Immersion

I’ve played various social games in my life. I’m currently playing a couple of different MMOs, and no, one of them will never be World of Warcrap. I know I’ll once again sound like a CCP fanboi, but I have to admit, for those that do roleplay within EVE Online, there is a welcoming level of commitment and maturity to it. Sure, we have our asshats like everyone else, and yes, CCP encourages that general behaviour, yet just the same, there is a refreshing level of immersion within our roleplay community. Continue reading

Simple Things

So there I am at the local merchant, buying some eggs. Seems I’ve been buying a lot of eggs and egg whites lately. Miracle food and all that.

The overly large female Caldari cashier noticed my purchase and commented, “So I guess you’re making me eggs for breakfast?”

Without missing a beat I replied, “I guess that depends on how tonight goes.”

She smiled and laughed (a horribly grating sound), and packaged up my purchase for me.

As I left, she threw out a “Have a great day, darlin.”

It was a beautiful moment.