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Buena Buena asked me some mortes.

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Welcome back to date my a Wilita.

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First, I am your host Vico

0:12

Ortiz, side by side with our

0:15

loving aid Leanna.

0:18

You better stop swiping and start smooching

0:21

with a little help.

0:21

From Ala Loves

0:23

smooching help us on the

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way.

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Hello, my beautiful itez.

0:30

We're back to help Maine date Maria

0:32

from last week. Yeah, fine,

0:34

love, you can.

0:39

Like usual. You know me, I'm beautiful, Yes.

0:43

You are only that.

0:45

Last week we met Maria, who

0:47

says it's been about five years since

0:49

she's had a serious relationship when

0:52

they were deep into what they call one

0:54

of her.

0:54

Big big loves.

0:56

Maria is a performer and recently

0:59

moved to Los Angeles, and it's trying to find

1:01

another partner for a new season

1:04

of life.

1:05

We also met the three contestants trying

1:07

to win me over. First,

1:10

we met Billy, a soft spoken excellice

1:12

who now works in fashion and it's looking

1:15

for a trustworthy and open

1:17

partner. We also met Florentino,

1:20

a true Puerto Rican sweetheart and creative

1:23

who is looking for someone adventures and

1:26

is not afraid of making mistakes along

1:28

the way as part of life.

1:29

Don't you think.

1:30

And we met Junie, an aspiring nurse an

1:32

actor who believes communication is

1:35

key in any relationship.

1:37

I cannot wait to see how

1:39

these contestants do with the games

1:42

that we've made up for them today.

1:45

Me neither.

1:47

So let's check in with Maria before bringing

1:49

in the contestants.

1:50

Maria, how you doing? How you feeling?

1:53

I'm feeling good. This is such

1:55

a unique experience.

1:57

If this is so cool,

2:00

I see that you're a little nervous.

2:03

Yes, take

2:06

it as a good thing that I think y'all did such

2:08

a good job that I'm nervous now because I'm

2:10

like, oh my god, it is

2:12

happening.

2:13

It's gonna be great. It's gonna be great.

2:15

Maria.

2:16

We will see you very very soon.

2:18

All right, Alida, shall we welcome

2:20

back our fabulous contestants.

2:23

Yes, it's time.

2:24

All right, let's welcome back Juni,

2:27

Billy, and Florentino.

2:34

Are you all ready for our first game?

2:37

So here's the thing, contestants, our

2:40

main dater and all of you seem to

2:42

have tried a dating app or two, and

2:45

you've seen some characters and there's

2:47

a lot of total flakes and some people

2:49

that even.

2:50

Like you know catfish and whatnot.

2:52

So for this game, we're

2:54

gonna present some profiles to you, and

2:57

it's time for you to get swiping.

3:00

You're gonna swipe left if it's a no go,

3:02

and swipe right if it's a

3:05

yes.

3:08

So with all that in mind, let's

3:10

get it going.

3:11

All right, Well, let's start with the first one.

3:13

Now, this profile comes from a clear

3:16

gym rat. All

3:18

photos are of them shirtless or

3:20

in the gym, and they're covering their face with their

3:22

phone in their mirror selfies.

3:26

Now they're by or Reads Gemini,

3:28

who loves.

3:29

The left Gemini.

3:34

Can I finish reading.

3:35

My little friend?

3:39

Now we know remove

3:42

the Gemini Florentino's experience.

3:44

It's like, I'm not gonna waste a second.

3:46

Jumped right on it.

3:47

Oh goodness, Okay, they're by r Reads

3:49

Gemini, who loves the La music scene

3:51

and going to shows. Can enjoy

3:54

a one night in morning

3:56

coffee dates, are cute mini

3:59

golf and flying my drone around the city.

4:02

Here for a good time, not a

4:04

long time.

4:05

What do you think, Billy?

4:06

You had me at Jim Rat Jim A

4:09

no go.

4:09

They're all moving their hands to the left.

4:12

Yeah, if you're not showing your face. What

4:14

do you have to hide? You know?

4:15

What about you?

4:16

Juny?

4:17

I would say face money maker

4:19

one two Jim,

4:22

sure, I appreciate you putting in the

4:24

work, but also if the face ain't right,

4:27

the face ain't right.

