#ask brotzly

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Amanda, I love you for insisting on the 'Brotzly' tag ;)

What does it even mean? ~ Dirk

Wait, anon, do you know what it means? ~ Todd

We all did rock paper scissors for each role on the blog. No one really knew what tags were, so they were perfectly fine with giving me full control. ~ Amanda

Big mistake. But, seriously, anon, do you know what it means? ~ Todd

Wait, dude: you don’t know what it means? ~ Tina

Tina, as our friend, we are begging you to tell us what brotzly stands for. ~ Dirk

Yeah, well it’s basically- ~ Tina

I swear, Tina, finish that sentence and I’ll- ~ Amanda

Okay, okay. Let’s all just…calm it down. As long as Amanda gets the message across, we don’t really mind what else she adds. ~ Farah

Speak for yourself. ~ Todd

It’s funny, though, how the word starts with ‘Brotz’, like your surname. Maybe it’s one of those words like, slowly, or softly- ~ Dirk

…Or Gently. Amanda, I am going to kill you. ~ Todd

Wait, what? What is it? ~ Dirk

Don’t worry, dude. You’ll get it one day. ~ Tina

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I'm really lonely and I'd like some friends...I'd like to be friends with you, Dirk, and you, Amanda because you are both so nice ( if you'll have me ) but I'm kinda scared of Todd because he can be a bit...mean ( and anyway I don't think he'd want me around. Farah, you won't care one or another, so I'm not worried about you :P. Btw, I think you are super cool and badass and the agency is so lucky to have you ❤).

I’d love to be friends with you, anon! The more the merrier!~ Dirk

Dirk would be friends with everyone if he could, anon. Me, I’dbe chill hanging out with you…as long as you aren’t a jerk or anything- ~Amanda

Which anon definitelyisn’t. Just look at the love they’re sending! ~ Dirk

Dude, I was literally about to say that. But anon, if you’relonely, we could also help you meet other people or something, cos there arealways going to be people out there who the Universe just wants you to be friendswith. ~ Amanda

It can be a bit difficult finding them sometimes, so help isalways a good thing. I like the idea of being friends with people, so if you wantto be friends, we could make it work. And thank you for your support – I’m gladyou appreciate it. ~ Farah

We appreciate ittoo, Farah. I mean, we bring you doughnuts everyday; that has got to count forsomething. ~ Todd

I didn’t say- ~ Farah

Also, I’m fine with having others around. I just…I’m notsure it’s the best idea to just…befriends. I’m not exactly the friendliest person, as you can see. ~ Todd

Todd, don’t say that! You’re absolutely lovely just the way you are. Yes, you can be a little…blunt sometimes, but you’re not exactlyan extrovert, are you? But, we love you all the same. ~ Dirk

(Confession of love right there, guys.) ~ Amanda

(Platonic love, Amanda, so shut up.) ~ Todd

(Was that platonic love, Dirk?) ~ Amanda

(Of course it was! I didn’t sound like was confessing love, did I? And I said ‘we’. That’splatonic…right?) ~ Dirk

(Don’t worry; your secret’s safe with us.) ~ Amanda

(I definitely do not have a-) ~ Dirk

(Shut up, Amanda.)~ Todd

(Dude, you can be as overprotective of your boyfriend-to-beas you like. It’s still true.) ~ Amanda

(It is not!) ~Dirk

(Can we take this conversation elsewhere, please?) ~ Farah

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Hey Everyone!

Okay, so Farah had this idea that maybe we should...advertise our agency. Let everyone get to know the real us- ~ Dirk

And I thought it was a terrible idea, because- ~ Todd

But I thought it was great, and so did Mona, so here we are! ~ Dirk

Please don’t ask me anything deep. ~Todd

SUBMISSIONS AND QUESTIONS ARE OPEN!!!

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Random question time: If the universe would grant you all one wish (and I mean actually grant it in a positive way—this isn't one of those 'be careful what you wish for' parables) what would you ask it for?

