PSG Footballer 6:[/b] Good heavens Neymar stop arguing with the coaches! You are beyond lucky to even be here for this long! They could release you anytime they want but they didn't because of your talents and experience! For them to say they will keep you until the end of this season shows that you are worthy to be with us! This is not an easy club! [b]Neymar:[/b] I don't care! Everybody drives me crazy left and right! I just want to do my best, meet my fans, and live my life! [b]PSG Footballer 6:[/b] That's all you can do is your best! That's all we care about! You are still one of the greatest footballers in this world, and nobody can take that away from you! [b]Mbappe:[/b] Just stop crying and diving! You make us look bad! Just stop being a child! [b]Neymar:[/b] All you do is nothing but stress me out! [b]PSG Coach 1:[/b] You want to talk about stress? Try having my job! We pay you more than my salary! Management, business deals, learning from mistakes, everything! All you have to do is kick the ball to our players and to the net. That's literally all you have to do. On top of that, the fact that you get paid so much just for a simple task shows how good you have it. You have no idea how many people in this world will kill for your position! [b]PSG Coach 2:[/b] Those American footballers would love to be even a part of you! They would love to be here in Paris like you! Look at what you have and how you built your life compared to others! [b]Mbappe:[/b] I wished you'd play for someone else! You just drive me crazy on the field! If only you were thankful for being a part of Leonce's favorite team! ------------------- *Saudi Arabia* [b]Leo:[/b] I believe that. [b]Haidar:[/b] Never heard of [i]John Wick[/i], but I believe you as well. ---------------- *France* [b]Leonce:[/b] *in French* I promise not to snap, but do me a favor, folks. Clear the area. *The people go home. Leonce goes to the club, where he comes across all the ruckus.* [b]Leonce:[/b] *in English to Neymar* Hey; what's all the commotion down here? What are you griping about now? -------- *Saudi Arabia* [b]Zax:[/b] Popular action movie at the moment. [b]Juno:[/b] *Tries a churro-flavored frozen yogurt with some honey on it.* Mmmm; tasty! [b]Chuong:[/b] Ooooh matcha frozen yogurt! *He tries it with some honey.* Fantastic! [b]Marshall:[/b] *Tries some pina colada flavored frozen yogurt with honey.* Perfect for this weather! [b]Zachary:[/b] *Tries some strawberry banana frozen yogurt with honey.* This is good! ------------------ *France* [b]Neymar:[/b] The coaches here stress me out by screaming at me on the pitch during matches; that's what! They do that every second! [b]Mbappe:[/b] That's their job! [b]PSG Coach 1:[/b] *In French* Thanks for returning the soccer ball to us. *He takes the soccer ball from Leonce.* [b]PSG Coach 2:[/b] *In French* Neymar is having another tantrum again. This time, he kicked that ball out of the facility. [b]PSG Footballer 1:[/b] *In French* Neymar is so dead for kicking that ball out of here now that Leonce is here. [b]PSG Footballer 2:[/b] *In French* Leonce is going to have some choice words with him, then about him with Laurencio. I can't believe this guy is Brazil's best export. [b]PSG Footballer 3:[/b] *In French* This is PSG, not Neymar's circus! ----------- *Saudi Arabia* *Leo also tries the same type of yogurt Zachary does.* [b]Leo:[/b] Some of the best yogurt I've had in a long time. --------------- *France* [b]Leonce:[/b] *to Neymar* Are they really stressing you out, or is the reality you stressing them out because you're acting like such an idiot? You're lucky I don't have the power to kick you out of the club and out of the nation. If I could, I would! You are the best of the best, and your skills have proven it, and you're the wealthiest soccer player that ever was. Yet your acts of faking being injured are even driving me up the wall! Surely you've won games without diving. And why do you call that diving? That's not even actually diving! *Because of the way Leonce is dressed, he does a bunch of martial arts moves from the art known as savate, the art in which Cripto beat Battle Bear in an exhibition match, including a dive roll move.* [b]Leonce:[/b] See that? Now THAT was a dive! -------------------- *Saudi Arabia* [b]Quick Blade:[/b] Don't forget that Indian cuisine is immensely popular here, too, which also happens to use yogurt as well. Butter chicken, for example, is a popular Indian dish that uses yogurt. [b]Zax:[/b] Ooooh; butter chicken is good stuff! [b]Chuong:[/b] Ooooh; let's have some! *We eat some Indian food.