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Kallistus Kal had been patient.
He had bided his time— he had learned, and he had grown. He did everything right. But in return, he had only been tormented even further. He was never rewarded for his actions.
So now, he set out to seize his dreams. To take hold of his destiny. He was no longer going to remain idle. His plan had been set in motion, and now he waited. But he didn’t wait for everything to fall into place by chance.
Instead, he was going to ensure all the cascading pieces fell into place by force. If they weren’t going to fit together, he was going to make them fit together. He waited. And he plotted.
The [Hero King] raised his head as a smile spread across his lips.
“Soon, I shall see them again…” he whispered as he heard the clamoring coming from before him.
He swept his gaze over the bustling hall, and he saw the twisted figures moving. Creatures of the dark. Shadowed beings conjured from his will.
Voidlings.
And there were hundreds of them— no, thousands.
They waited with Kallistus Kal as he settled back into his seat.
“Soon, I shall return home.”
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But even as the [Hero King] made his plans, the world continued to move.
The Archmage King of Scholus called for a secret conference, and the Merfolk Empress began her final siege of Drazyl. A cowardly dragon hid beneath the earth, while the successor of the Grand Sage of Imbel Forest was forced to flee her home.
In the Frozar Mountains, an angel and a dragon sat down in a cold cavern and spoke for the first time in ten thousand years. They discussed things which had transpired since they had last seen each other— they talked grimly of the problems plaguing the planet, and they agreed that action had to be taken.
In Wolfwater, a blonde girl and a burly man sparred with each other on a farm as a chicken looked on. But unbeknownst to them, the blonde girl was being hunted down due to a case of mistaken identity.
And at the edge of Briar Glenn, a prisoner of war was freed from his captivity. After surviving weeks and weeks of torture, he could finally see the light of day again. All thanks to the help of a brown-haired woman. A… hero.
But, of course, she wasn’t actually a hero despite her heroics. Her name was Amelia, and she was just an ordinary restaurant owner.
Or at least, that was what she told herself.
End of Book 2

Author's Notes: End of Book 2 of Amelia the Level Zero Hero! This book focused more on the slice of life aspect of the story which I feel like was lacking in Book 1. But... in retrospect, I think I leaned too hard into the slice of life this time around. I'll try to find a better balance in the next book which I am really looking forward to. Oh also, there will be about a ten day break until the next chapter drops for public. However, Patreon will continue to be updating chapters. And since it is the start of the month, it means now is currently the best time to subscribe to catch up to the start of Book 3 :) Check it out here I don't really have much else to say other than that. I'll have another popularity poll for the end of book 2 soon. As always, thank you all for reading <3

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Also, Tremere1974 who wrote the cool Bucky fanfic snippets in my comments here on HFY has been posting a pretty cool fanfiction in my subreddit. I think it's awesome and y'all should check it out. It's even got three chapters so far.

We knew the [Hero King] was coming, and others may say the Island Fortress of Last Anchorage was unprepared for his arrival, but against the [Hero King] what can anyone do? When our nation joined the coalition against him, we sent our patreon, the great Sea Dragoness Carana, not expecting to lose her within moments of the start of the battle. We also sent the majority of our military strength to fight on the mainland, who were slaughtered to the last soldier. So, to say we were unprepared is to say we failed to act. When the [Hero King] decided to take our island, the outcome was preordained, and our position at the end of a Island Archipelago meant evacuation was largely impossible, even if the [Hero King] was not using our own ships we had used to move our Army to the mainland to invade us. I found out though, that when hope seems lost, sometimes a final roll of the dice can alter the fate of the world. I Am Talia, and this is my story.

