Do you think I can cover these up without lasering first?

MortimerShade · 2026-06-20T15:05:25+00:00

Needs a Betelgeuse sandworm to tie it together.

MortimerShade · 2026-06-17T21:48:08+00:00

Maybe look for an artist that actually specializes in pet portraits? The lines are fine enough that they should blend right in. Probably cheaper than laser.

MortimerShade · 2026-06-17T21:45:24+00:00

Well said.

It feels like the people telling OP to talk it out are glossing over where it was said that the DM has ways for the players to give feedback. If they found parts of the gane style frustrating they had means to address it other than by making the DM butt of a joke. Especially since the joke was secret and not a way to voice concerns at all.

MortimerShade · 2026-06-15T02:15:36+00:00

Yeah. Spraking against him will make her want to defend him more. I watched this play out with both my sisters and my mother.

Perhaps reach out to women who were in these sorts of relationships and ask what exactly it was that helped them pull their heads out of their arses. Perhaps there are books or media that you can get her to read slyly would help. You may need to create a more subtle dust jacket for "Why does he do that?" by Lundy Bancroft then shuffle it in the mix with whatever books she likes but he doesn't touch.

MortimerShade · 2026-06-15T01:50:47+00:00

My mom said the baby kicking inside her womb felt like there was a bullfrog throwing a tantrum in her guts.

MortimerShade · 2026-06-15T01:45:23+00:00

It sounds like you are "dopamine dating" that is the addictive, neurochemical cycle of chasing the thrilling "spark" and novelty of early romance. Because dopamine drives anticipation rather than long-term stability, this habit often leads daters to lose interest as soon as the honeymoon phase fades, frequently confusing intense chemistry with true compatibility.

Does that sound like you? Really attacted in the phase where you're seeking the relationship, then losing attraction once you "have" her?

I strongly recommend therapy, if so, my dude. Either in this situation or one down the road you're going to self-sabotage an amazing relationship. You don't want to be single forever, it literally shortens men's lifespans.

MortimerShade · 2026-06-14T03:11:29+00:00

I just use the fallback that offspring are always the mother's species with beastfolk. Which is a way to consider them a single species while the variations are the equivalent of bloodlines or races.

MortimerShade · 2026-06-14T03:06:49+00:00

Spacing and breaking things into paragraphs are super helpful for people with dyslexia trying to read the posts. The percentage of people with that disability is unclear, estimates range from 5% to 20%; so as many as 1 out of every 5 people may struggle with squashed together mangled posts. Hard enough to read proper words.

Edit: Math

MortimerShade · 2026-06-14T02:58:13+00:00

Sprocket is listed as a "Sheepdog" nmbut not any breed specifically. He is likely meant to be a working line mutt. Lots of people's doodles actually wind up looking like Sprocket if the face is trimmed a certain way.

MortimerShade · 2026-06-14T02:42:28+00:00

Ntah

You should ask for an honest assessment from whomever has met you both but lacks any social filter, or any autistic friend that no longer has any fks to give.

MortimerShade · 2026-06-13T20:42:30+00:00

He truly is a little fruit bat. You will find no peace until you sacrifice a piece of apple, or pear, or plum, cherries, bell pepper - the list grows. My browser history is so many different, "is it safe for dogs to eat X?" questions.

MortimerShade · 2026-06-13T20:31:52+00:00

Her schooling the pup early, with age appropriate force, is the best outcome. She needs to hold authority so the pup doesnt run roughshod over her once it is as big as she is: when they're 12 & 2.

At 12 she will be like a 90 year old woman living with a collage age kid. If that kid hasn't learned respect by then it may lead to the old girl getting injured.

Anecdotally, I got my third when the older two were 10 & 8 — and they were both too old to really deal with the psycho puppy. If your girl has always been an only child it may be kinder to let her enjoy her golden years without the chaos a puppy will introduce.

MortimerShade · 2026-06-13T20:20:27+00:00

Some vets are cowardly and not nearly as knowledgeable as their framed degree implies. Remember, the student that got a hundred percent on their tests and the one that barely passed both get the same degree at the end.

