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I have a dear Friend who moved into our apartment complex after a time of housing insecurity. We advocated for this friend to get them into our close-knit small apartment unit because we knew they would be good for rent and we could support each other by being in the same building. Overall it's been wonderful save for one thing.
Friend has a really sweet senior Shiba Jack Russel terrier mix named Jack. We genuinely love Jack, but since Friend has been going to work in a new job, Jack mournfully howls every. single. time. Friend leave for work- and their bedroom where Jack chills shares a wall with ours. For the past couple of months pretty consistently jack howls for 15-25 minutes when Friend leaves and wakes me up an hour and a half or so before my alarm. I work retail and I'm a designer and really need my sleep to recharge from human interaction lol.
Friend knows this and we have been brainstorming solutions. Friend rides a motorcycle that is parked right outside their window and we discovered that Jack hearing the bike was upsetting him (he loves to ride with Friend) so Friend will push their bike out of the alley to the street before starting and Jack will still bark and howl. Jack is not food motivated so a snuffle treat mat and peanut butter in a Kong have not provided real distraction. We put an audio book on while Friend is gone so it's not quiet and still no luck. Jack obviously is just very distressed by Friend's leaving- previously Friend did not live alone. Friend is very good about walking Jack and getting him outside before and after work.
I feel bad because this is putting a strain on our relationship. Jack has been registered as an emotional support animal which is how he could get in in the first place in our dog-free building. I've noticed lately now that it's warmer and the windows are open Jack is even MORE sensitive to other noises. I've heard him barking at my other neighbors when they are parking, when people come & go in the building, and even at times when I'm playing a podcast through our speaker system in our place. I am growing increasingly worried that our other neighbors (who do not have a friendship with Friend) will start to complain. Since Friend does not have much money and had struggled to get into an apartment, there's been a lot of stress about this.
Can anyone with experience offer some advice? Anyone had a similar situation you were able to resolve? The only thing I can think of is that Friend already wanted a cat... I want to be like GET THE CAT NOW so Jack isn't as lonely lol. Thank you!

I play Minecraft on PS5. I've repeatedly been having a glitch where I get stuck underwater, and it won't let me swim up. If I hold x to swim up, I stay still, and if I let go of x I'll sink as if I'm holding a button to swim down.
This 100% is not being caused by the buttons on the controller getting stuck; this is an issue that only ever happens when underwater in Minecraft. I'd say it happens about 1 in every 10 times I go under water.
Sometimes, it'll go back to normal after a few seconds. I've tried things like placing a block or opening my inventory, but it seems entirely random when/if it'll let me swim up.
I've lost so much stuff on survival worlds this way :( and am essentially forced to avoid water.
Does anyone know about this glitch, and what I can do to stop it from happening?

Hi everyone! I apologize if this is a dumb question - I am just struggling finding information online that is clear. So I am licensed in Florida currently. I do not have my multistate licensure since it was $100 and I did not think I would be moving out of state. However, now I am moving to Georgia and need to switch my licensure since it will be my primary residence. Should I apply to get my multistate license in Florida and will make it easier to switch to Georgia and start working? Or can I just apply straight to Georgia for licensure by endorsement without this multistate license? Any help would be appreciated! These state board of nursing websites can be confusing😅

I have Medusa watching a folder for completed downloads. Medusa is not doing the downloading of the torrent file or the media file just watching the completed torrent. Its set to look for new files every 10 minutes but its actually doing it about 10 to 12 hours later. Is there another setting I need to look at? I searched here and github and didn't see anything similar. This is a windows box with qbtorrent that is manually downloading the torrents. I have this similar setup on radarr and it processes as it should.

I have a rather stupid question. I am building my first pc and am looking to do it with mostly corsair parts. I am a little confused how icue works. Can any motherboard run the icue software, just some can't connect their rgb to icue. I.E. I can choose any motherboard to control my fans using icue?

