Holy fuuuuuuck you guys my heart is pounding

9pm on a Saturday night, hanging out playing on Twitter

I very distinctly hear a cough from outside my RV, behind where I'm sitting

It takes me a sec to process what I heard because it was so unusual and it didn't register at first

But then I'm like "uhhh fuck that was definitely a cough and I didn't hear a car pull up or see any lights what the fuck"

Freaking out trying to decide what to do

I'm all alone out here so not too many options

I grab my rifle, then change my mind and grab a flashlight and 9mm

Psych myself up and basically kick the door open and stand there shining the flashlight around with my gun cocked and loaded in my other hand

Tell whoever it was to announce themselves and that I'm armed and willing to shoot them

No response, dead quiet, no one in sight

I closed all my windows and curtains and hop out, being careful to keep my back to the RV and do a perimeter sweep with the gun and flashlight popping around both in front of me and behind me

It's a pretty bright night out there, moon is high

I keep talking as I move

Basically shouting that if they're not going to announce themselves they'd better get lost because I'm armed and not fucking around, and I'm going to shoot on sight if they're not going to say anything

I do a full sweep of the area and don't see any vehicles, lights, or people

I calm down slightly and spend some time looking at the sand around the RV for tracks that aren't from my shoes and can't see anything unusual, but feel weird with my back to the desert and just go back inside, shouting again for anyone out there to get lost

My cat seems a little freaked too and she's sitting on the floor next to me--might just be responding to my emotional state tho

My 9mm is still cocked and loaded sitting on the coffee table beside me

Kinda freaked out

It's dead quiet out here, I should be able to hear mischief

And now I just don't know what to think

Maybe it wasn't a cough, maybe it was just a mechanical thing or a piece of brush hitting my trailer or something

Pretty spooked tho

Damn it I wanted to get high

I'm not really THAT concerned for my physical safety, I'm in a giant locked metal box and armed to the teeth

But still kind of annoyed that this is going to ruin my evening plans since I'd really prefer not to be high if something weird happens

I turned my lights off and left my bedroom light on but I'm sitting in the living room and listening for now

Going back out there in an undetermined period of time to sweep again

Do coyotes cough?

I like that the moon is high enough for me to peek through small gaps and see clearly outside with no one being able to see inside

Going out again soon wish me luck

How mad would you guys be if I just forgot to update this thread again for like 12 hours