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“Hey TJ, what something you’re inexplicably horribly afraid of?” Well Faceless Internet Voice, since you asked, it’d have to be reptiles. I mean, look at that fucking thing. I’ve seen cars that weighed less than that probably does. If I had a choice between sitting in a room with that thing for 2 hours or shooting the head of my dick off, I’d ask what caliber bullet I was expected to use. One time a toothless garden snake slithered across the patio of vacation home in Florida and I didn’t go outside for 36 hours. So yes, waking up and seeing what this bro saw trying to get into his house is pretty much exactly what my worst nightmare looks like.
If I were that guy, I would have opened the door for the lizard and sacrificed the dog. Literally anything to get that thing to go away. Honestly, if I saw that thing going into my apartment, I’d probably just move but still pay rent on that apartment, just to keep it happy so I know where it is. No better way to keep your worst nightmares at bay than by doling out the cash needed to keep them somewhere you can track. It’s pretty much like Xanax. If you dole out enough money, you’ll never feel endangered or at risk again, in spite of your situation not changing. And you know exactly where your anxiety is, buried deep within your psyche.