June 9, 2025

Psychological Warfare

by fc in

Meet Axel

Your pet tarantula Axel has been waiting his whole life for this moment. Most people are terrified of spiders, and Axel, despite being completely harmless, looks like he stepped out of a horror movie.

You carefully position Axel in a spot where the burglars will definitely encounter him – probably in a drawer they’ll try to open or a cabinet they’ll search.

“Sorry buddy,” you tell Axel as you set up his surprise appearance. “But you’re about to become a hero.”

Axel seems fine with this arrangement. He’s always been a good sport about your schemes.