Check it out! A Scale of Vengance : AmeliaTLZHNovel (reddit.com)
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Hey! So as the title suggests, I’m just at a point where I want to make new friends and talk to new people; since the existential crisis of turning 30 started last month, I’ve just generally felt a bit meh. I’ve been feeling a bit lonely and emotionally exhausted, so it would be nice to meet some new people and have some fun conversations! :) especially where I’m in the office all day today and I’ll likely be incredibly bored haha.
I know people like to know who they’re talking to, so picture of me: https://imgur.com/a/YbK3Tw5
So yeah, general stats n facts about me:

• I’m Kieran, 30, from the U.K.
• 5’8, messy dark brown hair, dark brown eyes, baby face, nose piercing, in decent shape but not totally ripped. Can trade pictures privately 😊
• I’m very much still in my emo phase and I refuse to admit it’s over 😂
• I sing and play guitar, and occasionally do cover songs so you can tell me what to cover!
• I have two beautiful cats I will constantly send you pictures of
• I go to the gym a fair bit so a fellow fitness enthusiast would be fun!
• I loooove Disney, like I’m such a Disney fanboy haha, I have all the Disney homeware!
• I don’t game a huge amount but I’m obsessed with Zelda (and TOTK is amazing!)
• I’m a huuuge Star Wars nerd, so if you like Star Wars we’ll have plenty to talk about haha
• I’m into politics (left-leaning if that matters) and current affairs, so would be up for chatting about that :)

So, that should give you a little to work with! Hopefully hear from you soon so I can have some chill company to relax with 😊

i'm writing Lady Gaga's "Born this way" into my conlang. The conlang is based on Native American Languages which frequently use VSO/VOS sentance structure. my lang uses VSO. and im stuck on this line " My mama told me when I was young "We are all born superstars"
She rolled my hair and put my lipstick on, In the glass of her boudoir
'There's nothing wrong with loving who you are'
She said, 'Cause He made you perfect, babe. So hold your head up, girl, and you'll go far
Listen to me when I say' "
Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance

My husband and I moved from a large apartment to a much smaller one in an attempt to downsize. His friend came along, had been living with us (with their own room in the last place) for a couple years now. Got into some accidents and racked up over $8k in back rent. We let them have 1/4 of the living room and they now walk to work. We don’t charge them rent, utilities, internet or anything but the back rent owed.
This friend had issues cleaning previously and it looks like that is the case again. Out of town for a small bit, nothing was really done but 2 loads of dishes and minorly taking care of pets. This friend complains of lack of privacy, sounds of cats, our noise at 6am when leaving for work and more. I’m about to tear my hair out. We’ve been more than gracious to gift them a mini fridge, cube storage, a bed, bed frame, not bothering them continuously for rent.
It’s been almost a month and although we haven’t specifically discussed what exactly this roommate is supposed to do, any 30 something should know bathroom, kitchen, and common areas and trash/recycling at least. These were the chores in the previous place and they didn’t do them well. We had mildew in the toilet. My husband wants to give clear instructions on what is expected. I don’t think it will help.
We spent so much money and time moving cause they weren’t ready and were packing the day the truck showed up. We didn’t have enough time to fix damage or do a thorough cleaning which made me livid.
I’ve already given up, their mom is coming to visit for Christmas and we are gonna just give it to them straight. So now I’m just preparing myself to pay $1500/2200 in rent, do the chores while I’m working full time and in school full time. Roommate is only working 40 hours across the street. I’m so tired of it. I don’t want to hire a maid service, I want this person to pull their fair share.