Right now? It would be for the Universe to just solve this case for us. ~ Todd

Currently, yes. I agree. Although I would wish for some more time; we’re so busy, we don’t even have enough time to answer all these questions, and that just…makes me feel guilty. A little. ~ Farah

Both valid points, but anon’s not talking about right now, are they? They’re asking in general. So, anon, I wish that, maybe sometimes, the Universe would work with me. I mean, yes, I get it, the Universe isn’t good or bad, it’s just the Universe, but it can get really frustrating. The Universe gave me Todd, though, for which I am eternally grateful. ~ Dirk

Seriously? I mean, c’mon. How are you two not a couple? ~ Amanda

Amanda, for the last time, shut up. ~ Todd

No, Todd. I’m here to answer anon’s question. Anon, if I got a wish- ~ Amanda

Amanda, if you say it- ~ Todd

-It would be for Todd and Dirk to just get together already. It’s the main source of annoyance for me. Everyone sees it except these two idiots. It would probably the best thing Todd’s done, anyway. ~ Amanda

Amanda, I- ~ Todd

Anon, my wish still stands. Everyone could use some more time, right? There’s a lot of things we don’t have enough time to do, and I think that if I had more time, I’d probably be more relaxed. ~ Farah

I still wish I could play music professionally now and then, but it’s not something that I need. If I had a wish though, it would probably be to write songs that would end up on the radio. ~ Todd

That sounds really cool! We should do that sometime! ~ Dirk

Tina and Hobbs are out at the moment. We’re looking for signs of Blackwing in the vicinity. It’s really weird, though. They find things that just end up connecting to the case… ~ Farah

Yeah, my original wish still stands. None of this makes sense. We just know that it’s connected. ~ Todd

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Todd, this has been bugging me for ages and I want to know: Did you really care about Dirk when you were rescuing him from Bob Boreton and when you went into the house within a house or was it mainly because you saw him as a means to an end ( rescuing Amanda ) ? Dirk, have you ever wondered the same thing? And Farah, what do you think? Amanda, I love you ❤ ( sorry about what I said about Todd )

Who invited Pandora to the party? But hey, it’s chill. ~ Amanda

Yikes. That’s a toughie. ~ Tina

I think that Todd has a lot of hidden love for Dirk - and I’m talking platonic love here, although you could argue otherwise - that really comes through at the crucial moments. He’s really protective of him; we all are. So, whether or not there are other factors, Todd definitely tries to keep Dirk safe because he cares. ~ Farah

That sounds beautiful, Farah, and I’m sure Todd cares about you and Amanda like that, but I was a means to an end. A good means to an end, but a means to an end nonetheless. He left me in Wendimoor, didn’t he? But I’m still lucky to have him. Todd does protect me quite a bit, even if it’s not for me as a person. I understand, of course. He’s very brave to look out for his sister like that. ~ Dirk

Dirk, stop it. Of course I rescued you because I care! Do you really think I’m level headed enough to think of an ulterior motive during a crisis? Yes, I ran away from you in Wendimoor, but I’m sorry for that, you know I am. You’re still my best friend, Dirk. ~ Todd

And now I just feel mean. ~ Dirk

Dirk, it’s okay to be insecure. Trust me, I know. ~ Farah

Well, anon, I guess you have your answer. I don’t really know who you are, but I’m sending the love right back at ya. ~ Amanda   

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Hey Todd! :D You said that bravery is 'the one thing' you like about yourself. Well, it has been said by moral philosophers that courage isn't a virtue so much as it is the capacity to enact ALL virtues, because the nature of virtue is to act in accordance to the good when you'd rather not, and that takes courage. tl;dr, the 'one' thing you like about yourself is in fact the capacity for all that is good and right, and by extension you are amazing. (And remember, there are no take-backs!!)

Wow, that’s some knowledge. I’m impressed. Also, Todd, she’sright. ~ Farah

I understood maybe three words of that. ~ Todd

The ‘you are amazing’?Because that’s the focus! Todd, they are absolutelycorrect. Anon, I would like to personally like to thank you for thatexplanation; it’s quite hard to phrase everything properly sometimes. ~ Dirk

You should give it a go, Dirk! Todd likes listening to you.~ Mona

That’s definitely a fact. ~ Amanda

Well, I mean, I could try,but anon said it amazingly. Plus,there are no takebacks – Todd has to accept it. ~ Dirk

Still, it might help. You should go for it, Dirk. ~ Farah

Okay, I guess it wouldn’t hurt to say that Todd is brave. I don’t think he understands whatbrave means, though. He’s so…so strong,emotionally; he’s been through so many difficult things, and he’s still standing! It’s just reallyincredible, and I try to tell him, but he doesn’t really get it and that can,well…annoy me. He doesn’t annoy me, but his self-degoratory attitude upsets mebecause he’s so fantastic and hedoesn’t always see it. Which is why I want to make him happy, obviously. ~ Dirk

