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Weird Dream saga: part 22
Well, after the whole 'gas emergency' situation of the previous dream, this one was probably the most mundane one yet.
Well, comparatively. For a dream, anyways.
I think.
(At this point, even my dream logic may be skewed.)
Anyways.
I'm doing my usual things, all the usual characters shuffle their way through, and nothing really of note happens on their end.
(Though Bolarivus and Gordon the Jackrabbit did try to start something--though I can't for the life of me remember what. )
The only really weird thing to happen actually doesn't even consern any of them. It is when exactly 8 people all decided that they were apart of some weird improv group that spontaneously would break into song.
But four would break out into one song, and the other four would break out into a completely different song.
And they wouldn't even try to sync it up. They just sang over each other, and the music that was already playing through the speakers. (Dory the Security Guard hated them, and so did I.)
Even after I finished checking them out, they just stayed around, making general nuisances of themselves. Dory, the security guard, was over the moon to throw them all out. (The other customers even applauded him as he was finishing up with them.)
Afterwards, I got Dory a celebratory mini baked lemon Meringue Quiche, and we split a 2 liter of Mr. Pibb.
(I don't even really like Mr. Pibb soda.)
But yeah. Just a random dream for a weird change of pace.
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The Weird Dream Saga: part 21
Now, after the relatively odd trip that was last dream, I was actually pretty glad to be back to business as usual.
So, I was on the night shift.
The sun has just set, and the night is still young. Now, alls going pretty well-the Bakery has been bringing in business tonight and it's just warm enough that we can leave the doors open and get a cool breeze.
Dory is in his usual spot near the door, Bolarivus is for some reason hanging out near the register trying to make conversation.
(Dory has been keeping a close eye on Bolarivus from the moment he stepped into the store.)
And Gordon the Jackrabbit has been making his rounds in the store--absolutely not minding his own business.
So it's a slow dream-shift, at first at least. But, at some point, there is a 'gas emergency'.
Now, the dream context is fuzzy, and for some reason I didn't give any indication of what a gas emergency was, or even what it fully meant--but customers and employees alike were all kind of unceremoniously dumped out of the store for the night.
And it was at this point that Bo just dragged me off. Thanks to my sudden free night, he seemingly decided that it was a sign to spend time with me, I guess.
It was a really pretty night too. A lot of stars that for some reason in this particular dream were multicolored, and a big full yellow moon.
So he drags me down to this creekside Villa, where he proceeds to personally introduce me to the fish--yes, they can all talk, and yes, he has befriended them.
So, we spend a good portion of the night just doing that. After we are done with the fish, we just sit and talk about the stars.
...weirdly, it wasn't a bad dream.
(Once more, this whole situation was an outlier when it came to interactions with this particular dream-regular.)
I don't know what his angle is, and he has successfully thrown me off any ideas that I might have previously had.
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The Weird Dream Saga: part ✨️20✨️
So...20.
(To be honest, I didn't think that there were going to be 20 of these.)
Now, at this point in my dream notes with which I am formally writing these, we actually have a break in the regularly scheduled program.
I'm still on my dream shift, but this one's different--today is bring your sister to work day.
[A/N: for the sake of my sister's privacy, we shall call her Shana.]
So for that reason, I brought Shana in with me. From there, it kinda just is the regular fare.
The care and maintenance of the piranha tank, dealing with fussy customers, chatting with Gordon the Jackrabbit on my break, and making sure that my arch-nemesis Grantaire behaves. Y'know-etc, etc.
Now, while I was working, Shana was hitting it off with a moody-looking, leather clad bad boy called Jaime.
Until: at almost the end of my shift, I am doing a last little bit of cleaning up when Shana says to me, "I'll see you at home, S."
Now, I was naturally suspicious, but by the time I came to question them, she was already on the back of his motorcycle, halfway out the parking lot.
Now, dream me didn’t see the red flags, so I finished up and went home. But Shana wasn't there.
Nor did she return within the next couple days. In fact, she didn't come back at all--I got a letter from her, and apparently Jaime is a Clown for Bavarian Circus,
(...a moody, edgy, Bavarian Clown.)
