The Portal Diaries - The Key

guardian¹ |ˌgɑːdɪən|^*

1 an elder related to me by blood  :  grandparents, parents, older siblings, aunts, uncles, etc.

• ‘the guardians’ or ‘a guardian’

guardian² |ˌgɑːdɪən|^*

2 a non-genetic, closely connected to me :  social worker, key worker, close friend, partner, extended family.

• ‘the guardians’ or ‘a guardian’

council¹ |ˌkaʊns(ə)l| |-sɪl|^*

1 a person or body that has, or can exert control over me :  the police, landlord, loan shark, social services, doctors.

• ‘the council’

academics¹ |akəˌdɛmɪk|

1 a person, people or bodies, who oppress others by making them feel dumb :  often employed by ‘the council’ and/or ‘the guardians’ as a form of validation and/or indoctrination.

• ‘the academics’

factory¹ |ˌfakt(ə)ri|

1 of a relationship, job, work, or place, that holds little or no promise.

• ‘the factory’ or ‘a factory’

system |ˈsɪstəm|*
1 the prevailing political or social order's way of doing things.• ‘the system’

gear¹ |gɪə|

1 anything used to alleviate pain caused by ‘the academics’, or damage as result of defects in ‘the guardians’ and/or ‘the council’ and/or ‘the factory’ or ‘the system’.

• ‘the gear’

IT¹ |ɪt|^**

1 God.

cyborg¹ |ˌsʌɪbɔːg|

1 a product of ‘the guardians’, ‘the council’, ‘the factory’, ‘the gear’ and ‘the academics’, but possessing and responsible for it’s own organic soul :  think, I, Robot meets A.I.

dog¹ |dɒg|

1 a cyborg’s best friend :  likes walking, eating & playing.

• ‘the dog’

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^* has the potential to be both good and evil and/or may exhibit both. Has the ability to change.

^** source  :  Shug Avery, The Color Purple.


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