Akito is a very powerful person in one piece. He is very powerful person who was a revolutionary turned marine, but in the end he turned into a villains who though he was a hero. He thought he was a hero because he wanted to bring the world to peace and make everyone stop fighting which is good but he tried to accomplish this by killing all the pirates, marines, and revolutionaries. I’m the end he got defeated when all three sides teamed up on him.
Appearance: Akito is about the same size as zoro. He has white hair like gojos big it is much fluffier the man gojos, and blue eyes like gojos. He has jet black wings and brownish skin. He also has gills between his neck and his shoulders. He carrys a sword on his back with a white and black sheath and sword. He normally where’s black pants with either a white hoodie or black hoodie. He also sometimes where’s a black and white jacket.
Abilities
Incredible strength, speed, endurance, and durability: Akito has incredible strength, speed, endurance, and durability and the speed and durability is increased or decreased depending on how lit up the flame on his back is.
Incredible intelligence: Akito is a very smart person when it comes to normal intelligence and battle intelligence and he is actually one of the smartest characters in one piece.
Immense haki: Akito has a ton of haki.
All three types of haki: Akito has all three types of haki along with having the advanced forms of each. He also has a purple looking haki color when used on his sword just like how zoro had a green looking haki color.
Race: Naniyori. This is just a shortened version of Naniyori mo hitotsu which means one above all. This is because Akito is not actually one race but is a combination of a bunch. He is a combination of human, fish man, giant, dwarf, lunarian, mink, and shandian. This happened because of a test which was experimented on when he was younger which the scientists had thought he had died from but he only pretended to be dead so he could escape. I will now explain below the powers of each of the races.
Human: this just gives him a human look and was his original dna.
Fish man: this gives him the ability to breath under water which isn’t very useful because of his devil fruit ability but when he first had this ability it helped him learn fish man karate very quickly and he can now use the water in the air.

• Karakusagawara Seiken, Gosenmaigawara Seiken, Yarinami, Samehada Shotei, Samegawara Seiken, Uchimizu, Nanasenmaigawara Mawashigeri, Fish-Man Karate Ogi: Buraikan, Soshark, Fish-Man Karate Ogi: Onigawara Seiken, Shizurase: These are all techniques used by jimbei which Akito either learned while in fish man city or learned from jimebi while either fighting with him or training with him.

Giant: Akito is normally the size of someone like zoro or Sanji but when he uses a special ability he is able to grow to about the size of king but a little shorter.
Dwarf: this is the opposite of the giant ability and it allows him to shrink a good amount but this is barely ever used.
Lunarian: this race gives Akito huge jet black wings. It also gives him a special ability which puts a ring of fire behind his back which can be used to create different fire techniques. It also has a unique ability which when the fire on his back is ignited, he is more durable but when the fire on his back is put out, he becomes much faster.

• Andon, Karyudan, and Omori Karyudan: are three of these are abilities which king uses in the anime and manga.
  
• Kōtei no yari: this means emperors spear. This ability envolves Akito first putting some fire in his hand then pointing his palm toward the opponent. He then shoots a beam of fire at the opponent which can very in length and width.
  
• Kōtei no kumo: this means emperors spiders. This ability envolves Akito first putting fire on each one of his finger tips. He then fires each of the little fires like beams which look like spider legs going at the opponent.
  

Mink: Akito has his white hair on his head which is actually almost identical to mink hair. This means he can rubs his hair together with his hands to create electricity which can be controlled by Akito to either stab, shock, or shoot out lightning.
Shandian: shandian are a group of sky people that have very small wings but their are special people on the tribe called shandian exile which are much more powerful and have much larger wings. Akito has the dna of one of those shandian exile who had large jet black wings. This means that Akito actually has 2 pairs of wings which he can use but usually keeps all of them or 2 of them tucked away. The shandians are also very good at wind techniques and learned a few from them.

• rasengan: Akito creates a orb of spinning wind which he can throw at the opponent or hit them with it dead on which launches the opponent away.
  
• uzumaki: this means vortex. It is called vortex because it makes a vortex of wind which he can throw at the opponent.
  
• Raimei no shōtotsu: this means clash of thunder. This technique involves Akito covering his hands with wind before fighting. It involves quick punches and hit akito stops right before hitting the opponent to send a powerful blast of wind at the opponent causing a stronger hit then if he did hit him. He eventually strengthen this technique so that he can stu hit the opponent but a second after he hits the opponent they get hit with the blast of air causing two punches.
  

