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Fireproof Billstan Headcanons/Lore Part 4

Hello everyone! This will likely be the last installment of headcanons now that the story is over! Of course there are still some spin-off ideas I hope to explore in the future, but from now on I doubt I'll be posting much about this series.

Of course, feel free to ask any sfw (and nsfw ;)) ) questions here, and I'll do my best to give plenty of details!

And now without further ado:

-Stan once accidentally smacked Bill’s ass so hard that he left a bruise in the perfect shape of his hand on one cheek. Bill couldn’t sit comfortably for a week, and he looks back on the week fondly, the freak.

-I feel like I don't need to explain who is who in this photo:

-In his early days of living at the shack, Bill kept poking his cornea with a straw because he reflexively tried to drink from his eye. That’s where soda’s supposed to go!!! All it did was prove to Stan that Bill was a wacko.

-Bill when he realized he’s in love with Stan vs Bill when he realized he’s in love with Ford were two moments I knew had to mirror each other in order to highlight their differences.

-I draw my human bill typically “pretty” a lot of the time, but know that he is typically a scraggly, weird, unhinged +50 year old “man”. He’s a sleazy guy with an unnatural smile and a goatee he thinks looks cool. He’s trying to sell you expired coupons outside the grocery store.

-Just know that during scary-oke when he wasn’t distracted keeping the kids safe from the zombies, Bill was absolutely drooling over Stan in his angry “protect family” mode. Maybe there’s something wrong with him but seeing Stan throw punches really makes his chest hurt.

-Bill would often provoke Stan to "wrestle" him, which was just an excuse to get pinned down with Stan panting and glaring at him...he's not slick but Stan plays into it bc he enjoys it too.

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Vera, Vera, What Has Become Of You?

Hello everyone! I'm happy to announce the the next installment in my Fireproof AU is now out!

There's three sides to every story, so let's make sure that all of them are told.

The link is down below!!!

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Fireproof Chapter 32 Is Now Out!

The last chapter of my long Billstan fanfic, Fireproof, is now out! I hope you all enjoy this short and sweet epilogue as this story finally finishes! Thank you all so much for your support over these past couple of months :))

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Fireproof Billstan Valentine's Day Special!

It's a bit belated, but I couldn't help but think about how Stan and Bill would spend one of the most commercialized holidays of the year! Hope you all enjoy :))

Bill and Stan would, first and foremost, see Valentine's Day for what it truly is: a marketing scheme to prey upon delusional couples! They've practically been hand-fed the golden opportunity to scam these lip-locked suckers!

The Mystery Shack, the hungry tourist trap that she is, is adorned in the cheapest and brightest of red-and-pink ribbons and paper valentines that poor Soos spent all night cutting out. Stan's wearing a special eyepatch with a heart stitched sloppily onto it and Bill's poncho is covered with a bunch of Cupid's arrows aiming for the heart as its target for the "special" occasion. The tackier, the better they've found after much trial and error.

The exhibits are all themed for "love", the vague concept that it is. Cherub statues, Doves of Love, and fortunes foreseeing a certain special someone coming soon to sweep you off your feet. The crowd eats it up and are more than willing to empty their pockets for overpriced chocolates, stale candies, those heart necklaces that break in half to share with your other half, and many other gimmicks in the spirit of the holiday.

Of course, this con-ple behind closed doors heckles these smucks as they roll in their dough, toasting to the capitalistic powers at play that puppet the market demand for such easy sales. They make more in a day than they do the rest of the month!

But even Pines and Birch aren't immune to spending some special time with your special partner. Soos gets the night off to eat any cheap candy that wasn't sold while they get dressed up and go out for a night of dinner and dancing.

Bill gifts Stan toffee peanuts and a chain of gold-plated teeth (origin unspecified!). Stan presents Bill with a preserved deer heart in a jar and some lacy undergarments that he would love to see on his lover. Both adore what they received, and the activities don't end even once in bed ;))

All in all, they have a good time!

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Fireproof Billstan Headcanons/Lore Part 3

Hello everyone! Here's the next installment of lore for Fireproof!