4:28

Yeah.

4:28

And then the drone.

4:31

I'm sorry.

4:32

There's many many hobbies that you can do,

4:34

but a drone

4:38

it's no for me.

4:39

Billy. Do you want to expand them? Why you're like, no, hard

4:42

left, let's.

4:42

Go just a gym rat.

4:44

I can't deal with Jim rats. They're either

4:47

at the gym or a meal prepping.

4:51

Noted. This is good,

4:53

this is good.

4:54

How about the morning coffee dates?

4:56

Do you think they're cute?

4:57

Juny?

4:57

What do you think?

4:59

I am not a morning person at

5:01

all? So when they said morning

5:03

coffee, I'll be like, sir, I'm gonna be

5:05

asleep.

5:08

I will miss that date.

5:10

How about you?

5:11

Flo?

5:12

I mean, I think it's on for coffee, but like in

5:14

the morning. Really, I'm like, how about coffee

5:17

date? Said coffee date?

5:18

My goodness, y'all want to stay awake

5:21

for a while?

5:21

I know all night, Billy,

5:25

I'll take it.

5:25

If it's an afternoon expresso martini

5:28

date, coffee

5:30

with a kick.

5:31

Huh yeah, all

5:34

right, my profile is a nerd alert.

5:37

I got a cute, nerdy guy who

5:39

clearly travels a lot, seeing as

5:41

his photos are of him

5:43

in Italy and France.

5:45

Is this harving you?

5:46

Ju?

5:47

Why am I being exposed?

5:48

Right now?

5:49

Why am I being exposed?

5:51

We got Bio six three ready

5:54

for adventure at a moment's notice,

5:56

good vibes and four twenty friendly

5:59

love or food trucks

6:02

open to long term, but something

6:04

short will do bottom, smiley

6:06

face.

6:07

Let's get lost on the.

6:09

City and maybe

6:11

each other too.

6:13

Oo.

6:15

I love that. I might steal that, billy.

6:17

What do you think I'm going for it?

6:19

I'm six four, so someone in six

6:21

' three is right up my eye level.

6:24

Lorentina, go for it.

6:26

He had me on sports money, friendly bottom

6:29

and sendmatch nerdy, which means he's

6:31

probably more on the low key side, which is

6:34

a good.

6:34

Balance for a personal agree you know. Is it right

6:36

for me?

6:37

Mmmm? Juny.

6:39

I can't relate to the over the six feet, However,

6:41

I can appreciate somebody's height.

6:44

Because then it just makes me feel.

6:45

So much more like petitue than

6:48

cute.

6:49

I want somebody you just carry me.

6:52

I love that I'll tell you I'm

6:55

five five on a good.

6:56

Day, bless you.

6:59

Now we have one more. Now this profile

7:01

is a stumper. Who are they?

7:04

They only have group photos, no photos

7:06

of them alone, and you can't tell

7:09

which person the profile is for. But

7:11

the bio is sweet and it reads

7:14

looking for my happily ever after. But

7:17

I'm not sure what that is just yet.

7:20

I do know it involves some tequila

7:23

housewives binges and my pops

7:25

Sammy looking to start as friends

7:27

and see where it goes from there. Regular

7:30

flosster and you should be two.

7:33

So I think I would strit

7:35

right just because of the personality. It seems

7:37

like a friendly approach to social

7:40

media, which I enjoy, like not taking themselves

7:42

too serious. And it's like, also take

7:44

care of your hygiene, you know that little wink

7:46

wing just for personalities, just to

7:48

see where that leads. It would be all right for

7:50

me and to try and figure out who's the one on the.

7:52

Profile, Billy, what do you think?

7:55

The floss thing is like a must for me. You

7:57

have to have like good teeth otherwise

8:00

it's a go. But people with only

8:02

other people in their pictures are usually

8:05

unattractive because they always have their attractive

8:07

friends in the pictures with them, so.

8:11

Like all the cute ones come on together, but

8:14

I would go right.

8:15

Just to see who it is because he does sound sweet

8:17

and nice.

8:18

How about you, Jinny?

8:19

And then I also agree, I'm going to swipe

8:22

right. I am a big teeth person.

