Tino has brilliant insight. He knows just how crazy he is. Everyone is mad. Insanity is as ubiquitous as fingerprints. Anyone who ignores this simple fact is nothing but a perennial glove-wearer. A hypocrite! Tino is no longer one of them. He has superb insight. 

Tino is free. He can break all the rules and still live. He chooses when to break which rules and how to bend them. That’s why Tino decided to become a Clinical Neuropsychologist. Well, that’s partly the reason. The main reason was because “Hi. My name is Tino. I am a Clinical Neuropsychologist” is one of the coolest salutations ever. 

Also, Tino gets paid to explain his job. Whenever she asks, “What exactly does a Clinical Neuropsychologist do?” a visit to the office is warranted. He is always saying to himself, “If I have to describe my job to you, then you need my services.” Tino can be a pompous douchebag sometimes (or most of the time in his head). 

Breaking Rule 1

Tino loves silence. It’s his favourite song. It’s his most adored sound. Silence. What is the opposite of “silence”? A nagging wife. Another rule is broken – no partner. 

Tino could’ve married Tasha. He decided not to. “You’re being cordially invited to Tasha and Tino’s Wedding” sounds a bit too trite. 

Yes, Tino loves alliteration. Yes, Tasha’s name is the main attractive feature. But no, all that is not worth sacrificing silence for. Also no, Tasha is not nagging. She’s just convincingly effeminate. No person under the sun is strong enough to fight against chromosomal imprinting. 

So no, Tino is not married to Tasha. There is no wedding invitation. Tino is free to break the rules.

Breaking Rule 2

Tino loathes the title, “Doctor”. Yes, he worked hard for his PhD. Yes, “My name is Dr Tino Mutetetete” sounds impressive. But to whom? Certainly not to Tino. He always feels it sounds contrived. 

What does the word “Doctor” mean anyway? Tino is googling it right now. Just to be sure he’s been correct from the very beginning. 

He is still on point. 

Merriam-Webster dictionary says, 

The word doctor comes from the Latin word for “teacher,” itself from docēre, meaning “to teach.”

So Tino is a teacher. So what? So he has to teach. Teach who? Tasha? No, Tino teaches anyone who dares call him “Doctor”. He gets paid per hour while he’s at it. Tino charges anyone for stealing his favourite sound – silence. 

Breaking Rule 3

Tino tells a story in his unique way. Like madness. Like fingerprints. 

There is no “once upon a time…”. No “in the beginning….”. Just sneezes, farts, sniffles, snorts and sighs. No staccato breaths. 

Matter of fact, Tino has just decided to conclude his story for now.

Now what are you going to do? Huh? Tell me. What. Are. You. Going. To. Do. To Tino?