If I had planned for the story to be longer and with more lore (than it already has), I would have had Stan and Bill accidentally discover the bunker and find Shifty, who would have become some sort of angsty nephew figure in their lives.

I also would have added more Ciphertology elements with random members of what still exists visiting once and a while over the years and acting weird to Bill. He lowkey tries to scam them into making him their leader (oh the irony) so he can get access to their resources. Lowkey didn’t find out about the Ciphertology lore until after I finished my main outline so I just delegated them to the abandoned church. Still have no clue how I didn’t see all of that earlier rip

Another thing: I would have added more Ms. Ramirez (Soos’ mom) and showed her interactions with Bill, but in my head she left GF with her fiancée and only came back once she was pregnant with Soos.

Ford and Bill’s conversation in chapter 28 parallels their conversation in chapter 6. Ford is now the one who sees the truth that Bill loves the Pines Family. Bill, who was once secure with himself, is convinced he has lost everything, and the drinks become a crutch.

Bill’s act at the shack being a soothsayer definitely has an ironic element to it since two of his most personal betrayals came at the hands of a shaman and an oracle.

The first time Stan ever brought Bill to the public pool, Bill confidently jumped into the deep end and almost drowned. It took Stan fifteen seconds to stop laughing, realize that Bill wasn’t joking, and jump in to to save him

Bill has tried to send letters with gifts to the twins over the years, but their contents were too weird that they literally couldn’t leave the bounds of the town. Dipper and Mabel think he’s lying whenever he mentions these so called “gifts”. Bill’s go-to method to entice people to like him is gift giving, so he was sure that when the kids finally visited, they’d immediately love him! He was in for a rude surprise with their less-than-impressed attitudes when they got off the bus at the start of summer.

Bill retaining his triangle form after Weirdmageddon was important to me. In my opinion, it doesn’t feel right to have a non human character be ‘redeemed’ by making them human. Humanity was the means to learn empathy, not the end goal. Being able to switch between both forms is supposed to showcase him accepting his life, all of it, and working to make peace with himself. It’s still a work in progress.

New endings and old beginnings is a theme I try to showcase in Fireproof with Stan and Bill. That’s why it starts in the winter: the season Stan lost Ford. The end and start of the new year with a new mission. Bill, too, finds a new life in winter when he is sent to Stan. And, spoilers for chapter 31, that’s why they get married in the winter.

While Stan’s nickname for Bill is because 1) Bill loves to be at the center of attention & 2) Stan found him after wishing on a star, I would be lying if I said it wasn’t partially influenced by the song Stargirl Interlude…I think the vibes fit my interpretation of them.

In canon, you could argue that Weirdmageddon starts PARTLY (since it is all Bill’s fault in the end) because of the Pines family’s lack of trust in one another. This is something I really wanted to preserve in Fireproof, hence why Stan’s “betrayal” is what sets off Birch.

This would happen to Bill after he encourages Stan to try new positions in the bedroom:

Suffice it to say Bill immediately asks to try again once his collar brace comes off. Stan is much more hesitant

One of Stan’s few regrets about his relationship with Bill is that they didn’t raise a baby like Bill suggested. At the time, he was just too scared, but after watching over Soos and having Dipper and Mabel for the summer, he realizes that they have done it.

Not gonna lie, I tried to shove a bunch of my fav tropes that fit my Bill and Stan into Fireproof. Partners in crime? Check. Jealousy? Of course. Denial of feelings/slowburn? Yup. Sharing one bed for no reason? Yesss. Domestic old married couple? ABSOLUTELY. Basically soulmates? I’d say so. I wanted them to have a loving relationship without sacrificing their characters, so I played around however I could.

The final poem about Bill at the end of Chapter 32 is not only meant to pay homage to the one Bill wrote about Stan on thisisnotawebsitedotcom, but mirrors it exactly! Same amount of syllables per line, same end rhymes, and same ending. Compare the two and see!

Hope you enjoy!! As always, I am open to answering any clarifying questions about my AU as long as they are respectful!

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What do you think would’ve happened if Bill had still been home during mindscape? also so excited for the next installment!!

Ohohoho, brilliant question! What would have happened in Dreamscaperers if Birch had been home when Cipher invaded Stan's mind? This is a long one because I really wanted to give it a lot of thought.

