Hahaha! Pleased that Balthie like small offering and relate story. There are many such in the expeiences of Vivi. Indeed, Vivi not have body for very long time, and when Vivvi did have body it passed fom realms of existence and... ok, Vivi admit it... I misplaced body and forgot where left it. Thought it was secured on the beach but the tide must have seen it drift off and although look many and plenty, never see body again.
But that is story for another time.
Point is, Vivi misplaced body long, long ago - many many centuries before AIDS became into knowing, and longer still before AIDS testing.
Yes, have just been relax and enjoy the days breaks away from game. Was out today, and enjoy wonderful sunshine, although Vivi was glad of broad brimmed hat to keep shade and sun off of Vivi. Because the direct sun hurt the glowing floating fireflies that serve as Vivi eyes. Because not have body meansd not have head. Not have head means not have face. Which by extension also means not have ears. And without face and ears is impossible to wear sunglasses. So Vivi is careful in direct sunlight.
As it happens, this is not new to Vivi. Long time ago in galaxy far far away Vivi was once again working in Hollyweird, but was very jaded from being scorned and not get credit tha Vivi deserve. Especially of being cut and finishing on editing room floor. Anyhow, year was 1975 and first meet another guy named George. Obviously not the same George that was Vivi friend and smoke and drinkl much opium with more than 150 years before. Because that would make that George really old man, and that just was not the way that that George rolled. He was man of vision and destiny, and firm in belief that his life would be much short. Is incident that happen much in long age of Vivi, that this happen.
But that is another story.
This story relate how this George - the one from 1975, not the one from 1816, want Vivi to be in movie, and even allowed Vivi to write role and create character develoipment for that role. And awayre of having been screewd and left on edit room floor before, insisted on in contract that this not happen asn was obliged to appear in picture.
Sit and spin on that, Leo! Whereever he is now. That charlatan cost Vivi much, and steal plenty young pussy from Vivi trailers on sets over the years. Telliong ya, if Mr Mayer comes back and is re-animated... maybe in circumstance like story previously related, or in any other way also, and you are work in industry, stay away from MGM. Not only because re-animated people is dangerous in itself, but also because Leo is scuuuummmmbaagggg.
But that is story for another time.
Anyhow, so George has Vivi in movie and we fly to Tunisia, to desert, where film is to be shot. But George is dick who doesnt fathom here is such thing as character development so has to allow others to do this, because when development is left to George, it is just bad ju-ju. But that is a story of another time... roughly 25 years into future. Well future from when this story Vivi is telling, but not future for the point at which is now, in which Vivi is telling this story to Balthie. So in fact is actually about 15 years ago. That is 15 year ago from point in which Vivi is recounting story to Balthie, not the point oin which Vivi is recounting story of what happen in 1970's?
Make sense? Hope that was all perfectly sensible.
Vivi mind may have slipped out froim under hat BTW, but don't worry. It can be relocated.
Anyhow, so Vivi is in Tunisia, and Tunisia is hot ass country, even when on coat, let alone when in desert. Because as a rule deserts tend to be hot, and in Vivi long experience, this has always been the way with deserts. And Vivi character is a aged wizened chappie called O'Vi Wan Kenovi. But because George - this George, nott he George from previous century - sucks at character development he and Vivi argue much about this. Eventually George call Vivi little shit and swear is going to cut Vivi out of miovie, unitl Vivi point to line in contract about could not be left out of movie this time, which had happened many times before. Again, fuck you, Leo, wherever you are.
So George -this George, not the poet Ggeorge, who was cool buddie with Vivi and loved th ladies, but was a total bastard to them - say fine and before know Vivi part is changed and get new parts given to Vivi. Although still had costume of brown robe, he make me very smaller, no descript characrter, part of collective, called Vivis. But George not done yet. He then even chasnge name so became jawa. And George also have other digs, writing dialogue for golden droid, saying
"I can't abide those Jawas! Disgusting creatures!". Anthony Daniels protest saying this, but George insist that he get to have one last dig at Vivi, after having already wrecked Vivi landcrusiser and massacre Vivi many times over.
All because Vivi say needed to keep sunlight out of eyes, so had to keep robes over head and couldn't wear sunglasses. Fun fact, George - this George, not poppy smoking, womanizing, hard partying and amazing writer dude - hire another aged and wizened character actor to play part of rle that would have totally sucked had Vivi not been allowed time to really develop character and give depth to. And Vivi and Alec actually become good fiends. But this was not first time Alec and Viv paths cross... But that is story for another time. No, on this occasion, George insisted that Alec not wear sunglasses either. Which cause Alec eyes to get inflamed during sandstorm. Poor Alec. Stupid George. Not fun drug addled, club footed and roguish character who fought for glories of Greece and of Rome... and got knocked on head for his labours, George. But beardy control freak meglamaniac wo wouldn;t know good time if Princess Leia squirmed on his face... which she did - but that is story for another time. No, this George, who thinks Jar Jar was squirming on his face and stepping in doo-so is more fun. Stupid George.
True Story.
Anyhow, it seems indeed that Vivi mind did wander off there for a spell and forgot the point, which was make sure know what getting into when agreeing contracts with poxy movie people. Seriously, Fuuuuccccckkkkk yyyoouuuu LEO!!!!!!!!