The redhead got out of his Lamborghini, and put on his expensive shades. He walked through the parking lot, and into the building. Harold's appearance had changed since he had been on "Total Drama" over a decade ago. Some muscle mass had been gained, while still maintaining his thin frame, his skin was more tanned, and he had large diamond piercings in both ears. He wore a long, fitting sweatshirt, and expensive jeans to add onto his glow-up. Harold took the doorknob, and decided to pose dramatically as he opened the door to look cool, "Hello salacious journalists. Harold has decided to bless you with his presence, in order to get your floundering careers back on track."
Josh could not help but roll his eyes, "You might look slightly cooler due to your glow-up, but you're still lame and dorky as hell. Sit your ass down, so we can get on with this."
Harold immediately ran to sit down in front of the interviewer, who was patting the stack of pictures, "Anyways, I am going to give you a name and a picture of a former contestant that you appeared with on your three seasons. The first person is Alejandro. He told us that you were obsessed with him after he made you UTTERLY irrelevant in the TD world. What is your perspective on things?"
"I admit that quitting on "World Tour" was a good move on his part, and I regret making that choice. I was going through a lot, with the Drama Brothers being on the verge of recording our comeback album, not wanting to miss any of that, Leshawna and I having... complications due to her and Tyler's... traitorous love affair, and Lindsay being on the team. It became clear that the producers didn't like us, and I DID feel bad about losing the two challenges for the team. Alejandro acted like a concerned brother, and someone who wanted to help me out with Leshawna, only to try and hook up with her, but make fun of me to everyone else after I was booted, which Bridgette told me about immediately. He said something about no wonder Justin slept with Leshawna in front of me, and that pale nerds like me deserve to be made fun of. So while the season continued filming, I did my research on him, and Jose was VERY happy to interview Bridgette and I. When he humiliated Leshawna, that was the last straw for me."
The former "Manhunt" host still gave Harold the side-eye, "I still think you did way too much for someone you only interacted with for a few days. It was your last days on the show, and his first days on the show. It also seemed like you got Sam to hate him."
Harold was starting to get annoyed, "LET ME FINISH, GOSH! When I saw him at the yacht, I wanted answers, and he made some horrible comments about not only my health conditions, but he targeted all of Steve's Summer Camps once he heard that I was going to be part owner, trying to get it shut down. Long story short, he and I got physical, and I was expecting him to be stronger. He blames me for Sam hating him, but he forgets that everyone hates him once he goes off his manufactured script. Also, when we were rolling out our big comeback album, we were told that a latin man was trying to get us blackballed by radio, and other big industry people, and he kind of admitted that it was him. Lawsuits and cease-and-desists were thrown around, and that was that."
"Alright, I'm moving on," Josh declared, as he handed Harold the next picture. "So you competed with Beth on two seasons, and she then developed a crush on you at the end of "Action", despite having a boyfriend. She has also been one of the biggest Drama Brother groupies. How do you feel about your experiences with her."
The redhead started to sway his hair, and adjust his sunglasses, "Well, I am not shocked that Beth would be charmed by my uber good looks, skills, and charisma. From the little we interacted on "Island", it was rad and all, especially once she stood up to Heather. I am all for the underdogs taking on the bully, and giving them a lesson. We got along very well in "Action", though she mistook any type of positive affection for love. During the merge party for that season, we were told to make out, and we did do that, and it pissed off Leshawna SO MUCH. Beth thought that she could make out with me during the Space challenge, and she was also covered in vomit, so it just grossed me out. We remained good friends, and we would roast Duncan and Courtney so much together."
"That is great and all, but I want to get into the groupie discussion, and how you ended up dating Beth for a while. I heard it caused A LOT of drama for the two of you."
"Yes. Beth wanted to follow us around, and who are we to turn down our lady fans, especially the ones we knew. Beth was kind of all over the place with Justin and Cody, and I was not speaking to Leshawna like that, so Beth and I confided in one another in our nerdy goodness. We did end up dating, and it was fun at first, but then it became too much. We got together because we wanted to make others upset, and as everyone knows, that's a HORRIBLE foundation for a relationship. Throughout this entire time up until today, we remained good friends, an we also went through similar glow-ups together. Beth's a cool chick."
The host pretended to get nauseous, "I still get groggy and grossed out from imaging you and Beth being together... doing things together. Anyways, Bridgette is next."
