Jan 7, 2025 4:16 pm
Tabby's brow furrowed as he watched the room. There was a lot to be said, and he had a lot of it to say, but he recognized the gravity of this moment. Recognizing the new barbarity of bloodsport now was essential, before everything descended into madness. The illusion of immortality was going to do a number on some people, and there was no telling how people would react - either individually, or as a whole, and it needed to be addressed, as soon as humanly (cattily?) possible.
To be frank, of all the people in the room and their schemes and ideas and politics, Tabitha frightened him the most. Her reaction made his tail frizz. How could she possibly think it was all still just a game?
Grace seemed desperate to engage with the individuals, to peel them away from the idea. Tabby turned back to address the table of Guild Leaders, but his words clearly weren't just for them.
"We all knew, for the most part, when we installed the client, that there was open-world PvP. It's that kinda game." He folded his arms. "But we also all knew that if we got tired of it, we could log out. Uninstall. Go back to our lives."
"If you're outside the gates, punching a rat to farm gold to buy breakfast, and a ganker jumps you... they're not just taking your digital gold and annoying you and wasting your time. They're an assassin jumping out of your refrigerator in your apartment, shanking you and taking your literal wallet when you just wanted a pop tart."
To be frank, of all the people in the room and their schemes and ideas and politics, Tabitha frightened him the most. Her reaction made his tail frizz. How could she possibly think it was all still just a game?
Grace seemed desperate to engage with the individuals, to peel them away from the idea. Tabby turned back to address the table of Guild Leaders, but his words clearly weren't just for them.
"We all knew, for the most part, when we installed the client, that there was open-world PvP. It's that kinda game." He folded his arms. "But we also all knew that if we got tired of it, we could log out. Uninstall. Go back to our lives."
"If you're outside the gates, punching a rat to farm gold to buy breakfast, and a ganker jumps you... they're not just taking your digital gold and annoying you and wasting your time. They're an assassin jumping out of your refrigerator in your apartment, shanking you and taking your literal wallet when you just wanted a pop tart."
Last edited January 7, 2025 4:18 pm
