What could be better than building bombs in your living room to fight for survival? Well, not having to build bombs in your living room would be favourite. Failing that; cackling with tension-reducing laughter while the 3D printer chunters away.
Enter…
Los the moose, the Freefilmers’ social media manager. Queen.
Drakonchik the Travel Dragon, my companion, who sources gadgets for Freefilmers to supply to IDPs. Consort to the queen.
Zamalat the parrot, Ukrainian-flag-coloured super-patriot. Loyal retainer to the above.
These three are technical masterminds, two of them being battery-powered themselves.
Cuddly mascots and bomb-building might seem an even less expected combination than bomb-building and dinner chat. They might make some people uncomfortable.
However, as in my last post, it’s a case of survival necessity again. People need to laugh and goof around, whatever their life circumstances. If you can’t have safety, peace or a proper home after an invading army incinerated everything you own … you can at least have a morale-boosting robot parrot in national colours on your side. There are persistent reports of russian soldiers booby-trapping soft toys when they retreat; these guys are fighting back.
(And, yes, naturally Zamalat can sing the Ukrainian national anthem, in small chunks. I just need to find him some new batteries… Right after I assist Drakonchik…)
Ouch! Thank you! =)
Yes, laughing and goofing about is surely a primary need! My respects to the BBBTeam and an extra friendly pat on Drakonchik's little red round head!