Play — Dhruv Jesrani

36 Days of Type. 1/36 - Meet Avery Chill. His favourite season is winter, and he loves to lounge around and stretch out his body during work breaks!

Today we meet Bernard Heel. His top-notch enthusiasm and optimism makes him everyone's favourite! He believes dancing is the solution to all problems.

Today we say hello to Calvin Bender! He is known fondly for his well-rounded personality and love for Forrest Gump. He dreams of running around the whole world, too.

Ciao! Today we meet Dante Diatonio! Born in Sicily, he developed his musical interests from his grandparents, who were once great performers. He's come to India on a holiday and wants to learn how to play Kal Ho Na Ho on the piano. All the best, Dante!

Today's happy character is Edgar Tumble. Known for his love for drama, he can exaggerate just about anything and everything. He also has a very questionable sense of style, but can always pull it off with a nice big smile.

Swag se swagat today to Fabian "Fozzy" Mosh. Of course, he believes he was born in the wrong era, and of course real music = real instruments, duh. People often ask him how he's able to listen to music without having any ears, and of course, it's because good music is heard from the soul...duh.

Meet the Good Guy Gang. These birds of a feather always flock together. Their not-so-secret handshake is as good as an entire dance sequence. Their sole aim in life is to be as nice as Chris Martin.

Hello to Harvey Speedo! As a child, he always wanted to be an underwater treasure hunter. His parents enrolled him in swimming classes, where he soon outperformed everyone. Today his coach challenged him to a race, where if he wins, he gets a month of free scuba-diving classes to get him closer to his dream. Let's hope he wins!

Isaac Dribble is the youngest of the lot. He's a little shorter than kids his age, but after looking at one of his 6 feet 4 inch tall senior, he is now determined to grow till that much. He's started his daily routine of basketball classes and Complan. At least his mother is happy that he is finally drinking milk.

Today's character is very near and dear to me, and that is Jane Goodall. For those who don't know, she is a primatologist whose research made evident that chimpanzees are more human than we ever thought. She was one of the first few to give names to chimpanzees, rather than distinguish them by number. She is also the inspiration for the character of Jane in Tarzan, who was one of my very first crushes. Her work inspires and continues to shape me as a human being.

Today Ken Block is very happy! After several months of intense practice, he finally mastered the axe kick and is ready to demonstrate it to the world! Who knows, maybe he could have done it faster had his uniform not been 3 sizes larger than normal. Ah well, congratulations nonetheless!

Today, we meet Langley Long. There's something really peculiar about this guy, and I can't seem to point out what. He just seems like he's up to no good. Hmm... I wonder what it is.

Look at Michael Spinner! Today is one of his happiest days. After working long and hard for months, he is finally done with one of his most challenging client account work. Now he can relax and laze around without a worry in the world, at least until his next client comes along. For other people, however, that can just be called wishful thinking. One day.

Today's happy character is Nick Spine. He has decided to work on his strength and flexibility by joining yoga classes. However, on the first day, he became a little too ambitious and now finds himself in a tight spot. He finds the situation quite hilarious but really needs some help after being stuck like this for an hour.

Oscar Blow is an interesting character. He always chases his dreams, no matter how big they may be. Once, he dreamt about flying, so the very next day he filled himself up with helium, and off he flew for many days until he got tired. Now he's giving back all the excess helium in the form of party balloons, hoping someone with a similar dream ties them to, say, their house.

Paul Groove has a unique life! His day job is to convert cassettes, VCR's, and CD's into digital formats, and his night job requires him to visit clubs and discos as an undercover detective to investigate the illegal activities that take place over there. Today is one of the rare days where nothing seems to be wrong, so the plan is to just party all night long.

Quentin Kneeler is about to be one of the happiest characters in this series! He met his soulmate at a Sudoku competition in Russia in 2004, and they've been happily together ever since. Today he's decided to pop the question. And so, with a brand new shirt, trousers, and hairdo, he gets down on both knees and asks the question. He is now awaiting an answer from her. *fingers crossed*

Ralph Tender stays happy by finding joy in the little things in life. Although he hates chopping down trees, circumstances have forced him into working as a lumberjack. To cope with it, he goes to the other end of the forest and plants twice the number of trees he's cut down. He loves taking life slowly; smelling the flowers, listening to chirping birds, and feeling the fresh air on his face. Stay happy, Ralph.

Meet Sebastian Pointe. He's the only man in his ballet class, but that doesn't make a difference to him. That's the time of the day in which he can release all his bottled-up feelings and emotions. He believes everyone should have a release, no matter how different or unconventional. So go on, bake weird cakes, paint your face, go hiking at midnight or whatever. Be happy, be free.

Timothy Brace is a very simple man. Unlike the others, he doesn't have any fancy backstory. However, he loves giving out hugs more than all the other characters combined. He hugs at every opportunity he gets, and his hugs are magical. No matter how much someone may hate hugs, they can't help but smile when he gives them one. If you get a chance, please do ask for a hug.

Umberto Hammock is in Honolulu for his summer vacation. While his family is out and about enjoying all the touristy things the place has to offer, he has decided to just kick back and relax on his hammock. True fact- he's not moved an inch in the last 6 hours except to get himself another beer.