A friend of mine from my university suddenly stopped talking to me and has started to ignore me every time we meet with our other friends. So we were out one day and she seemed kinda down. So I started talking to her or trying to joke around as an effort to cheer her up. Point is she either ignored me or she gave a very short and shallow answer while she seemed to talk just fine with the other members of the friend group. This behavior has continued for the past month. She is very lively when she talks with the other members of the group but she straight up ignores me or doesn't even say hi to me or even look me in the eyes when i talk directly to her. I tried to talk to her as soon I spotted her behavioral change to see if i had done anything to upset her and have tried to start a conversation a few times. She told me that everything was fine and didn't continue the conversation. I find her behavior rude and childish and I don't know how to act. For now I try to ignore her as well until she finally talks to me and tells me what is bothering her. I don't know what else I should do

Exactly as the title says, I've been using a 64GB SD card on SysMMC and I'd really like to switch to EmuMMC for safety, and for that I'll really need to upgrade my SD Card. I'm looking at a 1TB one right now that seems too good to be true price wise(about $12), but I'm not sure how I'll do the process of switching to it. Would it be best to just go scorched earth, restart the whole process of modding my switch with the new SD card? Can I still save my profiles and saves that way? Thanks.

Godot newbie here with potentially a dumb question.
I've been trying to learn Godot (using 4.0 specifically) to make a basic adventure/RPG game. One mechanic I want to implement is the ability to hove a mouse over an object and in the bottom left of the screen that objects name will appear. For example if I hover over a rock tile I'd want it to say "Rock" in the bottom left.
I've been looking at the TileMap and specifically the new Custom Data layer which seems like I can associate a name with each tile type (grass, tree, rock, etc.).
My question is: how do I actually retrieve that stored data? My googling keeps bringing up having to use Area2D to be able to detect mouse entering events. Is this the best way to do this? If so would that mean having to set up an Area2D for every object on the map?
I've also come across something about mapping mouse position to the tilemap position to get the tile data but I'm not exactly sure how to obtain the data afterwards. I can use map_to_local() and local_to_map() to convert mouse position to tilemap position but trying to call get_cell_tile_data() just returns a null object.
Here's a small example: images show the rock having the "Name" data and then I placed on grass. https://imgur.com/a/qUlY0bF
Using this code in TileMap.gd:

extends TileMap func _physics_process(_delta): var mouse_pos = get_viewport().get_mouse_position() var tile_pos = map_to_local(local_to_map(mouse_pos)) var tile_data = get_cell_tile_data(0, tile_pos) print(tile_data.get_custom_data("Name")) 

However, I get the error:

Attempt to call function 'get_custom_data' in base 'null instance' on a null instance.

Which I think means the get_cell_tile_data() call failed, but I'm not sure why.
Any pointers or documentation to point me to is greatly appreciated, thanks!

Me :
Tall, average looking, fair, medium built, fit but not skinny
Not settled in career but have enough to support basic living expenses,
Never been in a relationship before and Childfree. Believer in DINK or SINK lifestyle.
can relocate/move to your city.
honest, truthful, straightforward,
Mostly introvert but extrovert in some situations with some personalities. INTP or ENTP perhaps. It also gets affected by how positive my psychological state is.
doesn't drink or smoke
Hobbies : I like thriller movies, reading, anything logical like solving problems, programming, chess, playing soccer, cricket, badminton, cooking. I also like to volunteer as a virtual therapist (unqualified). Since helping people makes me feel good about myself. I wish I could do more for the country as a politician or social worker but I don't have any good qualifications or resources for that.
You :
It's alright if you drink or smoke. I understand any addictions are not easy to get rid of.
You can be in any profession or unemployed. I am not controlling about what you chose to do with your life. However, I believe in self improvement and consistent growth.
If you have mental health issues, depression etc, I will try to be supportive and empathetic.
Where you live doesn't matter. (even outside India is acceptable). But you should put effort into communicating to make LDR work since long distance can be tough.
Physical attraction is essential for relationship, so let's exchange pics after we talk for a few days.
FOOTNOTE :
I want to be upfront about my flaws and shortcomings to save your time. I understand everyone has requirements in a partner they look for.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02BCbkLUJ_0 in this video of the press converance theres a song ive heard a lot of times but everytime i do !song in the the bot thinks its funny by refering me to the euro song festival. can anyone here tell me what this song is called in the outro of this video?

