La’Garyus Bonney
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BANG BABYES
VIREIL FLASHES BACK TO 2 WEEKS EARLIER SETTING: THE LAB The dark stormy sky sets the mood for the atrocities occurring somewhere you aren’t and thank God for that, only those profiting have the devil to thank for their success. In a warehouse just south of the east end, the cries inside are masked with the best technology nobody can buy. To mask out your voice is to take your power, cause to be heard by someone who can hear you is your strength. But cries are their last words, words that are unable to reach the ears that walk by the building. Sirens from the road rage drivers don’t make it better and the hose and mop cleaning up what’s left of you will be the only part to stay, stained in the pavement while the rest is disposed of. Inside the cries are louder. Cover your ears, the people shriek so loud they’ll make your ears bleed. The unfortunate souls inside have been rejected by men and women, only people who come here have already been forgotten. Footsteps drown out the sound as they walk away, The steps stop inside of a clean pure white marble room. Inside is Vireil strapped to a bed, he’s wearing a helmet clamping his eyes and mouth open along with a metal rod attached at the top. A man wearing a white coat is Dr. Sorry with his assistant Clare.
By La’Garyus Bonney3 years ago in Fiction
ACT ii BANG BABYES:
(VENGEANCE IS MINE SAID ME) SETTING- CHICAGO, 76th & Morgan Blue lights flash on to a black car, footsteps get closer till the reflection of a white police officer shows on a car window and the window begins to open. A young black male named Ed is inside.
By La’Garyus Bonney3 years ago in Fiction
MAN MADE 5
SETTING DR. LOWINSKYS OFFICE Scene opens in the computer lab where the back up data is at 99.7 percent in the blurred background Lilith and Nuk run out of the simulation room to call the police. The computer says completed and it says “uploading into brain” the system makes a sound and electrocutes Lows unconscious body. Lows body begins to shake as his melanin skin is turned white, he loses color in his lips turning pale and begins to recede at the edges making him smile. Lows eyes loses color turning them milky white and the skin surrounding them turned black, his hair stands up on straight. Low begins to vibrates really fast until he’s ripped through his clothes leaving his red under armor. Low continues to shake even after the machine stops, he eventually stops then there is a silence in the room until there is a sound from outside the window.
By La’Garyus Bonney3 years ago in Fiction
MAN MADE 4
Setting the stars Lilith and Low meditate in the middle of the stars where there is silence, momentary gleams from the nearest star. Since there is no sound in space they have been practicing telepathy, so they can communicate with each other in their minds. Right now they are going through a tutorial on first audio.
By La’Garyus Bonney3 years ago in Fiction
MAN MADE 3: THE HEALING PROCESS
Scene one bedroom Scene opens to the hand of Lilith resting on the scared chest of her new love, who has sacrificed so much for her. A war of evil ended with a moment of compassion, where Lilith’s heart was left open to the elements and attracted the most destructive forces; which created her in the process of getting what they wanted from her in the moment. Low her pirate, her knight did the unthinkable and the most unforgettable act of compassion. The screams and cries of their neighbors wake them up, immediately out of anger she runs to the window.
By La’Garyus Bonney3 years ago in Fiction
MAN MADE 2
In part 2 of Man made Low has successfully saved his people and the new light of his mind, he now walks with a scar on his chest carrying more than one heart. The world around him has become altered since merging with a demigod, Lilith who use to be the underground lord now has a new way of looking at life. It was as if she was looking through the eyes of her lover, they both have changed each other so deeply. They were better thinkers, but being better people comes with their actions in the world. With this new power Low could abuse it like his forefathers treated Lilith, but he remains in a level of maturity that hate is a concept that does not exist in him. Pain was a feeling he has grown numb to such as feelings and emotion, the only pleasure that pleases him was someone who he could share with. Freeing his mind from boredom and or doubts of if he belongs in this world. When Low and Lilith go back to the neighborhood we find that man has already taken advantage of his spoils of war. Low gave the four gangs the keys to Lilith's treasures through the pages he ripped out of the little black book, giving away the secrets inside. One gang the "Moose Heads"didn't make it, they all died from king mightiest’s gold which should have never been found. Lilith informs Low these aren't treasures these are the sins of man she had been trying to keep away. Another gang "Kush Kapital" the one Low is from has a different cursed treasure, by looking at it you become compelled to have it all. They also robbed her military arsenal taking very magical high grade weapons. They are currently the most powerful, they're power becomes stronger than their greed for more. "Demonville" became their own worst nightmare, they became the monster that lived inside each of them. The treasure they sought was non-existent; instead, it was a room of mirrors, there was nothing in the notes that talked about mirrors. When they looked inside it wasn't a reflection, but a demon fitting their personal sin. They now walk the earth not being able to hide the monster inside a human shell, everyone will see them for their flaws. The last gang was teleported forward in time making them non existent in this timeline. Low and Lilith try to fix the things that destroy this world, once again demons walk the earth. The earth is now a reflection of Lilith's mind, she doesn't know it but she still hasn't let go. She may have let Low in but she still sees men for the evil people they are. Believing the “want” to control everything is human nature, to convince them to think about their effect on the world is like asking them to change they're own lives. Lilith wants to kill them all, but Low asks if they should try something less sinister, they would end up destroying the whole world if they did this. He confronts a demon resembling the Minatour.