Remember: in Fireproof, Cipher checked in on Gravity Falls a couple of times throughout the years but was unable to contact anyone or enter the town without someone summoning him. He had initially written Birch off due to his soothsayer scam and his close involvement with Stan. On top of this, he couldn't even enter Birch's dreams because of Birch's innate mind defenses leftover from his previous life. Cipher didn't realize Birch was his variant until he saw the memory of Birch's arrival and the cloak he arrived in Stan's memories.

As for the journals, Dipper has been concealing its existence from both of his uncles because of the author's warning: "Trust No One." Except for Mabel, Soos, and Wendy, his friends. He'd be more willing to show Birch than Stan at this point because at least Birch has an interest in the occult even if he doesn't believe Dipper's stories. Also remember that throughout the summer, Dipper has been trying to show Birch all of the magical forest creatures, but everything turns back to normally suspiciously before Birch can see it. Which is the point because Birch is purposefully messing with him.

Now onto the changes!

When Gideon tries to break into the safe in the beginning of the episode, Birch straight up points a gun at him. Gideon weakly tries to call his bluff but Birch shoots a bullet through his pompadour. Then Stan pushes him out with the broom. Violence against children is NOT condoned here!

When Stan bullies Dipper into getting rid of the bat, Birch generally backs him up/doesn't stand up for Dipper. At best, he's neutral and at worst he's complicit. This really hurts Dipper because he thought that if Stan always gives him a hard time, maybe Birch would be more lenient. Birch creeps him out a bit and can be a tease, he's not as harsh. But it's looking like BOTH his uncles don't really care about him!

That is to say, Birch actually doesn't really like Stan's approach of tough love. You should reward people in order to get them to like you! Being mean and harsh for no reason just drives people away! You make them miserable when they DESERVE to be made miserable for betraying you and taking advantage of everything you've done for them and--well, you get the picture! But then again, what does he know about raising children? No, Soos doesn't count.

Besides, Stan may say his dad toughened him up by pushing him, but look at the daddy issues that still plague the guy! But Birch DOES love the man he turned out to be...eh, he'll just go along with it and make sure the kid doesn't snap in a murderous rampage on a bad day.

Side note: Gideon asks Cipher to enter Stan's mind as opposed to Birch's because Birch scares him LOL. Bud has warned Gideon since birth about Birch, and while Gideon isn't as fearful with the journal by his side, he knows that man's mind must be the stuff of nightmares.

Soos does mention that they should tell Birch about the triangle guy, but Dipper brushes it off, saying that Birch would somehow miss it even if the triangle went into HIS mind instead.

When the kids and Soos initially enter Stan's mind, Birch is in his parlor doing some work and catching up on research. Specifically where the other two journals are because that PARTICULARLY annoys him. He's in the forest all the time! How has he NOT found them yet?! He hears some weird mumbling down the hallway at some point and decides to take a break and see what's up. What he finds are the kids passed out on the ground in the living room while Stan's sitting in the couch chair with his eyes glowing.

Uh-oh! Looks like the kids messed around in the woods and read one of the spells carved into the bark by witches from the days of old! Those ladies were probably a hoot to hand out with! Birch is pretty familiar with magic since he would explore every avenue possible to get his memories back, but even the ones meant to restore the mind didn't work on him. Little does he know it's because mortal magic is no match against the Axolotl's powers, but I digress.

He'd pop in just as the twins and Soos open the door for what should have been Stan and Lazy Susan's date. Obviously THAT'S not happening, so instead it's one of Stan and Birch's date nights. It starts out innocently enough, causing Mabel to aww, but then Memory-Birch hops up on the car hood and Stan gets in between his legs and--

Regular Birch quickly slams it shut before it goes any further. He greets them, then berates them for invading Stan's privacy. Mabel asks if he's not the slightest bit interested. Haven't you ever wanted to go inside your husband's mind?! Birch replies he's in every important part of Stan, so a geriatric head isn't necessary.

That's when he'd be told about the triangle Bill, who for some reason sounds a LOT like him! Or does he sound like the triangle? Dipper comments that it was super weird because it was like they could have been twins, to which Birch replies that there's enough twins in the family.