Dirk, that’s…thank you. You know how to make me feel betterabout myself. ~ Todd

Anonymous, you really helped Todd. And Dirk. That’s reallynice of you! ~ Mona

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Hi! I hope you all have a great day! Also, I've got a question : Where Dirk buys these awesome jackets? Do you even buy them or you just holistically find them? I want a jacket like that too but I can't find them 🤔

That is a brilliant question! No one seems to appreciate how much effort goes into these clothes! ~ Dirk

You just see a jacket you like, and then insist on buying it. ~ Todd

Yes, well, there’s nothing wrong with being able to spot good jackets. And that’s not all there is to it! In fact, I can make a list. ~ Dirk

Dirk, I’m not sure anyone wants- ~ Todd

I stumble across an amazing jacket in a store just out of the blue, and buy it,

I do end up finding jackets, like that time at the police station in Bergsberg,

I just happen to be wearing it (the fur coat is still in Bergsberg, though),

And if I’m lucky, someone will give me one as a present!

That’s basically it, anon. Looking at vintage stores can be a really good idea, but otherwise, I just sort of…have them. ~ Dirk

Okay, you’ve answered the question, have a great day too, anon, but I really need Dirk and Todd now. Like, right now. ~ Amanda

But I haven’t told them about- ~ Dirk

Dude, I’m serious. You both need to come with me. This is…well, you’ll find out. ~ Amanda

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Hi Farah! I was wondering how the experience of setting up/running the agency been for you? (You're SO cool)

You called me cool, which kind of makes me not even want to tell you what it waslike setting up the agency, let alone the first few days of running it. ~ Farah

Yeah, but you’re going to anyway, aren’t you? I mean, dude,you’ve ranted to me about this at leastseven times, and here’s someone who genuinely wants to hear all about it; it’syour dream question. ~ Amanda

It’s not my dream question. I don’t like discussing it. Andplus, there’s about a thousand things to talk about. ~ Farah

But you do discussit an awful lot. Perhaps you should tell them about the Anonymous Tree Incidentif you aren’t going to tell them about every single altercation. ~ Dirk

You mean the one where you took all the prank callsseriously and ended up stuck in a tree looking for a non-existent cat? ~ Farah

Oh, dude, that one was hilarious.Do you remember the way he fell on top of Todd and how they ended up sprawledtogether? You should’ve seen how red their faces were, anon. It was classic. ~Amanda

You do realise that the question is directed at Farah and noone wants to hear about the details? ~ Todd

Oh! I know! Tell them about the Lipstick Incident! ~ Dirk

Not a chance in hell, Dirk. ~ Todd

Oh, well. If they ask me about it, then it’s not my fault. ~Dirk

If they ask you about it, there will be a repeat of the TapeIncident, Dirk, except this time, I will be doing it, and it will be deliberate.~ Todd

But you have to admit, Todd, you looked great with my- ~ Dirk

Dirk, stop it. I have no wish to talk about it myself. Youcan go wild if someone mentions it. But, I could talk about the Tape Incident…~ Farah

He absolutely cannot ‘gowild’. ~ Todd

But I don’t see what’s wrong with- ~ Dirk

Anyway, anon, itwas absolute…well, chaos setting upthe agency. I don’t know how else to describe it. Dirk kept misplacing things,the Rowdy Three were always hanging around and rearranging stuff, Mona becameobjects like sofas (so we positioned her somewhere only for us to realise itwas Mona), and Beast came in and made a den using the agency’s initialpaperwork. At one point, it got so hectic that when Dirk and I were sticking anotice to a wall, I ended up, somehow, taping his mouth shut. And then, ofcourse, he thought he would bleed if we tried to peel it off, so he just didn’t talk for a day. For some reason,Todd didn’t like his quietness and ended up ripping the tape off gently. Kindof. ~ Farah

I bled loads. Mypoor lips. ~ Dirk

It was a tiny cut, Dirk, and I got you plasters for it, ontop of the weird lemon lip balm thing. ~ Todd

I thought Todd should’ve kissed it better- ~ Amanda

Amanda, do have tomake everything weird? ~ Todd

You can see for yourself, anon. Anything involving all of usis bound to be…interesting, let’s say.But I’m proud of what we have; we made it together. ~ Farah