And apparently they were leaving with the Circus for a tour through Europe.
She also casually mentions that after she left the DG, she and Jaime actually went to the courthouse and eloped.
(And there may or may not have been an epilogue where she sent me another letter a few years down the line.)
(Just talking about how her and Jaime live in Belgium with their manservent named Footsie and their adopted son who they named after our mother.)
(who we will refer to as Krystal--again, for the sake of privacy.)
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The Weird Dream Saga: part 19
Ok: there is drama at the dream Dollar General. With a capital D.
Not just drama-no. This is Drama.
So, I'm doing my job, minding my own business, making sure Gordon the Jackrabbit doesn't scare away customers when, who should appear at my register?
If you guessed Rasmandious and Larry, then you'd be correct. (Have yourself a free baked lemon Meringue Quiche.)
Everything starts out normally--until that is, Brandy and Melehware step into line. The four of them make eye contact and all of them freeze. Larry goes, "Melehware? Is that you?I thought you were out in the pacific."
Then, Melehware is all like, "I haven't been in the pacific since the hurricane of '85."
Brandy seems unperturbed. Just raises her eyebrow.
Rasmandious on the other hand. Oh poor Rasmandious. He looks like he's about ready to murder Melehware.
So.
As it turns out, Melehware is a Merman. And not only that, but he's also Larry's EX. As in the Merman that Larry used to date before Razzy.
[A/N: If you aren’t aware; then I recommend part 9. But long story short--Larry had game back in the day.]
So, I'm just standing there awkwardly as they don't even say anything. But eventually a line has started so I get their attention, (I don't necessarily remember how.) and prompt them through so they don't accidentally start a riot.
While I'm ringing up Brandy and Melehware, Rasmandious drags Larry off.
(Presumably back to their home, but I am not sure.)
But Melehware looks just as rattled as Rasmandious. Larry just looked shocked, and Brandy looks as nonplussed as always.
Now, I don't know if I said anything or if I just had a dumb look on my face, but after she sends the man out with the groceries and while she's paying, she looks at me and goes,
"Well, if you think that was unexpected, imagine how we feel. See yah, hon." And she leaves.
(Even Dory is flabbergasted by this development.)
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My weird dream saga: part 18
Now, in this shift I for some reason was not wearing work clothes but instead I was wearing a red checkered toga with a tiara.
(I don't necessarily know why, but my first instinct is to blame my arch-nemesis.)
But, other than that, it's a normal shift. All the usual characters shuffle through-Larry, Rasmandious, Bolarivus, Grantaire, Gordon the Jackrabbit, etc, etc, though nothing that happened is particularly worth mentioning.
That is, until around the end of my shift when Brandy comes through with a man she introduces as her husband.
Now, I know that this man must be supernatural. He's easily the size of Rasmandious-maybe a little taller, it was hard to tell. But it was at least painfully obvious that he was not a Sucky Blood Buddy.
In fact, he's really tan-but blue glitter seems to be clinging to his skin? And his fingernails are naturally black, as well as long and pointed. He has a long luxurious ponytail and his eyes are are blue with green slits for pupils and black sclaras.
So yeah. Definitely something that is not human. Mr. Brandy-the-waitress says that his name actually is Melehware.
(He also unsurprisingly has large pointy teeth.)
From what little I talked with him, he seemed like a nice enough guy--a little reserved, maybe.
(He actually reminded me a bit of Rasmandious.)
Though Brandy seemed to do most of the talking, much to his apparent relief. After they had paid and left did I realize that I had not learned what exactly Melehware was.
Though after they left, I actually got off shift early, and that little tidbit suddenly didn't seem to matter.
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My Weird Dream Saga: part 17
So-if you were around a few dreams ago, you might remember that during the great stress-induced-dream saga, Grantaire and I had a...tentative truce.
And during that truce, he took me for breakfast at the local Waffle House. And all the staff spoke in mind-boggling haikus. All of them. Including our ancient waitress, Brandy.
A woman with a no-nonsense-tired-of-your-crap attitude, and a heart of gold.