The Dipper door is something that Mabel and Soos tell Dipper to leave alone, but Birch says to go for it if you can handle the truth. Then he wanders off to help the kids stop this..."Bill". Truly, the most formidable name there is. Dipper is a bit unnerved but even more intrigued. By the way, Birch was present in that memory, but he doesn't speak except to rate Dipper's form with negative numbers, further ruining actual Dipper's mood and making him bitter and hateful.

It's during this time that Cipher has seen the memories of Birch and realizes who he is and that the Ax has to be involved! He disguises himself as Soos while Soos is distracted by the memory of Stan skating in booty shorts...which Birch also gets distracted by LMAO. His weakness: his lover looking hot. When they return to the group, Cipher unveils his ploy, takes the trap door, and snatches Birch to have with him for a quick chat before he contacts Gideon.

Mabel and Soos freak out, saying that they have to get the code and save Birch, but Dipper scoffs and says why should he?! They don't even like him! Why should he fix their problems for them?! They should do it on their own if they think so little of him!

When they're alone, Cipher tells Birch that he wants to talk because he's sure that they can help each other out! They both have something the other wants! Birch scoffs and says thanks, but he doesn't want a flat ass. Cipher doesn't appreciate that comment, but manages to move on, saying that since he's the master of the mind, he could probably help with those missing memories. Nothing's worked for 27 years, hasn't it? Maybe it's time to look somewhere else! In return, there's a pretty interesting machine you're working on in the basement...would be nice to finally see it turn on..

Birch is tempted but also incredibly wary. There has to more that happens when that machine opens than Ford coming home if this dream demon wants it to happen. Cipher holds out his hand as asks if Birch is really going to pass this opportunity up? Only Cipher can help him get what he REALLY needs. Birch goes silent and stares at the blue flames.

This is when Gideon calls, Mabel shoots the door into the bottomless pit, and Cipher gets upset. Birch is shaken and not very stable enough to think clearly at the moment or else he probably would have figured out how to fight back in the Mindscape pretty easily since it is second nature to him. But Cipher tripped him up.

Back to Dipper, he finally hears Stan's whole speech. Memory-Birch stops the flashback before Carla McCorkle can kiss Teen Stan's cheek, instead coming over to sit between Soos and Stan and dropping a kiss onto Stan's cheek. Memory-Birch comments that yeah, maybe the tough love is working on Dipper, but maybe compliment the kid once and a while so he doesn't think you hate him and decides to abandon you to the mercy of a dream demon. Real-Dipper chuckles guiltily at that and falls into the memory. Dream-Stan fixes the hole in his body and Dream-Birch eyes him silently before giving him some advice. Dipper gets distracted by his new mission to really think on the weird stare and leaves.

When Dipper returns to the group and tells them how to fight Cipher. Birch's attack is setting Cipher on fire with his own blue flames, which also really gives them both deja-vu and confirms to Cipher that yeah, Birch is definitely one of him. Cipher stops all their attacks and, looking Birch dead in the eye, says he'll be watching them. Then they wake up back in the living room, though Birch is sprawled on Stan's lap. Stan wakes up suddenly and asks if they were napping and he forgot.

The ending is still the same with Gideon stealing the deed, though Birch protests that it doesn't even HAVE the little booger's name on it!! It shouldn't even count!! NO it is not hypocritical that it's actually Stanford's name is on it and neither of them are Ford.

The biggest change though is that Birch has this temptation over him, and he COULD reach out to Cipher is he wanted to...with dead ends all around them, it's pretty tempting. Who knows how much more influence Cipher would have in this universe as he increasing has contact with Birch to sway him to his side? Especially once Ford returns...

I hope you enjoyed this what-if!!

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I saw on Twitter that you’re talking about writing AUs for fireproof is there anyway you can give us a hint on what ideas you have or is that still underwraps? Hope you have a great day :)

Hmmmm sure! I can spare some hints! Spoilers below for a few ideas I may explore if I have the time and energy!

I will also take the time here to say that the last Fireproof update will be coming out either Monday or Tuesday of this upcoming week, so keep an eye out for it!!