How do I speed up my sample in sampler? Or if I can do it without sampler thats okay too. I'm new lol. Thanks!

Hey guys. So I only need about 4 more fall courses remaining. My issue is that 2 of them are prerequisites. So I wanted to know, am I allowed to take prerequisites under certain extenuating circumstances? I have health documents and my family may be moving, my situation is starting to become really bad but I don't know what to do as I highly doubt I'll be able to even attend classes but I can compensate and make this my final fall semester.

I'm not even sad, but just still kinda miserable. I don't feel anything anymore, and this is me completely unmedicated except for alcohol. I don't want to do anything or improve anything and yet I miss my potential future. At least in the past while I was often suicidal I could at least fucking feel things and want things but now I'm as good as dead except for being absolute dead. Been running on bad coping habits for so long that something eventually broke inside my brain I think

Hey all,
So, my wife and I got the idea to help me help her with chores.
She writes on my white board which can easily be seen in the house which chores she’s going to do and which ones she wants me to do.
Now typically, my brain will see it procrastinate and then forget about it until she gets home to which I realize I haven’t done it.
We decided to work around this by having HER set a time deadline for me to do it.
Gonna keep trying this to see if it helps. Hope this gives someone an idea.
Share your chore tips below if you’d like!

Hi there, I'm Mike. I want someone to connect with. It doesn't matter where it goes, whether it's a companionship, friendship, or a relationship. I don't mind something flirtatious either. I want that attention. I sometimes crave it. I often don't get conversations due to busy lives and timing of it all.
I understand that we are busy, but I want a constant and consistent back & worth with chatting and love. I want to build something. Can we keep going with the chatter without one of us losing that communicative touch? Let's tell each other if we're going to busy or not going to be talkative. I hate being ghosted with radio silence & being MIA.
Here's some basics about me:

• I'm big & tall. (6'3")
  
• I love the 1980s. The music, the movies, the shows, pop culture, the aesthetic of it all.
  
• One of my main hobbies is podcasting. It's a form of entertainment that stems from having conversations with people, mainly of movies and television.
  
• I do a have job that I thoroughly enjoy doing. I also bought a house, and I'm living with my pups.
  
• I love to watch television whenever I can. I love watching game shows, reality competition shows, sitcoms, dramas, sci-fi shows, and even animated shows of all variety.
  
• Music is a big part of my life since I listen to while I work and such. I tend to listen to almost any genre, but lately, it's been a lot of 70s/80s/90s music. Also, I listen to lots of film scores and soundtracks. Also, video game scores. Spotify Premium is a life changer for me this year.
  
• I have 4 tattoos. Considering getting more in my future.
  
• I love dogs, and I currently have 2 Australian Cattle Dogs puppies.
  

*My favorite film of all time is Back to the Future. I love lots of 80s movies like Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun, Ghostbusters, etc. I love even the cheesy bad movies.

• And overall, I'm funny. I do funny voices, including Donald Duck.

What am I looking for? I mean, I don't mind who you are. Tall, short, skinny, fat, etc. Just as long you are interested in making a connection with someone like me. That's all. Life is too short. Let's make it a good one together. Send me a chat or a message with your details, we can exchange pictures, and you can tell me something I probably don't know.
I hope to hear from you soon. Thanks for reading. :)