You're stereotypical waitress. Y'know-blue eyeshadow, short curly fire engine red hair with gray roots, smells like peppermint and nicotine, Diner uniform with sensible sneakers, calls everyone "Hon".
So, as it turns out, she actually lives in the area. Actually, during this shift she came through my line.
(Thankfully she didn't speak in haiku this time.)
In fact, as she ends up telling me, she and her husband actually just moved to the area, and asks if I know any places that are open down by the river.
We actually talked for a bit on the geopolitical climate--which was weird, especially considering that all the points of concern had to do with the rise of the rodent population, and their effects on the upper class and their contributions to the greenhouse effect.
But after she left, I had to deal with shenanigans from Bolarivus and Grantaire, who decided to bring whatever beef they still have back into the store. (This time involving our small selection of BBQ and soy sauces, the carts, and a few Armenian and American flags.)
Please don't ask why we have Armenian flags. I do not know.
But thankfully, before I could burst a blood vessel, Dory came over and took care of the situation.
I love Dory.
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The Weird Dream Saga: part 16
Now: on this particular dream shift, I'm actually on break.
(Weird, I know.)
And I'm hanging out with the DG Bakery staff, eating baked goods and talking to Rasmandious and Gordon the Jackrabbit. Right now, life is good.
(And now I can confirm; the Lemon Meringue Quiche is absolutely delicious. In the dream, that is. I 100% do not recommend actually trying this.)
It's around this time that Larry and Angelo come on over. Larry had apparently been picking up the dog from the groomer, and told Razzy that he'd meet us at the store.
The good Boi that is Angelo hopped up onto my lap, and Larry fussed over me a bit. (Like seriously, did these two unofficially adopt me and decided to not let me know?)
And all was well. Then I jinxed it by complaining about my arch-nemesis Grantaire. And like he was summoned by irritation, he appears by my right shoulder.
Then, Gordon decides that trying to goad Grantaire is an excellent idea. (Apparently my arch-nemesis agreed.) So Gordon and Grantaire start going back and forth in this weird argument game.
But weirdly--this didn't bother me. Like, I was in such a good place mentally that those two didn't actually register on the annoyance scale.
Eventually Dory came over, and started an intellectual chat with Rasmandious. A very well spoken man, Dory is.
I even got a few wild stories out of Larry.
So, yeah. It was a really good, and relatively chill dream. 10 out of 10, would dream again.
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My weird dream saga part 15:
15. Woof.
The good news is that my super-stress dream section is all over with. (To be honest, reading back over it was stressing me out all over again.)
Now though, it's just regular dream shenanigans.
Lets start off with the fact that I was once again enlisted to: restock the piranha tank. (We are almost always selling out in these dreams. But the real question is who in their right minds want personal piranhas? )
So, I'm there, refilling our piranha tank, mind my own business when, I'm suddenly accosted by--you guessed it--none other than Grantaire. (It seems our impromptu stress-induced truce is at an end.)
So we kinda just go through the motions a little bit. The usual stuff. Until, that is--Bolarivus comes over. He kinda has started showing up every now and again--with more and more frequency.
Now, you've heard of love at first sight. This, this was Loathe at first sight. And I thought that I was Grantaire's arch-nemesis.
It got so bad that I had to call the DG security guy (Apparently we have a security guy.) who is only known as "Dory".
(Which may or may not be his real name. I have not been able to find out.)
So, Dory came over in record time. Like, really. The troublesome twosome have been going at it since they locked eyes--and, to make matters worse, they had been following me around.
Though it was satisfying to watch this giant, stoic man literally lift those two off the ground and throw them outside.
...Very highly satisfying.
(And for those who are worried about Bolarivus, with him being a Sucky Blood Buddy, don't worry. It was overcast out.)
Dory then helps me finish with the piranhas, reaching up to the places where I couldn't. (AND HOLY COW GUYS--HE LITERALLY STUCK HIS BARE HAND INTO THE TANK.)
Needless to say; Dory is my new favorite.
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My weird dream saga, part 14:
So, in this particular dream shift, I was dealing with--you guessed it--more harassed customers! Already I am just stressed and done with the whole messy situation--and the dream has barely started.
