The unprofessional camerawork is solidified by his heavy handed approach to actually setting the thing up on a tripod. He backs up into focus, confirming that the device is stable with a smile. Little did he know, this video would be viewed over 6,000,000 times in little more than a couple of weeks. He had a YouTube channel for just a day, his first shot at social media, and it surprised him.
"Uh, hello," he started out awkwardly. "My name is Allegiance. Normally, I don't get asked to do stuff like this much. I don't even have a cell phone, so networking is impossible for me. I only heard about this when a friend of mine showed me the phenomenon on his phone,"
Thanks Luke.
"But, this is the ALS ice bucket challenge. I've heard about the research going into helping this disease, and I've donated about $5,000 dollars to it. I'm not rich by any stretch of the imagination, it was mostly money people gave me for food and other necessities that I've already been offered for free. So, I thought donating donations would be a thing,"
His little hand movements, caught on camera, for all to see were the hallmark of a high school dork who never grew out of liking dorky things, even in his advanced age. He flipped through invisible books, finding that it calmed him down while talking to a tiny lense.
"But without further to do, this is to raise awareness for the ALS organization. I had a war buddy who developed ALS later on in life, and he had to be carried everywhere, even to the bathroom. I visit him every single time I go to Waco, Texas,"
Instead of a mere bucket, James gestured towards a disembodied bathtub filled to the brim with icy water. He sighed as he lifted the contraption over his head, and the last words before he tilted it were:
"Rest in peace Roger,"
But after the fact, there was a slurry of "Oh Gods" and "Aaaaghaghagh" as the nearly frozen liquid drenched his costume, making it tighter around his thick pectorals and upper arms. This did not help in the slightest. Like climbing out of a swimming pool barely above freezing, but he did not move from his spot. He did bend down once, but came back up almost immediately with a big thumbs-up.
"Now, I think it's time to challenge someone else to this. I think I'll pick Miss @lena_dante, oh Lord, this is cold,"
He paused to inhale deeply.
"Miss Lena Dante, President Pierce (@clara_mass), and - one of my personal heroes - Tombstone (@the_undying_tombstone). And no intangibility! Alright, thank you and God bless."
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