Plan B? ****...you mean pulling out doesn't really work?
http://www.go2planb.com/index.aspx

*cough ahem*

Krin looks about dazed. He gets up and puts a hand to the barrier that prevented his escape through the window. Evidently, the orcs cannot enter just as he cannot leave, otherwise the inn would already be filled with their stench.
"I guess we'll need a plan B," gurgles the hobbit through a mouthful of liquor."
"Perhaps, whoever is holding us here is trying to protect us. I suggest we talk with the others in the inn; maybe together we can find a way out. At least as a group, we'll be able to fight the orcs outside if it comes to that.
In the meantime, it's late - let's get some rest."

Krin sits in a corner, props his head against the wall. Soon, his breathing deepens and his head droops...

lols...so much for that.

The stranger releases the leather tie. "Time to disappear. Come on."

The two companions disappear into the night. After all, it is rogues and Halflings who know best when to run and when to fight.
Crazed orcs and hobgoblins break into the tavern. What ever will happen to the dark elves and the minotaur? And Criani and Boromir? The cowled stranger, named Krin, slows his pace. "Come, Halfling. Pick up some stones...and I hope your aim is good..."

The stranger looks down the stairs, thinking for a moment. "You may be right about the bartender, and this crowd may only get uglier." He releases the halfling's wrists, but wraps her arms to her body with a leather strap. "However, I'll not let you go quite yet, halfling. Stay close to me and keep quiet."

The stranger pulls the halfling down the stairs and into the shadows at the back of the tavern. Quietly, he opens a window which leads to the alley behind the Green Dragon. Putting the halfling over his shoulder, the cowled stranger climbs through the window as the crowd roars on the other side of the inn.

The human pulls the halfling around a corner and stops. "About those 120 sovereigns: consider the debt paid in return for a more interesting flight south. Let's go."

Suddenly, the cowled stranger launches himself upstairs, past the halfling and into the shadows. In the next moment, the halfling woman finds her wrists bound behind her back. She turns her head quickly to see that the stranger had sneaked up on her! "I suggest you put down the fire water, miss. Our fine bartender has been kind enough to serve us; the least we can do is to leave his tavern in one piece."

The cowled stranger looks at the minotaur, motioning the beast to go upstairs. "Half-mino, half-halfling children. The likes of this, I have never seen!" the stranger thinks to himself.

Taking notice of the shadow-like figure, the cowled human stands up from the bar and moves to the corner of the room.He leans towards Scomail and the shadowed figure. They begin conversing in hushed voices.

The stranger's jaw drops as the Halfling weaves his traveling robe into a rope. Obviously, the cowled stranger had been expecting his robe back in the future. However, he shrugs and smiles to himself as his tips the glass of water to his lips.

The halfling takes the robe from the stranger. The stranger replaces his cowl about his face and returns to his drink. "So, Halfling, are you who is responsible for the flaming orcs who just ran from the inn?"

The inn door swings open. In walks a cowled man, short and slight of build. From his shoulders hang what looks like the top-half of a robe - tailored short, falling to mid-stomach, and tied close to his body by leather straps. Under the robe is tight-fitting, dark colored garb.

The man walks to the bar to sit. You hear him murmur something to the bartender, who then pours the stranger a glass of water.

After sipping from the glass, the stranger removes his cowl and begins unstrapping his robes. His face is still turned towards the bartender as he nods to Aezi. "It seems someone has stolen your clothes, miss. Please, take my robes until you can find a tailor." The stranger folds the strangely tailored robe and offers it to Aezi...

Again, I think it's easy to dismiss the cheater as being an asshole. Maybe it's best to examine the relationship and see if there was anything WE could have done to fix things. If so, then next time we will know how to have stronger relationships.

Just to make sure I'm not misunderstood again...I do acknowledge that sometimes, the cheater is just an asshole.

Forgive me for being unclear. I think in one of my above posts, I did point out that the cheating spouse may just be an asshole. I think that's the exception to the rule though.

For example, my first girlfriend cheated perhaps because of the distance between us and the stress that created. She was having a hard time in life and a guy nearby gave her support. One thing led to another.

My second girlfriend had cheated on someone else before she had met me. Is it so hard to imagine that she still had cared for that boyfriend, but some sort of stress and the right guy being there for her at the right time led her to cheat? Yeah, that's an easily imaginable situation. Doesn't mean she was a *****, and she wasn't...but her previous boyfriend sometimes pushed her away.


Also, I've heard that in China, cheating rate has reached epic proportions. Some wonder if the lack of sex in traditional relationships is a contributing factor. We are human and our instincts tell us to have sex...

Sorry, Asian girls are only good.

...jk

Edit: Oh, I'm outside your race and willing to date, but I'm a bad one. T_T

We cannot go three days without water, but we can go weeks with *zero food*. You need much less food than you think, and if you're willing to cut corners and spread the calories out, you could probably make do with 100-150 calories a day.

That'd save you some money.

Also, become vegetarian/vegan. Eat beans and bread for protein...fruits for the rest of your nutrients. That should be much cheaper than eating meat.

Don't eat out. Beans are easy to cook: Hot oil + one fifth chopped onion + black pepper. Add beans. One apple, one orange, half a banana, and water for drink. Eat that little by little through the day and that's one day's meal. Should have cost around $2...maybe add some rice or bread.

Simple things like that are tasty, nutritious.

Then, I'd go to your landlord and explain your situation. Ask him if you can pay half the rent this time around, then once you have unemployment money or a bit more money, you'll forward him one and a half month's rent or two months rent or something. Your landlord might do that.

And make sure you be prompt about that money. If you show yourself to be on time, your landlord will be more understanding later.

Try to carpool or go ask your neighbors about buses.

No new clothes, use blankets and clothes instead of heating.

Fix your car if absolutely necessary.

I know it sounds a little draconian, but I think that's what I'd do if I was really hard up for cash. Best of luck!

It's too bad you don't live in NYC. :-P

Personality traits, huh? As long as the girl is willing to talk about herself, I'm pretty much open for anything. The reason is I'm just looking to meet different kinds of people, see how other people live their lives - I find that interesting, lol.

Physically - if it's just friends, doesn't matter. If it's something intimate, then the girl needs to be in fair shape...and usually Asian (lol).

Why don't you lose the weight then? Not only will more guys want you, not only will you feel better about yourself, but you'll be healthier as well. You'll save a lot of money on hospital bills down the road as well.

Why don't you run or jump rope? Walking doesn't count. ;-)

'Cause the ring's expensive. ;-) Love's cheap.

Yeah, I'm a socialist. That doesn't mean I'm not a strong believer in the power of capitalism - money has it's uses.

Why not? You get to stay married or stay in the relationship, you don't have to move out, deal with legal stuff, worry about splitting up property, worry about kids...AND you get to have exciting sex with someone new.
Sounds better to me!

Lastly, seeing how high divorce rates have gotten, it looks like wedding vows don't mean much anymore, and perhaps that's good. After all, wedding vows are sort of like a contract that you have to keep for your whole life. Who knows what will change?

What if your partner becomes extremely obese, boring, lazy, just watches TV, and doesn't help out with the kids at all. What's there to love? Hell, with the kids, I see no way out of that. If some guy at work fancies you, by all means - cheat! Why should your husband's being an asshole ruin things?

If you want to talk about vows, it really sounds like he stopped loving you, stopped appreciating you, stopped respecting you. The vows are now void - go find a cute guy in the office, lol.

If you married someone like that to begin with, then you're nuts. If your spouse cheats, maybe there was something dysfunctional about the relationship, and not about them!