He took the picture of Bridgette into his possession, "Bridgette is a sweet soul. She was one of the few non-Neanderthals on the Killer Bass, meaning she treated me like a human being. She appreciated my mad knowledge and skills from the beginning, and knew that I wasn't useless, while I overlooked her ability to... injure people, and destroy anything in her sight, lol. I remember during the paintball challenge, she had a HUGE meltdown (half of it wasn't shown) about her not wanting to shoot anyone, since it goes against her beliefs and whatnot, and I was there for her during that moment. We got really close during that challenge, and she even asked me for advice about Geoff. I was a petty Sensai, and I told her not to waste her time on a following bully like him. We didn't interact much after I was booted, and it wasn't until we were both booted from the third season, and we started talking about the producer plot, and them aiding Al to sabotage us, was when we really got close, and we both spoke to his brother. Anyways, we and our partners ended up hanging out a lot, especially since mi lady was booted right after us, and it was a good time. We went to the movies, Canada's Wonderland, the CN Tower, all of that. I soon moved into Leshawna's house after the season, which was close to them, so we've been cool ever since. Bridgette's one of the only people who doesn't see my many talents as weirdness, and she even made me one of the co-runners for her charities for animal rights. Bridgette is arguably my favorite female friend from the show."
"Did you fuck her too? Everyone knows that Geoff and Bridgette turned out most of the cast," Josh threw out with a smirk on his face, and Harold's choked up reaction confirmed it, while he handed Harold the next picture. "Perfect. Cody is next, what do you think of him?"
"Cody is my brother from another mother. We just connected from the VERY beginning. Both of us are seen as nerds for some miraculous reason, but we both have a lot of coolness and skills, but just because we don't look like greek gods or whatever, people overlooked us. He was one of the few who defended me against those awful cretins back on "Island", so I respected him for that. He was telling me about his sick DJ equipment back at his home, and wanted me to come over to see it. We talked about our musical skills, and wanted to work with one another since Playa de Losers, but we hadn't gotten to spend any time in "Action". So I actually went to his house, and we came up with the idea to form The Drama Brothers. I got the other members involved, and everything really took off."
Josh remembered what was told to him, so he interjected, "I remember being told by Cody, and actually seeing it after interviewing you all that you got REALLY big-headed, and you thought that going solo was going to be a good idea. It caused the two of you to fall out for a bit. What is your perspective on this?"
Harold froze for about 30 seconds, before he started showing any movement, "There were A LOT of issues going on in the Drama Brothers. Justin and I were having our fights about personal issues, and Cody took Justin's side, despite them never being close, and always agreeing with me in private. Trent and I were arguing over the direction of our career, and Cody complained with me about how the label was trying to push Trent to the center. My issue with the Codemeister was that he never stood in his truth, and was being fake. We got into it about that, and I felt like I was being the outcast, so I did leave. The three of them continued arguing after I left, and Cody begged me to forgive him, which I did. We have gotten along ever since, and I even helped him distance himself from Sierra, who was still harassing him after he broke up with her. We have done many projects musically and otherwise together, and he's always been a ride-or-die for me."
"Alrighty, it's time to talk about Courtney. Why did you rig her out, and what do you see your relationship as over the course of the show? It seemed pussy-made in my opinion to go after her."
"Courtney mentioned that she was a C.I.T., but NEVER showed her certification, so I called her out on that from early on, as well as her supposed knowledge about the law, which she knew very little about. What also annoyed me about her was that she was bossy and demanding everyone to hold up their weight, but she never did. That got annoying to deal with after a while, and seeing how she treated Sadie even before she was booted pissed me off, so I called her out about that. She did not like my gained confidence. Courtney also found my love letters to Leshawna, and tried to get me into an extortion deal, but the H-Bomb didn't give a fuck. Once we lost the military challenge, I confronted Geoff, and told him that he better hope that I don't blow this entire camp down with his lies and deceit, and ruin his game while agreeing with Duncan to bully me. Bridgette intervened, and caused us to come to some sort of agreement. Courtney saw the three of us talking, and she snaps at everyone, while telling me that the vermin that I am needs to be exterminated, and was lucky to have lasted this long. She said some other stuff, but that was why I rigged the votes against her."
