I’d go looking for another mindflayer offering “spotless mind” services and pay to have those memories removed. Assuming they can be trusted, of course. The hard part being that they’re still mindflayers.

In that case, that’s super impressive. But that skin doesn’t look right. Is it the lighting?

Two things here:

1. Unrealistic body standards are a known issue. Yes, fit women exist, but I’m betting there aren’t plus-sized mannequins in yoga pants next to this one. But there absolutely should because, hey, exercise is good for everyone.
2. The “west has fallen” angle cracks me up. It’s so full of dissonance, I can’t even.

Edit: the weird lighting had me thinking that was a plastic mannequin and not a real person. That’s just incredible.

Yes and no. I used to do this back under 2nd ed. (Advanced D&D). All the later editions put a LOT more emphasis on measurement, making a play mat/map necessary. It’s now close to impossible to keep track of flanking, cones of effect, blast radius, range, etc. for more than 5 or so creatures that way. You’d have to toss a lot of that out and streamline the game, but that might upset the play balance since a lot of tactics go bye-bye along with that.

China might figure this one out first. In fact, China is so far ahead of everyone, they even built entire abandoned cities before there was any issue with birth rates.

It’s like watching a speedrun: Capitalism any%.

Next? Some of them have to be thinking “wait, this is a communist country, isn’t it?”

The couch is the only “dog bed” that’s a comfy size. The fact that it’s already occupied is just a minor inconvenience. Plus, dogs like to be close.