Minty Talks

(Cue upbeat, jazzy intro music)



[The camera pans across a cozy, vibrant studio set filled with warm lighting and comfortable armchairs. The audience is high-energy, clapping in time with the music. Some people in the front row are leaning forward, smiling at the stage.]

Minty: “Hello, hello, hello! Welcome back to the very first episode of Minty Talks!”

[The audience erupts into a fresh wave of cheers. One person shouts, “Whoo! Go Minty!”]

Minty: (Beaming) “I’m your host, Minty, and tonight we are diving deep. We’re moving past the surface-level chatter to explore the soul—literally. We’re talking about religion, beliefs, and how they shape the worlds we get lost in.”

[A soft, intrigued “Oooooh” ripples through the crowd. The lighting dims slightly to a warmer hue.]

Minty: “And joining me on the couch today is a very special guest. She’s a creative force on Webnovel, a weaver of stories, and someone I’ve been dying to chat with—please welcome the one, the only, Iboni007, also known as Iboni!”

[The audience goes wild—cheers, rhythmic clapping, and a few whistles as Iboni walks onto the set.]

Minty: “Iboni, welcome to the show! It is so lovely to have you here. Now, I know you’ve been busy building worlds and breaking hearts on Webnovel. For the folks in the audience who are just tuning in and grabbing their phones to search for you right now—why don’t you do the honors? Tell us a little bit about your work.”

[Minty leans forward, gesturing to the audience, who quiet down to a respectful, attentive hush.]

Iboni: “Hello everyone! It’s nice to see you all! I know that I am not known by many of you here so I’ll introduce myself. My pen name is Iboni007 but you can call me Iboni. I already published 3 novels and all are under different genres.”

[A few people in the crowd nod appreciatively; a “Three novels? Wow” is whispered audibly.]

Iboni: “My first ever work to be finished is called Love Yourself: Wonder. It’s about a teenage girl who dreams of becoming an idol yet her own mother hinders her... UNTIL she meets one of the BTS members and her whole world turns upside down.”

[The audience reacts instantly—several ARMYs in the crowd let out an excited squeal, and there’s a flurry of giggles and whispers.]

Iboni: (Laughing) “It is a fan fiction of BTS and please go easy on me when you read those hangul! I was not fluent back then and still am not now... anyway!”

[The audience laughs warmly, a few people give her an encouraging “You’re fine!” thumbs-up.]

Iboni: “The second work is called Runaway With Me. It’s about a girl who is not ordinary; she’s magical. Her family comes from a world with hybrids, diwatas, dwendes, werewolves...”

[At the mention of ‘diwatas’ and ‘dwendes,’ a section of the audience cheers loudly, recognizing the Filipino folklore.]

Iboni: “...and she was sent by her grandmother to help fulfill a prophecy about a powerful Wizard King. It is written in Tagalog and its genre is fantasy.”

[A smattering of hand-on-heart gestures from the crowd, clearly loving the cultural roots.]

Iboni: “And lastly, Boy in Denim Jacket. It is a true story. A memoir. A memory that someone does not want to forget. This friend of mine told me it is her gift to the boy who always wore a denim jacket in senior high school.”

[A collective, nostalgic “Awwww” fills the room. A few audience members look at each other, smiling as if remembering their own high school crushes.]

Iboni: “If you’re from the Philippines, you know the education system there. It’s focused on the teenage experience and it includes poems! She really made that boy her muse for years.”

Minty: “Wow, talk about range! Give it up for that bibliography, everyone!”

[The audience gives a round of enthusiastic applause, some people actually standing up briefly.]

Minty: “You’ve got the high-stakes dreams of the K-Pop world, the deep, rich roots of Filipino folklore—diwatas and dwendes, yes please!—and then the raw, poetic vulnerability of a memoir. I think we’ve all had a ‘muse’ in a denim jacket... oof, I think we can all feel that nostalgia!”

[Laughter and murmurs of agreement from the crowd; one person mimics wiping a tear away jokingly.]

Minty: “But now, let’s settle in. The lights are dimmed, the tea is hot, and we are here to talk about the soul of things. Let’s open the book on our first topic.”