Looking for an upgrade from my current car, a 2008 Infiniti EX35. I’ve been happy with the performance and driving dynamics, but I need more headroom and at 15 years old the issues are piling up. For context: I live in a big city, make $120k yr, drive less than 5k miles/yr. Tired of the EX, but don’t want much of a car payment if I can avoid it.
Requirements:
Budget: $23k<10 yrs old, <100k miles
AWD
Auto
Practical--Wagon, small SUV or hatchback. Good headroom (I’m 6'4" and the EX35 feels cramped), short length (EX is 182" long, I wouldnt want to go more than an inch or two longer) for city parking.
FUN to drive--quick (>250 hp), good handling/steering feel
Luxurious-- Heated leather, good looking dash, nice materials. We don’t need all the bells and whistles, but the car should be a good-looking and comfortable place to be
Maintenance--Reliability is important, as are reasonable maintenance costs. Obviously we want something that is safe and won’t leave us stranded, but given how little driving we do I’m willing to spend a bit more on maintenance and such. That said, we hope to keep this car for at least 5 years.
Some cars I’m considering:
2013-15 Mercedes GLK 350-- A little old and not super luxurious, but they seem to be reliable, practical and fun to drive. Probably the worst in terms of infotainment.
2016-18 VW GTI— Comfortable, fun, and practical. Some reliability concerns, but the Mk7 generation is supposed to be pretty decent in that respect. Don’t love that it’s FWD, but the Golf R is out of my price range.
2017-ish Volvo V60-- Have not driven one, but I know that Volvos interiors are super comfortable. A T5 or T6 should be fairly reliable, and pretty engaging to drive.
2015-17 Infiniti QX70-- Performance should be pretty good, and offers a bit more headroom than the EX35. Would be nice to get something more different from what I have now, but definitely a contender
2015-ish Lexus NX200t-- Everyone says get a Lexus and this is one. Seems like performance will be mediocre, but it checks a lot of other boxes.

Yep, that's a Grease reference in the post title. If you've opened this post, you might as well read on through:
You don't have to be a conventional beauty to be beautiful. You could have different hair color every 3 weeks, a few tattoos, and piercings. I appreciate all forms of beauty; starting with your inner passions and soul. If any of this (or a previous post of mine) rings true to you or grabs your interest, please do not hesitate to reach out. Who knows? It could lead to something real special!
I’m going to be specific as I write this, and I apologize if I get too long winded. In my mind, this is a wish list of sorts for what I’m looking for in my lg/sub. It’s hard being a Daddy Dom without someone to dote on, cuddle with, or adore. I miss that as well as that connection you can have with someone; that intimacy where they become one of the few to see all of you; that adoration, that warmth; I miss it so.
I’m not your regular Daddy Dom as I don’t enjoy ageplay. I enjoy being called Daddy, caring for my little girl, helping her be the best she can be, guiding her, snuggling with her, and above all else: loving her. I’m looking for a little girl who is strong and willful in her day-to-day life, someone who wouldn’t be thought to be kinky or craving a Daddy, but truly needs it. I like her to be bratty, be able to put up with teasing & jokes and fire back, but she knows who she belongs to. A gorgeous woman who would hang on my arm out in public, bending over when her Daddy ordered her to, and then taking her home & cuddling her throughout the night.
I have a variety of kinks that include anal, impact play, squirting, cum play, biting, bruising, risky play, collars, leashes, and more. Limits are anything to do with the underage, animals, and poo. I’m open to discussing more when we introduce ourselves.
I enjoy trying new things: new foods, new restaurants, new locations, new media, etc. I like to explore, read, and research. The more you know, the more you can grow. As for media: I do enjoy television (What We Do in The Shadows, Bob's Burgers, Better Call Saul!, Ash Vs. Evil Dead, Ozark), movies (Big Lebowski, Die Hard, John Wick, Monty Python, Mel Brooks films), some comic books (Watchmen), and some anime and manga (MHA, Fire Force, Death Note, Dragonball).
I love reading, writing, researching random things on the internet, telling jokes, making people laugh in general, not taking 99% of life seriously, and just having a good time. I love to laugh so if you do too and can laugh at the world & the seriousness of it & life, we'll definitely get along! I have a unique sense of humor so I'm hoping you can appreciate it and not take offense. I love (love, love, LOVE) Italian food and I do my best to cook it. I’ve been told I’m pretty good at cooking and grilling. Also, I’ve gotten compliments about my massages as well because of my strong, always-warm hands. I am 420 friendly, a social drinker, and open to pretty much anything.
I am located on Long Island for the time being and I’d love to find something local or around the area if need be; but I am not married to living in NY for the rest of my life. I want to travel the world and see the sights (especially Europe, especially Italy) so for the right person and the right reasons, I would happily move.
So, after taking up so much space (thanks if you’ve made it this far!), I think that’s all I have to say (or at least should say) for now. If you find yourself interested in me or anything I’ve spilled onto this page, drop me a line. I’d be happy to answer any questions as well. Please don’t leave Daddy waiting too much longer as he’s looking forward to hearing from you soon.
It doesn't matter how long this is up, if this any of this rings true to you, I want to hear from you :) That’s right. I’m seeking YOU!