By La’Garyus Bonney3 years ago in Horror
BLACK SHAKSPEAR
My strategy follows a series of formulas that make up a human being and the life that they lived. The characters are basically what makes up the setting, they give purpose to a setting. Even though some settings can speak for themself, like Trump towers. The characters are a series of people who interact with the main character, how I would write it as if each person was they’re own individual. As if they were each living their own lives, and where do these lives come from? Well from you, silly. The best way to write a character is to use yourself or someone you know, most stories are redundant and follow something that has already happened. When writing the story you are basically telling what this person would do in the situation, this is an idea that you will be expanding on for the whole movie. Understand you can have as many ideas, thoughts, and concepts as long as it helps progress to the ending you intended. These all go into the main characters story, where is he from? Is he white or Asian? Is it a he? What are his special skills? Or is there nothing special about him? What about his background, if our main character was from the U. S. then the character will grow up living a certain lifestyle based on racial and wealth status. Give this person identity, make a connection with these characters. As you path the road for this character's life you should feel as if you were being put through the same trials, then figure out resolutions. These resolutions are for the main conflict, what are the issues you are going to put your creation through. Some creators use their powers as gods of this world and give the protagonist more than he can beare, and in the end the hero stands alone in an unwinnable fight. He falls to euphoric music as the camera zooms out on his last moments, while other gods are more merciful and end with a cheerful setting. Where everyone is magically brought back to life, which is lazy writing. Please avoid this at all cost if you find yourself at a brick walk, get some air and think deep about a clever and never seen before “ending”. The conflict has to be a strong enough reason for someone who would want to listen or appeal to a certain group of people. Issues like being alive during an apocalypse or zombieworld in Asia, To keep track of all ideas write them down like bullet points. Are we following the role of a survivor, an agent or as a zombie. As the creator you give this person in life and unlike the character you know what he's going to do with it. The character's life like yours is on a timeline, you have 60 to 99 pages minimum based off of the assignment to tell a well understood story. What makes a story that is so good isn’t the flashy thing you put in front of people, like in 6 Underground with Ryan Renolds. It lacked dialog and character development; however, it did have amazing action scenes. How high 2 is another example, it’s hard to take the movie seriously when it comes to it’s weak dialog and sense of humor. As a black person I want to speak to the black artist who read this, the black ignorant narrative has grown stale it honestly looks more like “COON” sh@$. I love Raven-Symone, her show “That So Raven” had a great story line following the life of a teenage girl with a loving black family. When I first saw her sequel “Raven’s House” it was a book of black cliches, the story of a single black mother raising two kids isn’t the lifestyle most people want to live. The kids in the story suffer from it too since they’re father doesn't come around, I want to inspire “you” since you have read this far, avoid repeating what has already been made and avoid the obvious. Surprise the viewer, this is not meant to be an insult but to give you the advantage. If I were to rewrite the story “Raven’s House” Raven would be a married mother of two, she’s a successful fashion designer and her kids are just as talented as they’re father who is an inventor. Because Raven had a strong supportive father and mother she would have had more than this sad reality of “Raven’s House”.
