There's a guy in my class who seems to have a crush on me. He pretty handsome and charming at first glance, but he's very socially awkward. He'd say stuff as if he had no clue, like how to date girls, how to make them happy, what constitutes a "romantic evening", etc. Like he doesn't go out and socialise or anything.
His last conversation to me was about his pest killing exploits. He said he had a rat problem, so the first thing he did was go out and buy glue traps. Eventually he caught the rat. Okay, I'm following (sidenote: who the fuck buys these when you have traps that kill the animal quickly) but then he says something that disturbs me. He said that the rat was still alive, so he boiled a kettle of water. He proceeded to pour the boiling water from the kettle on the helpless rat, slowly. He went into great detail how the rat was screaming and crying and trying to wriggle away. Then he said he finished the kettle, then boiled water in it again, and did the same thing. The rat wasn't dead by then, it was still breathing. He told me how its fur started to fall off and how its skin was starting to redden and blister from the head. After that, he said he threw the animal into the dumpster - despite it being still alive and horribly burnt. Throughout this, he giggled and smiled, thought the whole thing was funny!
Now, I'm no expert on human behaviour nor am I a good poker player - but is this guy a psychopath and potential serial killer?? I mean, I don't know - he could have been bluffing, trying to get a rise from me, I dunno. And even if rats are pests, that's a really horrible horrible thing to do. I actually wanted to slap him hard for being an asshole but I was worried that he might retaliate with violence. What do you guys think? Shrug it off as some sick form of humour, or keep my distance and maybe even report him somehow? I know that some people like to be edgy, sound tough and stuff but I dunno, cruelty to animals like that seems rather pointless and sadistic to me.
His last conversation to me was about his pest killing exploits. He said he had a rat problem, so the first thing he did was go out and buy glue traps. Eventually he caught the rat. Okay, I'm following (sidenote: who the fuck buys these when you have traps that kill the animal quickly) but then he says something that disturbs me. He said that the rat was still alive, so he boiled a kettle of water. He proceeded to pour the boiling water from the kettle on the helpless rat, slowly. He went into great detail how the rat was screaming and crying and trying to wriggle away. Then he said he finished the kettle, then boiled water in it again, and did the same thing. The rat wasn't dead by then, it was still breathing. He told me how its fur started to fall off and how its skin was starting to redden and blister from the head. After that, he said he threw the animal into the dumpster - despite it being still alive and horribly burnt. Throughout this, he giggled and smiled, thought the whole thing was funny!
Now, I'm no expert on human behaviour nor am I a good poker player - but is this guy a psychopath and potential serial killer?? I mean, I don't know - he could have been bluffing, trying to get a rise from me, I dunno. And even if rats are pests, that's a really horrible horrible thing to do. I actually wanted to slap him hard for being an asshole but I was worried that he might retaliate with violence. What do you guys think? Shrug it off as some sick form of humour, or keep my distance and maybe even report him somehow? I know that some people like to be edgy, sound tough and stuff but I dunno, cruelty to animals like that seems rather pointless and sadistic to me.