Vincent Fallon has started dreaming about skydiving. He dreams of jumping off that plane and free-falling through the cotton-candy clouds with the icy-cool breeze hitting his face. He imagines his city and how small it would look from up there. He dreams about music playing from the sky as he's falling. Such dreams make him not want to wake up.

Walter Dip has been missing for a week now. He's got his friends and family worried. But today, something happened. While going about his daily rounds, the coast guard thought he saw something emerge from the water. He looked through his binoculars and could not believe his eyes. It was Walter Dip! Where had he been for so long? How did he go missing? How is he alive? The answers to these questions will be clear once he's absorbed the shock and is able to talk. For now, though, he's just super relieved to be back on the surface.

Xavier Wando always wanted to be a magician. However, due to societal pressures, he had to work as a salesman in a pencil company. He worked and worked and soon became the best pencil salesman in the world. With all of his accumulated wealth, he realised he could safely retire from the pencil industry and pursue his dream. Where is he today? His gift of selling eventually made him the owner of one of the biggest magic organisations in the world, where he now sells wonder and awe to millions of people all around the world!

A sloth is an arboreal mammal noted for slowness of movement and for spending most of its life hanging upside down in trees. For the most part, a sloth's life revolves around sleeping and eating in its tree home. The only times this mammal leaves its tree is to use the bathroom and to take a swim. Oh, and on an unrelated note, meet Yuri Slothsky!

Zéke Bourne is a pretend-spy. Today he's fighting a bunch of aliens who have come down to Earth from their planet Zergune to abduct the last two people with the Coca Cola formula. A lot is at stake here but the aliens don't realise that they are no match for Zeké's ultra-high-tech weapons, especially the Bugsy Blitzer.

Watch out for Oscar "zero-bone" Rodriguez! He was born with the ability to fold, roll, bend, and twist himself to any limit. His unique talent and body structure makes him fun at parties. Right now, however, he's practising for the Annual Hill Descent Championship, where vehicles compete to reach the bottom of the hill the fastest. He's the only non-vehicle but intends on beating everyone. He's not just put himself behind the wheel here but has become the wheel himself. Good luck, Oscar!

Say hello to John "one-hand" Willis! A terrible car accident meant that he had to get one of his arms amputated. Thankfully he still has his other arm and is doing well. Today, however, John is giddy with excitement! After 6 weeks of separation, he's finally going back home to his 4 dogs; one of who has also lost her leg, and is fondly known as "Tripod".

Arnold Shah is two-tired for leg day. But at least he's finally joined the gym. Better late than never, right?

Bethany Carter just loves to dance. She's taken part in many competitions and challenges. However, during her previous two competitions, she lost balance while performing a particularly famous step. After practising the step for a few more weeks, I think she's been able to master it. Hopefully, she's able to do it this time. Third time's a charm, maybe?

Jeff Wilson is too cool 4 you. He wears the best of clothes and watches only because the best deserve him. Wanna join his cool club? Too bad you can't.

Ronan Scott loves to observe animals. Sadly, his rich parents own mansions only in Manhattan, Central London, Paris, and Dubai, and Beijing; far from the world of wildlife. So all he can do is look at the elephants and giraffes in the African Savannah from home through his one-of-a-kind-billion-dollar-inter-continental-zoom lens. Poor little rich boy. P.S. He finally saw a lion chase a buffalo for the first, so he's happy!

Ashok Thapa's family have always been known to be over-enthusiastic people. Nobody in this world gives stronger and louder high-fives than the Thapa family. This has somehow ended up being a hereditary trait. However, what's more, amazing is that since a high-five just wasn't enough to express his enthusiasm, evolution has blessed him with an extra finger, which he uses to give the world's best high-sixes! His fame has finally brought him to his favourite actor Hrithik Roshan's house, who he's about to high-six just now. Nobody knows the potential power that will be unleashed once both their hands meet!

Rudy is 77 and Macy is 7 years old. However, they've shared a lifetime's worth of experiences in those 7 years; from having weekly pretend tea parties, to looking at constellations in the night sky, to going out for early morning walks, to growing a garden together. Rudy has a way of imparting life lessons to Macy through every experience they go through together. She may not understand them now, but he's sure they will stay in her head forever. But for now, let's not get in the way, as it's time for them to go bake a fresh batch of chocolate chip cookies!

Raju and Paju Shah are the most savvy Gujju brothers in the world. They have an unquenchable curiosity to discover the secrets of this universe, but they also can't help being proudly Gujju. For example, they discovered a new form of fortune-telling by looking at different methi patterns found in theplas and how each formation affects one's future. They also created a device that turns any type of alcohol into chaas and get equally high. Today, like every day, is dance night and they are planning to understand the concept of centrifugal force by running outwards in circles while holding each other's hand. What new ideas will emerge out of this concept? Stay tuned.

Pablo Narvaez has been interested in plants and genetic mutations ever since he read the story of Jack and the Beanstalk as a child. He wanted to grow a plant that can reach the moon. However, his attempts have been unsuccessful for about 35 years now. His plants reached about half the way, but could never grow any further. Today he gave it another major try. He tried all the techniques he learnt in the past 35 years and have it his best. But alas, the plant didn't go any further. He was disappointed. He lost hope. But he opened his eyes to see something spectacular. He was in the middle of a million shining stars! He also realised that he was the only human ever to grow a plant to this length. He had achieved what no other human being ever could. This story inspired the saying by Norman Vincent Peale: "Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars." The End.