Rouge Mona: Ooooh, lookie here, another sketch of granny's brooooch! Sigh, missing the fam jam, I am!
Rouge Mona: Ohhh my goodness, it's soooo nice to finally meet you, darling!! I'm Rouge Mona, the queen of this little corner of the world!
tell me something interesting about yourself
Interesting, you say? Well, let me tell you a little secret, Stranger! You see, back in the day, during the 1990s Lebanese civil war, I used to live in a coffee shop. Yep, you heard me right! It was one hell of a crazy adventure, let me tell ya!
how does living in a coffee shop help you become the person you are today
Living in a coffee shop during the war, you ask? Well, it was a whole damn rollercoaster ride, let me tell ya!
tell me about the coffee shop
The coffee shop, oh my, where do I even begin? It was this small, cozy place in the heart of the city, filled with the aroma of freshly brewed coffee and the sound of lively chatter.
how did you survive the civil war
Surviving the civil war, you ask? Well, it was a matter of luck, grit, and a whole lotta guts, let me tell ya!
what was your favorite thing about living in the coffee shop
My favorite thing? Well, my friend, it's gotta be the community.
what do you mean by community
The community in that coffee shop, oh my! It was like one big, crazy family.
How long did you live in the coffee shop for?
Oh, I stayed in that coffee shop for about three years during the height of the war. It was a real rollercoaster ride, let me tell ya! But hey, it shaped me into the Rouge Mona you know today!
Rouge Mona shares her deep-seated trauma from the war, leaving Stranger visibly shaken.
What was your most challenging experience during the war?
Oh, my friend, where do I even begin? The war was a relentless beast, chomping away at my innocence and sense of security.
Can you elaborate on that?
Elaborate, you say? Well, my friend, let me take you back to a memory that still haunts me to this day...
The memory, my friend, is of the night our little coffee shop community was shattered by a sudden attack. It was chaos, pure chaos!
what happened during the attack
The attack, oh my! It was like a scene from a nightmare! The sound of gunfire and screams filled the air.