Have you ever felt that your family has just been through some weird shit you just couldn't explain or people wouldn't believe? Ever since I was little I would hear stories I was told of the paranormal that happened to family members I've never met but would be passed through the whole family, some bat crazy shit that just stuck with you but also intrigued you. I guess that's where my love for the paranormal all started and eventually culminated into me starting a podcast when I got older, now here I am on my way to one of the places in America that's full of paranormal, New Orleans. I'm not really supposed to be doing paranormal work since I'm going to Mardi Gras with a few friends to have fun and let loose a little but come on it's New Orleans, imagine the stories I could hear from people that I could use for a future podcast episode. I'm sitting in the backseat of my friend Tyler's car, he's driving us to New Orleans and my two other friends, Brandon and DJ are already pregaming. I'm just on my phone doing some research when DJ turns around and catches me
"Jay!!"
I look up from my phone
"What's up?"
"Seriously?!? Get off your phone already"
"I'm just looking at all the stuff that goes on in New Orleans, it can help me with questions I can ask the locals"
All three of them groan and Tyler chimes in
"Stop this shit already, you're here to have fun with us not work on your podcast"
"Yeah but…"
Brandon interrupts
"Yeah we're going to Mardi Gras and you're more worried about made up bullshit"
"Its not all made up, if you really read into it there's some shit that just makes you think, also it's fun reading all the lore"
"Alright what bullshit do they believe in down there?"
"Well there's the voodoo, vampires, the rougarou.."
Tyler jumps in
"The fuck is the rougarou?"
"It's pretty much a werewolf"
"Oh my god and you really believe in this?"
"It's possible, I mean there's a lot weird shit that goes in the whole state of Louisiana, New Orleans is just a small part of it"
Brandon tosses me a can of Arizona Hard Tea and starts talking
"Listen the only thing you should be worrying about over the next week and a half is partying, drinking and fucking bitches"
"I mean I'm going to have fun too"
DJ speaks up
"Jay… can you just for once promise us something?"
"What is it?"
"Leave the paranormal stuff alone and just have fun with us, this could be a once in a lifetime thing for us so let's not waste it on stuff you can just search up any day of the week"
I just look around at them and take a deep breath
"Yeah I guess I could do that"
"Thank you, now start drinking with us"
"Naw I'll wait until I get there"
"What a fucking weenie!"
"I just want to be sober when I get there and then I can let loose a little"
"Whatever you say"
The guys keep on drinking as we're only a few hours out from New Orleans. I guess they're right maybe I should just let everything go for the trip and just have fun and experience this…. Or I should wait until they're drunk and during that time take advantage and start talking to the locals and see what I can get. Oh yeah that could work, who says I can't do both out here.