* [b]Anushka:[/b] Indian food here isn't much different from the ones back in India. They seem to be prepared more elegantly here though. Indian food here looks like something prepared for Lekhan's birthday party. [b]Civilian 1:[/b] And don't forget the mango lassi, my friends. Indian food can be very spicy. Check out this chicken vindaloo dish. Super tasty, super spicy, you need mango lassi after that. [b]Civilian 2:[/b] Yogurt in Indian cuisine adds savoury flavors to them. -------------------- *France* *There is at least 2 minutes of awkward silence from everybody. After that, everybody slowly returns to practice as Neymar quietly does the same.* ------------ *Saudi Arabia* *The others also try some spicy food.* [b]Leo:[/b] What do you think? [b]Tom:[/b] I'm enjoying this. I'll be ordering the mango lassi, no doubt. [b]Crush:[/b] This is not for the faint of heart, no doubt. --------------------- *France* *Leonce leaves.* [b]Leonce:[/b] *silently to himself in English* Moron! ------------ *Saudi Arabia* [b]Civilian 1:[/b] Try some chips with guacamole, which has yogurt in it. [b]Chuong:[/b] *Eats some chips with guacamole.* Ooooh; very creamy and more savory! [b]Zax:[/b] *Tries some guacamole.* Oh, wow; it's better with yogurt in it! Now this right here is a Super Bowl worthy dish! [b]Civilian 2:[/b] You should consider making yogurt dips for your Super Bowl party. Healthy and tasty! In fact, take these recipe cards with you. *He hands the recipe cards in English to Zax.* [b]Zax:[/b] Ooooh; thanks! I'm sending this to the stadium chefs in Arizona for that this season! They're going to love this! [b]Shadow Hunter:[/b] The mango lassi is what I need after eating Buffalo wings. *He buys some mango lassi to drink.* [b]Chuong:[/b] Taiwan makes excellent mango dessert dishes, especially with coconut. [b]Civilian 3:[/b] *To Leopoldo* So now that Ronaldo lives here, will you be visiting Saudi Arabia more often because of it? He's a huge deal to us, you have no idea how much economic impact he has on our country with him being here alone. [b]Leopoldo:[/b] I'm mainly concentrating on bettering my own nation, but I do plan to make the occasional visit to this nation for that reason. [b]Leo's silent thoughts:[/b] [i]I bet nobody wants to go to France as long as Neymar is there. If ever there was anything I couldn't stand, it was a real life Peter Pan. I know that's virtually the pot calling the kettle black given the bellowing I did, but his behavior is a different problem than mine was.[/i] [b]Tom:[/b] How do you like the mango lassi? [b]Cripto:[/b] Absolutely enjoying it. It helps neutralize everything if you're eating spicy stuff. [b]Macho Mouse:[/b] I have to second you on that. I have a history of not liking spicy stuff, although I'm more open to it now. [b]Haidar:[/b] Mice like you don't like spicy foods? [b]Macho Mouse:[/b] It's primarily the capsaicin. It's a substance you find in spicy foods such as wild chilis, that make them hot and spicy. [b]Haidar:[/b] Interesting. You do learn something every day. [b]Civilian 1:[/b] Understandable. I'm sure you got the email and letter that our government has made you VIP as long Ronaldo is here. That also means the security team at Ronaldo's home here will let you in after identification with no further questions asked. Same applies to your fellow Portuguese heroes. [b]Sebastian:[/b] I never thought he'd have his own personal stores connected to his home. That's something I never even heard of before. [b]Civilian 1:[/b] We go out of our ways to treat stars like him very well. Our athletes deserve the best of brands for their sporting equipment. That way they can perform at their best in football. [b]Captain Cosmo:[/b] If only the previous Russian government administration would fund that instead of drugs. Just buy the best of athletic shoes with no-tie laces for starters. Don't do drugs and don't sneak motors or illegal equipment into athletic gear. But I'm so happy Leonid is running Russia. [b]Civilian 2:[/b] Oh my gosh! Same Leonid who whooped three bad guys? I love him so much! He treats his people with love! Last time I visited Russia under him, it was a whole different and more vibrant world. They're very open to us and the Americans. [b]Civilian 3:[/b] Lions like Leonid gives the world not only hope, but also proof that there is a future for us. [b]Quick Blade:[/b] He should be an action movie star. [b]Leo:[/b] I promise you Hollywood is wanting to recruit him for that purpose, but he doesn't plan to leave Russia anytime soon. What I'm hoping for is that all his successors follow his example when he does call it quits according to the limits they have. [b]Tom:[/b] Same here. [b]Chuong:[/b] I hope Leonid is ready for his inbox to be full of action movie offers and contracts. [b]Captain Cosmo:[/b] From around the world, not just Hollywood. [b]Zax:[/b] Oooh; this looks like pound cake. [b]Civilian 3:[/b] That is French style yogurt cake. Please try it. [b]Zax:[/b] *Eats a slice of yogurt cake.