Though, there was an immediate curveball thrown. (And if you guessed that I was saved by my arch-nemesis Grantaire, you'd be correct.) And so Grantaire manages to offend the people into leaving.
Then he drags me from work. At the start of my shift. (And yes, I am aware that this is a dream. But you can't tell me that you haven’t been in a dream and forgotten that it was--well, a dream.)
My arch-nemesis Grantaire ends up dragging me all the way to a Waffle House. In the middle of nowhere. (And if you couldn't tell it was a dream before, you most certainly could now, because there was no morning rush.)
So that's how Grantaire and I ended up eating breakfast at an abandoned Waffle House. But: that's not all--curve ball No. 2: for some odd reason all the employees had to speak in haiku??
Like, as far as these stress dreams have been going, this is the tamest one of the bunch. Really surprisingly low stress. (And I am extremely grateful for that-don't get me wrong.) But really? Haiku?
And the lady serving us was a stereotypical aged waitress--the lady looked like she had been there before the restaurant, and the construction workers just built around her--but she only spoke in cryptic haiku.
[A/N] Now, when I initially woke up, I wrote down a few cause they confused me. But the real tragedy is that I lost the cryptic haikus.
So I have no idea what she said, only that it was weird, and exclusively in haiku. (But her name is Brandy if anyone cares.)
So, yeah. Thankfully this marks the end of my stress-dream 'arc'.
(And I'm not gonna lie, this weird truce with Grantaire has been making me more and more paranoid.)
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The weird dream saga part 13:
Now unfortunately, at this point we are still in the hyper-stress dream portion of the saga. So, needless to say--at this point, I am not having a good time.
Like, I was on my dream shift and I had been tasked with wrangling our unruly rug selection. For those who are paying attention to the dream store layout; the rugs were on the lefthand side of the store, in the back an isle away from our small medicine selection.
(Now, Dollar General does have a selection of small throw rugs, but this was almost industrial type carpeting.)
So, I was left to handle the carpeting. Unfortunately, in this particular dream, I didn't have Gordon to keep me company. Just unruly customers stomping around and the stupid rugs. And of course there are unruly customers stomping around.
Because it wouldn't be a horrible stress dream if there were no awful people milling around.
So, I'm trying to mind the rugs and my own business, but I keep getting harassed by customers wanting this and that, messing things up so I have to stop what I'm doing to clean it up, oh-and tampering with the piranha tank. (I'm not sure if I'm relived that no one got hurt, or just disappointed.)
Yup. As if customer service wasn't hard enough. (Why we have a piranha tank is beyond me--even in my dreams I'm confused about this choice.)
The only good thing to happen in this awful dream came from a very surprising source. My arch-nemesis Grantaire. He manages to find me at the end of my shift and takes me to get ice pops, and we actually have a nice conversation about bridge architecture.
(To be honest his good behavior is throwing me off. It just feels like he's winding up for something big...)
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The weird dream saga part 12:
[A/N] Now, at the time of these next few dreams, I was under a particularly large amount of stress. And the characters particularly reflect that.
So, with that out of the way, on to the dream.
I was at my usual station: register one. And the customers were particularly, how to put this...unruly.
(It was almost like a real shift, but the customers were less passive-aggressive 'polite' and more screamy.)
It was so bad and I was so out of sorts that my arch-nemesis Grantaire was not only well behaved, but he was also concerned about my well-being.
And Gordon the Jackrabbit was next to me behind the counter, standing there providing silent moral support. (He really wasn't allowed back there, but no one was gonna stop Gordon. He holds too much power.)
I don't know when they arrived, but Rasmandious and Larry were giving me concerned looks, and the other customers death glares.
And I'm fairly certain that Rasmandious was three seconds from murdering anyone who crossed me when they went through my line.
(Like, when did I unofficially get adopted by these magnificent husbands?)
Like seriously, he stood next to my register for half of an hour, just glaring the customers in my line into submission. (Larry literally had to drag him away.)
After my shift, Larry, Rasmandious and Gordon the Jackrabbit took me to a magical looking park and we played Pooh Sticks on the bridge.
[A/N: if you don't know what Pooh Sticks is, just look it up.]
