You are a star and an icon AH yep and yeah the intended implication is that the noose is a regular part of playground equipment!

See, this started actually as a 100 word challenge story, then I realized I wanted to add many enough details it was better off as its own story. That was probably the editing pass that made the difference you noticed lol. Anyway this is just how it does and doesnt work for me as a writer - there's just something about the message box that gets the creative juices flowing, here and everywhere I've ever posted. Of course, the reasonable thing is to then copypaste it onto a proper text document before submitting ._. lesson learned

oooh, I've had Thoughts about hangings that are too low so the person has to avoid putting their weight on their feet deliberately! ty

and lol drawing feet facing the right way in odd poses is so counterintuitive