Death, magic, and more violence against women

Nakamal Visited
White Gate in Freshwater Park

Kava Kwaliti
I am finding that when Jimmy makes kava for sale here it's not the best, but then again it's mostly free for me so no complaints.  It's always clean, it's only one kind/species of kava, and it all comes from the same area on Pentecost, so those are three bonuses.

Company
Brian and Malcolm for the most part.  Chief Willie Virasulu (Pete's papa) was there again too, but wasn't up for a story.

Amusing Observations
A man had died on Pentecost 10 days earlier.  On the island, when a man dies the whole family/community feasts for 100 days, non-stop.  In Port Vila, because everything is expensive here, they feast for only 10 days.  I guess when Walter Lini died the people of Pentecost feasted for 1,000 days.

A crowd gathered at the park when a fight broke out between a man and his wife.  Nobody could go break it up though, because they don't have the right to do so, traditionally.  A woman belongs to a man (so long as they are married and she's been properly paid for), and so stopping a man from beating up his wife would be like stopping a man from feeding his pigs or cutting his grass.  It lasted for a good 5 minutes though.

I found out how to get one kind of black magic, and all I need is a black cat, a biscuit tin, a fire, a mirror, and a good 3-4 hours.  I probably shouldn't write about it in too much detail, but I will say that if it works you have the ability to walk through concrete walls, steal things without anyone noticing you, creep women and leave no evidence, etc.  Heeeeere pussy pussy pussy pussy...