I like to go outdoors etc.. and at the moment the latest i can shower is 6pm so that leaves my hair looking absolutely horrid by the time i wake up the next day but apparently you should only wash your hair 2-3 times a week. What should i do?

Curious if anyone else has encountered this with other machines. I loaded a tape into an ED Betamax and it immediately fast forwarded to the very end. None of the other buttons do anything.

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"Dick." "Huh? What, are we there?" "We've been here for six hours, man, we just haven't seen the car yet, and you haven't seen shit because you keep falling asleep." "Gimme a break, man, I was driving all night to get here." The two criminals were seated in a non-descript car, parked nearby the entrance to the main parking lot at Mt. Loyal University, charged with the details of a specific vehicle set to arrive at some point. The two were only armed with camera equipment, but it was enough to ID at a distance and that's what they were being paid to do. "Look, if this chick's as dangerous as they say, it'll help to be ready when she shows up. Try some of the coffee, they shouldn't be too cold." Dick looked at the two big cups from the morning hours before they showed up. "Dale, that stuff's probably frozen by now, let's just go get some fresh stuff." "We can't leave, idiot!" barked Dale, fitting of his canine species. They both were dogs, Dale a chihuahua and Dick a St. Bernard, with personalities to match. "Look, I'll go get some at that place down the block, come back here, and we can throw that stuff out." "Well then, go, come on, hurry up and get back, I don't want you sitting on a bench and falling asleep again." "I'm going, don't yell at me, man." Dick replied softly. "I'm NOT YELLING!" Dale yelled as the larger of the two got out of the car with another huge yawn to head off on his mission. The actual task they were seeing to was admittedly a dull one, but Dale liked to be alert at all times, especially when dealing with contract killers. About five minutes later, Dick had returned with two coffees, Dale opening the door for him. "Thanks. They had that hazelnut stuff you like, so I-" "Wait wait wait, hold that thought, I think that's our ticket." said the chihuahua, pointing a finger at the gate. Indeed, a white Oz Harper was pulling in and turning their way to find a spot. Dale squawked 'Hide!' and pulled the seat lock, falling backwards with it quickly. Dick just watched the car go by and head up towards the front of the building. "GOL-332, I think that's our guy, Dale." the larger dog said, slurping at his coffee loudly. The smaller one's head popped up to check before easing his seat back up. "Of course it is, I knew this was the gate to trust." he declared, pulling out a cellphone to speed-dial a number. "What are we gonna do now, D?" "Shh, lemme make this call in peace for a second... hey, it's us, the ones you called for recon? ...yeah, no, we stuck to the timeframe you gave us, the target's been confirmed at that college we parked at." Dick was starting to fall asleep in his seat again, so Dale smacked at him while completing the phonecall. "Gotcha.. yes, gotcha, you won't be needing anything else? Alright then, it was a pleasure doing business with you, and we'll just be on our way once our payment is secu- what??" The voice over the tiny microphone spoke in stern volumes, Dale glaring wide-eyed at the device like he wanted to bite a chunk out of it. He managed to inhale and hold it before responding tightly. "I understand, we will get a room and meet with you after the hit. Thank you very much for this opportunity." He beeped off the phone, calmly unclipped his seat belt, vacated the car, and then began to attack the right side of it in a psychotic frenzy, all manner of expletive spraying as hornets do from a disturbed nest. Dick watched him for a bit as he gradually slowed his raging melee with their car and got back inside of it. "We gotta go shack up in a hotel for the night, we're not getting paid until they kill this chick." "Hey, oh boy, a hotel, that'll have a bed for sure." He began to hand the chihuahua his coffee before giving a bit too much gas and causing a second furious explosion, this time in the car. The badly-secured lid had sluiced open and had went mostly all over Dale, staining his undershirt dark brown. Dick looked at him and raised his eyebrows high enough to expose his eyes at last. "Oh no, I'm real sorry about that, we can get the duffel bag out and take it-" Dale