* Wow! Moist and sweet! I love it! [b]Civilian 5:[/b] Our physicians have been convincing the world why everybody should consume more yogurt at every meal. It's not only healthy, but also serves as a miracle ingredient to many dishes. Thus, we have our yogurt festivals and conventions across Saudi Arabia today. [b]Civilian 6:[/b] We also have your favorite; yogurt pretzel snacks! [b]Zax:[/b] Oooh; give me! *Buys a bag of yogurt pretzels to share with Juno.* [b]Juno:[/b] *Eats some yogurt pretzels.* Oh, wow; they're good! They nailed it! We have a lot of these back in America, and I'm glad they make them here, too! [b]Mechayote:[/b] *Eats some yogurt pretzels.* These are common in our grocery stores and convenience stores. They're a staple in American snacks. [b]Chuong:[/b] One of my favorite snacks from America! I had no idea they have them here, too! I usually don't see this in Vietnam, of course. [b]Quick Blade:[/b] We are the yogurt capital of Earth, and I wish everybody on Earth knew about this. The Japanese get it. Yogurt is the superfood that drives our world. Every soldier eats yogurt these days. No doubt do every superhero eat this stuff, too. [b]Snowstorm:[/b] We import our yogurt, because the Icelandic equivalent to it is actually a form of cheese known as skyr. Similar, but we don't showcase our skyr today here in Saudi Arabia, as that would be false advertising with the International Yogurt Festival. So it's common for us Icelanders to emphasize to our visitors that skyr is not yogurt, even though it can be eaten and used like one in some ways. [b]Quick Blade:[/b] Interesting and I've tried skyr before. [b]Leo:[/b] Leonid made the comment once that if he got into show biz, he assumed he'd become a game show host. [b]Tom:[/b] Why do you say that? [b]Leo:[/b] I once was. He's my parallel, after all. I think action movies suit him better, though. [b]Zax:[/b] He'd be better for action movies. [b]Marshall:[/b] We'd say the same thing. *Some Saudi engineers have a poster about making yogurt set up as families, both local and tourists, gather to listen as they explain in English.* [b]Engineer 1:[/b] Anyone can make yogurt. Just make sure the milk is pasteurized first before starting the heating process. [b]Engineer 2:[/b] Then add the yogurt starter before giving a stir. Let it cool for 8 hours, and voila! You have homemade yogurt! [b]Engineer 3:[/b] That's it! One of the world's most easiest homemade science projects that you can teach your children; especially in chemistry. [b]Engineer 1:[/b] Now you see why the dairy industry is among the largest on Earth. The more people learn about yogurt, the more they can use them as food or as ingredients. [b]Chuong:[/b] Yogurt in Vietnam was introduced by the French, and we use condensed milk as sweetener. I like it with mango and coconut. [b]Quick Blade:[/b] We have yogurt factories in every city and town in Saudi Arabia. Thank goodness for the underground maglev cargo trains to help us quickly export yogurt to the world. The UK is our largest importer of our yogurt before the rest of Europe. Then China before the other eastern Asian countries, such as Taiwan. The more we promote this product in our tourism industry, the more tourists we can provide answers to as to why their countries import so much yogurt from us as well as what makes us so special with this product compared to other countries. [b]Chuong:[/b] Good idea. Your country is also very accommodative for family travelers as well so this is excellent to teach children, here and from overseas, about this superfood. [b]Kirk:[/b] The Instant Pot happens to have a button for cooking milk into yogurt. Homemade yogurt is popular in Canada, so we have a lot of local family-owned yogurt factories throughout Canada. Yet our yogurt industry is tiny compared to Saudi Arabia's yogurt industry. [b]Quick Blade:[/b] Saudi Arabia has seen a lot of travelers since history so it's much easier to export our yogurt to the world. [b]Kirk:[/b] You were also a part of many empires so you know how different countries use yogurt. In Canada, we typically pair yogurt with fruits, and so does America. [b]Haidar:[/b] What yogurt do you typically go for? [b]Levi the Mountee Lion:[/b] As