By La’Garyus Bonney3 years ago in Geeks
I BEEN BLACK
Being a black business owner has been a consistent spiral of possibilities, leading to new connections with others like minded in their own personal projects. I studied graphic design at the university of illinois urbana champaign, but I didn’t finish. I was busy caring for a loved one who is now an angel, But my love for art never ended. I notice that I am not the only one in my field there are so many talented and skilled creatives giving me competitions for customers. Seeing my brother improve himself didn’t make me want to be better than him, but to be better than myself everytime I do something new. Soon there was an abroad group of people who noticed not just my attention to detail, but the hard work I would put in on assignments. In the black businesses I would work for lacked many things, including the lack of respect for their employees. A level of selfishness consumes my community, most of us have to learn this phrase “there ain’t nothing in these streets” the hardway. My area is surrounded by abandoned buildings, torn down by the dreams that built them. I learned what it meant to own a small business, mixing this with friendship could lead to self doubt then giving up; however, from the ashes we rise. I learned that you don’t stop living and new ideas come and become last week's newspaper, the experience showed me what I should do better from that point on in my life. My passion for art only grew with every mole hill, which seemed so much bigger when I was younger. I outgrew jealousy of the next big thing because I am one of many rising stars, but only seen when the sun sets. No one can carry the number one headband forever, there are kids younger than me writing featured films. My love for music showed me the redundancy of life, how everything follows a certain pattern like a math equation. I could manipulate what I know, producing different outcomes. Experimenting is how you find new things, my interest in science only made me want to dissect in detail everything that makes music. I eventually learned that as an artist confidence in yourself is gaining the ability to share your mind and way of thinking with other people. To be transparent with others is showing your vulnerability and compassion for them. Reflecting on myself has shown me history is important; it tracks the progress of life regardless of how that life is lived. For history to exist a series of events must happen, meaning you must do something whether you fail or succeed there is data to be analyzed. Doing nothing will result in the absence of experience, with experience you're more likely to get it right the next time you do it. Having a business takes trial and error, the hardest part about it is bouncing back after taking a loss that alters the way you think. This process is called “Reinventing yourself”, where you sort out the data producing new questions leading to many hypotheses. Guessing what things do and how they work before doing them produces information on whether you were right or not. This helps with adaptation, finding what’s wrong and adjusting your game plan, if you find yourself where you were then your path is no different than the staircases that lead to more stairs. Walking on a familiar path leads to the same result which isn’t always bad, and as society gets more advanced you notice the staircases moving. This is the moment when direction is lost, being a talented person surrounded by other skilled individuals I could do the wrong thing. Stab my brother or sister in the back for pennies when I can work hard on myself like my video game avatars. As a black business man my advice is to learn from your failures and you’ll always have new ideas in the positive direction. You are robbing yourself of your moment by choosing the “easiest” may not be as fulfilling as the long route, so let your awareness of responsibility grow overtime.
By La’Garyus Bonney3 years ago in Journal
A Misunderstanding
I remember listening to Careful by Cardi B, her music resonated with my soul at one point. It wasn’t what she said, but how she said it that made me believe her. I felt like I couldn’t agree more than with her subliminal words of pain, her pain expressed through the vibrations in my mind. Cardi’s words show the progression of love in our community, and the lack thereof. Listeners are far more interested in what’s cool and that has always been the issue, living an excessive lifestyle to satisfy the flesh. Anything that you find yourself doing more of "every now and then” is an addiction, which leads to future underlying issues. The feeling of being accepted has affected our body image, the country is built on a hypocritical view of how people are valued. A specific group like “women'' endure suffering from men and from their own gender. This country has a great way of making you feel responsible when the American lifestyle is killing the country, everyone's lives are slightly more dramatic due to people they meet. “Hurt people, hurt people” is a saying that has become common among us, we are turning “I did what I didn’t have to do” into a lifestyle. I often wonder if love is real and if I will survive it, if I would never see her again. I think there is a form of music that is yet to be discovered, where love isn’t always sexual and hate isn’t related to an intimate relationship. The narrative of black entertainment is a product of its own undoing, Tupac predicted a generation of men that hates women. The lack of respect men have for women is a lack of respect for themselves, where they interact with people who are not on they’re level. Demanding more from each other is a form of pushing them for better, but it’s more so a feeling that will latch onto you. Some people can’t be changed from a comfortable position, like African Americans who want change but boost the “murder rate”. It’s a snake pit and if you live here then you have made your bed in it. Our people aren’t lost, they're just miss placed in a world that controls everything involving their life without it involving them. Also stop with the surprise that black people can’t be great, we need to normalize black people being anything more than a corner hustler. Black people just need recognition and credit for what they do, that way black people aren’t surprised by what they can do. Everyone is an individual and someone are bound to get lost in translation of what is being said, some demonize what they don’t understand while others have lived it. Some see our way of living as a lifestyle inspiring others outside of the culture, when most people in it are trying to escape it. Are you informing yourself of our culture for the right reasons or is it just to make yourself look good? The Female voice has gotten stronger overtime. Measuring success in wealth or status makes you believe that the whole inside of you can be filled with material possessions. People may feel that music can’t affect you in a way, when it is the core of our culture. Music is the reflexion of the person writing it, and from what we hear these people lived dangerous and over sexualized lives. Music consumers have gotten the wrong idea about hip hop, no one is happy with the life they have to live otherwise why are they looking for better and listeners get the wrong idea of what is being said in hip hop.
