Finding Calvin Part. 1 - 2 - The Germinator

 

With Pieman's new image

It's not hard to imagine

Blueberry imageries

He's finding worth having

He buys an S-Class Mercedes

With blueberry icing

And with blueberry tints

He hides his blueberry lighting

And though it's just a show

That justifies his rhyming

Is he still in control

With blueberry bindings

Where his story will go

Has yet to be decided

But he's now on the road

With Cocina behind him

[...]

Given his understanding and vision

And his jelly religiosity 

Mestuffstoplease is now on a mission

To share his operational philosophy 

For who has his jelly comprehension 

And who else could sell the dream

According to the Jelly Commission

It could only be Mestuffstoplease

So that's his purpose and disposition 

To open all eyes that choose to see 

By building up his Jelly Coalition 

And those who can pay the franchise fee

[...]

[Concierge]

Can I help you with your luggage sir?  

[Mestuffstoplease]

No, thank you though

Tell me, have you had a lot of visitors today?

[Concierge]

Quite a few, but it's normal for The La Vue to have so many

[...]

Mestuffstoplease nods 

Then finds his way to his suite

He overlooks his jelly notes

While he sips his jelly drink *

The morning came quick

And Mestuffstuffstoplease was nervous

But with his belief in his jelly

He came off as determined 

For that was a lesson

He learned when he was young

To just redirect the flow 

Of his inherent frustrations

Still inward he seethes

But outward he believes

For he has already contrived

All the words that he would need

He'll just have to keep focus

And show them what's inside

And not get lost in the cadence

Nor be given to thoughtless rhymes 

For he doesn't want to distract 

From his message's true purpose

Which is to engage and enlighten 

Not turn jelly into a circus

So with confidence he strides

As stiff as a gherkin 

But he knows that he'll be fine

With all of his jelly discernment 

So at the Grand Ballroom he arrives 

And at the entrance's convergence

He sees the many that reside 

To hear if his jelly's worth it 

He strides to the front 

And approaches the podium

And he begins his broad appeal

To the many that have come

[Mestuffstoplease]

Today I want to talk to you about insanely great jelly...

It's growth potential going forward

And the options that you have in profiting from its inevitable expansion 

To sum up

Here's what you'll receive

With Option A you'll receive licensing privilege to use the Cocina name 

You'll have permissory access to all of our signature jellies to sell in your establishments 

You'll receive first-hand knowledge of our operating procedures 

You'll have 24/7 access to our line of experienced managers via Snapchat or Gmail 

You'll have priority access to the latest innovations and menu creations directly from me and your Cocina family

In short, not only will you flourish with Cocina

You will be Cocina

However, with great access comes great responsibility

With Option A you will have to adhere to all the standards and practices inclusive with the CoCina brand

If you're seeking a less intrusive option

I suggest Option B

With Option B you'll receive weekly jelly shipments of all of our signature jellies to sell in your establishments

And you'll be able to use the CoCina storefront affiliate signage and advertising

This is a great option if you don't have the human or financial capital to execute the established schema

Finally, there's Option C

With Option C you'll have the opportunity to invest in CoCina's expansion

Which is something that we're actively engaged in right now

In fact I have to stop at two establishments after today's engagement to get them up and running

[...]

Then he talked about numbers

And he talked about vision 

And he talked about what he had

And about what others didn't *

In short it was meticulous 

And a precise presentation

He avoided any fluff 

And any indetermination

He would break for a short brunch 

During his brief intermission 

And think about the right and wrong

Over tea and a jellied biscuit

He reflected on the audience 

And how they all paid due attention

And how they exited when he was done

As if they reached the rolling credits

No one stayed to ask questions 

Maybe they had all the information 

Regardless he was stunned

Not even a signing or ovation 

But I guess this is just business

He must temper his expectations 

He must trust the established process

And exercise what they call patience 

As he stares off into the distance

He sees two bluebirds procreating

What else could they be doing 

They don't believe in conversating 

For they believe in chirping

Which is not a private undertaking

They don't keep their voices down

That would be inefficient and frustrating

But no more thinking about

He must proceed with determination 

And knock this last presentation out

And build up his Jelly Coalition

[Mestuffstoplease]

Today I want to talk to you about insanely great jelly...

Suddenly he thinks about doughnuts 

And how they too are cake

He backed away from the podium 

And then he began to pace

For a minute he had them wonder 

As he started to persuade 

Then he began to bluster

Like a chancellor of a European state

He talks about his jelly's greatness 

And how he would like to see 

His jelly replace sprinkles

As the only complementary treat

He talked about his farmstead

And the berries in his farmery

How he often ate PBJs on rye bread

Because of the market's overabundancy 

All the while the toppers and sprinkles 

Adorned those with window seats

They weren't stored in canning jars

Nor surrounded by the summer heat

And he talked about other jelly makers

How they're restricted by the industry

How their regulated lobbying practices

Has blinded them to what should be

He talked about the jellystocracy

And how they've limited their jelly dream

Sprinkles are colorful but are simple *

And they're wrought about artificially

He talks about his jelly's expansion 

And how it's an inevitability *

Because he's focused on jelly inclusion 

Within every sprinkle and ketchup scene

He talked about CoCina's dominance 

And how it's perfect for franchisees 

And how his rise as the Jelly Man

Was an eventuality

Some started to cackle

Some starred in disbelief 

Some looked plain old livid

Some understood his reality 

As he finished his presentation 

Some would hasten the way they came

Some would approach him for clarification 

And some would stare at him in their seat

As he stood in his Alpine loafers 

And was pressed in his Gucci pleats

He saw their response as a better outcome 

Than the last group's apparent apathy

After he tended to all their questions

He made his way to the checkout scene

He had to drive to the next locations

To prep his future jelly teams

He saw a group of Summer Starlings

Fly in conjunction with his Mercedes

It was strange how they maneuvered

As he traversed the scenery 

They broke off at the intersection 

Falling away like blue berry seeds *

Atop a telephone wire

As if to affirm his jelly dream

He was riding high on emotion 

As he cruised the interstate 

That's when he decided to pull over 

For he saw cause to celebrate 

He picked himself up some roadies

To further enhance his peak

He knew that he would be fine

As long as he drove responsibly

As he was listening to some tunes

And while he was sipping on a drink

His phone started to ring 

And he wondered who could it be