First hit is free, or wow, am I a sucker.
I have been bamboozled. Lead down the good-intentioned road to hell. In a handbasket, no less.
G bought WoW a few days ago. Thats fine, cool, I'm totally okay with it- encouraging even. So last night, he says to me with sweet doe eyes and batting lashes .. The game came with this 10 day guest pass thing.. I know you don't really do mmorpgs anymore.. but I'd love for you to try it, this once, with me.. you don't have to if you don't want to..
But, I say to him, all gentle and run on sentence.. I haven't played anything in a long time mostly cause I end up playing a whole lot in the begining, then I stop and end up paying for it kinda like the time I joined a gym against my better financial judgement- He cuts me off, lips slick tongue thick with honey words rolling.
Thats the beauty of it.. it's free. Ten days free for you to try.. I understand if you don't want to- and then he dips his head, and damned if he doesn't look up at me through lashes. Snake-oil salesman selling ice to eskimos, doing the preachers' daughter on the kitchen table before church...I'm hoping you'll say yes, but I understand if you don't want to. He half smiles, reassuring me of his understanding. And not a breath, not a sigh, nothing to give it away. Cool hand Luke was never so warm and inviting- forgiving of any naysaying thoughts I might have.. had.
I'll give it a try, course I will baby. I can't promise I'll like it or anything, but I'll try. We can play together.
I spent 2 hours installing and updating. By the time I finished, he was already in bed. I thought I'd poke around, check out the game for a half hour or so before going to bed.
That was 5 hours ago.
The preceeding may or may not bear resemblence to actual events anywhere but in the authors' head.