Fighting styles
One sword style
Two sword style

I always like to roleplay when playing Elden Ring, as it just makes the whole experience better. Now it’s time for a new playthrough, and I need inspiration.
So what I mean by «lore accurate» is that I like to place my character in the world as something with meaning. For example, I have already played these characters:

• Northerner born with red hair and giantsblood (pyromancer, firemonk)
  
• INT-trickster from Sellia, whos goal is to learn everything about the stars and seeks the primeval current
  

Now examples of non lore accurate roleplaying would be as characters like Kratos, Darth Maul, dovahkiin and such.
Any tips are appreciated!

I always like to roleplay when playing Elden Ring, as it just makes the whole experience better. Now it’s time for a new playthrough, and I need inspiration.
So what I mean by «lore accurate» is that I like to place my character in the world as something with meaning. For example, I have already played these characters:

• Northerner born with red hair and giantsblood (pyromancer, firemonk)
  
• INT-trickster from Sellia, whos goal is to learn everything about the stars and seeks the primeval current
  

Now examples of non lore accurate roleplaying would be as characters like Kratos, Darth Maul, dovahkiin and such.
Any tips are appreciated!

I don’t know how to word this…. any ideas what could go in the old Gander Mountain building?
Most Ma and Pa gun stores couldn’t afford a building that big, so that’s out. Do we really need another furniture store? Maybe another Best Buy location?
What do you guys think?

I’ve noticed a prevalent piece of rhetoric both on this subreddit and in other trans spaces online, claiming that it’s incredibly difficult or even “impossible” to hide the early effects of T, that there will be immediate, stark, and irreversible results, etc. and that it’s impossible to start T while closeted as a result. I’ve seen a lot of pre-everything trans guys asking about the possibility of starting T while closeted and getting immediately shut down with some pretty dire warnings about how they’ll be unable to hide the results for more than three months at most, how it’s going to drastically change both their appearance and behaviour in a way that can’t be masked, etc. and that it’s this horrible, always bad idea.
Am I alone in thinking that this is pretty ridiculous?
While I can appreciate that many of the people saying this earnestly believe it and are trying to help or protect others, I think some of this rhetoric almost borders on anti-testosterone fear mongering and I’m worried that it will harm people who could be starting T earlier and are going to seriously regret not doing it sooner or at an earlier age because they’re convinced that they need to be in a kind of mythical perfect environment to start HRT that isn’t even really attainable for most trans people to begin with.
You’re not immediately going to sprout a huge braided beard like a Mesopotamian statue the moment testosterone enters your body. In fact, how much body and facial hair you grow — if much at all — depends highly on your individual genetics, and is largely manageable with increased grooming and shaving. It’s also noteworthy that the facial hair you grow at the beginning of taking T isn’t going to automatically be the hard, bristly stuff adult cis men have. You’ll instead notice wispy long peach fuzz not dissimilar to what lots of hairier cis women have, which is going to be a convenient cover for you. You’re not going to be fighting super dark 5-o’clock shadow every few hours from the jump, if you ever will at all.
Yes, your voice will drop, but I’m tired of trans guys acting like this is something that can’t be countered with conscious effort. Anyone who has voice trained before, whether to go higher or lower, or even done some singing, knows that voice is mostly a mannerism and that you’re not helplessly stuck scraping your lowest register if you don’t want to be. The mannerisms you were socialized with — the ‘customer service voice’ and the muscle memory of using your higher range — are still there, ready for you to access when you need it. The changes in your vocal cords don’t prevent you from vibrating them harder.
And yes, you will encounter many other subtler changes — both physical and emotional — in the early part of taking T, acne, body odour, and changes in appetite or mood swings being common examples. But I’m still not convinced that these are somehow the dead giveaways a lot of trans guys seem determined to treat them as, especially with careful management and good hygiene. They might be ‘tells’ for other trans people who know the effects and are primed to recognize certain patterns, but most people simply won’t notice until you’re much further along.
I just wanted to say this as someone who is both socially and medically semi-closeted — living as a man and taking HRT in part of my life but hiding among family members, with whom I sometimes live for not unsubstantial periods each time. It’s doable, depending on where you live and the laws and social attitudes that govern your privacy and the privacy of trans people, and I know many both transmasc and transfem people who live their lives in ‘oscillation’, enduring periods of less safety and periods of more safety where they have to change how they present while still continuing to transition at the same time. A life like this is both a common reality for many and also very much possible on HRT, given relatively favourable legal and financial circumstances where you are.
Please do consider this if you yourself are closeted and considering starting T in secret for yourself, or the next time you are giving advice to someone considering the same. There are real legal reasons not to do this — if you’re a minor barred from seeking treatment without parental consent, for example. But also other circumstances where this is a real possibility that can buy you time in the future and help you get life-saving care while staying safe, and we shouldn’t be fearing this werewolf-like transformation or spreading that idea to others.

