CLOSE FRIENDS: Azura Joined A Gang?!

Charlie (0:00)

It's the Flava Breakfast Close Friends Podcast.

Azura (0:03)

Oh, would you look at that. It's another episode of Flava Close Friends.

Charlie (0:08)

G'day mate.

Azura (0:09)

Oh, okay, okay.

Charlie (0:11)

G'day.

Azura (0:12)

Yeah, chur, g'day, you know what this is about.

Charlie (0:14)

Chicken and shrimp on the barbie, mate.

Azura (0:16)

Why are we Aussie?

Charlie (0:17)

I don't know.

Seriously, I think out of this whole World Cup campaign, the Aussies are not getting any love. It's the Australians and the English team.

Azura (0:25)

No, did you see that other radio station? They've got someone that's ripping Aussie. Yeah.

Charlie (0:30)

Who?

Azura (0:31)

Rhymes with Rickson.

Charlie (0:32)

Oh, yeah.

Azura (0:34)

Someone's got to do it. Someone's got to do it. Hey, so Close Friends is all about, you know, saying things unfiltered and how we want to say it because we can, because that's what happens when it's not on live radio. And we always started off the same way, with a question.

Charlie (0:52)

Question master.

Azura (0:53)

Yes, and I'm asking a question to you, Charlie. Oh, yeah.

Charlie (0:56)

Talk to me.

Azura (0:58)

So, big game this weekend. The bets are on Toa Samoa, MMT. I wanna know, truly from your heart and your soul, with no holding back, how are you actually gonna be and feel if Tonga loses to Samoa?

Charlie (1:17)

If Tonga loses to Samoa?

Azura (1:19)

If they lose. Yeah.

So you, for some reason, players get carded, someone gets injured, you don't make any conversions. It's just not, like, it still is sport. Like, it still is just a game and anything can happen. And, you know, by midnight, Sunday, you know, well, it'll be tonight. That's when this episode comes out, is on the Sunday morning. But, you know, you're trying to go to bed, rolling around. It's one in the morning. You gotta get up in a few hours. Your team has lost.

Charlie (1:51)

Honest to God, I don't know how I'd feel if we lost. Like, this is how deep it'll cut me. It'll be like losing a family member.

Azura (2:05)

Oh my gosh, you're joking. What family member?

Charlie (2:10)

Like an uncle, uncle or an auntie that you grew up with. You know what I mean? Like, it's like close, but not close. Do you know what I mean? You were close when you were young, and then when you get older, you guys just grew apart, but he's still your uncle, but you lose him or your auntie, you lose him.

That's how much it'll cut me, bro, because you've got to remember, at least when you lose a family member after a year, it's you remember them like having a headstone memorial or a feed, or you get together and play songs and that's done. But for four years till the next World Cup, Samoa is going to have the bragging rights, and they're going to rub it in every day. It's like rubbing salt into the wounds. So to be honest with you, bro, it will hurt me so bad that, mate, I might cry and I'm not one to cry.

Azura (3:09)

You might cry.

Charlie (3:10)

I might.

Azura (3:11)

Well, you just compared Tonga losing to the death of a family member, so I think I will believe you.

Charlie (3:16)

That's how deep it is, bro.

Azura (3:17)

In saying that that might be a possibility.

Charlie (3:21)

Look, look, I mean, the commitment I have to MMT, you know this, Azura, like it's next level. So there's a lot at stake here. It's expensive. Bro, so yeah, man, honest, honest.

It will hurt me so bad that I might not even be able to sleep.

Azura (3:43)

I'm so scared for Monday.

Like, I'm being so dead ass right now. The thought of you losing and me being the first fucking person you're going to see on Monday. I'm hoping that because I've been saying this to you on and off air, you're going to have a bit of awareness that you can not allow to project on to me. Hey, Grumple Stiltskin.

I don't want no Grumple Stiltskin on Monday. I swear. I've put it out there to Charlie. I've been warning him so much off air, whanau. I've been literally like, don't you dare bring that attitude to me if you lose.

Charlie (4:22)

And he won't, because I've told him.

Azura (4:25)

I've told him I don't want that. Because, and that's the reality, is there'll be so many people, bro, you gotta remember, one team has to lose, eh?

Charlie (4:34)

There's only one winner.

Azura (4:35)

I know. And there'll be people for Toa Samoa that are in the same boat as you. And I just want to plead with whatever team ends up losing. Please, just be good to be around for other people.