The basement is safe...

I saw him. He was there. Right across the street.

I should have been watching Ace. He was pacing and being annoying and I didn't want to let him outside because I just let him inside but that wasn't what he wanted. I'm such an idiot...

The window. He just wanted me to look out the window.

I have no idea how long he was standing there. But the curtains weren't drawn. I was perfectly exposed. I don't like being vulnerable...

I didn't noticed him in the window behind me though. I went back to my room and had accidentally left the blinds up. And I spotted him through that one. And that's when I realized what Ace was doing.
I drew the blinds in my room.
I stopped to make an irritated face at him before drawing the living room curtains. Maybe he got the hint.
I did not appreciate that happening...now I know how Seth and Sammi and Casey feel...

There's no windows downstairs. I decided to move there and play Monster Rancher 4 to calm down.

I'd been in the basement with Ace for about three hours. First I collected every CD/DVD/video game in the house, then moved it downstairs for monster generation purposes. Then proceeded to insert every single one into Monster Rancher. That took about two hours. I was trying to get a Dragon or a Joker or something. All I really got was an expanded Monster Book. I spent the rest figuring out what I wanted to combine for the 5th monster on my team and then training it some.
I now own a Melcarba. I have a soft spot for Beaklons. I'm not really sure why. They're these big, insect-type creatures and they're kind of ugly. But part of me adores them. And this one is actually really cute. He's a Beaklon/Henger mix. I named him Tank!, like the Cowboy Bebop theme.

I think I've effectively calmed myself. I can sit up here now. It's okay...
...man, lookit how adorable that is! I love him! <3 Tank!



God, I'm so ridiculous...




Casey won't work out this weekend. She already has plans. Which is fine, because dad's motorcycle group organized a meetup at an expo and he wants to take me - HOLD ON.
11:11 MAKE A WISH.
Okay, as I was saying, that's fine that we're doing things. Keeping ourselves busy. I'll probably see her next weekend. Maybe we can do some investigating together. We're an awesome team.

I need to shower and try to sleep. (Maybe set up a couple wards elsewhere in my room, in case he gets any ideas.)
Be careful out there everyone.

I was wrong.

Nothing has slowed down. He's just being a manipulative creep.

So I was already iffy about going outside and was just going to lie and say I took Ace without actually leaving the house. But sometimes my conscience is annoying. And sometimes it puts me in idiotic and/or dangerous situations.

I called Ace, snapped on the leash, and trotted out the door. I wanted to get this over with.

Let's give the two potential death traps proper names. We'll call them Left and Right for now. (Heh, you know, we have a saying in marching band. Left is right. Left is not right in this case. Right is not right either.)

I decided to go left first. There were weird sounds emanating from the right and less neighbors to hear my screams. So left it was.
I was just over the crest of the small hill to that patch of forest, and...there he was. Just right there. Standing on the quad path. Watching me.

I didn't know what to do, so I just stopped and stared. I felt like I was in a trance...
Ace kept trying to pull me away. Then I heard a sound behind me, which turned out to be a car pulling into a driveway. When I looked back he was gone.

I decided to go right. (I'm also an idiot and am fairly certain I'm going to die in some awful manner from decisions like this.)

I didn't get very far, because Ace turned us right the hell around about half way down the hill and made us go home.

I've covered the living room window entirely (I managed to stretch the curtains enough to meet). I'm really not sure what to do at this point. I'm also by myself.

Things are scarier when you're alone...

Okay...well...Ace needs a bath. And I suppose now would be a good time to check on Seth and make sure he's not doing anything harmful to himself. I'll be keeping myself busy for now.