And if you guessed that Rasmandious gave me another vial of blood, you'd be correct.
(This is the only highlight of my dream.)
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Weird dream saga part 11:
When we last left off, Rasmandious' brother Bolarivus (aka Bo.) Came to town, Rasmandious also gave me a vial of blood. And at the time of this particular dream, this still was the case.
(Like seriously, my dreams have a better sense of continuity than I do awake at this point.)
So, I'm on my break. And I see Larry and Rasmandious just hanging outside the store. Then I look over to the Bakery, and there are Bo, Ned, and Napoleon.
Now, Larry is just peachy. He's just sitting in the sun, reading a rather large and dense looking book. Rasmandious, on the other hand. Oh Rasmandious. He is sitting in (what I assume is) their car, just pouting.
So, Larry and I are sitting outside the store, just chatting away. Larry let's me know that Rasmandious is just pouting because the boys are dazzled by Uncle Bo. (He also says not to feel bad, his egos just bruised.)
As it turns out, some variation of this happens just about every time that Bo comes around. (Apparently, much to Razzy's displeasure and jealousy, he's just a charmer.)
Though, despite all this, I am still feeling bad for the over-dramatic Sucky Blood Buddy.
So with Larry's permission, I go into the car with Rasmandious and share my break snacks and we chat forawhile. (Apparently he absolutely loves strawberries.)
Now, if I wasn't already his favorite Dollar General employee, I most certainly was now.
(He may or may not have given me another vial of blood. I should be concerned, right?)
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Weird dream saga part 10:
On this particular dream shift, I was mid-shift and I was making sure that fisticuffs wasn't going to break out in our medical care isle. (And this time the drama wasn't caused by Grantaire.)
The particular instigator of this little scuffle was actually Gordon the Jackrabbit.
[A/N] If you weren't around for the initial introduction of Gordon, well all you need to know is that he's a chainsmoking, profanity spewing Jackrabbit.
So, Gordon was accosting some random person that I didn't bother trying to remember upon waking up, and I was trying valiantly to make sure that the cops weren't called.
All I remember in the way of details was that Gordon made whomever he had been goading walk away crying. To be honest, he probably should have been kicked out of the store, but we (Me and the other workers present) just shrugged it off.
As I was dealing with Gordon and his situation, that's naturally when another customer tries to get my attention. And you can trust me when I say that this guy looks like he belongs in a Blade movie.
He is wearing so much black leather, and a pressed white shirt. Along with a very good amount of crushed velvet. And so many straps. He also had on white ruffs and steel toed boots.
He says his name is Bolarivus, and that he is looking for Rasmandious. (He also says just to call him Bo.)
So, naturally ask Bo how he knows Rasmandious. That's when I hear ol' Razzy behind me saying, "That, my dear, is my kid brother."
And then they promptly start arguing in the store. Now, as shocked as I am at the realization that Rasmandious has a brother, I just got Gordon to simmer down.
And I know that he would come running over in a moment to insert himself into the argument and do everything he could to blow it far out of proportion.
So, in the most gentle way I could manage, I promptly inserted myself into the situation. Talking down two proud and more than a little uppity Sucky Blood Buddies is about as fun as pulling teeth.
But on the plus side, Rasmandious was kind enough to buy me some of the Bakery goods as an apology.
(He also gave me a vial of blood. Should I be concerned?)
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Weird dream saga part 9:
Woof. Part 9.
So, on this particular dream shift I was at the end of the night, we were almost ready to close the store. All we had to do was take care of the last few stragglers in the store.
Rasmandious and Larry had stopped through earlier in the night, but Larry decided to swing by again, about 10 minutes to close. (I think he might have mentioned something about getting bandages?)
So, by the time he is checking out, we are locking the doors, ect. Y'know. To close. And poor Larry is so embarrassed and sheepish. But soon he's about to go on his way.
After we are done, I look at my phone. As I do, I realize that my usual ride from work is not going to be able to pick me up.
Larry, who has just finished packing up his vehicle, notices my distress and asks what the problem is.
After I explained it all to him, he gives me a lift home. On the ride back to my place, he regales me with stories from his youth, the early days with Rasmandious, and other funny anecdotes.