Josh remembered something, "Courtney did tell me that you were to blame for her and Leshawna's falling out, because you told her about Courtney beating your ass in the Playa episode, but didn't tell her why."
Harold just hissed at the comment, "I did tell her that Courtney beat me up, and once she found out why, Leshawna didn't care that much, because how Courtney handled it, and how she made everyone miserable afterwards, even Duncan when he arrived, it showed her character, and no one felt bad for her. Courtney's deteriorating character is why her and Leshawna fell out. In the next season, Courtney mentioned something about Leshawna telling the girls in the merge feast that she was using me as a side piece until her gangster admirer came back, and I made the dumb choice to boot her. It didn't even make sense, since Leshawna isn't even attracted to gangsters, but I let my insecurities come over. Once I realized what happened, I got pissed off at her, and we got into another argument. She got mad every time I started singing, beatboxing, playing instruments, and showing off my musical skills in general, since I'm more talented than she ever will be in that regard. Courtney finally showed everyone how big of a cunt she could be on that season, and I wasn't shocked at all. We went at it during the finals in "World Tour", since I felt like she was dumb for supporting someone who dogged her out over the person he actually loves. Courtney was a fool then, and a fool now, especially since she came back smelling like Duncan at the wedding, and I told her how much of a fool she was to get back with him. We went back and forth about that at Bridgette and Geoff's wedding, and that's it. Luckily I've never had to speak to her much post-show."
"Alright, we are gonna move onto Duncan's main following bitch, DJ? I forgot that the two of you were on the same teams for the three seasons you both competed on," Josh noted, as he gave Harold a picture of DJ.
"When DJ is by himself, he is cool. DJ has the perfect mix of masculine and feminine traits, and H-Bomb finds it to be amazing to have a blend of both. The issue with DJ is that the doesn't have a lot of confidence and agency in himself, so he just follows whatever alpha he can. This culminated in the cooking challenge, and I was disappointed. He would always mention being a good role model, and I told him that his family didn't raise him to be like this. DJ apologized to me, and we got along for the rest of my time there. He saw me write love letters all the time, and promised to never tell Duncan about, which I did respect. I asked him for advice with how to approach Leshawna, but he didn't help, and said I would have to do it myself. We had a lot of fun together in "Action", and plotted activities that encouraged team bonding across the Gaffers. He told me about all of the producer tricks that happened to him on the third season, so I was willing to sue with him against the show. We speak sometimes, but aren't best friends."
An almost evil grin formed on Josh's face when he saw who the next person was, "You're going to LOVE this one. Duncan is next, and I heard that you two STLLL hate each other. Spill your side."
Harold felt himself getting angered just from the mention of his name, "Duncan was always a gutter rat, he still is a gutter rat, and he will ALWAYS BE a gutter rat. From the very beginning, Duncan started picking at me, and assaulting me. I try to greet him with a smile, and then he threatens to punch me in my face. After the first challenge, he dumped my own ant farm in my clothes, but of course they didn't show it. He picked on people like Noah and I because Duncan would never keep the same energy with anyone his own size. When he dipped my hand in the cup of water so I could pee, I knew that he was going to be a problem, and I was going to have to handle him accordingly. He then draws a mustache on my face, and then threatens to beat me up once again. During this entire time, I am trying to be the bigger person, and the gentleman that I was raised to be. He started treating Tyler the same way, and that is what caused me to start defending myself and others. Duncan may be a lot of things, but he can't verbally spar. Whenever the two of us would argue, I would make a witty, or a shady comment, and he couldn't come back with anything. There was this one instance where he was making fun of my looks, and I mentioned that it's better than his poorly-pierced, infected ear holes, his lopsided mohawk, 1 dollar hair dye, and the unibrow that just won't quit. EVERYONE, even his own friends laughed. His friends would tell me that Duncan had it rough, especially with his parents. I mentioned something about him being the pass around bottom bitch in juvie, and that's all that he would amount to, while his parents would disown him. He got REALLY heated, and took things to another level at that."
"Hmm... Duncan did say that you said some below-the-belt stuff about and to him, so that does add up, especially with why he went out of his way to harass you. He claimed that you were a pussy for booting Courtney, and not him."