held up his paw. "Dick, shut up and let's just... take it to get washed somewhere, real quick. I like this shirt, this is my lucky shirt." "Okay, Dale." and he started up the car and turned off down the main street, looking like he'd be smacked around and scolded by the smaller man. Dale looked sidelong at him for a bit before looking forward quietly. "You're mad." "Dick, I ain't mad, I'm just cranky." "No, you're mad, you say that when you're mad." "What're you, my freakin' therapist? Get over into that one there and let's get this thing washed and dried, I'm gonna need it to keep from KILLING you, right in the face. "Dale, I'm really sorry." They parked and they got out. "Just finish your coffee, man, I gotta go use the bathroom and change out."
Tom was in a late afternoon haze of beer buzz, boredom, and bitterness. Something about the verbal skirmish with the snow leopard had really got on his nerves, and he still wanted to give her a piece of his mind. There was a bit of time left, and he felt like he could be risking at least one more smoke, so he went out the back door into the loading alley and lit up there, largely free of company for the moment, but it was then that one of the black cars from before slowly pulled into sight ahead, blocking off the alley's exit. "Shit.." he whispered, knowing better than to turn around as the sound of crunching rock on tires signalled he was being boxed in. He circled on the spot casually, eyes swallowing his surroundings to make sure there was no one else around in case he had to attack and escape. The two guys that got out had matching casual wear and a bully's confidence as they came his way. Two more door-shutting sounds behind him now, sending that tingle of adrenaline pre-game thru his body. Taking a deep inhale to martial his guts and nicotine, Tom came to a stop and looked to the guys in front of him as he exhaled, flicking the cigarette away. They were certainly taller up close. "Larry, Curly, good to see you, something I can help you two with?" he asked brazenly, getting two accosted looks in response. "How's he supposed to know that? He knows my name, man, how does he know that?" said the wiry one of the pair. Tom's throat tightened; one of their names actually WAS Larry, apparently. "He's calling us stooges, man, you know?" said the other, more standard-shaped one. "We got a smartass here, don't we?" came a voice from behind, followed by a hard shove that almost sent him onto the ground. "Hey!" Tom barked, stepping back to take all four of them in. They all had a kind of standard goon panache, and one of them had a shoulder holster slightly visible. The only animal folk in their number was a fox, shock-white and wearing the worst air of superiority among them, along with the tattoos and pink-red eyes. Tom made a mental note to attack this one first if he had to, but wisely switched gears. "Look guys, I think we got off on the wrong foot here, see... I'm a traveling salesman, and I got these dynamite blindfolds I'm peddling. You four want to line for a demonstration, I could oblige you a discount too!" he said, winking an eye. One of them chuckled off to the right, but Larry had apparently had enough, pulling an H17 into view, and putting the barrel inbetween Tom's eyes. He swallowed hard, carefully putting his hands up and standing his mental ground. "Yeah, talk that shit now, huh? Think you're all funny, man, I'll put you in the fucking GROUND, I don't give a fuck!" snarled this Larry.The fox put a clawed hand firmly on the guys' arm and caught his eye coldly. "Stow that piece, and calm down before you get us all popped, dig?" he said in a sibilant tone. Larry was still looking at Tom, glaring back at him, but obeyed and hung up the gun. The leader took point now, nodding for the raccoon to lower his arms. "I'll just... keep them up, if it's all the same, mutual trust eh?" said Tom, giving a weak smile. "Fair enough." answered the vulpine boss, "Now, my friend here seems to think you were scoping us earlier." "At the traffic light back there? No no, I just saw these nice Golgo Tundras going thru town, all sleek and white-- thought someone was putting on a concert or something. Honest curiosity, that was it." It wasn't necessarily a lie either. The tall fox looked him over a bit, his sharp eyes looking lower. "Got anything in your pockets?" "...I do." Tom carefully produced his wad of bills from one pocket and a pack of Mazzerucci Royals in the other. He really hoped they wouldn't stick their hand in the jacket pocket, for a few