The first AU is the angsty idea I mentioned in my author note at the end of chapter 29 of Fireproof. I won't confirm what the premise will be, but just know that the title will be called "Dream a Little Dream of Me". Do what you will with that ;))

The second AU would be a divergence taking place during the Weirdmageddon arc...and would likely include smut. If I'm daring enough.

The third idea wouldn't be a AU, but rather a prequel! Ever wondered exactly WHY Bill got a second trial in the first place? I did confirm in the poem in chapter 25 that Theraprism wasn't working, but what exactly happened?

That's all I will share for now. Hope you like what's to come!

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What was bill up to during soos and a real girl?

That's a good question! I just rewatched the episode and got a bit inspired.

Most of Bill's conflict in this episode would center around feeling obsolete. That the way Stan views Goldie may one day happen to him if he doesn't have any "worth". It's a bit of a precursor to the complicated feelings he has after Ford returns and begins to be alienated from his family. From Stan.

Here's what I envision happening:

-It starts off with Abuelita consulting Mr. Mystique, aka confiding in Bill about her fears that Soos won't find a girl to bring to Reggie's engagement party. Or to share his life with. Her grandson has never been on a date before. She's worried for him and his happiness. Bill, for some reason, is completely unbothered.

Bill: Soosie doesn't need to find love, love will find him when he least expects it! He'll just be riding on the train of life, minding his business and BOOM! There she is! Besides, no protégé of mine is gonna make a fool outta themselves searching for romance...though Soos is pretty gullible when it comes to scams and feelings...

Abuelita: Can't you do something for him?

Bill: Mrs. Ramirez, you KNOW what my go-to methods are for wooing my lover, and they ain't gonna work if Soos uses them on his prospective girlfriends.

-Back at the Shack! Bill has never liked Goldie. He claims that it's tacky and lackluster, but really it's because he's reminded of another hillbilly in town. So, he agrees with Wendy when she says it's time to throw it out, especially once he has to help Stan free his arm from its metal maw and the oil ruins his pants.

Bill: THAT'S IT, YOU JUST EARNED YOURSELF A ONE-WAY TICKET TO THE BOTTOMLESS PIT, PROSPECTOR!

Stan: No, that's a waste! Let's check out the pawn shop at the mall and see if we can get anything for him.

Bill:...Stanley, no one is gonna waste their hard-earned dough on that scrap metal.

-He does notice Soos flirting with a girl from inside the coat hangers, and then as she screams and runs away, she rips off his eye patch in her hysteria.

Bill: HEY, YOU GOTTA PAY FOR PERSONALIZED MERCHANDISE, LADY!!!

-Soos immediately goes to Bill first, begging for advice.

Soos: "You gotta help me, Mr. Birch! You're the ultimate expert on fate and the inner-workings of the universe! Plus, you have to most beautiful marriage in existence. Please, bestow your mystical wisdom on me!"

Bill: Hahahaha, yeah, that's me all right! Totally don't wing it or anything...But first get rid of this. *rips off the "Out of Order" sign* If you wanna be a winner, you gotta THINK like a winner, not a mopey loser!

-After Stan says to get rich or lie about getting rich, Bill butts in that it's all about selling yourself as someone they need in their life. Then if they need you, love will usually come afterwards.

Bill: It's all about getting your foot in the door!

Mabel: What?! That's not romantic at all! It's so manufactured!

Bill: So are all your favorite rom-coms.

Mabel: Then what about you and Grunkle Stan?!

Bill:...Like I said, Mabel-leaf. We needed each other first. Sometimes you just gotta stick with someone, and it works out alright.

-Later, as they go to bed, Stan says that it's probably for the best to get rid of Goldie. They need to upgrade and get rid of the useless, ugly, old crap that doesn't rake in the big bucks.

Stan: All I'm sayin' is that I should be the oldest thing in this Shack!

Bill: *twirls a white strand of hair in thought*...I should dye my hair soon, shouldn't I?

Stan" Huh? Oh, uh, sure. It's been a while. *plucks at the strand Bill is fiddling with* You're gonna look like a sheep at this rate, ha!