District 9
Luna Parker (Game 6) stood in front of the female bowl as a video for why the Games existed was shown. She then reached into the female bowl, and removed the name of seventeen year old Michetta Peroni. A taller girl with dark curls of hair and brown eyes walked to the stage, and shook Luna’s hand. Michetta was from a relatively wealthy family, and was in her final year of school.
Luna smiled at the young lady, before reaching into the male bowl. She removed the name of fifteen year old Milton McKenzie. A boy with ebony skin and combed back dark hair walked to the stage and shook Luna’s hand. Milton was from a poor family, and he worked in the cornfields, and also took tesserae.
In the town hall, Michetta was visited by her two older brothers, Drupe and Malabar. She cried as she promised to try and return, before being taken to the train.
Milton was visited by his two older sisters, Brie and Maizette, and two younger brothers, Rolo and Colby. He promised to try his best to come back, or at least die in the top 6 and earn some money for them, before being taken to the train.
On the train, Michetta and Milton met their mentor, Miller Javorski. Miller seemed tired, but taught both tributes how to use a scythe. Miller watched and gave occasional advice.
Upon arriving at the apartment that night, Miller sent Michetta and Milton to bed. The next morning, they met their stylist, Carlotta Crimp, who chose to dress them as scarecrows, a common appearance in District 9’s cornfields.
Later that day, Miller turned on the television to show District 2’s reaping.
District 2
Luna seemed happy to only have to reap District 1 and her home District of 5 after this, and asked for volunteers. The first female to raise her hand was sixteen year old Sabina Liu, a young lady with long, straight black hair and dark eyes. Sabina’s best weapon was a sword.
For the males, eighteen year old Atticus Cross was the first to raise his hand. Atticus was a tall, muscular male with auburn curls and green eyes. Atticus was best with a sword.
In the town hall, Sabina was visited by her parents and younger brother, Cassian. She promised to return and make them proud, before being taken to the train.
Atticus visited with his parents and older brother Gaius and younger sister Echidna, and promised to be the one to win, and be the first Cross to win.
On the train, Sabina and Atticus met their mentor, a smiling now 24 year old Horus Greenstaff (Game 1). Horus watched Sabina use a spear and Atticus use a sword, and seemed satisfied, only offered occasional advice.
At the apartment, Sabina and Atticus met their stylist, Efigenia Potts, who chose to dress them in golden armor.

Edit: Photo in comments, not sure if it will be helpful.
Does anyone know of any medium/large spiders in Ontario that will literally jump on and chase after humans?? These things are FAST. We have had four in our house in the past few days. Last year, what I think was a grass spider lived in the flower pot outside our backyard window and these guys are very similar in size and shape but I haven’t gotten close enough to see the colour. The first night which I think was two or three nights ago, we had one in our kitchen that my boyfriend caught in a cup and put outside after it had jumped off the wall at him. Yesterday, one of them jumped off the ceiling into my roomie’s girlfriend’s hair as she walked under the doorway it had been crawling around. Tonight I found two. My boyfriend killed one after it prowled around my entire living room while I stood by with a broom in hand (for protection lol). About twenty minutes later after he went to bed, another one of them appeared and then proceeded to disappear into the popcorn ceiling after it had followed me around the living room from the ceiling as I walked around with the broom again trying to keep it away from me. I am already horrified at the presence of spiders, but knowing that these guys will pounce totally unprovoked scares me even more. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions? I will update with a photo when I can muster the courage to take one. Is it possible that our outdoor “friend” left us some indoor babies??