Kirk said, we typically pair our yogurt with fruit, or we make them fruit-flavored, and so blueberries have always been the fruit of choice my taste buds prefer for whatever reason. [b]Leo:[/b] And in my case, strawberries are the fruit of choice. [b]Chuong:[/b] Interesting. I'm surprised there isn't maple-flavoured yoghurt. [b]Kirk:[/b] That's because yogurt is savoury and tangy, so maple doesn't always go well with them. Some people may like it, but most don't. [b]Zax:[/b] Hey, Leo! Do you want a bag of strawberry yogurt pretzels? [b]Juno:[/b] I saw a bag of blueberry ones for you, Levi. [b]Noel:[/b] I was just going to mention that. [b]Dawn:[/b] *To Courtney* Nothing crazy going on your end, it seems, huh? [b]Courtney:[/b] Nope, but we're getting immigration upticks from Russia to Argentina and even Brazil. I don't know if Neymar is the reason why we are seeing an uptick of Brazilian immigrants. [b]Dawn:[/b] We've always had a steady flow of Brazilian immigrants in America. Neymar may not be the main reason, but it is possible that he may be part of the reason why Brazilians immigrate to other countries. [b]Wrangler Wolf:[/b] Y'all wanna know what's crazy about Neymar? He's worth more than my entire hometown put together, including myself! [b]Dawn:[/b] Pearland? [b]Wrangler Wolf:[/b] Yes! He gets paid to kick a ball around to a net; yet all of us in Pearland work more and harder than he does to maintain our community. [b]Courtney:[/b] Neymar is top talent. Puma has ads of him everywhere around the world. I wouldn't be surprised if he's worth more than our national soccer team and America's national soccer team combined! [b]Dawn:[/b] It's very possible! We have American men and boys who dream of having just a fraction of Neymar's talents in soccer. [b]Leo:[/b] *to Zax* Yes, please. [b]Levi P.:[/b] *to Juno and Noel* Thank you; I would like one of those. [b]Leo:[/b] Yes, Neymar is worth more than the world put together. *His communicator beeps.* Oh. *He looks.* Looks like Leonce let him have it. [b]Super C:[/b] But your French counterpart acted with reason, and apparently got him to shut up. *We see a replay of Leonce doing his martial arts moves and then saying to Neymar, "See that? Now THAT was a dive!" Afterwards, Juno and Noel buy the bags of yogurt pretzels before handing them to Leo and Levi.* [b]Chuong:[/b] Wow. Leonce has the patience of a saint to put up with Neymar like this since being transferred to PSG. All he has to do is kick the ball around like a pro. [b]Zax:[/b] And he gets paid an absurd amount of money just for that. Dak Prescott is worth around $40 million, but Neymar is worth around $200 million when you translate it. [b]Juno:[/b] Neymar is an example of privilege. He lives a lavish lifestyle that even our best athletes would die for if given the chance. His job and career is to just kick the ball around, and throughout his life, the world saw his talents and were offering him absurd amounts of money to join their clubs left and right. And to top it off, he's in Puma's ads left and right around the world. [b]Kang-Dae:[/b] And if I remember right, his team destroyed our team back in the recent World Cup. Neymar even outperforms our best footballers. He has absolutely no reason to be acting like a fool when he's got the talents of at least 50 career footballers. [b]Marshall:[/b] Every time we look at Neymar, oh my gosh; we get jealous of him. He still has no idea how good he has it compared to our soccer players. [b]Quick Blade:[/b] PSG is an elite team. I was really surprised that they wanted Neymar. The British want Neymar as well. Not sure how Lionus feels about that, but I'm surprised that lots of Manchester United fans want Neymar to join their club. Manchester United is an elite team, too. [b]Chuong:[/b] They're a big name, too. The fact that PSG suggested Neymar to Manchester United shows how generous they are with him. They could've just send him back to Brazil. It's hard to find people like Neymar these days. [b]Armenak:[/b] All the talents of many men combined, having more wealth than a small bustling American city, yet he has the mind of a fool. And he is still among the top 10 best footballers in this world. [b]Leo:[/b] Thank you so much. *He tries some.* Delicious. [b]Super C:[/b] That's an insane amount of money. [b]Cripto:[/b] That's more than my parents will ever make in a lifetime. [b]Doughty Dog:[/b] I always forget he's playing for a French team. I just wish he wouldn't pretend to be hurt just to stall for time. [b]Crush:[/b] Which would get him an instant red card from me. It would tick him off, but whatever. [b]Haidar:[/b] So which of your athletes would you say is the world's wealthiest person by net worth? [b]Super C:[/b] That's a good question; let me see. *Because T2's communicators allow for internet access no matter where one is, he looks it up.