there’s really no way to say to your friends “i want to meet and hang out in person so i can learn what you smell like” without them thinking you’re a musk freak. i just have the animal desire to learn your scent so i can find you in the wild

i mean i am also a musk freak but the two things can coexist

@raspberry Heh, well, I hope I passed the sniff test a few months ago…

(Hmm. How do donk and wah senses of smell compare?)

@digitalfox thank you for prompting me to literally spend 20 minutes searching for academic literature on the donkey and red panda sense of smell to learn: donk can smell you from 10km away, but red panda can smell you in much more detail!

@raspberry Ooh… That is fun!

So, would you just have the best of both - detailed sense at range - since you're both haw or wah?

@raspberry

Low risk, high likelihood of success:

"Hey do you want to come hiking / backpacking with me? I'll stay in the back so you can set the pace!🎒🚶🤗"

High risk, high reward:

"I LOVE doing laundry, but I barely get to do any since I go thru so few clothes each week! Could I pick up & wash all of *YOUR* clothes, too?🥺👕🩲"