My names Mason and I don't have the best luck when it comes to dating. I'm hoping I can find my person though.
About me. I'm from michigan and in 21. I'm a very sweet and affectionate guy. And loyal. I enjoy playing games and streaming. I love cats and dogs, mostly cats. I have black hair (growing it out) I'm 6'0. I dont know what else to put, sorry if it's boring lol But feel free to message if you're interested. I prefer 18-25

So, y'all know how gay guys love to name body types? Like, twinks, bears, cubs, otters, all that stuff.
Well, i have no idea what i am. I'm certain i ain't a twink cause i ain't skinny at all, but I'm also not a bear cause I'm 18 years old and my body hair is barely visible at this point, I'm kinda beefy but I'm not muscular so... Idk.
If anyone here was like, up to help me figure this out i would be very thankful.
I wouldn't like posting pics of my body in here, but if u dm me, i could send u pictures of my torso so u can help me.
If u don't want that, it's okay and i get it, so here's a description as best as i can give it. I'm 6'7, i have hairy legs, but not arms, my chest has a little hair. I am kinda fat, but i also look like i have some muscle, as i said before, i think I'm beefy, I'm 18 years old, no facial hair. Hope it helps.

Sorry, this is long. There will be a TL;DR: at the bottom.
So a bit of background. I own my own business, and I have been here for about 3 years. I am the only person who owns and works this business. It is a brick and mortar dedicated business location in which I provide a service (so I have "clients"; I don't usually sell things or have "customers"). I also take my dog to work with me. He is trained and well behaved, and we have signs and advertisements pointing out the fact that we have a dog in here, and if you are afraid of/allergic to dogs I can remove him while you are here. The dog is the most popular part of my business, and I have some regulars who only come here to pet the puppy and give him treats. Finally, I was sick (covid test negative) the last week and my store has been closed for five (5) days and am just opening back up today, though I still have a bit of a cough and am wearing a mask to not spread things. Other than this sickness, my store has only had 2 days since we were founded that we were not open during regularly scheduled hours, and that was due to a massive snowstorm that shut us down. Also, most people in a small town appreciate a small business providing a service and I have never dealt with a Karen in my business before now.
So this morning at 9:44 I get a phone call on my personal cell phone. Paraphrasing: Me: Hello this is [my name]. Karen: Is this [business name]? Me: I am the owner of that business, yes. What can I do for you? Karen: Well, I have been waiting for 6 months to come see you because [long rambling story that I don't care enough about to remember because it was completely unrelated to the services I offer] and now I am in front of your store and you're not open. Me: ... (waiting because I am not sure if she is done with her story) Karen: ... Me: Well, ma'am, I don' t open until 10 am, but I'm going to be a bit late today anyway. I am moving a bit slow after being sick for- Karen: Is it Covid!? Me: No, I am not sure what it is, but- Karen: Well I can't get sick and I am in a hurry, I don't have time to keep waiting for you, when are you going to get here? Me: Like I said, I am running late, but I'll probably be there between 10:30 and 11am. Karen: Well you need to hurry up because you have customer's waiting. I need [service my business offers, worded in a strange way]. How much does that cost? Me: I don't have all the prices for everything memorized, but if you go to [website] all the fees are clearly shown there. Karen: I don't have time for that, just get here and look it up for me. Me: Okay, well, I already said when I expect to get there. Bye for now then.
The call lasted 2 mins 48 sec.
So I finish doing my morning necessities and drive to work. Get there at 10:39. There are a few cars in the parking lot which doesn't mean anything because there are 6 businesses that all share my same shopping center. I get myself and the dog inside, flip the lights, make the signs say "OPEN", and get to my desk to check my business messages while I was out.
