Ha ya for sure...even Barge had wondered about the scary monster stuff until he broadened his reading. As for the BS hood, I must say I come across it in all parts of town. It may just be my dawggy pawception but the smell of forced/inauthentic communication/expression is kinda identical wherever I travel in this strange Hyumi world.

....which is kinda why we both rate your Work very highly :)

The feeling of regret one gets when they have to be an ass in order to stand up for themselves or others is far easier to deal with than being stepped on and lied to.

Jeez, nether is pleasant!