reasons at that. "See, I was just out doing laundry, there's no-- hey, dammit!" Larry had snatched the items up, and Tom moved his hands in protest, only to be frozen solid by the clawed fingers of the one in charge. "Mutual trust, right?" he said, smiling with sharp teeth. The bothered canine grimaced and tried to look helpless while they counted up his stolen cash, wishing he'd had enough magic stored up for a bolt of half-power lightning; they would probably survive, but with scars to remember. A sizable chunk of money was missing when it was handed back, and that was it. Tom looked up at the leader briefly, who was already biting onto one of the cigarettes. "I like Royals, consider it part of the toll here for wastin' our precious time with your peeking." and he felt his own pockets briefly before looking up again, "No lighter?" Tom lit his smokes on his own, so he just shrugged and produced his unfolded pockets. The four of them seemed to have had their fun and left, but the fox stayed a second to lean in close as his men returned to the cars. One particularly sharp claw came to rest gently just above Tom's left eyebrow. "Now, make a healthy choice, and stay the fuck out of sight for a couple days, okay? You and I see each other again, well--" He slowly dragged the sharp point across Tom's forehead, blood dripping down freely, making him wince a bit. "--You're gonna need one of those fancy blindfolds for when we execute you, since you uh... seem to be out of smokes too. Arrivederci, bambino~" he said, parting ways. "Yeah yeah, au revoir, Simone." Tom grunted, waiting until they'd disembarked before he snarled and kicked a nearby paint bucket across the alley like a soccer ball. "What the fuck is your DEAL, Canada?! I thought this was supposed to be a nice place!" he yelled. From somewhere in the barkyards of a nearby neighborhood, someone shouted in response. "I AM TRYING TO WORK OVER HERE!", it said. "SHUT UP!!" growled Tom, wiping at the blood on his face.
The raccoon was sitting in a miserable distemper while the dryer was finishing his clothes. 'I ought to just spin the wheel again and find someplace else, this town is becoming dangerous.' he thought, halfway thru another drink. He stopped suddenly at the sound of the door jingling, hurrying to move one of his towels over the opened can. A pair of dogs came in, talking in low voices, and Tom minded his own business, having had enough of strangers for one week. They seemed to mind their own business, so it was business as usual. One of them disappeared into the bathroom for a bit, coming out wearing a different shirt, and they proceeded to wash a single shirt. Tom had been on the streets for as long as he could remember, and had seen a furtive load of laundry or two, so lacking any other concrete plans, he got up and pretended to go check his clothes while pointing an ear their way. "...told you to keep it down, ya idiot." the smaller one hissed. "You worry too much, Dale, we're just there to drive anyone who needs it to safety after they corner that lady and tie her up." Already, this was sounding bad, but the raccoon kept incognito for the moment. "Yeah, well that's why they're calling in this extra muscle, this snow leopard's supposed to be a real killer born, y'know? Kinda like you and being so slow and clueless." Dick shrugged and lapped at his coffee again. "I'm just as my momma made me, Dale." "Yeah, well thank goodness she died before seeing this life of crime you've somehow clung to, she'd have died of shame otherwise." snapped the chihuahua, loading quarters into the machine. "Oh Dale, don't say that, she's already mad at me up in Heaven as it is." His partner scoffed and closed the hatch. "Look, I only yell because you never had no friends or family to steer you straight growing up, and I've told you, I'm your big brother! I gotta make sure you're learning and growing up better, yeah?" Dick nodded happily. "I love my big brother." Dale's face was a bit pinker at the cheeks, but he avoided eye contact for now. "Yeah, hey, y'know, it's... nice to be appreciated. Now, take a seat, will ya? Bad enough we're missing out on the fun work over at that construction site up the way, now I gotta hope this stain comes out." he muttered as they headed to one of the plastic benches. Tom was left with a great deal of trepidation: had he just made brief enemies with a trained killer somehow, or was any of this even true? He hurried to pound the rest of his beer, almost getting foam out of his nose in the bargain, bagged up his completed laundry, and left the place without a trace. He was halfway to the Door when he saw some day laborers around a truck by the gas station of his plaza. Once the clothing was carefull scooted into a distant, safe dimensional hideaway around the corner, he sauntered over to them, pretending to throw some trash away. "I don't mean to bother you guys, but do you know which way the big construction site is, just down this road here?"
