Debating...(OOC)

[myrnakeagen]

The weeks that led up to last weekend's La Sangre game were nice. It felt good not having to think about any game, to just enjoy my trip to Atlanta. My friends from the online community, for which I coordinated the gather there at Anime Weekend Atlanta, were wonderful company. In returning back to LA, I realize it's a form of friendship I lack

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Fitting in

[azuli]

Well, I am sad to hear that there are people who would go after you IC for OOC reasons. Shoot, if that were the case with SLAFC we would have all killed each other many years ago to be sure. Still, I do not know what it is that has caused you to feel that you would be subject to this abuse, so I can't really comment, but you asked "why force it for game." That is self answering in my opinion. The game, like baseball, is something we all enjoy and promote and it's a small community in a way. We have to set aside reality to play and we have to set aside OOC issues for the sake of the game. Hell, I have had to cuddle up to people IC that I would as soon stabbed in the leg. Honestly, such things can actually heal the rifts between people.

As for not fitting in, yeah, I definitely see that in the Sabbat game. It is a pity too since your downtime was so perfect for the genre. It does look to me like you 'get it', but some players are too humane to ever truly get to the next level of RP and really feel the inhumanity of it. I know your fellow pack members have done all they can to draw you in, but you have resisted their efforts. I'm sure you were just feeling shy, but that is no reason to discount that shyness as a barrier. Unlike the Camarilla genre, Sabbat is VERY demanding on the player, requiring him to stretch, break down personal boundaries and play "balls to the wall." This is just too much to ask for some people and there is nothing wrong with that - different strokes for different folks. You just have to know your limits and choose accordingly or make a conscious desicion to break out. Maybe this is not the time? Maybe this is the perfect time.