Rangermatthias

Rangermatthias t1_j66m9dz wrote

Reply to comment by fainting--goat in How to Survive College - I broke his nose!!!! šŸ’Ŗ by fainting--goat

No. Well, I mean, sure it's an excuse to be emotional, but it's His Issue! You are trying to help. He owes you a serious, real apology. Don't feel guilty cause he's being a baby. Isn't this Katana Boy we're talking about? Mall Ninja wannabe. Oh, you mentioned him needing a weapon...doesn't he have swords?

As for Flickering Man, good on you for bloodying his nose. Keep it up. You should consider carrying a weapon. He can be hurt. Maybe not seriously injured, but anything that helps you make quick escapes - knife, collapsible baton, pepper-spray, pocket full of sand ;), etc. - is probably a good idea.

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Rangermatthias t1_j6692e6 wrote

Reply to If you find yourself in the forests of Europe THIS could save your life by MrFrontenac

I don't understand how they opened the mouths and showed the teeth of a hollowed out skin-suit?

I mean, where were the Parasites teeth, somehow underneath the dead persons teeth and jaws? I'm picturing a really poorly designed muppet.

But, I guess I'm visualizing them as Western/Hollywood-style Vampires. Who knows what they really are.

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Rangermatthias t1_j24d4r7 wrote

Reply to To all the wannabe cryptid hunters, stay the fuck out of my woods by girl_from_the_crypt

I know what a Leshy is, but your descriptions don't match my, admittedly minimal, knowledge;

Generally, Leshy look mord or less like giant humans (similar to the Celtic Firbolg), but can appear anyway they want - but a man wearing a dress, carrying a fancy stick?

And the creature sounds a lot like a Wendigo. Are the Wendigo and the Leshy one and the same?

And, yeah, I really wanna hear the wedding dress story. :)

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Rangermatthias t1_j201c9q wrote

Reply to Brine by duckblunted

OP, I'm sorry that you've gone through all this.

Remember though, You DIDN'T leave Oscar. He left YOU! There's a distinct difference.

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Rangermatthias t1_j0tqogw wrote

Reply to Our boss is making us show up for work, even after we die by nslewis

I cant help think perhaps you should have maybe discussed this off the clock with your co-workers, maybe off the premises?

Too late now for poor Franklin, but maybe - after reading though your work contract and seeing exactly what you agreed to and signed - I'd consider sending in your notice...via e-mail!

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Rangermatthias t1_j0tq5oh wrote

Reply to comment by OkScience7522 in If you see a light in the cornfield at night, ignore it by fathersophie

Fleshgaits are creatures that mimic humans (and other animals).

They can mimic voices; a woman calling for help deep in the forest attracts a male hunter - preying on male chivalry (or less noble desires) as he comes to her aid - only to find a creature well able to rend and tear. Or the sound of a baby crying in the back field of a farm late at night, preying on a woman's maternal instinct. As the get older and more skilled, they are able to take on the appearance of humans - at first only vaguely human, fine at a distance, but easily recognizable as inhuman up close. Over time, they can easily pass as a random person that you'd not look at twice, but possibly seem weird looking of you happen to pay closer attention, until eventually they could mimic a close friend and get away with it for a time.

I have a hypothesis/theory regarding them; I believe that they were originally...for lack of a better term, 'created', to be humanity's Natural Predator. To keep us culled to a reasonable number. And for most of our past, they did an admirable job. However, sometime around the Industrial Revolution, our numbers simply exploded beyond their abilities to effectively hunt us.

Over the millennia, they have become our stories. Werewolves, Doppelgangers, Vampires...the creatures of darkness that appear human some of the time. We actually know very little about them because they were so effective that few victims survived.

However, in the past 150 years or so, as our numbers rose so rapidly, they simply lost this unseen war. Too many people with too many guns, and too many stories started spreading.

I suspect we've managed to push THEM to the edge of extinction and the few left aren't as skilled at their craft - younger less well-trained. That, and the internet letting us in almost real time tell of Encounters, gives us tales like OP's story of situations that, just a generation or two ago, would have been an almost assured killing of an entire family - and maybe even many of her Dad's migrant employees. A smorgasbord for the Fleshgaits involved.

Anyway, as I said, just my theory. No hard evidence, just Encounters I've researched and some wild hypotheses and conjecture to round thins out. šŸ˜‡

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Rangermatthias t1_j0op0z6 wrote

Reply to If you see a light in the cornfield at night, ignore it by fathersophie

I totally get what you were saying about rural farmland being spooky. I grew up in the Appalachians of Tennessee and that can be a creepy-ass place!

But, it's kind of weird; Some nights, dark, overcast, no moon or stars to be seen and I would head across the 100 acres to my grandparents house without a second thought. Other evening, full moon, bright stars...open up the door and The Wilderness said, "Not tonight! Go back inside."

And we listened!

The creatures you described sound similar to a Fleshgait. Can't recall hearing of an adult and young hunting together, but I guess it makes perfect sense - training.

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Rangermatthias t1_ixybrt7 wrote

Reply to My sister who was missing for half a year came home today, but I know it isn't her. by rslashnosleepfanatic

I was all in your corner about having a rude mother and condescending sister...but then you went and murdered her.

That's not cool. I bet she wasn't really that bad. I bet You are just a hateful, whiney, brat. That's right, I said it! What ya gonna do about it? Nothing! You know why?

Because you have a Revenant to deal with. Hmph!

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