And it went well! She got the car and is happy with the decision (and her old car, which had a recall that might have resulted in flames starting under the hood whilst on the interstate) is no longer her issue.

But also. My quota for being Perceived has been met for the whole weekend.

( Shout out to inkycompass and soozaphone for the lingo, because wow, it is useful)

oh god I know this feeling intensely

Gonna be seen by no living beings but the cat until Monday. It will be glorious

ratatosk: that feeling of DEFLATION when you get home. The adrenaline of interaction is set aside. Now is the time to be an asocial lump.

YEP

just huddling alone for a while vibing

Yes. Vibrating at the frequency of ah yes, alone now

Oh man YES A BIG FEEL.... time to be a hermit

Yes. This is the REWARD. Just hunker down in a soft hoodie.

you can now revert to your gelatinous state!

Ooh, gelatinous! I like it. It's accurate.

Just a JRPG slime lookin' to chill.

YES

This is why they are so cantankerous when disturbed. They were looking FORWARD to this time to themself!! And then a protag comes along--the NERVE.

it has been a LONG DAY AT THE OFFICE and they did NOT need this

This poison status is for interrupting their me-time!!

killing meddlesome adventurers is self-care

GOSH. Someone needs to cross stitch that

omg yes

Different basic encounter/mook entities paired with the same text (maybe in different colors)

Ahh... yeah it’s rewarding to Be There in the moment but it’s so good that the moment ends.

Indeeeed