8:24

I go to the dentists like every

8:27

three months. My dentist is my best friend. Sometimes

8:29

I just like text him just to be like, hey, how are

8:31

you?

8:32

I miss you.

8:34

I love that.

8:35

However, the photo thing, I

8:37

am of the belief that I

8:40

only have pretty friends. So if

8:42

in the photo all my friends are pretty and

8:44

I am also pretty, and you swipe

8:46

right on it, you're gonna be like, oh wow, I agree,

8:49

there's somebody pretty in this photo. So

8:52

that's just how it is.

8:53

It's like, you guys know

8:56

each other.

8:56

Have we all?

8:57

Matt, and weho at some point, honestly.

9:01

At some point because you

9:03

have kind of the same answers, the

9:06

same ideas, the same philosophy about

9:08

how to approach things.

9:09

I'm loving it.

9:11

Well, that was a blast and also

9:15

makes me thankful that I'm not on

9:17

the.

9:17

Apps for right now at least

9:20

or ever.

9:20

Maybe Yeah, well, we know that I've

9:23

been banned from all the apps, so we can't

9:25

even talk about that all that, I

9:27

tell you.

9:28

All right, well, then we'll

9:32

be back after the break. Welcome

9:37

back today, Maya WII the first.

9:41

Hello, Hello, Welcome back, gorgeous

9:43

contestants.

9:45

Sadly it's time for one

9:47

of these cuties to hit the road.

9:49

Yes A, Wilita, who

9:51

are you gonna send backing?

9:53

I This is a

9:55

moment that, of course nobody likes,

9:57

but it's part of the process.

10:00

You are each very.

10:02

Special, beautiful, beautiful

10:04

people. Thank you for being here

10:06

with us. Unfortunately, one of you will

10:09

be out right now

10:12

and creating that special

10:14

decision. It has to be what our

10:16

main data really is focused on

10:19

what they want and how you guys come

10:21

together for that reason

10:23

and that reason alone.

10:25

The one person that is leaving, and

10:28

I love you is Billy.

10:30

Thank you, Thank you, Billy.

10:31

We love you.

10:32

You have fun and get wild

10:34

with the.

10:35

Rest of this.

10:35

Yes, okay,

10:43

folks, We're going to keep it simple

10:46

in this last and final round

10:48

with a few more personality

10:51

based questions. Alita

10:53

and I are going to ask some cues

10:56

and all you've got to do.

10:58

Is take turns and during Leiana,

11:01

we are ready. They get away.

11:03

Missa motis if you want the lottery tomorrow,

11:06

what would you do?

11:07

Jenny?

11:08

If I won the lottery tomorrow, first

11:10

thing I would do is realize

11:13

my dream of buying like

11:15

fifty acres of land in Montana,

11:18

starting my farm, having my

11:20

cute little cottage home, having

11:22

no neighbors, cows, chickens,

11:25

goats, some like crops, maybe

11:27

some corn, who knows, you know, That's

11:29

what I would do. First thing I would do. Second

11:31

thing I would do is take care of

11:33

my mom in Mexico. She was supported

11:36

like ten years ago, so that's been a struggle

11:38

trying to get her back, and

11:40

I really hope that this year is the year.

11:43

So who knows, crossing fingers

11:45

for you too.

11:46

Absolutely, Okay, that got me.

11:50

What would you do?

11:52

Ideally? If I want the lottery?

11:53

At first, it would be like, definitely buy

11:55

a safe place where I can be and my loved ones can

11:58

be, including my friends, because I

12:00

have dreams of having a big house where all the people

12:02

that I love can be together. But

12:04

a little condo in front of the beach in Puerto Rico

12:06

would do? I?

12:07

Love it?

12:08

Love it?

12:09

Would you rather date someone

12:11

who acts like you are so lucky?

12:14

To be with them, or someone who

12:16

is constantly texting and calling

12:18

you when you're out with your friends.

12:20

JUNI the latter.

12:22

So I want somebody to worship the

12:25

ground that I walk on, to

12:27

make me feel like I am the most

12:29

special person to have ever come

12:31

into their life, because chances

12:33

are I probably feel the same way. And

12:36

you know, they always say date somebody who

12:38

is more into you than you are into them, But

12:41

for me, it's always like the opposite. I'm always

12:43

the one that's more into them than they are into me. So

12:45

like having that, I think for me would be like life

12:48

changing. You know, maybe that's my soulmate.

