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    Interview With X Premium: “You Too Can Cash Out”

    All X Premium wants is to turn us all into Elon Musk boys and girls, eradicating poverty one cash out at a time. She shares her vision on this week’s Interview With.

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    Zikoko walks into an office with gold-plated furniture everywhere.

    Image source: Luxuryfurnitureandlighting

    Zikoko: 

    Twi… X?

    X Premium turns around on her swivel chair with arms spread wide.

    X Premium: Welcome.

    Zikoko: Thank you.

    X Premium: Come, sit.

    Zikoko: Yeah.

    Zikoko looks around the room.

    Zikoko: I just need to take in the decor of this place.

    X Premium: It’s great, abi? When they said I should come in for the rebrand, the first thing I did was the office.

    Zikoko moves further into the room, cautiously.

    X Premium: I’m sure you’ve heard of all my exploits.

    Zikoko: Exploits?

    X Premium: You know, the great things I’ve done with X.

    Zikoko: Yes, I know what exploits means. I just can’t believe you used it to describe your deeds.

    X Premium: Do you know I bring in the money in this place? I’m the boss.

    Zikoko: What happened to Elozonam?

    X Premium: Who?

    Zikoko: Right, I had that conversation with the bird. I’m talking about Elon.

    X Premium: Oh, him? He’s the boss too. He likes to call me his brainchild. But I run things around here, so who’s the child now?

    Zikoko: Huh?

    X Premium: 

    Let’s forget about that and focus on all the great things I’ve done.

    Zikoko pulls out a pen and notepad.

    Zikoko: Like what?

    X Premium:

    You’re joking, right? I’m making people blow. People are cashing out.

    Zikoko: Yeah, how does that work?

    X Premium: You don’t sound impressed. Why don’t you sound impressed?

    Zikoko:

    Me? I’m impressed o. Ahh. Only you by yourself, you’re doing poverty alleviation scheme.

    X Premium: Thank you! You get the vision.

    X Premium goes around her desk and throws her hand around Zikoko’s shoulder.

    X Premium: See, one day I had a dream. Solve world hunger.

    Zikoko: Via Twitter?

    X Premium:

    Zikoko: Sorry, X.

    X Premium: Yes. 

    Zikoko: So your subscribers are paying you to solve world hunger?

    X Premium: Technically, they’re paying each other. It’s a great way for money to circulate.

    Zikoko shuts the notepad and bends down to pick their bag.

    Zikoko: Every time I conduct these interviews, I hear rubbish.

    X Premium: Where are you going?

    Zikoko: Back to my office before you use aspire to perspire so you don’t expire to finish me.

    X Premium: So you don’t see the vision?

    Zikoko: Mama, there’s no vision. Nobody can see anything. You just wanted people to subscribe and post longer tweets… exes… exclamation points? Woh, whatever you’re calling it now. It sha wasn’t working.

    X Premium: Please, leave my office.

    Zikoko: I was already leaving. You and your fake gold office can continue the good work.

    Zikoko walks out and shuts the door.

    X Premium: 

    It’s real gold!

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