That’s great news, I’m so happy for you! ❤️

Well then I think this is about as good as effort as you can make! I’ve got my digits crossed for you. Good luck ❤️

It reads very heartfelt and sincere, and it’s very clear that even with how much you’re hurting you want to make sure not to hurt your mother or father by making them feel disrespected, blindsided, or left behind - I think that goes double because you’re continuing to use masculine pronouns and verbs, to make the reading easier for them. It’s clear how much your parents mean to you and that you want very badly to not have to hide this part of you from them.

Do you want to talk about how you think they’ll react? It’s okay if it wouldn’t be helpful, if you’re really nervous there’s no reason to make it worse haha 😊

I didn’t take any levels in Druid so I’ve never had an animal companion. Is there a reason they bite stuff like this, or is it like chewing a fingernail for humans?

That’s a heck of a journey for someone so young. Congratulations on finding your own way! Punk as fuck, homie, be proud 😊 Also, I understand how you feel being ashamed of the way you used to think and speak, but don’t forget that all those were necessary steps that helped you grow as a person. The darkness that allows you to appreciate the light.

Anyway, welcome - we’re happy to have you! 🎉

Literally the plot of Dark Souls

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You’re absolutely right about the predators - I had figured moose and other prey animals would go in herds, which is typically how they defend themselves from predators. Lazy hunters are another story; while I’m sure there are ways to set up monitoring to discourage people from doing it, it’s also indisputably true that if you give anyone a system they’ll learn to game it.

I appreciate the discussion, by the way. This is one of my favourite ways to learn new things 🙌

Well, it would not be to bait them for hunting, so I’m not sure how baiting laws would be relevant here? If someone were to suggest that’s the intention, then I suppose it’s only reasonable to say that salting the roads is also bait and thus illegal 🤷

That was one of the potential problems I thought of, though. Not being a forestry expert I’m not sure of a solution (other than being really careful where you put them like you said!), but it does seem that salty roads cause the same problem in that moose will group up there to eat salt. Only now they’re being killed by vehicles, too (not to mention making the roads icier, and the economic damage of crashes).

I should also disclaim that I don’t live in Canada and I’ve never seen a moose in real life (I hear they’re quite large, they sound scary tbh). This is just an armchair thought that seemed like it might work to solve the problem of moose licking roads in the winter.

That’s likely to come out as the court case progresses - the government will have to argue their case.

If the gunman was already on the ground when he was stabbed, that’s not good for the accused young man’s case as it’s gonna be hard to argue imminent danger from someone pinned to the floor.

Personally I’m withholding judgement, for now.

This might be a crazy idea, but has the Canadian government tried putting out troughs filled with salt, so the moose stop going to the roads as much? There’s got to be all kinds of crap in the road salt (particles of rubber and metal at least, settled exhaust particulates, etc) that’s bad for the animals, and probably much more concentrated than usual because they’re licking the asphalt too.

It’d probably come with its own set of problems, of course, but I’m not sure they’re be worse than the existing ones.