Who am I?
I am Dekka Talent. If any of you have been in the Gone universe lately, you might have seen a photo of me floating around. This is because, well, I accidentally started a trend. Let me tell you the story.
So, on November 2nd, 2019 I was supposed to go on a date. However, I had some weird kind of allergies/ respiratory issues going on. So, I canceled the date and scheduled a ride to a clinic. So, while I was getting ready and probably struggling to breathe, my mind was full of excitement with the prospect of Gone TV.
So, I got the message on my phone that my Lyft was three minutes away. I rushed to the waiting spot and waited for about two mintues. Getting safely into the pickup truck, I was safely underway. In the backseat, my mind began to wander. How could bring my creativity and confidence into the Gone fandom? I'd been into the law of attraction lately so I knew that stating my claim would be the best way to get what I wanted.
So, while I was sitting in the sunny clinic office, I scrolled through my pictures and found one that had Dekka Talent energy all the way. Since I had about a forty minute wait time, I had all the time in the world. I went to Twitter (I only had one account at the time) and posted the picture with the caption "I am Dekka Talent".
So, about two hours later, I left the clinic. Apparently it was only allergies. I hadn't really looked at my phone since posting the picture. After getting Wendy's from a campus spot, I began to feel really nervous about my post. What if someone thought my tweet was a lie? Like I was claiming that I was already Dekka on the TV show? What if Engage or MG wanted me to take it down so I wouldn't confuse people? At the time I posted the photo, I just really wanted to show myself as having the potential to be Dekka Talent. I never considered that my post could be taken a different way.
However, all was well! MG retweed my photo, like a stamp of approval! I didn't know how special that was at the time. Left and right, I started getting mentions as people became inspired by my tweet. This started a boom in the Gone fandom as we fought to show that we could be in the TV show. γOverall, I never intended to start the trend but I'm glad that I did. Recognition from MG and approval from Engage has been the push I needed to start working on myself seriously. I have big goals for the Gone fandom and I'm glad that I could be part of it. β‘