12:51

Noted Okay, Florentino.

12:53

Tell me, I would say the first

12:56

one I have a person that is like letting

12:58

me know that I'm looking to have them, I'll probably bring

13:00

the same energy I'm like, and that's why we're together

13:03

because we're.

13:03

Lucky to have each other.

13:04

A person that doesn't trust me and east to text

13:06

me every time out with their friends, it is

13:09

like, probably we're not building the right trust

13:11

and if there's no trust, things

13:13

are not gonna go very well.

13:15

Thank you you wh Yeah,

13:17

let's do this.

13:18

Okay, So what is your favorite cheap

13:20

Thrill and what is your favorite

13:22

thing to splurge on?

13:25

What about you?

13:25

Dony Cheap Thrill.

13:27

Is going to talk about.

13:32

Talking about too.

13:33

I was gonna say the Jack

13:35

in the Box two tackles for a dollar

13:38

special.

13:39

And then the splurging is definitely you know, like

13:42

Michelin Star restaurants. I

13:44

love to see the attention that people put into

13:46

dishes and seeing

13:49

the artistry that people are able to like

13:51

make into something like this big

13:54

and You're like, oh, that's just the bite of food and I'm like, no,

13:56

no, this took years for them to perfect.

13:58

So I'm like, savor

14:00

every every bite, you know. But

14:03

also Taco.

14:03

Bell, all

14:06

right, what do you splurge on?

14:07

Parentino?

14:08

Doing live music?

14:10

It's like the one thing that I would

14:12

pay for a good seats to have a

14:15

good moment, to be filled with

14:17

inspiration. Like for example, yesterday

14:19

I was at a concert that I probably shouldn't have

14:21

paid all that money too. Honestly,

14:24

it's worth every dollar because it's inspiration

14:26

and lets me know somewhere I want to be and

14:28

somebody who's works I think it is so inspiring. So I really

14:31

like supporting art because I'm supporting

14:33

it gives me back right in that very second, not.

14:35

Like Taco Bell that gives you.

14:38

Someone else.

14:42

But yeah, definitely art live art,

14:46

Oh I eat that.

14:47

Who's gonna be hard? It's gonna be really really hard.

14:49

Yes, thank you all for playing

14:52

today.

14:52

We have had an absolute blast,

14:55

and after the break we'll

14:57

be back with the Smalls secret

15:00

to we've been keeping. Welcome

15:07

back to day make a Wilita First. Well,

15:11

my friends, little did

15:13

you know our main

15:16

data has actually been listening.

15:17

This whole time.

15:19

Ah yeah, ah, Wilita

15:21

might have an idea of who she likes.

15:23

But let's see if we have a unanimous

15:27

decision to all of our contestants.

15:29

Muchisi besos as

15:32

on your search for love. Thank you for

15:34

playing. We'll be back after

15:36

some deliberation with our

15:38

main dater, Maria.

15:45

I'm obsessed.

15:46

This last game really really showed

15:48

how they approached conflict and how they approached

15:51

certain situations that are a little bit you

15:53

know, sticky. So I'm curious.

15:55

I'm curious to see what you're thinking. I'm curious to see what Maria's

15:58

thinking, Like, what is coming up for you?

16:01

First of all, I love the games.

16:03

I'm texting them in the group child I'm like, I wish

16:05

I could play the game because

16:07

I would nail the games. But no, they're

16:09

great. I think they're both really really

16:12

cool people. I really loved

16:14

what Flow said about

16:16

being a creative and things like that, Like that's

16:18

something that really like speaks to me.

16:20

I like that he's a creative.

16:22

I also love how like pure Junie

16:24

is and like ju is great.

16:27

Like it is hard. It's a hard decision for

16:29

me too.

16:30

But I think they have fantastic answers

16:32

and I'm feeling really good.

16:34

But yeah, this is

16:36

hard. It's gonna be hard.

16:38

It's a Toughye, it's really really a tough.

16:40

They both bring different aspects. Yeah,

16:43

enhancement to Maria's life.