"Here is what happened with the Courtney episode. Him and Geoff continued picking at me, and I told Bridgette about it. I wanted to get back at Geoff, but I didn't want Bridgette to go, since she was the only person who was nice to me. Beforehand, I chose to focus on Geoff over Duncan, and I would hit 2 birds with one stone by rigging Geoff out, but Courtney got involved in our conversation, and I turned it on her. Duncan teased and harassed me about writing love letters, while he was kissing Cuntney, and wanted everyone to be happy for him. I did leave my underwear around the cabins, and I should not have done that. At the same time, Duncan, Geoff, and DJ left their stuff everywhere, but no one called them out on that. I don't even want to talk about "Action", but Duncan threw me around, kicked sand in my face, sitting on me in the cowboy challenge, tying me up, tipping the shower barrel, pantsing me, stepping on my spine, and repeatedly kicking my pockets, where I had burritos in. I noticed that Duncan was more depressed, since Courtney was not there, and he didn't have his crew with him. Duncan knew I was right about him being a shit friend to Geoff, and I reminded him of it every chance I could. I also teased him about Courtney watching him get into an emotional affair with Gwen every chance I could as well."
Josh started cringing with Harold's explanation, "Damn, that is some cold stuff that you did and said to him, but I can't feel too bad for him. There were times throughout the season where you two somewhat got along, and seemed to have respect for one another. What happened, and how did this lead up to you two fighting on the yacht, and at Geoff's wedding?"
Harold looked to the side, so he could get his thoughts together before responding, "When the Gaffers needed to get something done, we got it done. Heather and Leshawna put their issues aside, and Duncan and I did it too. In the second-to-last episode, I thought that it would be a good idea for Duncan and I to make amends, since I was inspired with how Heather and Leshawna were able to make amends. But Duncan had to make that dig about Leshawna, which he's been doing ALL SEASON, since he's mad that I had a thriving relationship, and was having... sex throughout the season, while he had shriveled blue balls. Duncan and I did fight on the yacht, because he made disparaging remarks about the Drama Brothers for YEARS, and I never got the chance to speak to him on the third season. He was mad that I ended up being successful outside of the show, and he remained a bum, despite him being the producer pet and "fan favorite". I told him that he was losing his friends because he's an asshole, so I did revel in it. Afterwards, he blamed me for getting Gwen to dump him, when she just regained her common sense for going back to Trent. I did tweet about his prison sentence several times, just like he tweeted about me several times. He tried to confront me at the wedding, and I was ready to throw hands, since he was threatening Trent all the time as well. Duncan will ALWAYS be the enemy that I will slay forever."
"Whatever. What do you think of Eva and Ezekiel?"
"I don't remember much about either one of them. Ezekiel never outright bothered me in the two seasons, but we were never friends. He seemed to be willfully ignorant, and he did try to inbox me after the second season, as if he wanted to put me on. It seemed like he tried to steal my swagger, with the chains and raps, and I didn't appreciate it. We got into it about that, but by the time we were on season 3, Ezekiel knew his place. And with Eva, I always felt like she agreed with Duncan's rougher treatment of people like me, and I didn't like the foul stuff she did to many of the other people. During the "World Tour" aftermaths, she was a big hater of the music that we were making, and that Katie and Sadie were getting the attention from men. I heard she's somewhat friends with Duncan, so it all makes sense."
Josh saw the picture of the blond man, and wanted to stir the pot, "I never got why you let Geoff off the hook, when he bullied you throughout the first season. It wasn't all Duncan, but you only held him accountable."
Harold took the picture of Geoff, and gave a heavy sigh, "Geoff... was a disappointment all throughout "Total Drama". I think he's a very good friend to the people he sees as friends, and it causes him to be... blind to a lot of things, but that's his fault too. Duncan always talked about Geoff to other people, and made fun of his relationship with Bridgette. Like, Duncan even tried to get ME to vote off Bridgette in the episode where Tyler was booted. Geoff and I got along at times, and I would tell him to watch out for some of his friends. And even DJ should have told Geoff about some of the stuff that was being said, but he didn't. Geoff is bullying me for this... person who didn't even care for him, and this was AFTER I stopped leaving my stuff on the floor. I told him that he may consider Duncan a friend, but Duncan doesn't give him a friend. Geoff thought I was stirring stuff up, and I confronted him after the military challenge, but he realized that I was right the hard way. I was going to rig him out of the game, to teach him AND Duncan a lesson. He was balling his eyes out once he was booted, and told that Duncan ripped into him after DJ was booted, and I just laughed in his face."
