As part of the winter ball held at Lille House, there was also a unicorn disco for young people. After the disco, we caught the unicorn and asked him a few questions.
Greete: “Let's start with the first question. Where are you from?”
Unicorn Gert: “I, I am from Tallinn, a cold place, a dreadful, imagination-free fashion city.”
Greete: “Are there many like you there?”
Unicorn Gert: “Rather not, we don't even have cows there, but the biggest unicorns there were with cigarette butts.”
Greete: “And what else do you do?”
Unicorn Gert: “Otherwise, I'm a youth worker, right? I mostly work with older youth, aged 12 to 19. I professionally tease them and destroy their dreams of going astray, and then I hope they choose the right path. We do a lot of bromance, I destroy them in billiards and foosball, and I try to do a lot of gaming.”
Greete: “Very good, but what is your favorite food?”
Unicorn Gert: “My favorite food is solyanka; it's great for slurping, and if I put my horn in it, it helps.”
Greete: “And what do you like to do in your free time?”
Unicorn Gert: “In my free time, I like to clatter on the computer. I'm good at playing with my fingers, but I have this extra horn, which allows me to clatter more than others. So, I am a multifunctional gamer.”
Greete: “Do you have any special powers?”
Unicorn Gert: “A good skill is to read people and annoy them extremely, and from there, their true face emerges; they truly reveal who they are.”
Greete: “And how long have you been a unicorn?”
Unicorn Gert: “Oh, that history is long. It started with a student organization where there were unicorns, and then I moved on to another organization that also had a strong unicorn culture, which I also promoted, and which is now dying out
of course, because they lost the unicorn and are becoming more and more just… I have adopted this unicorn culture from several organizations.”
Greete: “What did you want to be when you grew up, when you were still a little unicorn?”
Unicorn Gert: “When I was little, I wanted to be a knight and chase dragons with my horn, but now I just want to grow a new horn and become a devil.”
Greete: “One is already there.”
Greete: “Finally, I would ask for some life wisdom for young people.”
Unicorn Gert: “Don't die until you die!”
Greete: “Great, thank you!”
Opinion Piece by a Youth Worker: The Importance of Imagination in Youth Work
At the Lillekese Youth Center, we have always supported young people’s desire and interest in playing fantasy-world games in a physical environment. During our first year of operation, playing “café” was a very popular activity—the café had its own menu, meal times, and waitstaff. An entire room at the youth center was transformed into one big dining area. One of the young people’s biggest favorites this year has been playing “apocalypse.”
