A New Gang – Drop in the Ocean Fiction – Motley

A New Gang

They call themselves simply, “Don’t Mess With Us,” (DMWU). Sure, the name they picked for their gang, a motley tribe of wise guys and dangerous dames, wasn’t the best one they could have come up with, if they just wanted to avoid confrontation. But that’s not how Don’t Mess With Us rolls. Not by a long shot.

Their leader is the gentleman with the fearsome stance, far left, front row, with crossed arms and wearing a teal shirt. His name is Skeeter. Those who have their arms crossed along with Skeeter are his “cabinet officers.” Those without crossed arms are the peons.

The dame second from the left, in the front row, is Cheryl. Cheryl is Skeeter’s current, main “squeeze,” but all the girls are his dames anytime he wants them. The tall guy is Bertrand, and he is Skeeter’s inside “enforcer.” His job is easy, as each member of DMWU is one hundred percent, completely loyal to Skeeter.

Bertrand was formerly a member of the world-famous “Ice Capades,” so as an athlete he could probably dish out some real damage - if he wanted.

The stocky guy right next to Skeeter is Gino. Gino is Skeeter’s right hand man in case (and whenever) a brawl breaks out. He is also Skeeter’s gopher, and is probably the gang’s most devoted and loyal member. The guy in the green shirt next to Gino is Heinrich, and he is second in command under Skeeter.

The photo represents the historic day that Skeeter “officially” renamed the gang to Don’t Mess With Us. Previously, they had been known as “The Get Real Influencers,” (TGRI), a name which was a slyly indicative foreshadow of what they’d become later on. The photo shows the base members of DMWU, gathered in a field outside their headquarters in the outskirts of Wichita, Kansas.

The logo of the former gang, “The Get Real Influencers.”

The story and photos are credited to the “Witchy Wichita Warblers,” a radio talk show and its website, which claims that Skeeter had been seen in town recently, according to a source who doesn’t want to be named publicly.

It’s now later on.

You might be wondering, “Just who are the enemies of DMWU?” Many wonder the same thing, but only Skeeter knows the answer. Skeeter however, has refused to speak to anyone in the press and/or anyone outside the small base of his DMWU members holding those few cabinet officer positions. A leak by a DMWU member would be completely out of the question. Some speculate such loyalty may rise out of fear.

As you can see in the picture, the facial expressions of these DMWU members exude the looks of resolve and confidence. Others have said the looks are those of anger and frustration, but supporters of DMWU insist that the members make up a peaceful, law-abiding organization seeking to improve things that are wrong with the world through generosity and good deeds, and that those who don’t understand them should just leave them alone.

That’s where it really gets crazy, as the DMWU supporters are suggesting everyone who doesn’t agree with their views should remain silent on DMWU and not speculate on what their intentions may be, regardless of how we may individually view what we see as being something that badly needs to be revealed, but isn’t.

Something that’s being revealed for the first time is the new DMWU logo, shown here. No statement has been issued on what the public is to make of this logo and the message it is possibly meaning to send, but DMWU must feel confident that the public will understand its hidden meaning.

_{A New Gang © free-reign 2019}

This story is total fiction and the people in the photo have no relation to any of the names and/or events mentioned.

Sources for images used in this post:

DMWU Members: Image by Adina Voicu from Pixabay
TGRI Logo: Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay
DMWU Logo: Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay

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