"Well, that wasn't nice, and I don't see how he would have taken that well. How did things progress between you two over the years?"
"We agreed in the beginning of "Action" that we would share beds, and we would work towards being a lot closer. We didn't get to speak after that season, since I was caught up in the Drama Brothers almost immediately afterwards, and he latched up to Duncan's ass, only for them to fall out once again. We didn't become close friends until I was booted from "World Tour", and I caught him overdosing due to the whole thing with Bridgette and Al. I also told him about what I saw them doing, and while it drove him crazy, he was thankful to have known. He supported me with the whole Leshawna situation, so it was nice for him to genuinely have my back on that one, and he did politely call her out. I just felt bad for him, and we started hanging out. We took him to the recording studio, the movies, Canada's Wonderland, and a bunch of other things. It felt like he was Geoff the INDIVIDUAL. After the show, I moved in with Leshawna, so I started seeing him a lot more. Sometime after the spinoff, Geoff was motivated to help people, and I approached him about improving my muscle mass, and he helped me with that. Whenever Duncan comes around, I just don't meet up with them, so while Geoff and I are friends, we aren't best friends, though we've had some steam... Never mind. Those two will fall out, and it will be uglier than beforehand. You heard it here first."
"Juicy indeed, and I'm sure him and Bridgette fucked you too," Josh muttered, while reaching out for the next picture, "Your fav's fav is next, with Gwen. What do you think of her overall?"
Harold took the picture, and had an indifferent look on his face, "I feel like I should be closer to Gwen, and have more of an opinion on her than I do. Her and Leshawna have always been friends, and I've been close with Trent for years. I remember her being kind of cold in the beginning, claiming that I was too weird to walk next to her or something, but was fine with using my ant farm. We never gelled, so I supported Owen instead of her from the beginning. She was very weird on "Action", and while I did find the shovel incident quite hot, it was also very creepy, and she was losing her mind. I had to deal with her after the show, and we just did not get along at all. Trent and Leshawna would try their best, and we've come to an understanding. We do get along by bashing Duncan, so at least her and I will have that special bond. I have planned some events with her for the both of them, and we have talked about arts, as well as history together, so we have that commonality. She is helping me with the wedding, which I appreciate, since Leshawna isn't making it wasy on ANY of us."
Josh wanted to move on, "You two do seem like the type who would just sit there awkwardly for an hour. Anyways, what are your opinions on Heather, outside of her BOOBIES?"
He could not help but laugh at that phrase, as he was handed a picture, "Heather was... LeGoddess is going to kill me. Heather was an attractive lady, and I am gentlemanly enough to appreciate the female anatomy, so when I saw hers... it got to me. I still think she saw the tree branch, and did it on purpose. Like, her audition tape kind of shows that it's something that she would do. After everyone started hating her, I saw her as the underdog, and I wanted to help her become a better person, hence me reaching out to her several times in the special, and the first few episodes of Season 2. I offered her friendship several times during this period, and I shot it down. Of course when she needed my vote, Heather was all nice with me, and what people DIDN'T know was that she tried to sleep with me in order to get the vote. Leshawna was on my mind, so I rejected it. I guess Heather was used to sleeping with people to get whatever she wants. Anyways, it became more and more clear why everyone hated her, and she's just an unbearable, unsympathetic bitch. I had enough of her comments about me, and acting like I was this nerdling loser, and she was better than me. I remember us catfighting during the heist challenge. Some of her remarks against others were just awful. I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY regret what I did with her in between seasons."
"Oooooohhh, what did you do," Josh peaked with the last sentence, moving closer to Harold, raising his eyebrow, and that evil smirk getting wider. "Come on, come on. You need to spill."
Harold started getting nauseous, "We... somewhat hooked up." He heard Josh gasp, and just ignored it, "Leshawna decided to do those shows with Tyler instead of me, and it was clear that they were hooking up, which she admitted to. If one friend of mine wasn't enough, she then hooked up with Justin once she visited the Drama Brothers. I was annoyed, and if she felt like she could hook up with two of my friends, I felt like I could do the same. It was REALLY petty, and it was... really gross. I regret that it ever happened."