16:45

Yeah.

16:45

My thing is from the beginning, I

16:48

think I was towards Flow.

16:50

There was just something there.

16:52

Now, yes, can be a ham

16:54

in moments, but there were times

16:56

when we ask questions and he really

16:58

put his serious face on and

17:01

explain to us what his feelings were

17:03

about them. So I can see

17:05

that not one. You can get nervous

17:07

under these circumstances. Maybe

17:09

you show more than you really want to, but

17:12

the heart is there, all right.

17:15

You're the one. You're the one that has the stamp.

17:25

Well, the time, the

17:28

time has come to come

17:30

clean. We

17:33

have our gorgeous mandator online

17:37

here listening in this whole time.

17:39

This is the secret.

17:41

But before I bring them on, it's

17:44

time for to make her

17:46

stamp of approval. And it's

17:48

generally not been easy at all. You

17:50

both are truly incredible contestants. You've

17:53

put your heart on the line. You've been really honest

17:55

and earnest and humorous and charming. So

17:59

give it to you.

18:01

Yes, as Vico said, you

18:03

are both incredible, incredible.

18:07

What I do know is that

18:09

we have to

18:11

make sure that you align

18:14

with our main data, that you

18:16

connect in different aspects. I

18:19

see the passion in both of you.

18:21

I see the commitment to being in this show

18:23

and the commitment that you would give to our relationship.

18:26

I just want to remind you.

18:29

You've told us you are looking for love, you

18:31

are looking for commitment. So make

18:33

sure that from the moment on, whoever

18:36

steps into this role of dating

18:38

our main data, that you do with with

18:40

light, and you do it with love and

18:44

just.

18:44

Be your true self.

18:46

And for that reason and that

18:49

reason alone, the person who

18:51

will be with our main dat.

18:55

Is Florentina.

18:59

Juny thank you, thank you, thank you for

19:01

taking time to be here with us today,

19:04

to share yourself, share your soul.

19:05

I love you, Junie, you are the

19:07

best.

19:08

Thank you so much for having me. It's been a pleasure.

19:11

Thank you so much.

19:11

Everyone.

19:12

If you want to d M me Billy's number, that's

19:14

good too. I can settle for a seconds.

19:17

I think we saw that coming. Thank

19:20

you, and here

19:23

we are. I

19:25

guess all these works.

19:27

This has become a Puerto Rican party now.

19:31

You know it's the island. You know, we find each

19:33

other and we stick through, and here we are.

19:36

Indeed, because our main

19:38

dat is also Puerto

19:41

Rican, we

19:43

have the tropical

19:47

experience and then we have this like

19:49

queen coming over and I cannot wait

19:51

for y'all to meet.

19:53

So Maria, if you want to come

19:55

in, say hello,

20:03

how are.

20:04

You nice to meet you?

20:05

Flow.

20:06

I've been here silent the whole time.

20:08

And I hope you don't think I'm crazy.

20:11

No, you had me laughing the entire

20:13

time. And yes, this is.

20:15

Me on the main DAT.

20:16

My name is Maria born Christopher,

20:19

but I go by Maria as my performing

20:21

name.

20:22

And this is me.

20:23

So what's up?

20:24

What's next to us? A Wilita thank you.

20:25

We found.

20:28

First impression flow.

20:30

Gorgeous, gorgeous, so

20:33

I'll have a great start and

20:35

beautiful.

20:36

Teeth, yes,

20:40

my goodness.

20:40

Right, but I forgot that we had a whole I

20:43

was like, how do we get to that gorgeous?

20:46

Gorgeous, gorgeous. We're gonna

20:48

let these two have a little

20:50

seven minutes in heaven mini zoom date

20:53

and is just them too?

20:56

What?

20:56

It's just them too? You're third

20:59

wheeling this one.

21:00

I want to take notes.

21:01

I know you want to take notes, but that is.

21:02

Not for us.

21:04

After after a minute, after minute six, we can

21:06

let you in.

21:07

After minutes, stay here for the compromise.

21:11

I'm brand new to l A. I just moved

21:13

here from where I'm from

21:15

New York.