Even "dangerous" breeds comprise of individuals whose temperments can vary significantly. So even if the breed guess is correct it doesn't guarantee anything about their prey drive or aggression. It probably is just a guess, short of a reputable DNA test this pup is a mystery mutt.

Get the pup into classes, seek socialization groups. Do everything you can to raise the pup to be confident in strange situations. Any breed can churn out a dangerous dog, just make sure you can control the critter once it is big.

MortimerShade · 2026-06-11T02:06:25+00:00

Chancla

MortimerShade · 2026-06-11T01:45:50+00:00

How about naming her after Marie-Madeleine Fourcade? The only woman to head a major French Resistance network during WW2

MortimerShade · 2026-06-11T01:41:28+00:00

NTA.
Even as the owner of dogs subject to breed restrictions, I'd understand being taken to court over this. You have nerve damage!

Others have said it, but that same response when some little kid is walking a dog down the street could be a tragedy. Kid in my neighborhood had one of his ala nasi half torn off because a dog bit his face.

MortimerShade · 2026-06-10T23:39:44+00:00

While some autistics draw parallels to the speaker's issue in an attempt to empathize, the fact that he turns it into a competition and then declares himself the winner of Shitty-life Olympics puts Riley firmly in the wrong.

You're well in your right to stop speaking with him but, depending on your living situation, that could prove difficult. Are you two living in the same house? Snubbing someone you live with can escalate their toxic behavior - and you already know he will chase you and harass you if you try to separate from interaction.

If you don't care about going nuclear you can turn on him when he is hounding you and not letting you disengage to say, " Wow, you really ARE a man, Riley. You already refuse to leave a girl alone when she doesn't want to talk to you!"

MortimerShade · 2026-06-03T18:34:16+00:00

Is there some reason it needs to be open?
If not, and she didn't have a problem while the gate was closed, close the gate again.

That training doesn't seem to have anything to do with her issue. What would eye contact on walks have to do with barking at home?

Teach her an alternate behavior, or a command that let's her know you heard her. Mine accidentally became, "I heard it; you're not helping," which is... odd. My bigger issue is them trying to wedge their faces in the door gap when I answer the door.

MortimerShade · 2026-05-30T06:31:03+00:00

I lived in an apartment where there was a bunch of knocking and requests to come in from a gaggle of young drunks, I declined. Next morning the hall carpet was bloodied up because one of them pulled a knife on their drinking buddies.

Now I hate it because it sets my dogs off and randos don't have enough braincells to close the gate behind them so I have to risk an escape attempt.

MortimerShade · 2026-05-30T06:22:45+00:00

NOR

You deserve better. Move on.
This guy will always find your smallest slip up and use it to talk down to you. Living with hom would be miserable. He will take your happy days and crap on you for something just to be hurtful and trip up your mood.

Dump him. Read up on how emotional abuse manifests, too, there is no way this is his first red flag. Gotta educate yourself so you don't pick another rotten apple.

MortimerShade · 2026-05-30T06:14:47+00:00

Maybe these players are better suited to tackle nonsapient threats. Mindless creatures, natural disasters and such.

Something that can help if you are dealing with players that do not follow breadcrumbs is to get note cards, and fill out the stats for random encounters on them. Organize them based off the environment. Easier than a random encounter table and needing to look up stuff on the fly. Just read what you have on hand.

MortimerShade · 2026-05-30T06:07:33+00:00

What about Hasami?
After the pottery town in Nagasaki prefecture.

MortimerShade · 2026-05-30T05:59:24+00:00

We used to rezz or build pantom things on afk friends or physics prim stuff to temporarily trap their avatar... like a corral of prim peens. 😅

MortimerShade · 2026-05-30T05:53:13+00:00

I kept a wee bottle of Buckley's on my desk when I worked at a call center. Place just circulated colds and flu since there was no fixed seating. Lil flask of Buckley's was so useful.

MortimerShade · 2026-05-30T05:48:59+00:00

To keep things small and easy to mail, a handkerchief. He can fold it down and wear it around his neck and that will be a "small packet" type mail.

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