-At the mall, Soos wants Bill to stay for moral support, but Bill insists that this isn't something that Soos needs him for. Stretch your wings like a baby bird and jump of the branch for the first time. Life or death will push you to fly!

Stan: You have too much faith in him.

Bill: I put just enough faith in him! Soos has other worries, like growing un-patchy facial hair and developing a wardrobe that's more than just one dress shirt, a FCLORPing costume, and his work uniform. Besides, everyone needs a little dating trauma in order to properly develop! It's healthy! Just look at me and you!

-The pawn shop said they would have to pay THEM to take Goldie, so Stan and Bill decide to cut their loses and illegally shove the statue in the trash. And as Goldie reflects Bill's image back at him off of the dull, reflective surface, and Bill feels far older than 50-something years old.

-That's when they find out about Willy Badger. Both take offense when Gary says that animatronics is "a young man's game". Bill scoffs and says he could make a robot even MORE entertaining that would blow this big skunk out of the water. Maybe a golden rabbit?

-The next day, Bill is getting annoyed at Stan for being so obsessed with this badger.

Bill: Gimmee like a month to steal the parts, and I'll create an entire clan of rock star badgers for you! You can take them on tour and abuse them to your heart's content since they don't have human rights!!

Stan: Nuh-uh. I will kneel over if I don't have that critter's cash in my hands tonight.

-Bill also does notice that Soos isn't here, and that greatly unsettles him. Frankly, it's unnatural that his so- loyal employee- has broken his perfect attendance record. He eyes the kids suspiciously when they exchange worried glances and tells them they better fix it or else they're picking up Soos' shifts in the future.

-Bill doesn't want to go steal the badger, which Stan finds odd as they pack for the heist. Wendy eyes him knowingly from the cash register, so he avoids her gaze best he can as he gets into his black jumpsuit. At least he'll get into costume for this.

Stan: But you love petty burglary!

Bill: Not for what we're stealing.

Stan: Look Bill, if we wanna keep playing this game called life, we gotta get with the times, and that badger is our future!

Bill: So anyone that you deem old and worthless, you're just gonna get rid of them if they don't serve you any purpose?

Stan: You're actin' like that ain't just how business is. Now- *falls out of window with a pained groan*

Bill: *slightly smirking* ...Wendy, get his orthopedic back pillow.

Wendy: On it.

Stan: *strangled* Thank you

-They sneak backstage, but while Stan is prioritizing snatching Willy Badger, Bill, bored, decides to check out the kiddy stage show...until it gets highjacked by a scorned, videogame ex-girlfriend. He runs back to Stan to warn him that the robots are now on a murderous rampage, but it's too late. As Stan gets punched in the face, Bill jumps on the badger's back and pulls at his ears, but gets grabbed and thrown at Stan who catches him.

Stan immediately goes to protect Bill from the steel punches and gets into a fist fight. Bill tries whacking the robot over the head with miscellaneous items from the arcade, like a table, a mini-gold club, a plastic basketball, but no dice. But it's Goldie who saves the day, biting Willy's hand before it got the final blow on Stan. Bill takes the opportunity to open its back panel to disarm it just as the power goes out.

-When Abuelita comes out of the ball pit, she remarks that she should have never questioned Bill's fortune.

-As Stan hugs Goldie and calls it an "old, beautiful monster" as praises, Bill gets all huffy. Only HE can be called that by Stan!! ESPECIALLY when Stan says all three of them are going to Vegas. That's THEIR town!!

-The Vegas montage shows Stan obliviously happy but Bill and Goldie are beefing in every photo, like Bill glaring at the copper animatronic in the hot tub as Stan sips from a flute of champagne. He eventually prevails in this battle by pushing Goldie off during the helicopter ride. The last photo is of Stan and Bill kissing at the Wed and Breakfast before security finds them and kicks them out.

-The episode ends with them riding in the Stan mobile, the aged car sputtering and making weird noises.

Stan: Poor girl. She's been through it, but she's still runnin' smooth.

Bill: So, you do like old has-beens, don't cha?

Stan: *smiling over at Bill* Guess so, and you're my number one has-been.

Bill: HA! Stanley, baby, we're timeless.

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Hope that answers your ask!! I think I went a bit overboard, but these types of questions are fun to me.