"I never would have expected you and Heather... I am SO going to rail her over the coals for that tomorrow. Anyways, what are your thoughts on Izzy?"
The picture that was put in front of Harold cause him to zone out for a bit, "Honestly, Izzy and I never interacted that much. We were on opposite teams for all 3 seasons, and neither one of us lasted long enough for us both to merge. She did show off some of her skills in "Action", and I did find a lot of them admirable, and she did try to teach some of them to me. I do remember her cursing me out once I got booted from "Action" for trying to expose Owen, but that was whatever. When she arrived to the Aftermaths as Brainzilla, we did get along and talked a lot about equations, variables, and theories together. When she returned back to normal, I tried to have a session with her again, and Izzy ended up pantsing me, before running off."
Josh clearly couldn't care less, so he outright moved on, "Alright, we are gonna talk about the hottie that I'm shocked would ever interact with you, Justin. What do you think about him, and how is he any different than Al, who you hate?"
"Justin and I got along, even at Playa de Losers. He is slightly vain, but he's honestly very harmless, and doesn't go out of his way to mess with people in real life, unlike Alejandro, who has a HUGE inferiority complex. He's better looking, but is able to humble himself more, at least for Justin standards. He always recommended procedures and ointments that would bring out the best of my peachy skin, perk my already golden buttocks, and all of that stuff. In "Action", he told me that he knew that he couldn't just coast on his looks, and wanted to get smarter, so I had to literally teach him about... the basics of education behind the scenes. It worked pretty well, and he would help me with my fashion choices. Things were going well, and then he decided to stab me in the back during his final episode, which I did rub in his face. He told me that he regretted it once I was booted, and we started on a clean slate."
"So how did this lead to the Drama Brothers? You also mentioned that the two of you had a nasty fallout at some point, which Cody also mentioned when I interviewed him. What was it about?"
Excitement came over the redhead as he recalled the memories, "What people didn't know is that Justin was always able to sing. It wasn't like Trent's, but he had a cute singing voice, and I sung with him a few times during the season, and even in Playa de Losers. Cody and I were already able to get Trent, but we knew that a fourth person was needed; someone for eye candy, and who can help build our image and aesthetic. Trent and I at the same time realized that Justin was a good person, and he was down for it, since he felt like he needed to prove that he still has the looks, but also that he had other talents. We all started getting along, the recording process was fine, we were having success, and... it was Justin's idea to do the streaking dare that caused all of us to get arrested, and to do community service. I did hold some resentment against him for that, sicne it started our downfall. Justin started slacking on the work, especially when it came to the second album. Justin was mad at me for being in a relationship with Beth, while he went out of his way to sleep with Leshawna. We went back and forth about that a lot, and then we started taking potshots at one another. It got physical at one point, and it was a nasty fight. One of the clips were used in the first aftermath of the next season. We did not speak for a while, and it wasn't until after I quit the next season, where we fully made up. I also didn't get Alejandro's casting, since Justin was right there. I remember after the season. Alejandro started harassing him online, and behind the scenes, so I stood up for him every step of the way. He has helped me get this buff figure, and Justin even took my advice on going to school. He's one of my best bromigos."
Josh was ready to move on, "Alrighty. Katie and Sadie are generally known as being the Drama Brothers groupies/thots, so I am wondering what your relationship with them have been like over the years, and if you fucked them too."
"The H-Bomb had to politely decline their requests to engage in a rendez-vous with them, though I would watch them have foursomes with Justin and Trent. It was a sight to behold, but that's beside the point. Sadie and I always got along on "Island", and she was one of the few who always defended me. I wished they showed our friendship on the episodes, but she encouraged me to tell Duncan off, which is what I ended up doing when the three of us were on the canoe. How Courtney treated Sadie in her boot episode was a lot worse than what was shown, and it was one of the reasons I decided to get rid of Courtney next. Katie and I didn't get to hang out much until I was booted from that season, and she taught me how to do yoga, which was impressive. I got to see them as two different individuals. I see them as my sisters, so I could never have sex with them. What no one knew was that after "World Tour", they became managers for not only the Drama Brothers, but all of us individually. Both of them are immensely talented, though I had to call them both out of favoring Trent and Justin, which did cause a slight fallout over the last few years."
"We are going to save Leshawna for last," Josh assured Harold, as he put her picture in the back, and went to grab the next one.
To be continued...