About 5 minutes later there is a knock at the door and I look over. I see Karen, complete with one teal and one blue colored rubber glove, a face mask that is not covering her nose, giant sunglasses, and hair in a bun, holding some medium size box.
The following is pulled directly from my security recording and not paraphrased: Me: You can come in! Karen: ~gestures vaguely~ Me: The door is unlocked. Karen: ~gestures vaguely~ Me: ~not knowing what she wants~ Okay, hold on. ~gets up to go to the door to open it for her~ Karen: ~gestures at the dog~ I don't want the dog to get out. Me: ~opening the door~ ~to dog~ [Dog], get back inside! ~to Karen~ He is trained not to go outside when client's open- Karen: ~scooting inside past me and the dog~ I need to return this. I just want to get out of here as quickly as possible. Dog: ~sniffing Karen's feet like he does to literally everyone who walks in the door~ Me: Well I don't know what that is but if it is something we sold you I would be happy to- Karen: ~while I was talking was batting at the dog; an untrained dog would react aggressively, but my dog thinks she wants to play and tries to jump up to her hands and she yelps and skitters away~ Me: ~restraining the dog because clearly the lady doesn't want to play~ Sorry about that, what can I- Karen: Well *maybe* if you had that thing *on a leash* like the *law* says you *have to*, I wouldn't have to *fight it off*. Me: ... No, ma'am, I am allowed to have my dog off a leash *in my privately owned business* if I want to. Karen: Well maybe you should spend less time with that thing and more time with your customers! Me: I don't even know *if* you are a customer because you won't tell me why you're here. Karen: ~pulling out wallet~ Like I said on the phone, I just want [service my business offers, worded in a strange way]. ^{(It wasn't until this moment that I realized that earlier phone call with the person who said they couldn't wait for me and this person who clearly could wait for me were the same person.}) Me: Okay, well I can check your [item in the box] and let you know what the price would be, do you want me to put the dog away first?Karen: I don't have time to wait for that. I'm going to pay $25 and you are going to do it now, just keep the dog away from me. ~throws $25 in cash on top of her box on my counter~ Me: I don't know if it costs $25, but I cannot go to my register and ring something up without letting go of the dog, and I cannot- ~starts coughing for a few seconds~- and I cannot let go of the dog- Karen: You need to take care of me right now, I was waiting over an hour for you to get here! Me: Ma'am, do you want me to do that right now, or do you want me to keep the dog away from you, because I cannot do both at the same time. Karen: ^{(The audio glitched out here but I think it was something like this:}) You really need to work on how you treat people, this is very unprofessional. Me: Okay, well I don't see a way I can help you then. You can just get your things and leave. Karen: I am not going anywhere. I have been waiting six months for you I am not going to leave. Me: You have not been waiting on me for six months. The shop was only closed for 5 days while I was sick. Karen: I *have* been waiting for six months. Me: Ma'am, I don't know what has been happening in your life the last six months, but I am not responsible for any of that. Karen: ... ~huffs and walked out without here box or her $25~ Mail Carrier: ~walking in directly behind Karen~ What was that about? Me: Hi [name]! That's just... some angry lady who wants to be angry about nothing, I guess. She left her box here and I'm not touching whatever that is. Mail Carrier: ~chuckles~ She definitely was not happy about something. Anyway....
The box and the $25 cash is just sitting by my front door right now about 12 hours later. The thing is, I looked it up on my pricing sheet and if what is in the box is what she claimed is in the box, the service she wanted is only $15.
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TL;DR: Karen calls my personal cell, claims she doesn't have time to wait, waits an hour for me, complains about the dog that is an advertised part of my business, expects me to be in multiple places at once doing multiple things at once, wants to dictate her own pricing for my services, breaks down when I don't back down, and leaves in a huff, abandoning both her personal object that she brought in for service and more money than the service she wanted done with that object costs.