As the least sane of us know, staffing is a challenge. Being a Headwiz, even more so. But tonight while talking to a girl I am seeing, who is not a MUer, or even a gamer, and who was only fairly sure she had a vague idea what D&D was, I tried to explain my stress.
ME: Ok so. I explained I run an online game of sorts yes?
THEM:Yes
ME: Because that is where I met my friend from (referring to meeting another player for dinner a few days ago)
THEM: Following so far lol
ME: Right now there are 21 people logged in, we have about 50 players of varying levels of activity
ME: The hobby is VERY time intensive. An average session can be 2-8 hours, with 2-3 probably average
ME: I do NOT have that kind of time except maybe once or twice a month, I may play twice a month
ME: But I am responsible for the fun of dozens of peoiple and that can be exhausting
THEM: I mean I don't fully understand that in that context but i understand the being responsible for people's fun aspect
ME: Right. Also many of the people in this hobby - which is a niche of a niche - have issues
ME: Drama and interpersonal conflicts are not uncommon, and I am the resolution system
THEM: Issues that don't allow them to realize this is just a hobby and not your life (or theirs)?
ME: Depends on the person lol
ME: Also, as all things in life, it gets even better when sex is involved
THEM: I'm a little perplexed with how sex is involved lol
ME: Well, it is a social activity and any social activity can involve flirtation, first of all
ME: Second, ugh, I am going to feel so nerdy.
ME: The entire way the game is played is basically colaborative fiction
ME: And that OFTEN leads to people collaboratively describing their charactersf ucking
THEM: I see lol
ME: And some people have a hard time detaching reality and fiction
ME: RIGHT NOW we are at a very low drama cycle, but I still feel responsible for making all the things happen
ME: Also with your permission can I share this conversation, identifiers removed, with my friends who will be amused at how I am trying to make this make sense to a complete outsider?
THEM: That sounds like a pain in the ass. This is part of the reason I think I have no passion for anything lol
THEM:Of course lol
THEM: And you don't even need to remove identifiers, I don't care lol