u/Anna_borchardt

It's so much worse when they're "talking along with" dialogue that HASN'T BEEN SAID YET. I don't care if it only comes up 2 seconds later so you aren't technically spoiling anything; If the dialogue is cool enough you feel the need to say it before/as the character is saying it, maybe consider that I want to hear it from the character and not from you.

I hate hate hate it when people talk out loud about something that's about to happen like they're the designated narrator of the movie. "Here comes [character who's not on screen yet]!" specifically grinds my gears. I'll see that that character is here when it SHOWS ME THEY'RE HERE. You don't need to let me know before the movie does

My older sister is the worst about this of any person I've ever been forced to watch a movie with. I watched all 3 Lord of the Rings movies + the first 2 Hobbit movies with her and my mom this week, and EVERY TIME someone said something funny she said it with/before them and EVERY TIME someone foreshadowed something she just had to point out the details of what it's foreshadowing. There wasn't a single twist that I didn't get spoiled for me right before it happening. Completely ruined my experience of watching these movies.

Here's a more specific example (with Hobbit spoilers): There's a bit near the end of the first Hobbit movie where someone (Bilbo, iirc) says something along the lines of "I reckon that was the hardest part of this journey" and immediately after my sister said "Hahahhaha NOPE. You've got a dragon to fight next movie". OBVIOUSLY that was dramatic irony and something worse is going to happen later on, but there's no reason you had to tell me exactly what the "worse later on" is going to be before I have all the hints to figure it out myself -_-

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From the caption of this reel via The Atlantic Communications' Instagram, July 13th:

>"Today The Atlantic launched its first immersive narrative game: 'Lemony Snicket's Suspicious Incident in Dubious Park,' that's part traditional whodunit and visual scavenger hunt. Players are transported into the center of a fictional scene—written by the author Lemony Snicket—casting them in the role of a detective to solve a murder mystery.

>The game is available exclusively to Atlantic subscribers this week, and will open to the public on July 20."

From the caption of this post via Daniel Handler's Instagram:

>"In collaboration with [The Atlantic], [Lemony Snicket] has brought a mystery to life in a new online detective game, with illustrations by [Michael Kupperman]. Question curious characters, compile your clues, and solve the case..."

An excerpt from this article via The Atlantic (written by Anna Bross and Paul Jackson):

>“[…] The Atlantic worked with Lemony Snicket to create the game’s cast of suspicious and dubious characters, dialogue, and plot. The Atlantic then trained an LLM for each character based on their unique dialogue, motives, and background, allowing players to interrogate and interact with the characters directly to uncover the perpetrator of the crime.”

The full game (currently exclusive to Atlantic subscribers): Lemony Snicket's Suspicious Incident in Dubious Park - The Atlantic

I'm on the verge of tears so sorry if this gets rambly or sounds silly or like I'm overreacting.

My goose, "Miss Yapps-a-Lot," is a little over a year old and was raised by almost exclusively me. As a result she formed a very very tight bond to me. She's okay with other people but tends to get pretty scared and/or territorial if they try to pick her up or hold her for too long. For the entire time I've had her up until now, I've had the same mid-length dark brown hair.

Last night I dyed it purple and black. When I went out to feed Yapps this morning, I was scared that she might not realize I'm the same person, but she didn't bite me or run away or anything when I fed her, so I thought I was in the clear.

Came back a few hours later to see her like I do every day and she was kinda backing away from me. I assumed that sitting down next to her and letting her into my lap like I usually do would help her realize I'm not some random woman, but she completely ignored me and walked away. I haven't had her walk away from me while I'm sitting down the entire time I've had her. Yapps is the most sitting-in-my-lap loving creature I've ever had. Thought maybe she needed some motivation so I was going to try picking her up and putting her in my lap. Immediately as I stood up Yapps started panting and running away like she thought I was going to murder her. I felt so bad for scaring her I just went back inside.

Came back around 7pm to bring her to the backyard (because she tries to sleep in the chicken coop if I leave her in the front and the chickens don't like her). Usually this is an easy process and I can get her to the backyard by calling her there or I just walk to the back and let her follow me. She didn't respond to her name at all, didn't try to follow me where I was going, and started panting again when I got close enough to try to pick her up and carry her to the back. I went inside and got grapes because even if she doesn't love me anymore, I know she'll always love grapes. Led her to the backyard with the bundle of grapes just fine, but as soon I let her have the grapes, she ran away from me with them. She hasn't done any hissing or hard biting or anything like that, just panting and running.

I'm confident that if I keep interacting with Yapps like this (leaving her alone when she feels scared + offering for her to sit in my lap + giving her more grapes than she usually gets), I can build up a bond with her again. That part I'm not too scared about. The only thing I'm really really worried about happening is the possibility of her missing me and mourning me or eventually getting aggressive. I am (was) her biggest friend apart from the male goose she shares the backyard with (who I'm fairly certain recognizes me better than Yapps does btw). I'd hate to know that she's sad when she doesn't need to be

If she doesn't ever realize I'm still me, is there any way I can stop her from missing me. Is missing people even a thing geese do? Am I too worried about this? Any responses of any kind are very very appreciated