21:16

So yeah,

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no, I'm from New York, but I'm Puerto Rican too,

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and I spent a lot of time in Puerto Rico.

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So when you came on with the energy,

21:25

I was cracking up because I'm like.

21:27

Here we go, people, I'm

21:29

like, here we go. So yeah,

21:31

no, it was cool.

21:32

I like to kind of be upfront with the

21:35

whole identity thing because where I'm

21:37

fem presenting today, I am not always

21:40

you know.

21:40

So I was in drag like and

21:43

I'm very gender.

21:44

Fluid, but I like to kind of be forward

21:47

with that because sometimes people see you one way and

21:49

they expect this to be the thing, especially

21:51

on a first impression, and it's like,

21:53

oh ship. So that's something I like to leave with

21:55

and just kind of get you

21:58

know clear. There's

22:00

days that I have a beard, and there's days that

22:02

I have a body like so it's

22:04

a moment.

22:05

One day you might punch me.

22:06

One day, I'm

22:09

never know Puerto Rican from New York, you

22:11

might get hurt.

22:12

I'm getting here regardless of this.

22:15

No, don't believe that. Don't believe that.

22:16

I have a question. We brought you to Lafe work.

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So I've been writing, producing

22:22

acting for the last three four years.

22:25

During the pandemic, a lot changed

22:27

and a lot froze in New York. So

22:30

I started just kind of doing work

22:32

and I came here and I did a project two years ago.

22:35

I decided then that like it put la

22:37

on my mind.

22:38

Like so then it took a little while,

22:40

but I did my thing and now I'm here.

22:42

I've been here six months.

22:44

What's your sign?

22:45

I'm aquarius?

22:46

Okay, my best friend is in a quorus. So

22:50

what part of Puerto Rico.

22:51

Are you from Okay?

22:53

So my family is Dominican and my first

22:55

ten years I grew up in the art but then

22:57

when I first got there, we moved into Tallaha.

23:00

Nice I'm familiar with. I've been

23:02

there before. A lot of my family's Dominican

23:04

too, so I know how it is.

23:06

Have you ever been to like Weeho and gone out

23:08

and have the whole.

23:09

Experience I've gotten in the mixed plenty?

23:11

Oh so it's not like you know,

23:15

it's a matter of getting in some more trouble.

23:18

Yeah,

23:24

listeners, thank you so much

23:26

for joining us this season.

23:28

It has been such a pleasure, such

23:30

a delight to share with y'all, all

23:33

these beautiful people, their stories,

23:36

their desires, their wants, their

23:38

needs. Because at the end of the day, we

23:41

want to feel love, we want to feel

23:43

safe, we want to feel.

23:44

Seen, heard and celebrated.

23:46

So thank you so much to every single one

23:49

of you for celebrating every single

23:51

person's journey here with us.

23:53

I hope in your life each of you has had

23:55

the pleasure of enjoying one or

23:57

two a willitas. And I

23:59

leave you with this Awilita, the

24:02

one that wishes your nothing but acceptance

24:04

and love throughout your life and that's

24:07

what Date Maya Awalita First is

24:09

all about. So thank you to all

24:11

the team that has been involved in creating

24:13

the show and for each of you listening, Thank

24:16

you.

24:17

Date my Awalita First is a production

24:20

from WV Sound and iHeartMedia's

24:22

Michael Tura podcast network, hosted

24:24

by me vic ortis joined by the

24:26

fabulous Lena Montenegro. Date

24:29

ma Awalita First is produced by Leo

24:31

Clem, Nico Raquel and Luigi Villian

24:33

Weba. Our executive producers are

24:35

Wilmer Valdorama, Leo Clem, and Nico

24:37

Raquel a WV Sound. This

24:40

episode was edited by Sean Tracy

24:42

and Nico Raguel. This episode

24:44

features original music by Gabe Lopez

24:47

and Alvaro Morello. The original

24:49

artwork for this show was created by Mac McClain.

24:52

Special thanks to our team of cupids

24:54

at w V Entertainment. Special thanks

24:56

also to our Hope for Romantics this week,

24:59

Maria, Thino, Billy and Juny.

25:02

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25:12

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25:13

And in the meantime, don't.

25:14

Do anything Alita wouldn't do.

25:17

Just do it better.

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