And I learned three key facts on that car ride.
1) before he settled down with Rasmandious, he had a lot more people after him than I initially thought.
2) before Rasmandious he had been in relationships with a Merman and a Werewolf respectively.
3) the reason he chose Rasmandious was for his sense of humor.
That has to be my new favorite tidbit.
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The weird dream saga, part 8:
So, on this particular dream shift, I was stuck stuck restocking the piranha tank. (Which I feel the need to say, Doller General does not sell piranhas. Live or otherwise.)
So, I was stuck restocking the piranha tank when I saw Rasmandious taking Ned and Napoleon over to the in-store Bakery to get the tiny lemon raspberry pies that we apparently sell in the early spring.
I was surprised to see Razzy out and about during the daytime. (And it was a bright sunny day, mind you.) But, due to my previous engagement with the piranhas, I couldn't ask about it.
So, after my fishy task was completed, I was ushered back to my post at the cash register. I then had to troubleshoot problems concerning the piranhas--caused by my archenemy, I feel the need to add.
(That man will be the death of me-I don't care if he only exists in my dreams.) But, after those shenanigans were delt with, I was greeted by Razzy and the boys. A welcome change, might I say.
So, apparently along with their little lemon raspberry pies, they also came in for our strongest spf, sunglasses, and 5 packs of pantyhose.
So as it turns out, our favorite Sucky Blood Buddies can go out into the world with the right supplies, but as it also turns out, Rasmandious was running dangerously low. So the boys were going to MacGyver something until they got home.
And the funniest part was that Rasmandious looked so sulky throughout the entire explanation. Like he didn't want people to know about the commonly known weakness to sunlight.
(And after they left, there may or may not have been another issue with the piranha tank.)
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The weird dream saga part 7:
So, surprisingly I'm not on shift in this particular dream. Yeah, I know. Weird.
But, anyways. I'm actually at a odd, ornate, and surprisingly labyrinthine library. And I'm horribly lost.
Actually, throughout most of the dream I'm kept company by a chainsmoking, profanity spewing Jackrabbit named Gordon. (For some reason, Gordon was set in trying to give me the secrets of the cosmos, but I was not having any of it.)
But this isn't about Gordon. This is actually about surprise, surprise, Rasmandious and his husband Larry. (But Gordon is still here.)
So, I run into the pair, while Gordon and I are trying to get to the front desk. So, as it turns out, Larry is actually studying for his 4th PhD. The older hillbilly from Tennessee is on his 4th PhD.
(Which Gordon was stupidly obnoxious about. Like, for an all knowing Jackrabbit he's pretty judgmental.) But anyways, Rasmandious is there to be a supportive husband, and to also carry all the large books.
We talk for a bit about the deteriorating state of Lord Habersham of Dewy, (Who I'm hearing about for the first time, I feel like I should add.) And after that enlightening conversation, Rasmandious is kind enough to point Gordon and I to the front desk, and we part ways.
The dream ends with me and Gordon going out for strawberry ice cream.
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My dream saga part 6:
It was a dark rainy evening on my shift. (Surprisingly, it was devoid of any archenemies. Though, there was a nerve-wracking incident with our lamp selection.)
And Rasmandious comes through, acting grumpier than normal. I, apparently deciding to put my fate in the hands of a grumpy Sucky Blood Buddy, ask him what's going on.
It's apparently the anniversary of when he and Larry first went on a first date. And as it turns out, back in the day, ol' Larry was a hot commodity. All the Sucky Blood Buddies wanted to have him all to themselves.
And so, around this time every few years, a whole bunch of his previous suitors come out of the woodwork to see if he has changed his mind about ol' Rasmandious.
As it turns out, Rasmandious is feeling down and self-conscious. Like, really unsure of himself. He is feeling like Lawrence might think he made a mistake choosing him, and realize that he could do so much better, ect, ect.
So, that's how I found myself giving a Sucky Blood Buddy a pep talk about how Lawrence chose him, and if he was dissatisfied he would have said something.
All the normal things that one might say to help boost another's self-esteem. And from that point on, I think I became a favorite of Rasmandious.
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