* Looks like at the moment, it's the greatest basketball star ever, Michael Jordan; as of now, his net worth is $2.2 billion. [b]Haidar:[/b] So this Neymar doesn't stack up close to him. [b]Super C:[/b] Nope. However, Jordan played basketball. Totally different sport. [b]Juno:[/b] There's even a shoe brand named and styled after him, too. [b]Zax:[/b] Air Jordans are popular in America, even by those who don't play basketball, nor have an interest in it. [b]Quick Blade:[/b] Air Jordans are popular in some other countries, too, including Saudi Arabia. The style of those shoes is what makes them popular. We Saudis like American brands as well, you know. [b]Zax:[/b] And I'm doing my best to not think about a certain French basketball player because of his name. [b]Marshall:[/b] Well, don't. [b]Chuong:[/b] Doesn't even help that the Summer Olympics is next year, and that French basketball player is going to be among the headlines of the event. I'm going to guess at Wildcat Broadcasting Corporation, the guy's jersey is going to be blurred out if they have to make or use videos involving him. [b]Zax:[/b] If they even mention him then maybe. [b]Leo:[/b] That's a good question; NBC and all existing spinoffs thereof are usually the sole broadcasters of the Olympic Games. ------------------ ------------------ ------------------ [b]Leo:[/b] [i](narrating)[/i] What I do know for certain is that WBC does not do any stories at all on Steeve Ho You Fat. That really is his name, in case you're not aware of it, but to give some context, he was born in French Guiana, where the Ho You Fat's family business controls shipping at the port of Cayenne; his paternal grandfather was an immigrant from China. That's why it translates (although accidentally) as Ho You Fat. Immature people who want him to switch over to the NBA are people that CNG was dying to kill (pun intended), but it instead took its own life. You know why; I don't have to repeat it. But there were people down in Texas, of all states, that began virtually begging for Steeve to migrate to the NBA, because that's where the biggest money is at right now. In response, Mayor Jabowitz wrote letters to the NBA telling them, "Do not recruit him!" [b]Leonce:[/b] [i](narrating in English)[/i] I also talked to Steeve in person asking him how he felt about it, and he said he'll consider all angles of everything before he makes a decision. It's his choice, however. Meanwhile, my friends had a wonderful time that the International Yogurt Festival (and sent me pictures of it), and by the time they got back to their home nations, a few of them called me via the G-52 app to ask me about the martial arts performance I did in front of Neymar; this is partially because I said, "See that? Now THAT was a dive!" The comment went viral, obviously, and it now has over 193.8 million views on YouTube. That's not an exaggeration; I'm talking literally. [b]Super C:[/b] [i](narrating)[/i] Basketball was Caticon's favorite team sport, and there are many Caticonian athletes who play that game worldwide, so all of us were offended by these incidents just as much as we found Neymar's diving insulting. "That's why we play basketball instead of soccer," they said. Some female Caticonian athletes also play the games netball and korfball, which are completely different games with completely different rules. I actually have watched a few netball games, some on YouTube, and some in person, and I have to say those girls have quite the talents getting the ball down the court and into the net. (Netball is mainly played by women, and the players aren't allowed to dribble the ball. They can only pass it. Also, only specific people can score, and every shot scored is worth one point, which is effectively, one goal. So there's no point in shooting from far away.) In any event, that concludes our journal entry about the yogurt festival. All of us were also impressed with Leonid's abilities against those criminals, and saying hard prayers for Leonce as he was dealing with both the stress over Neymar and the potential stress over Steeve. Would you say prayers for him, also? He needs all the help he can get. All the while, we're looking forward to more of the good things 2023 will bring us. I wish nothing but good fortune for you, too. Good night. ------------- [color=skyblue][b]THE END[/b][/color]