{"id":3258,"date":"2025-07-30T13:27:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T17:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/?p=3258"},"modified":"2025-07-30T13:27:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T17:27:49","slug":"a-stairwell-with-a-moose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderofwade.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/30\/a-stairwell-with-a-moose\/","title":{"rendered":"a stairwell with a moose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Had a dream that I was in a large house with my family and we all went downstairs to the basement. In the basement was a large shop set up with many circular clothing racks of the same style of tracksuit &#8211; with different bright colors and sizes &#8211; all with bible verses on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shop had five lines of people standing waiting to check out, but only one cashier (with a calculator) and a record\/inventory keeping person. Everyone was waiting patiently, but progress was very slow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My family picked out their tracksuits and got in line to pay. I moved off to the side to get out of the way and ended up in front of a staffed, but otherwise unoccupied, customer service desk. We didn&#8217;t interact with each other and I realized I was only wearing shorts, shoes, and my Akron baseball hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I got bored quickly and went partly up the crowded stairs, stopping at a landing. Many people came past me down the stairs &#8211; presumably to buy bible tracksuits &#8211; and were tossing Halloween candy into a bin near me. I found out that donations of Halloween candy to the poor would results in a discount, but many people would come right back up after seeing the line and not purchase the tracksuits. They would still toss an item in the bin on their way up &#8211; since it was for the poor &#8211; but would then leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I kept waiting and people watching, then decided to help myself to some candy from the bin. I picked out a full sized milky way bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After finishing the candy bar and a little while longer of waiting, a full-sized real-live moose came up the stairs. I casually moved around the corner of the stairwell to get out of the way without making it mad and while I was clear, it wasn&#8217;t enough for one of the guys that lived in the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apparently the moose was a common occurrence and he had appointed himself the protector. I had my back to the moose and he stood behind me and wrapped his arms around me in a protective bear hug. Since he was much bigger than me, the moose&#8217;s rear hoof that would have missed me grazed his back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the moose had passed I thanked him &#8211; out of courtesy over anything he had actually done &#8211; and he decided we were now best friends. He introduced me to his Waifu &#8211; calling himself a weeb &#8211; and then proceeded to draw me a picture of his favorite anime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I woke up, confused and disturbed. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Had a dream that I was in a large house with my family and we all went downstairs to the basement. In the basement was a large shop set up with many circular clothing racks of the same style of tracksuit &#8211; with different bright colors and sizes &#8211; all with bible verses on them. 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