Nov 29, 2016, 9:27 PM

@Meg Just to be clear here.

Of course I care about people, but I am not attached (or, more realistically, I try not to be) to them.

That's mainly a defensive mechanism - it used to bug me more when people just dropped out of roleplay but it happens so much it was soon obvious either I'd adjust my way of thinking to it or I'd be bummed much of the time. It's also a practical consideration though since sometimes games begin to suck and I feel I must seek greener pastures which means leaving players I liked behind. So for example I enjoyed playing with @Sunny on KD but I felt I had good reasons for departing.

To use the real life analogy, players I MUSH with - or shoot the shit with on MSB - are kind of the equivalent of folks I meet at my local gaming store. Some I know by sight and we're nodding-buddies, others we occasionally play a game of Magic together so I know their names plus a few more things about them, and we discuss most nerdy things together.

There are also some I've been playing with for years; we have each other's phone numbers and e-mail addresses, and we're aware of each other's life situations a lot more... but it's still the hobby that brings us together. It's the difference between "a friend of mine I play games with sometimes" and "a gaming buddy I also consider a friend" if that makes more sense.

TL;DR - I like you freaks, and I'm pretty fond of some of you. But I can't and won't count on you for anything more than to play, chat and have fun - nor will I ever expect anything more from you, because I know either you or I can disappear at a moment's notice...

... and that's okay.