By La’Garyus Bonney3 years ago in Beat
MAN MADE
MAN MADE By La’Garyus An Underground Lord named Lilith is at large and growing further down into darkness, she lives in a castle created within the earth. One of her soldiers is a man with a black book containing different locations to hidden money and different treasures, the soldier was one of her closest soldiers. She put acidic bombs in her soldiers without their knowledge. The Bomb liquidates the man’s insides, burning a whole in his chest that looks like a bullet wound.The traitor had been taking notes on Lilith and her evil plan for the people who have lived on her land. The traitor sacrifices himself to give the people a fighting chance knowing it would lead to his death. The Underground Lord follows the tracker to the traitor in the worst part of the neighborhood, the first person to find the traitor is someone from the area. A young man named Low, he pickpockets the traitor’s corps stealing 20,000 dollars in cash and in his hand is the black book. Low dashes around the corner grinning about how he just hit the biggest stain in history, he reads the book revealing different addresses where millions of dollars have been stored. Low alerts the block and they strategize an idea to rob this person. By the time the soldiers of the underground lord get to the traitor, the corps is left in a bloody tang top and boxers. Low strategizes with his military friend Will, where they come up with the idea to move quietly. They all agree to split the money among the four gangs, Low shows them the 20k to remove all doubt. Since there were 4 locations they decided to work together, they split the gangs up according to the book. Lilith only has 8 men; however, they are all supersoldiers. Low realizes he has an advantage in numbers, but a disadvantage in skill. The more Low read from the book the more obstacles would come up, so that his army wouldn’t be walking into the traps he rips out the pages from the book and gives it to his army. Most of Low’s soldiers weren’t really soldiers, they lacked the fight of a warrior. Most of them are thieves and fiends, but most of them know how to work a gun. Low has around 63 people who weren’t afraid to fight against the underground lord, the others who walked away feared death and Lilith. Low reads to his men the horrors that live inside the hidden locations, this exposes the dark truth behind The underground Lord. The neighborhood is built on an ancient burial ground where men have died by her hands, she has been living off of this ground since A.D. (After David) but she's been living longer than that. Low realizes that their neighborhood is just a feeding ground to keep her alive, he realizes that his life has never been his own. The news would always bring up issues involving missing people some were children, but no one was found. Low read the black book showing the reason why she is the way she is, she was betrayed by the people who created her. They used her and abused her, forcing her to become a woman when she was young. Her reaction started as just vengeance and has gone deeper into darkness, she sacrificed her human heart to an evil power that keeps her alive and strong. The only issue is she can't be around her heart. The ability to love takes her power since it was created by evil, it’s the only thing that could give her peace. The ability to feel will make her human again, Low and will make a game plan to go on a separate mission to retrieve the heart. The location of all the hidden spots are placed in the form of a large square, and in the middle is the entrance to the underground castle where gravity works differently. As Low and Will go down they pass a point where they realize they are for some reason going up and begin to wonder why. Inside of these locations are the tombs of the people she's killed throughout the generations, Lilith uses them as guardians since she can’t go to the heart. She doesn’t know that the traitor has given away all this information and doesn’t send soldiers to defend it till it’s too late, the traitor is very detailed in his description on how to get the heart. The traitor describes the guardians as undefeatable guides, they will take you to the next floor. The book says “do not fear them for they fear everything they cannot see, they don’t have eyes so they fear everything. Remain calm and they will take you to the next floor”; however, the book doesn't say how they transport them. The guy that comes with Will and Low dies because he was afraid, the ghouls surrounded them Low tells them to relax and they’ll take them to the heart. The ghouls start to make them sink into the ground, the sight of the ghouls leaves the side character terrified forcing him to lose his composure and he attacks the ghouls. As Will and Low sink into the ground they notice a flash of light coming from the guy, the ghouls who were lacking a soul killed him by sucking his soul out. Low begins to have visions of a woman as he is sunk into the underworld castle, the woman asks him what he wants. Why would he risk his life? Low responded with we’re already dying, he becomes infatuated with the woman and has fallen for her and her story. He wanted nothing more than to cure her of her pain, to kiss her wounds of all afflictions even from herself. Low realized Lilith was a victim herself and the only way to free himself was to free her, but how do you free someone who doesn’t want to be helped? Low figures this in the end, he takes the heart of The Underground Lord in his hands as it still beats. Low cuts a line below his ribs and above his abdomen, then he forces the heart into the wound. Low falls to the ground and begins to see things as he wakes up laying down on clear clean blue water, while the sky is red with black clouds and dead black trees in the distance. Low looks down and sees a reflection of a breathtaking woman wearing a red dress and long silver beautiful hair that hides one of her small horns, she pulls herself to the surface and stands before Low not knowing where to begin so Low waits for her to say something.
By La’Garyus Bonney3 years ago in Humans