Kari had been sitting in the parking lot of the campus for about ten minutes, watching the fracas of newspeople and police nearby and really feeling cheated of a decent day of schoolwork. The day was shot for sure, with the media frenzy still stirred up by people posting misinformation online, and news crew remaining on the scene for interviews with the friends or close ones of those involved. Kari looked over at her bag, containing the completed assignment, and felt supremely cheated as she started the car and looked over her shoulder. A bedraggled human face looked back immediately and she shouted in surprise. It was only then she realized it was from outside the car. Some drifter, bedraggled and carrying a backpack that was as weatherworn as it could be, was standing in the middle of the parking lot, looking past her car, then back at her. Something about it felt like the right thing to do, so she got out of the car and approached him. The man began to back away, muttering something. "No no, easy, I'm not gonna hurt you or waste your time, I wanted to ask if you'd seen anything weird recently." At first, the guy said nothing and continued mumbling something, but he paused on a dime and turned to her slowly before taking a huge inhale of her presence. The snow leopard stepped back, looking affronted. "Hey, what the hell?!" she snapped, "I just wanted a damn answer." The homeless man locked eyes with her, speaking very plainly. "He will lead you thru the door, and to places beyond here or there, and I will show you the other side! The OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR!" he said in a rising tone before wandering off incoherently, pulling the backpack into his arms and talking placatingly to it in tender whispers. Kari just got back in her car and looked confusingly at her steering wheel, like it would turn into a giant pretzel or something next. 'There's a lot of weirdos in town today, and that can usually mean something's up.' she thought, going from experience, 'The only problem is for who.. and why?" She rolled the window down and closed her eyes, feeling kind of cooped up for some reason "Excuse me?" "AAA!!" Kari's body moved defensively towards the sound, only to find some kid about 6 sandwiched up on himself to avoid the attack. "Hi? sorry there, kiddo, what did you need, are you lost?" she managed, still oddly on edge. "I'm um, here... this, uh, I got my... there's a letter for, here, there's a letter I got to give you. I have to go." he managed, handing a folded paper to her before hurrying back to a small bike and riding away. Kari almost threw it away, eager to put today behind her, but she groaned and unfolded it for reading. "We know who you are, come alone to the location marked at this address at this time only, make this easier on yourself." An address followed and the feline predator smiled with murderous glee, slowly tearing the letter in half. "Know who I am, do they?" she growled, her grin almost too high, "I sure hope they know what I can do." Before she turned the car around to head home, she carefully pocketed the two pieces of paper. "...dammit, why'd I do that."

My bf (M, 21) recently told me (F, 23) he thinks he has depression (which he's had before but i didn't know him by then) but i'm not sure what i can do to help him. We've been dating for nearly 3 months and he used to always tell me how he felt about anything that bothered him but he's not speaking to me as much as before anymore. He's changed completely from how he usually is normally so it's been hard on me because i'm an anxious person that notices every slight change in patterns and he keeps getting worse. He takes forever to read my messages and he recently started to just leave me on read for hours because he's not in the mood to talk to people when he used to message me updates all the time and stuff like that. I don't know what to do, and i don't think me just being there helps him right now because he's extremely distant at the moment. He's not mentally there. What could i do?
(Ps: No he is not just desinterested, the man actually needs help.)