Ok, everybody who is reading this.  I could really use some advice here.
First of all, my current favorite game on the internet is a mmorpg called Wizard 101.  I won't go into detail about the game.  Suffice it to say that it is a family-friendly role-play game, and the game play keeps me coming back.  My current favorite character (let's call him LR) is a fire wizard who enjoys adventuring, being with friends, and is an avid gardener.  The middle one applies to the real-world me as the only gardening that I do is pull up weeds next to my trailer, and my travels in the world are limited by my budget.
Anyways, my conundrum is thus.  My character LR is currently a friend with a young lady wizard of the ice school (remember, this is a G-rated game) who I will call J.  Now, J visited my in-game house to say hi and talk.  After my gardening, we did talk.  J was having a problem with another player.  I guess that other player was overly-happy, thus making J sad and mad at the same time.  I did remind J that others' feeling need to be considered, but that maybe the other player needed to respect her.  (Maybe I said it wrong.)  She got even sadder over that, but I then reminded her that I was her friend, and that I would always be there for her.
This is one of those times that I could get to know another player in real-life.  I know there are ways to work around the game's censoring software, but this is one person who I feel needs more help than I can provide in-game.  I am making it my goal to help her out as best as I can.  But there is a limit to what I can do as a character in a game.  I feel she needs more help, and a real-life friend could make the difference.
But, then again, I know that this could lead to trouble.  After all, I think that I am old enough to be her father.
What to do?  I wish I knew.  I guess being there for her, even in-game, is better than running and hiding (which was my first thought).  This will be a first for me since college.  I have to stand up and be a true friend, even if all I am is some character in a game.  And isn't that what friends do?
Monday, June 27, 2011
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